What have you done to your MS3 today?

[liquidflem]

Seafoam'd it! What a difference afterward!!

Sounds different, REVs harder and smoother, the rough idle is now gone, it doesn't back fire during WOT shifts anymore (not yet at least), and doesnt stutter when stepping on the gas in 5th gear @ 3k rpm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-kDwRFnEkQ

 

[blh_wakeboard]

sorry man, I dont mean to come off as rude and attacking. In my opinion, it doesn't look good, but its not my car, so i'm glad that you defend your opinion. If you like it, well hey, its your car and good for you for trying out something different. I respect that.

Yeah I look at pictures every now and then when it was untouched with just rims and tint and love how it looked, but im planning on painting it black in the end, do vinyl for a year or two then when I can afford it do the real thing. I don't really think I will ever sell it so i'm not worried about resale value either, some times I miss the clean look the true red has like yours, oh well haha

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

Dropped her off at the body shop to get the small bit of body work from my accident taken care of...... I hate the snow right now. Who needs 5 feet of the stuff?

 

[bigdaddy]

just put on my SU black badges. Really looks awesome, especially with the true red

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

just put on my SU black badges. Really looks awesome, especially with the true red

The front paint will chip.... it was a sad day when I realized this.... not terribly though.

 

[Saskatchewan17]

And that's why I rattle-canned mine... I redid them 5 months ago, no chips whatsoever.

 

[bigdaddy]

****. those were expensive lol. oh well, if it gets that bad, i'll paint em.

 

[coyfish]

****. those were expensive lol. oh well, if it gets that bad, i'll paint em.

Why did you buy them lol. You can do them yourself so easily.

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

Why did you buy them lol. You can do them yourself so easily.

I bought mine cause I broke the clips getting the stock one off hahaha

 

[bigdaddy]

I bought mine cause I broke the clips getting the stock one off hahaha

same thing here. plus, they came with adhesive and they are a nice glossy black. I am fairly confident that I cannot achieve this perfect of a finish with a rattle can. Plus, I bought the MPS badge to replace the mazdaspeed one

 

[08SPEED3Veteran]

The front paint will chip.... it was a sad day when I realized this.... not terribly though.

Not true for me. I have had the SU badges for 8 months and not one chip. not only that but i painted the lip under the grill and the grill around the front emblem at the same time and they are still perfect. and my car is a daily driver.

 

[bigdaddy]

Not true for me. I have had the SU badges for 8 months and not one chip. not only that but i painted the lip under the grill and the grill around the front emblem at the same time and they are still perfect. and my car is a daily driver.

how often are you on the highway? I have to do about 8 miles on the highway each way to school, plus a few more, but thats off the highway. Plus, although this should really affect chipping, I put a coat of wax on em to keep them from getting sun damage

 

[jri4]

driving on the highway, and a ford ranger's spare tire that sits under the bed just falls out... I'm 20 feet behind him when this happens going about 40 mph.... fml

 

[LittleRedWagon5]

finished installing my CS DP. I had to rent an 02 sensor socket. I've never seen an 02 sensor with a little dish around it to prevent me from getting my wrench on it.

 

[79535]

I didn't have a problem getting my wrench on there. I had a problem breaking the secondary o2 loose. Managed to not strip it though.

Sitting at mazda currently getting an oil change.

New slotted rotors, brake pads, stainless steel brake lines and Cobb ap on route.

How do you like the cs downpipe?

 

[LittleRedWagon5]

I didn't have a problem getting my wrench on there. I had a problem breaking the secondary o2 loose. Managed to not strip it though.

Sitting at mazda currently getting an oil change.

New slotted rotors, brake pads, stainless steel brake lines and Cobb ap on route.

How do you like the cs downpipe?

haven't really driven it yet. But i will tommorow.

 

[xMS3x]

I installed the prosport boost gauge today and it's off by 4lbs or so has anyone else had this issue? Is this something that can be taken care of or am I stuck with this issue?

 

[LittleRedWagon5]

I installed the prosport boost gauge today and it's off by 4lbs or so has anyone else had this issue? Is this something that can be taken care of or am I stuck with this issue?

whats it reading ?

 

[Jchouin1]

my Defi boost gauge is a little off too. It's accurate to 20psi, but reads 25psi when the AP shows 23.4. I dunno.

 

[bigdaddy]

my Defi boost gauge is a little off too. It's accurate to 20psi, but reads 25psi when the AP shows 23.4. I dunno.

In your sig. it says you are running an AP on 19 psi. There is something wrong if your AP is reading 23.4 psi. Thats 4.4 psi more than its tuned for, and like 9 more than factory...