Better late than never...
I had ordered a Nano, but after waiting a few weeks for delivery I jumped ship for the Corksport intake and inlet. Instructions stated 1 hour to install. I figured I would double it and be safe. Apparently I was overly optimistic, as it turned out to be more like 4. Working outside in crappy Pittsburgh weather was one factor but not the only.
Taking the stock parts off I discovered that the Mazda assembly-line folks possess near gorilla-strength, as this was the effort needed to get the flexi tube of off the inlet. Conversely, these same builders have a softer side as they were kind enough to leave the inlet to turbo clamp on exactly finger tight (this perhaps explains my 2 CEL's within 3k miles of driving the car off the lot).
The install of the CS combo was mostly straight forward, but I would suggest doing a loose test-fit of the entire intake for alignment, prior to tightening it all down. I didn't and ended up being too close to a coolant line clamp, which I promptly used to gouge a hole in said line. This gave me the opportunity to enhance the power to weight ratio by doing the "snipping the ripped hose end" mod. saving me least a gram or two.
The intake sounds nice and acceleration seems enhanced a bit. Additionally I am richer in experience and got to exfoliate the top layers of both hands for free.
Merry Christmahanakwanzaka to all.
