Auto or stick. I got to go to a Mazda track day when those were still being produced. I seem to recall the auto's were detuned significantly. Neither motor made any power until they were wound out in the RPM range. I remember running around the track. From a dead start you were just waiting for it to hit powerband in 1st gear and then you needed to keep the revs up or it was annoyingly slow. I remember thinking a Civic would take one from a dig because they were so lame off the line.