Smokehouse
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- 2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3
Let me start off with thisof all the bolt on mods Ive ever installed on the cars Ive had in the past, the Forge BPV is by far the best value, bang-for-the-buck mod Ive ever had.
BEST.
Not only is this the easiest install on the planet (10-15min max, a 10mm socket and a pair of pliers), its also the best.
This car lives and dies by its turbothis is no V8 so if you want to go fast, better build (and hold) the boost. I had a suspicion my stock BPV was leaking boost after I installed a SRI and heard a hissing sound while cruising in the higher RPMs in 5th and 6 and when it wasnt holding boost on harder accelerationthis suspicion was confirmed after installing the Forge, popped in blue with 2 shims and no more hiss. ON top of that, on harder acceleration the boost builds quick and stays there. Speaking of building boost, this thing builds up FAR faster than stock, the difference is instant. Of course you get the trademark SsssshING! when you let off the throttle but this is nowhere near the horror stories Ive readyou think this thing is loud? Try the blower scream on a Terminator Cobra or a B&M shifter with no bushings bolted directly to the top of a Tremec T56 transmissionif this and a SRI is bothersome to you, you should buy a minivan. (Funny thing, on my first test drive, I drove past some teens walking aside the road and decided to try it out, the noise actually startled them!)
Needless to say, for an entry fee of $170, this thing should be the first thing you do to this car (followed by some better motor mounts and a different intake)this car needs boost to be fast and this thing lets you use what the car makes, something the pile of s*** stocker does not. Shame on Mazda for skimping on that plastic pile of crap.
Lastly, no need for picstheres 4000 of them floating around so do a search.
next up, TRZ motor mounts
BEST.
Not only is this the easiest install on the planet (10-15min max, a 10mm socket and a pair of pliers), its also the best.
This car lives and dies by its turbothis is no V8 so if you want to go fast, better build (and hold) the boost. I had a suspicion my stock BPV was leaking boost after I installed a SRI and heard a hissing sound while cruising in the higher RPMs in 5th and 6 and when it wasnt holding boost on harder accelerationthis suspicion was confirmed after installing the Forge, popped in blue with 2 shims and no more hiss. ON top of that, on harder acceleration the boost builds quick and stays there. Speaking of building boost, this thing builds up FAR faster than stock, the difference is instant. Of course you get the trademark SsssshING! when you let off the throttle but this is nowhere near the horror stories Ive readyou think this thing is loud? Try the blower scream on a Terminator Cobra or a B&M shifter with no bushings bolted directly to the top of a Tremec T56 transmissionif this and a SRI is bothersome to you, you should buy a minivan. (Funny thing, on my first test drive, I drove past some teens walking aside the road and decided to try it out, the noise actually startled them!)
Needless to say, for an entry fee of $170, this thing should be the first thing you do to this car (followed by some better motor mounts and a different intake)this car needs boost to be fast and this thing lets you use what the car makes, something the pile of s*** stocker does not. Shame on Mazda for skimping on that plastic pile of crap.
Lastly, no need for picstheres 4000 of them floating around so do a search.
next up, TRZ motor mounts
