aftermarket hoods!!

[MM BOOST]

anyone have ANY idea when the fiber images vented hood will be released for the speed3? Can someone contact them or find out? I REALLY think this hood would look mean as hell on a speed 3.

 

[jam_asian85]

I think they're already available but they're made to order.

 

[MM BOOST]

see that's not a smart idea because not a single picture of the hood on a speed 3 has been released, so we don't even know what it looks like! The only pictures I've seen is on a speed 6, which the hood is significantly different.

 

[skubidoobie]

SU has pics.

 

[Renzokuken]

see that's not a smart idea because not a single picture of the hood on a speed 3 has been released, so we don't even know what it looks like! The only pictures I've seen is on a speed 6, which the hood is significantly different.

If I were to see a picture, it would make or break wethe I would buy one, cause I want one, but Im not buyin somethin without seeing it first.

 

[DreSEL]

this is what i have been bitching about for months. we have a tmic and NO HOOD SCOOP. It would have been better if the car came with it stock. Good thing mazda realized this and added it to the newest model.

I talked about cutting a hole in the hood and adding a hood scoop and people tell me i'm a ****** idiot. But apparently its not a BAD idea if mazda plans to make that STOCK on the next version of the car.

I read somewhere that the reason why Mazda is using a hood scoop is because the new 3's grill does not allow enough air through to feed the IC.

 

[Matt_MS3]

Anybody with pics of a red kevlar hood on a true red MS3?(drive)

 

[meicalnissyen]

Eh... Not really feelin that hood

Right

 

[Nliiitend1]

Actually a moonroof isn't put in the speed3 for a reason, body ridgity. I asked about that when I got mine.

Exactly.

If you've ever had your MS3's headliner out, you know PRECISELY why a moonroof was not on the options list...

 

[meicalnissyen]

that would be dope. i would do that much quicker than any hood replacement.



it's supposed to



i disagree. the stock hood is heavy for a reason. eliminating some of that weight will cause more wheel hop and less traction during acceleration.

fwd car - weight up front to keep the wheels on the ground.

mazda engineered it this way by design, which is why i'd rather have that weight savings up top on the roof to lower the center of gravity and all that.

Wow,
more weight=more acceleration

top fuel garbage truck commin up

 

[Nliiitend1]

(lol2)

 

[maestro]

Exactly.

If you've ever had your MS3's headliner out, you know PRECISELY why a moonroof was not on the options list...

Do a search, someone did put a sun/moon roof in their speed and had some interesting comments.

 

[Nliiitend1]

No need for me to search, unless there was some sort of revelation in the thread that negates the fact that there are huge structural reinforcements running right across where the moonroof would normally be that would have to be cut out in order to install one.

 

[ericrapp]

No need for me to search, unless there was some sort of revelation in the thread that negates the fact that there are huge structural reinforcements running right across where the moonroof would normally be that would have to be cut out in order to install one.

Someone wrote that a moon/sun roof added like 60 pounds. I thought the motivation was structural. But i still miss having one

 

[MM BOOST]

 

[blue-sun]

looks good! how's the fitment on it?

 

[MM BOOST]

it's not mine bro, I have a cosmic blue speed. I just found the pics on another forum, figure'd everyone would like seeing them.

 

[PCspeed3]

that would look fantastic on my car, with my black roof and all. too bad I am done modding.....

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

Thats the one that SU is selling right? I think it would look better on a black car. Still the MS3 should have come stock with a hood scoop stock

 

[MM BOOST]

bump for those who haven't seen these pics. I think it would look good with it all painted except the scoop...or just paint the sides of it behind the headlight to follow the lines of the car.