Mazda2 Induction (intake) Kit

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Chris_uk

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2007 1.5l Mazda 2 Sport
OK was wondering if anybody can help with an idea i have, now the main problem with the 2's engine is how the intake works, most cars you just plug a filter on the end and also replace the tubing, obviously mazda thought lets be different, anyway, after hunting and hunting i've found a possible idea after seeing the carbon fibre type of filter kit, i don't know 100% if this would work hence why i'm writing here, ok heres the link.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/K-N-57I-INDUC...em45ddd8bf9a&clk_rvr_id=247688476637&x=33&y=6

Now my idea is that could i just use the part from this kit and connect it to the existing airbox on the mazda and attach a cone, maybe if needed use some clamps to make sure all is tightly on? Then i can just remove the panel filter and then this would save having to remove the piping between the filter box and the main block? Saves having to also rehouse the MAF.

Let me know your thoughts on this, even if this particular kit doesn't work maybe another kit with a similar part could fit the mazdas current filter box?

Thanks Chris
 
Pesonally I would not suggest just cobbling something together. Corksport is a solid company, They have been around for a while and pretty much specialize in Mazda stuff. I would go that route myself.
 
yes i know of this part, my point is if you check the other more expensive intake, this brings more cold air, better for the engine and it means no messing with the maf and removing the rubber piping between the engine and the airbox, and im not on about just shotting anything together, i would obviously look for a perfect oval fit otherwise you would lose suction and defeat the entire point lol
 
Chris_uk said:
yes i know of this part, my point is if you check the other more expensive intake, this brings more cold air, better for the engine and it means no messing with the maf and removing the rubber piping between the engine and the airbox, and im not on about just shotting anything together, i would obviously look for a perfect oval fit otherwise you would lose suction and defeat the entire point lol
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You ask for our thoughts, then argue with this guy? Just try it out, if it's from K&N and Ebay, it has to work, right? But I see your just wanting a part from the kit. Try it out and let us know what happens...
 
Not sure that it would give you any more than a drop-in K&N filter installed in the existing air box.

The Corksport removes all the twisted angles and restrictions that the air has to go through to get to the throttle body.

For myself, I'd prefer a cold air intake with a tuned length and an electrical widget that fools the MAF. Unfortunately, AEM hasn't brought one out for the M2, yet......

John
 
One of the reasons we went with a short ram style intake was the Mazda 2 has no splash tray under the engine. Around here it rains. Alot.

-Derrick
 
CorkSport said:
One of the reasons we went with a short ram style intake was the Mazda 2 has no splash tray under the engine. Around here it rains. Alot.

-Derrick
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Which is the very reason I'm going to try and make a undercover and see about getting it mass produced. Unless, that is, you guys beat me to it :) I know I'd buy one.
 
lovmyrx7 said:
Which is the very reason I'm going to try and make a undercover and see about getting it mass produced. Unless, that is, you guys beat me to it :) I know I'd buy one.
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Think there was something along the lines of this on partbox.
Must be a cheaper way to do it, after all it's only a splash guard.
 
Couldn't find the Injen one but found the one for the M3.
Looks really nice but surely you could just stick an elbow on the CS one?
Not even sure if theres a benefit to having a longer pipe on it.
 
Sarein said:
Couldn't find the Injen one but found the one for the M3.
Looks really nice but surely you could just stick an elbow on the CS one?
Not even sure if theres a benefit to having a longer pipe on it.
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http://www.injen.com/galleries/products/SP6030_04252011.pdf

There's no benefit to a longer pipe. That's why it has to be tuned if you extend the length and the only reason you'd do that is to place the inlet in a cool place, hence the name "cold-air intake."
 
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IMHO, short or long, any intake benefits from a tuned length (and there are multiple harmonic lengths that can be picked from). Along with that, the colder the air that makes it into the motor the greater the power.

The stumbling block, to me, is that the M2 ECU throws a code if the air flow is increased more than it expects to see.

FWIW, Some AEM CAI's have an electrical widget that modifies the MAF signal and keeps the ECU from getting over excited and tossing a code.

John
 
It's true the colder the air, greater the power, so tbh if i was to buy this corksport SRI, i would somehow modify the existing air inlet from the front to feed colder air towards the SRI because the way it sits it's going to be getting a bit toasty IMO

As for the ECU throwing a code, best to ask the guy who's done his own custom CAI and exhaust, he has got like an extra 25bhp from his i think, thats without ECU remap/flash, his entire post/blog is on these forums somehwere, see how his reacted to getting more airflow
 
You could put an elbow on the SRI we offer to place the filter lower. The MAF housing is the correct diameter so I would not expect you to get a CEL.

-Derrick
 
Hi Derrick,

Move to northern NY. We get your rain equivalent in snow......<BRRR>

Love the Bilsteins BTW.

Chris-UK,

I don't think we have to worry about 25 HP increase in an M2.<LOL> Got a link to the thread on the intake/exhaust?

Thanks,
John
 
Thanks Chris! Much appreciated.

I see he used a specific inside diameter in the intake. I'll have to ask if it was the biggest that wouldn't throw a code in his car.

John
 
No problem, well find out what he has done, after looking at the pictures on the 1st page of his blog, am i right in saying he has housed the MAF in what looks like polystyrene? I may sound stupid but to me it literally looks like he has just push it in and sealed around it with some black sealant lol, if this is indeed what he has done, would be far easier then welding a small bit of piping on the side of the intake pipe to house the MAF.

Chris
 
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