2009 2.5L Mazda 6 CAI?

[swago]

Mazda 3

I've been told that the mazda 3 2.5l is the same engine as the Mazda 6 2.5l.
Has anyone tried performance parts made for it?

I checked out corksport and they seem to have CAI's for the mazda 3 2.5 and not the mazda 6 2.5.
Since it's the same engine I would think there would be no problem. Unless of course the electronics have changed somehow making this no longer work..

 

[_Jason]

We're working on a SRI for the 2.5 in the MZ6 right now. The silicone coupler is different to clear the hood. If you use our MZ3 2.5 SRI on the MZ6 it'll hit the hood.

The new silicone has a more aggressive angle and a different valvecover breather nipple orientation for use with the MZ6 and early MZ3.

Jason

 

[swago]

Awesome.
Best news I've heard in... well over a year anyways.
Do you have an estimated ETA for sale?

 

[Jacob_]

I am the new product development engineer with Corksport. I am finishing up a few of Jason's past products.

The SRI for the 2.5 MZ6 is now done being tested. We have sold a few pre-production SRI's for the car, but will have the product released as soon as our new batch of silicone couplers are complete and in stock.

Jake

 

[Jacob_]

The new CorkSport Power Series Intake should be available Friday May 7th on our website.

Jake

 

[maple_leaf]

Still not available...BTW, I still would like to know how much trouble it is for the AutoExe bumper to fit on our American model 6's...

 

[Jacob_]

Sorry, will be available today (Monday May 10th). I will try and find an answer to the bumper fitment question.

 

[CorkSport]

Here is a link to the Intake on our webpage

-Derrick

 

[Becker-Brown]

Just placed my order - putting it in my '09 MZ6 (manual tranny). Happy Father's Day to me ;-)

 

[stevebab20]

Just placed my order - putting it in my '09 MZ6 (manual tranny). Happy Father's Day to me ;-)

Hey Becker-Brown...please give us your thoughts when you are done installing your new intake!!

 

[Becker-Brown]

Hey Becker-Brown...please give us your thoughts when you are done installing your new intake!!

Sure will, Steve - I considered driving down to pick it up since I'm up near Seattle, but figured the shipping charge was cheaper than the gas. But now I have to wait. The instructions posted on their site look pretty comprehensive, but I may post pics anyhow.

cheers,
SBB

 

[Becker-Brown]

Very easy install ...

Received the box on Monday and had to wait until Wednesday to do the install. The parts are nicely packaged in the shipping carton - and the instructions (same as what's in the PDF on CorkSport's site) are well written and easy to follow.

Here are a few pics of the process-

Freshly opened box with instructions removed:

Parts and tools laid out(I didn't have a 10mm long socket - go buy one!):

The stock setup:

All gone:

The removed parts:

Assembled RAI ready to go in:

Done and done:

Install took less than an hour, and I'm not really much of a mechanic - except on bicycles (could be done in less than half an hour, but I'm kinda OCD and like to have everything in order).
Looks great and things seem really well made. Have not gotten to drive it much yet, so I can't say much about the performance aspect (later) but it does seem to pull better and feels torquier(is that really a word?). Has a nice sound when you get on the gas, too!

All in all - i'm excited to get some miles on it and see what sort of difference it makes.

Thanks to Derrick and Jake and the rest of the gang at CorkSport!

cheers,
Stephen

 

[_Chris]

Stephen,

I got your email. And will be emailing you back later today with answers to your questions.

-Chris

 

[Jacob_]

Becker-Brown,

Great install pictures. We should start using you for our instructions.

Jake

 

[Becker-Brown]

Becker-Brown,

Great install pictures. We should start using you for our instructions.

Jake

Hmm - happy to work something out with you I'm even better with a real camera! Thanks for the compliment, Jake.

cheers,
Stephen

 

[Jacob_]

Just an FYI,
We offer different MAF, Filter, and Silicone colors to choose from, should you decide to go with a Corksport intake.

 

[maple_leaf]

Nice...but still prefer waiting for a full Cold Air Intake.

 

[Wparker85]

Fujita makes a CAI. . . i saw it on Ebay. . . it was like $256. .i was like WTF?.. . but idk

 

[mk7upurz87]

Probably ~$99. Wish I would have thought to start doing the development on this earlier, the intake would be released by now :-/

Soon enough. I put the feelers out for a car all over the place including craigslist.

Jason

Any updates??