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[sleeper3]

hi I just bought my mazdaspeed 3 today! cosmic blue GT with navigation. I'm so stoked. This isn't my first car with some zip, so I know the forum deal. just wanted to say what's up and see what everyone's first mod was.

 

[GreyMan]

welcome to the forums(nana)

 

[sleeper3]

thanks man!

 

[Vindikacione]

Cobb SRI and Forge BPV.

 

[Vindikacione]

oh, and welcome to a great, peaceful, non-flaming forum. Even the non-MS3 owners love us. Seriously...

 

[Nutari]

1st mod was the tmic/motor mount/shift boot.

2ns was xede.

(drunk)

 

[Sacrilicious]

welcome...and what great taste you have in colors! (cabpatch)

the first mods i did to my car were TWM shifter bushings followed shortly by the cobb SRI. i just wanted to make a few minor changes to my car, and those were just shift feel and being able to hear the turbo...=D

 

[sleeper3]

yeah I was thinking about the shifter bushings... did they make a big difference?

also, you guys like the short ram better than the cold air huh? how come?

 

[sleeper3]

I was also thinking about doing the tmic... did you notice any difference in heat soak or better power? the only one I saw claimed 20 hp... that seems kind of extreme to me but I am new to forced induction.


and thanks for the props on the color. I wasnt big on it at first, but it grew on me and I freaking love it now!

 

[Mocoso]

Welcome onboard... Blue is the second fastest color tied with Red and Black

 

[Bravnik]

Welcome man! First for me was Epoxy Motor Mount, 20% Tint all around and MS CAI.

 

[redspeed]

First mod was the SU motor mount, then a custom cai. I don't think you will get 20 hp from the sri, but you will get about 25 from a cai. Read aroud, it's been dyno like a million times.
Welcome to the boards!

 

[jalaan1]

welcome.

 

[BlackJack]

Welcome! First mod will be the MS CAI, which will be installed this weekend! Can't wait!

 

[sleeper3]

I'm trying to read as much as possible about the air intakes for this car because it seems like easy power. I have to say, I don't like the fact that the mazdaspeed cold air system has a bigger mass air housing. down the road, incorrect mass air readings are going to hurt the tuning process I think. the upstream o2 sensor and the maf sensor work together to calculate a mixture of fuel and air. creating an incorrect reading by increasing the housing diameter for one of these sensors just seems like a bad thing. any comments?

 

[Sacrilicious]

the bushings will help to make the shifting feel a lot less "mushy". that is one of the main issues that i have with our car, so i took care of that first.

you are definitely correct about the bitter mass air housing. this is why i like the cobb sri, because cobb took some time to make sure that their MAF housing mirrors stock A/F.

 

[sleeper3]

a guy I work with got the CP-E one. anyone here have those? It looks pretty nice and well made. plus it's cold air, which I like.

 

[Vindikacione]

In the winter, SRIs will run ambient temps at speed (18mph or faster). I know this because my Dashhawk says so. I drive at 30kph around most of my installation (base/post/camp/you get the picture) and when AAT says 41 and IAT says 41, that means they are both equal. Of course if its summer time, it might read 70 and 73 or 95 and 99, but that I wouldn't know since I got my Dashhawk during the winter. With that said- I don't see the advantage of getting a CAI. Does a CAI somehow reduce the Ambient Air Temp? IF it does that, which I doubt, then buy it because that would be a cool thing to have (pun intended). Otherwise get an SRI because it does the same darn thing. Somebody is going to throw out their Dyno experience and numbers and know-how, but guess what- A fan can't replicate at speed temps. But listen to them anyway, because they are smarter than everyone else on this awesome, beloved forum...

 

[fourthmeal]

You're right about that, Sleeper3. The Cobb SRI and CP-E CAI both are very well engineered to O.E. MAF specs. I think it is a matter of opinion as to which one is best for you. The SRI is what I'll be going for due to the high water possibility here in Vegas.

 

[sleeper3]

winter in west palm? lol. we don't really have winter. also, you're kind of on edge about something... too much coffee this morning? I'm jealous, we're on boil water restriction, so I can't have coffee. anyway, I am of the opinion that the farther from the engine you can get your air, the better. at speed, I agree, it probably doesn't make a huge difference, but I drive around town mostly, and we have TONS of stop lights. Anyway, I'm not 100% yet on which I'll be getting. I like the cobb for the price, and the cp-e for the power and technology. we'll see. thanks for all the super input!