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I would stick with the 50, I am running 215/50/17 on my mazda 3 hatchback, I bought the Cooper CS4 Touring tire. Awesome, awesome tire. The wider footprint gives it more of an aggresive stance and it helps with the handling as well.

#2743 of 2744 throttle feel by mazda4etc

Nov 14, 2008 (11:59 pm)

I recently bought a 2008 Mazda3 hatchback with an automatic. I love it, but after a few months its dawned on me that one thing that I don't like is the light-weight, almost feather feel of the gas pedal/throttle. I have to work at sensing just how much I'm stepping into the gas, and I prefer to have a heftier feel to the pedal. I've read about the electronic throttle and its quirks relative to having a throttle wire, but I was wondering if there was a potentially simple way of getting the gas pedal adjusted so that more pressure was required to depress it. Even as I'm writing this I just know that there's likely no way this is something that the dealer would mess with even if I asked, but thought that maybe someone would have an idea.

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autonomous (Nov 17, 2008 10:48 am)

#2744 of 2744 Re: throttle feel [mazda4etc] by autonomous

Nov 17, 2008 (10:48 am)

Replying to: mazda4etc (Nov 14, 2008 11:59 pm)

I have to work at sensing just how much I'm stepping into the gas, and I prefer to have a heftier feel to the pedal.
Sounds like the gearing to which you have to get used. My Mazda Protege5 is similarly "light". Comes in handy for passing.

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2744 messages, Last post on Nov 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM

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#2741 of 2744 Re: 205/50/VR17 vs. 205/55/VR17 tires.... [igozoomzoom] by kyfdx HOST

Aug 07, 2008 (7:15 am)

Replying to: igozoomzoom (Aug 07, 2008 6:38 am)

#2742 of 2744 Re: 205/50/VR17 vs. 205/55/VR17 tires.... [kyfdx] by mazdazoom

Aug 07, 2008 (8:33 am)

Replying to: kyfdx (Aug 07, 2008 7:15 am)