Just one Mod, then I gotta go-

[BluMicaR]

I was planning on dropping $2200 on a CPE turbo-back, a boost gauge, a CPE CAI, and an ETS TMIC.

I am impatient.

I have $500.

What do I buy first?
(can 'over'spend for TMIC if need be, or buy part of the exhaust, or the CAI and gauge...)
[cue Jeopardy music]

 

[Craighjr]

INTAKE!!! I started with one as well. There are cheaper alternatives to the CP-E or Mazdaspeed units. BEGI's intake box is only 175. You will love the turbo sound and you also hear the bpv a bit as an added bonus. The catback alone is a sound improvement only. The stock 2.5" pipes flow alright for the near stock power levels.

 

[knowledge007]

I say screw it and buy it all and join my club...buahahahahahaha!!!!!

 

[MAZDARacing2007]

INTAKE!!! I started with one as well. There are cheaper alternatives to the CP-E or Mazdaspeed units. BEGI's intake box is only 175. You will love the turbo sound and you also hear the bpv a bit as an added bonus. The catback alone is a sound improvement only. The stock 2.5" pipes flow alright for the near stock power levels.

i want to look into getting BEGI's intake sytem, but how much horsepower does it add?.....do you know?.....and does it sound as good as a cold air intake?

 

[BluMicaR]

I say screw it and buy it all and join my club...buahahahahahaha!!!!!

I /really/ want to just put it on the Amex... But I'm also looking at handcuffs--er, I mean, rings right now.

The dyno'd 20whp and 20 torque from the TMIC is pretty attractive.

 

[mrlilguy157]

i'm a fan of isolated short ram intakes vs. cold air intakes. they're safer.

i'm probably going to get flamed for this.... (fight)

 

[jhowey]

Dont drive through puddles and in most case CAI's are way better

 

[fatti03msp]

Im not to famailiar with he MS3 but i would say go with a SRI intake since the point of a IC is the cool down the air,and i made my Injen CAI into a SRI and i noticed a dif. in throttle response and turbo spool up time, I would say dont waste your money on a TMIC cause it would just seem like you would just suffer from heat soak. If you were to just make your own SRI then i would say get a FMIC, since it sounds like the stock exhaust is fine the way it is for know. So then you would have a SRI and a FMIC.

But like i said earlier im a MSP owner and i have only sat in a MS3 at a dealer ship lol.

 

[mrlilguy157]

Dont drive through puddles and in most case CAI's are way better

meh, i agree and don't with you. it depends on the application.

stock turbo = probably CAI.

going big turbo = SRI ftw

 

[Hypnotized]

I am an ex MSP owner myself and had both CAI and SRI on that car. I always thought the SRI to be better with throttle response as well. right now a SRI is my preference and that will be the route I go.

 

[Craighjr]

BEGI is the only intake that is a short ram I believe. The TMIC is good for 20hp+20tq where the intake is more like 30hp+30tq. In my opinion a fmic isn't worth the money right now. At 2x the cost of a tmic its all your call.

 

[MAZDARacing2007]

What are the Horsepower numbers for BEGI's SRI?

 

[pirdo]

I think autoexe (maybe) makes ram intake as well.

 

[clos561]

autoexe makes ram intake but its like $750. best thing for 500 would be intake, or tmic upgrade..but the intake upgrade is just so nice since u can hear the turbo and is the most power for least money out of the mods that are available. The choice is yours.(shrug)

 

[BluMicaR]

I think autoexe (maybe) makes ram intake as well.

They do, but I haven't seen the dam thing for under $700, bit steep since all competitor products (SRI, CAI) are less than 50% of that. I really doubt it's making even 25% more power than those do, let alone 100% more.

Price wise HP of CAI/SRI is X and cost is $$, since cost of the AutoEXE is $$$$, it's not worth it unless HP is XX. I don't even think anyone has spoken up as to running the ram intakes yet...

I'm liking the CPE CAI just because of their development efforts; if I wasn't going CPE I would just go with Mazdaspeed.

 

[fourthmeal]

my issue with the BEGI unit is that the accordion hose is STILL there, instead of a smoothed out version. WHY??

 

[Kurt07]

I am thinking about getting the BEGI sri. I would love to have the ram air system from Autoexe, but I don't like the price. I would be worried about hydrolock if I got a cai. I know, "don't go playing in the puddles and you will be fine."

 

[subparpunk03]

Wait for the Cobb intake, it'll be out soon, head over to www.cobbtuning.com and check out their forum. Its supposed to be released within the week.

 

[BluMicaR]

Wait for the Cobb intake, it'll be out soon, head over to www.cobbtuning.com and check out their forum. Its supposed to be released within the week.

I'm waitin' I'm waitin'... Geez, 'this week' must mean Friday or Saturday to these guys...

 

[jhowey]

Get the shifter, I dont have mine yet but I have a feeling this will be the best mod for the money. Hopefully it will help smooth out shifts, I no longer grind gears at all but I still have a very hard time with smooth shifts.