From a Civic to a MS3

[itsIreneysMS3]

Hey guys! My name is Irene and I just recently bought a 2013 MS3 on the first of January (Happy New Years!).
The reason for my purchase was because I got into a really bad accident in my 07 civic Si in a storm one day, and long story short, my car did not survive and was totaled. I was looking for something around the same price range as my Civic and just as fun. So I decided to check out this MS3 and the rest is history. I plan to mod this car, but because I am a Honda girl, I don't know much about Mazdas or turbo for that matter, so I got a lot to learn. If anyone has any suggestions for mods please let me know, I'm gunna be hanging out here awhile so i can learn all there is to know about this fun car :3.

Thanks for reading! Hope to get to know some of you and looking forward to modding
:]

My Civic

My new MS3

 

[EvilJen]

Good color choice! My husband and I just picked up our white 2013 MS3 December 11th. Love the car.

 

[boosted1]

Congrats on the new ride and welcome to the addiction!

 

[xxxmonoxidechil]

Nice upgrade!

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

Nice color I see you went with the tech package as well, good choice. I love all the gizmos the car has.

 

[Techh]

Good move .

Your first mods should be Cobb Accesport ( Tuning ECU because the stock map is really bad )Intake and if you want to add sounds get a Turbosmart Blow of Valve.

oh and drop the car

Later

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

You missed an important mod w/ the Cobb AP....AT HPFP internals.

Good move .

Your first mods should be Cobb Accesport ( Tuning ECU because the stock map is really bad )Intake and if you want to add sounds get a Turbosmart Blow of Valve.

oh and drop the car

Later

 

[WillD]

Welcome to M247!!! (2thumbs) Very nice upgrade, I hope you are enjoying it!

Good move .

Your first mods should be Cobb Accesport ( Tuning ECU because the stock map is really bad )Intake and if you want to add sounds get a Turbosmart Blow of Valve.

oh and drop the car

Later

I would do shifter bushings (or short throw shifter) and a rear motor mount (RMM) as my first mods. But to each his own.

 

[Matt8478]

Welcome, my first mods were corksport catback exhuast. cold air intake cobb accesport, tip. And the last thing I did was corksport rear motor mount. As far as fuel pump internals I dont think that is that important unless your running stage 2. been on stage one for almost a year and not one problem. Good luck and enjoy.

 

[Techh]

You missed an important mod w/ the Cobb AP....AT HPFP internals.

Yes i forgot,it's a 2013.

 

[chimmike]

I agree with 3 things: rear motor mount, accessport, hpfp internals

 

[itsIreneysMS3]

Come to think of it. Ill prolly get the windows tinted first (cool)

 

[mspeed13]

Nice color selection. Did you get the Technology package? Its well worth it, IMO. Next thing you should do is to lower it with Coilovers....(headbang)

 

[Perro del Sol]

Congrats on the purchase, we'll be picking up our's in early February. This will give us our 4th Mazda and our 2nd Mazdaspeed vehicle!

 

[a10thunder]

I'm an Si owner thinking about switch to an MS3 as well. What are your thoughts on the MS3's clutch? Lots of reviews have complained about the MS3's clutch engagement.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

The clutch has a learning curve. It can be an on/off switch but no different from learning a clutch on any other car. The clutch on my MS3 feels waaaaaaaay different than the clutch in my MSP. I'd suggest going and test driving one...

 

[chimmike]

it's easy to get used to.

 

[bkphil89]

It is very direct but its great for spirited driving and quick shifts...

 

[Redlinez]

I had 0 issues on both test drives in the last two weeks and I drive a Chevy Suburban automatic. I actually really liked the clutch. Congrats on your white MS3. Crazy how much more fun it is than a non-torque having Civic Si huh? (boom05)

 

[itsIreneysMS3]

I'm an Si owner thinking about switch to an MS3 as well. What are your thoughts on the MS3's clutch? Lots of reviews have complained about the MS3's clutch engagement.

I think the clutch engagement is fine. Everyone told me i would stall trying to get it off the lot BUT i didnt stall. It definetely takes time getting used to because the engagement point is abit higher but you get daysused to it quickly. I was fine after afew