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[Silentnoise713]

Damn, I thought I was going to do a bunch of bolt ons and gain 10-15 horsepower. Do the drop in K & N filters help at all?

That's slightly different. I was under the impression you were only looking at air intake. If you are planning to do a bunch , you will see more gains and easily meet the 10-15 target. Just be mindful of your ROI unless this is a non issue for you. IMHO, the best start is to get the DT tune but be forewarn of turn-around time. Then tackle bolt-ons and get it retune as you go along. The retune is where it would really benefit aftermarket bold-ons. The problem I see with bolt-ons is that if you've spent the money on a bunch of stuff, you would have spent close to upfront turbo money. Sure N/A is less headache but you are also missing out on much more potential...


http://www.importtuner.com/powerpages/impp_1106_2009_mazda5_sport/


And weight reduction is a great (not necessarily easy) way to go.

 

[Tushawn]

That's slightly different. I was under the impression you were only looking at air intake. If you are planning to do a bunch , you will see more gains and easily meet the 10-15 target. Just be mindful of your ROI unless this is a non issue for you. IMHO, the best start is to get the DT tune but be forewarn of turn-around time. Then tackle bolt-ons and get it retune as you go along. The retune is where it would really benefit aftermarket bold-ons. The problem I see with bolt-ons is that if you've spent the money on a bunch of stuff, you would have spent close to upfront turbo money. Sure N/A is less headache but you are also missing out on much more potential...


http://www.importtuner.com/powerpages/impp_1106_2009_mazda5_sport/


And weight reduction is a great (not necessarily easy) way to go.

Good point! I would not say money is a non issue, but the car paid for. Right now it has about 80k miles on it and I would like to drive to at least 120k. I am just looking to have a little fun with it. What exactly is a DT tune?

 

[loosenut]

Good point! I would not say money is a non issue, but the car paid for. Right now it has about 80k miles on it and I would like to drive to at least 120k. I am just looking to have a little fun with it. What exactly is a DT tune?

Dynotronics Tuning. A tuning company based in Texas that offers a tuning package for the Mazda 5. You'd mentioned a chip in your original post. Everything is done with reflashes of the powertrain control module. Dynotronics Tuning is the only major tuner that has a package that we are aware of right now.

 

[Tushawn]

Thanks, you guys have done your homework.