Mazda Issues Stop Sale on MS3 CAI

[funkyman]

CAI's are way over-rated in a turboed car.

Yes i could have told you guys not get a MSP CAI as opposed to lets say INJEN or COBB ,just because of the fear of waranty issues or for the fact that it is a Mazdapart,but it is still designed and made by an OEM company like AEM.You are overpaying for the same or possibly performance wise a less inferior part.Anyway good luck folks.

 

[Ferdball]

Yes i could have told you guys not get a MSP CAI as opposed to lets say INJEN or COBB ,just because of the fear of waranty issues or for the fact that it is a Mazdapart,but it is still designed and made by an OEM company like AEM.You are overpaying for the same or possibly performance wise a less inferior part.Anyway good luck folks.

Did you have any issues getting your TSB work done?

 

[funkyman]

Tsb?

 

[Ferdball]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123703295

 

[GhostMercury]

that has nothing to do with the cai

 

[Ferdball]

that has nothing to do with the cai

Some dealers are reluctant to do the TSB service unless you can prove that you meet the symptoms. They will find any reason not to do it. Depending on the dealer, they will deny service if you have a non-Mazdaspeed intake.

 

[mysleeper6]

I told my service guy that i was planning on putting an AEM intake on my MS6. As clueless as he was about the TSB, he did at least know that the MS intake was made by AEM and commented "so you'll be ok warranty-wise".

 

[ms3kar]

Any updates or time frame on when the MS CAI might be available again?

 

[tunersteve]

Any updates or time frame on when the MS CAI might be available again?

Looks like its extinct. Here's the latest:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3839115#post3839115

 

[MS3077]

They should've just made it a SRI from the beginning and there would have been no issues.

 

[camrycev6]

I am not having any issues with mine.

 

[MS3077]

Yet.

 

[camrycev6]

Ok... I have almost 15,000 miles. And it has been on since 600 miles. I suppose if I have an issue later I would understand if it is after 20,000 miles.

 

[Ferdball]

Mine runs rich.

 

[camrycev6]

So does mine, but does that really hurt anything other than our fuel economy?

 

[Ferdball]

Other than a black tailpipe, no. It's actually safer to run rich.

 

[camrycev6]

Yeah...that is a minor inconvenience.

 

[Supermex]

Other than a black tailpipe, no. It's actually safer to run rich.

Running rich for long periods of time will foul up your spark plugs quicker and you will lose a lot of peformance.
With a CAI is good to go with a colder plug NGK's are good and cost effective and will burn the fuel fuller providing better performance and will take care of the black stein on the tail pipe.

I made a contraption (spell check) once with a CAI
I simply removed (cut) section of pipe on the middle the CAI about 6" or so and reconected them with clamps.
During the dry season I runned full CAI.
During the raining season or when I was cut in a flash storm like many here in Florida I stoped under a bridge or gas station and removed the section of tail pipe and placed a filter in it's place. automatic SRI.
It worked fine for a long time till I sold the car.

 

[ericrapp]

That is pretty smart stuff right there,

 

[dkswim]

i havnt had any problems with my CAI and i dont envision having any problems with it. roughly 14000 miles in car.

on that note dose anyone want to buy a MSCAI used?