Post your free mod ideas for the MS3

[desperado-c]

ya but thats with no filter we wanna see what the gains are with the lower section removed. An intake sounds like a great investment on this car.

I agree. See below.

 

[Rotus8]

Shorten up your shifter travel for free

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123661188
Well, not quite free if you need number/letter drill bits, a tap and tap handle, and a grinder. But any tool can be classed as free if you don't break it and keep it forever. Do you include the cost of standard wrenches in your "free mods"?

Oh, you might need to buy one small bolt and a washer.

 

[WTF MATE]

How about gutting the car, that always seemed to be a power gainer in the past on turbo cars, If you don't care about emmisions go for it.

 

[jeffmsp]

you mean gutting the cat.

still nobody out there that bothered to do an actual test before botching their airboxes?

 

[nondual]

Okay, how many people have done the 'cut airbox' mod? How has it worked for you?

 

[$inCitySpeed3]

I took just the lil snorkel out of the box but left the platisc at the top of teh box that screws in...noticable top end gain

 

[justa4banger]

thought i would drop this info on here for ya'll to read.
I ran my Ms3 on a mustang dyno and did a run with a K&N and slightly modded airbox (drilled 5/8ths holes all over) and removed that silly snorkel on the airbox. then i did a run with snorkel installed and stock air filter (granted i still had the holes in the box) Second run didn't have as much cooling but there was onyl a 2.5 hp difference basically between the 2 airfilters and that snorkel.

I had considered cutting out all of the bottom of the airbox and use some dryer duct to "ram" air in from the fender, but the wifes already bitching about the weird noise between shifts i told her it was always there. she looked at me and said YEAAA uhhh huhhh lol

So is the airbox modd worth some power , sure, is it noticable, only in your head because of the extra sound.

 

[$inCitySpeed3]

Well i did teh swiis cheese mod to the air box, and boy does it make the sound of the car so much more fun...as for power, the butt dyno is happy, i feel like i got the power back(boost spike) from my ECU reflash

 

[elderlycoffee]

Does anyone have a link to the grounding mod that was posted a bit after the release of the MS3?

 

[meha11]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123631517&highlight=ground

 

[Jasonstiller]

So where exactly is this "Snorkel" everyone is taking off?

 

[Jasonstiller]

ok, i saw it and promptly removed it when i hacked up my airbox this weekend. Car freakins sounds outstanding under even half throttle now(bow)

 

[dkswim]

im kind of surised no one brought up the intercooler sprayer mod i havnt done this there are many ways of douing it this is one of the ones i found on this sight

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123662506

the other was would be to cut your current winshild washer lines put some Ts in there with small valves so on track day all you had to do was close windshild wiper ones and open intercooler ones i know how to do this i cant post it all right now im at work but if you would like to know email me or post any questions

 

[dkswim]

good point about it being on top of alot of electronics and its ofley close to hot engine and beacuse of that i wouldnt recomend douing cryo but a little water shouldnt be that bad, my reasoning is what about when it rains water is coming in through there, but thats just my take on it.i

 

[Kosh]

I really doubt you can damage anything by getting it wet under the intercooler. Plus it is so hot while running it would evaporate so fast if it gets all the way past the intercooler.

 

[mckraut]

I did the air box cutting tonight. Can't say that it pushes me back in my seat any further or faster, but I can hear the turbo now, which is fun. I plan to get a CAI before the end of the year anyway, so it wasn't a big deal for me to cut up the box.

First two pictures are from the front. I only put one hole up front after I took off the little snorkel. Last picture is from the side. I added 5 holes total to the right side of the box. Nothing underneath and nothing on the rear or engine side of the box.

 

[dkswim]

unlock the 1st and 2nd gear torque restriction. press and hold traction controll button for 3 sec with car off turn on while still holding for anothe 3 sec. can confirm it is working when you see the DCS off light and the traction controll light (car with squigaly lines under it) are both on.

 

[johnnyB5646]

unlock the 1st and 2nd gear torque restriction. press and hold traction controll button for 3 sec with car off turn on while still holding for anothe 3 sec. can confirm it is working when you see the DCS off light and the traction controll light (car with squigaly lines under it) are both on.

Are you smoking tires now? Do you just repeat process to return to normal or does it reset every time you restart the car. BTW I love all these "hold down the button" ways to unlock electrical easter eggs.

Also, anyone know how to get the windows to work while the keys are out the ignition. I had it done on the P5 and loved it.

 

[bbychvz]

i just did the air box mod (i just zip tied the air flter to the top)
it does sound louder
has anyone had any problems with this so far?(shrug)

 

[mrlilguy157]

unlock the 1st and 2nd gear torque restriction. press and hold traction controll button for 3 sec with car off turn on while still holding for anothe 3 sec. can confirm it is working when you see the DCS off light and the traction controll light (car with squigaly lines under it) are both on.

holy crap. i'm about to take the car out. ;lkasdfj;alskd;asd

i want to affirm this. i run the ATP boost cut killer and a manual boost controller at 21psi, this will be quite exciting