I am curious to know which would be a better buy, either the tein ss or the KW variant 2? I know more people who have the tein's on imports, however I read better things about the KW's but know little about them. Any help would be much appreciated.
I drove to portland last month and got on average 35mpg. I was getting about 130 miles per quarter tank. In terms of MPG this car is great. during the summer i got the last laughs, most of the people at my school drive V-8's. Everyday they complained about getting 8mpg. I just smiled.
I currently have the Perrin short ram intake istalled on my 03 MSP. Its a tight fit but it works great. The turbo really screams because of it. maybe 5hp to the wheels but up at altitude is where i noticed a different. 5-6k feet it helps out plenty.
I've seen the Kartboy, however I haven't been able to use it. I have the Fidanza short shifter on my MSP. It works awesome. It's about 1/4 inch taller but approx. 20% shorter throw. Plus it was fairly cheap at $57 new. How much for the Kartboy bushings?
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The mazdaspeed tech told me that there is updated software available for off-road use applications. It requires reprogramming the PCM. You would have to call them and specify your conditions, or drive your car to SOCAL and pay them to tune it.
fuel cut issue
(poke) I've been having the problem of fuel cut for some time. i have had the fuel try to cut on me at 0psi, its the computer not recognizing the conditions. I went and spoke to a mazdaspeed tech, he told me that there are two options to go with. First A reflash with updated...