see i want to make it quicker in all but i want to be safe and all that other b/s but that is true im still under my moms wing and it's really not my car in all but i REALLY want to mod it and make it faster and you kno all the guy stuff guys want t do to cars. do you think if i got a cat back and a high flow cat as well as an intake and possibly some gauges i would be fine. i REALLY want to do stuff so that it's non stock/ different.
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- Thread starter doggman
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dude the msp itself is far from stock LOL... leave it like it is for at least 36,000 so that even what little you may do to it.. it wont be under warranty anymore so it wont matter.... so just drive the **** out of the car until you have 36,000 miles on it.. if your anything like me it wont take you long.
yeah they can be.. thats jsut what i suggest man.. this way the car is out of warranty, and when it comes down to it if you tell you mom you wanna mod it and its out of warranty she wont car as much cuz lets say you through intake and a boost controller on it, and something weird happens not neccesarily something you caused maybe there was a defect in the car before hand... then you warranty is gone and your out almost 5k to get a new motor.. see what im saying? if there's a defect in the motor surely it will come out in that 36,000 miles.. thats why i highly suggest not modding the engine until thats over with.. i wish i had waited but im also not under mom and dad's wing the car is in my name and im free to do as i wish to it.. if you do want to mod the car pls consult it and the possibilities of what it can do and how your mom would feel about having to pay for a car that doens't run if something does happen.. dont think about it strickly form ur point of view but form the point of view of those it affects.
so you dont think that even a cat back and an intake could possibly be fine not voiding any warreties or anything of that sort. see that catback wouldnt be doin anything electrical nor would the intake and the guy at the dealership i bought it from said that if i dont touch the electrical that i would be fine regarding mods. ohh and what about gauges arent those kinda a nessesity. that doesnt seem like it should void warrenty. they just let you kno how your car is running in away. well even if it is not in my best interest to mod the car yet, i can just remind myself that im lucky enough to be driving this car even if it is bone STOCK.
guages are not so bad, but remember you have to change the vacuum lines well not really change but put in a t... they can say you did it wrong thus voiding the warranty... same goes for tieing the lights into the electrical system... intake isn't so bad, but still if the maf fails they can say you did it when you put the intake on... exhaust i dont see being a big deal.. i'd say stick to modding the interior and exterior looks... wait on the real mods till later... guages are not a neccessity if the car is stock only time u really need guages is later on when u start to mod the engine.. cuz right now.. ur boosting between 4-6 psi.. whoopty doo the needle moves a whole half inch... u wont really be paying much attention to it anyways... seeing it move so little will only make you wanan buy a boost controller so that it will move further.. its all up to you man.. im just telling u cuz i was there and here im sitting with a almost blown motor and having to replace / rebuild it...
man damn your views. they are so true, i just have to realize that i have to WAIT(damn that word) to mod the car. but i guess in the long run it will all be Worth it. or at least wait till the car is in my name and i have no person to look at and ask them for permission if i can do anything to the car.
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- 2001 Mazda MP3
doggman, where in MICH u from?? what u drive? 
Striker187
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- 2008 MS3 GT
doggman - you'll be fine with very basic stuff. catback, intake, bov (so long as you don't replace the pipes), even a dp. but that's about it. when i was at the dealership, i spoke with shawn of mazdaformance for a while. i wanted to do all this stuff to my car, and then he told me this and that will void the warranty. well crap, there went half my plans out the window. but i guess i don't have money to spend now anyways so that's a good thing 
just be patient. stick with very very basic stuff for now. no sense in going crazy for now. besides, the msp is a great car to drive in stock form
exhaust, you don't have many choices right now. go take a look at the msp aftermarket tuning guide at the top of the msp forum page. you'll find a number of exhausts that are currently available. some that aren't listed (at least last time i checked) are spool's 2.5" catback w/hks muffler, apex's (not apexi's, not to confuse the two) 2.5" catback w/tsudo muffler will be released shortly (it looks very nice (2thumbs); it's on AZSpeed's car currently), and someone is having their car prototyped for vibrant's 2.5" catback currently. greddy is also supposedly coming out with their evo exhaust for the msp in a few months. apex will also release a 3" version of their exhaust using a apexi N1 muffler. jic-magic also has one available but note it is made for the regular protege so slight adjustments to it may need to be made. hks has an axleback for the p5 that you may use. you'll just have to have it lengthened silghtly to make it fit the msp. any muffler shop can do this. or do like i did. go custom check out my post for pics!
just be patient. stick with very very basic stuff for now. no sense in going crazy for now. besides, the msp is a great car to drive in stock form exhaust, you don't have many choices right now. go take a look at the msp aftermarket tuning guide at the top of the msp forum page. you'll find a number of exhausts that are currently available. some that aren't listed (at least last time i checked) are spool's 2.5" catback w/hks muffler, apex's (not apexi's, not to confuse the two) 2.5" catback w/tsudo muffler will be released shortly (it looks very nice (2thumbs); it's on AZSpeed's car currently), and someone is having their car prototyped for vibrant's 2.5" catback currently. greddy is also supposedly coming out with their evo exhaust for the msp in a few months. apex will also release a 3" version of their exhaust using a apexi N1 muffler. jic-magic also has one available but note it is made for the regular protege so slight adjustments to it may need to be made. hks has an axleback for the p5 that you may use. you'll just have to have it lengthened silghtly to make it fit the msp. any muffler shop can do this. or do like i did. go custom
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- 2001 Mazda MP3
i live in GR, we just had a michigan meet yesterday! i wish i knew u lived in mi!! 
apex? good company? do you think that the exhaust would be expensive. i want to get 3" back from the cat so that's why im talkn about the apex. so if i do get liek the exhaust and the cai and maybe the dp i will be fine.? that's good to kno. at least i can get soem stuff. ohh about the bov striker, you said that your getting the blitz, i can just hook the bov up to the stock nipple like ryan did with the aid of a larger diameter pipe right and just recirculate it right? mhmmmmmm mods very basic mods bt still mods. that's good news about the cat and the cai and even the bov.
Striker187
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apex sounds like a good company and has some nice products available. they respond quickly to their emails and have a full functioning webpage. the exhaust is the only one i know of that goes UNDER the rear axle and also is only one that is angled up and out to the side. that's how i got mine done though i think i could angled the muffler up a little more. oh well.
the aftermarket guide is there. it was started by jersey_emt. you can't miss it.
the aftermarket guide is there. it was started by jersey_emt. you can't miss it.
Striker187
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yes you will. i don't see how this would void your warranty. read up on the magnusson-moss act. this act protects us from voiding our complete warranty. basically, it says that the dealership has to prove that the part we changed directly caused the failure. this is to protect us from those bogus claims.....some dealership actually refused a guy warranty work on his power windows cause he had an exhaust!!
if you want to be sure, pm chojin, the guy i talked to at my dealership. or talk to the guys at your dealership.
if you want to be sure, pm chojin, the guy i talked to at my dealership. or talk to the guys at your dealership.
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