What have you done to your MS3 today?
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H3br3w_Ham3r
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- 2008 Mazdaspeed3
Watch out.... 10 days after mine went away my EGR valve failed... They do it on purpose I swear
Yesterday I went to SU and picked up some goodies. They helped with the install too.
SURE motorsports sidewinder inlet pipe
SURE motorsports aeros intake
SURE motorsports return recirc tube
SURE motorsports counterweight
The car felt great on the ride home from SU. Next I plan on picking up there 1 piece design rear engine mount to replace my existing SU mount.
I'll have a FS thread up soon for my pg inlet pipe and injen cai
SURE motorsports sidewinder inlet pipe
SURE motorsports aeros intake
SURE motorsports return recirc tube
SURE motorsports counterweight
The car felt great on the ride home from SU. Next I plan on picking up there 1 piece design rear engine mount to replace my existing SU mount.
I'll have a FS thread up soon for my pg inlet pipe and injen cai
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oaklandopen
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- 2002 Honda S2000
^ ok, i give up. what is it?!
oaklandopen
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Correctomundo, domino
Story: stopped working, decided to take it apart so I could properly test it according to repair manual. It involved hooking the motor up directly to 12v source to test motor operation
Did that, motor didn't work. Good thing about that is I didn't have to go any further, and the next steps involved taking lots of stuff apart to test switches and relays for continuity
Well, I wanted to do this yesterday when dealers were open in case I needed to get the motor (which is what I originally thought it might be). But it was raining yesterday so I didn't. Today I got it apart and called up a bunch of autozones and pepboys to see if they had the parts on-hand. Knew it was a longshot, and it was. No one had it
Well, after that I decided "**** it, let's take this motor apart."
BINGO, some contacts had arced so much that carbon buildup had ruined connection. I cleaned it up, put it back together, and it worked!
Don't know how long it will last this time, but now I'm set if I have to do it again
Really wish I had taken more pics for a write-up, but if anyone needs me to in the future I can definitely help out
Story: stopped working, decided to take it apart so I could properly test it according to repair manual. It involved hooking the motor up directly to 12v source to test motor operation
Did that, motor didn't work. Good thing about that is I didn't have to go any further, and the next steps involved taking lots of stuff apart to test switches and relays for continuity
Well, I wanted to do this yesterday when dealers were open in case I needed to get the motor (which is what I originally thought it might be). But it was raining yesterday so I didn't. Today I got it apart and called up a bunch of autozones and pepboys to see if they had the parts on-hand. Knew it was a longshot, and it was. No one had it
Well, after that I decided "**** it, let's take this motor apart."
BINGO, some contacts had arced so much that carbon buildup had ruined connection. I cleaned it up, put it back together, and it worked!
Don't know how long it will last this time, but now I'm set if I have to do it again
Really wish I had taken more pics for a write-up, but if anyone needs me to in the future I can definitely help out
oaklandopen
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Story so nice I posted twice
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- 2002 Honda S2000
^ wow, nice sleuth work! way to make it happen.
oaklandopen
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Yes, thank you
And on top of that I did an oil change, rotated tires, gave the MAF a bath, and cleaned and protected the battery terminals
So, this summer I have some plans. Id like to replace the front brakes and rotors, and change spark plugs, but I'm not sure if I'm also going to attempt to flush the coolant. Coolant flush is recommended at 60k as well as spark plug replacement, but if I wait till then I might be into next winter. So id rather do those things in the summer
Funny how one's plans for modifying quickly turn into one's plans for maintenence requirements. At least I was able to get my cai and hypertech. I will probably not be able to get any of the other things I wanted. This car will become less and less mod-friendly as its longevity capability really starts kicking in, and more things need R&R
And on top of that I did an oil change, rotated tires, gave the MAF a bath, and cleaned and protected the battery terminals
So, this summer I have some plans. Id like to replace the front brakes and rotors, and change spark plugs, but I'm not sure if I'm also going to attempt to flush the coolant. Coolant flush is recommended at 60k as well as spark plug replacement, but if I wait till then I might be into next winter. So id rather do those things in the summer
Funny how one's plans for modifying quickly turn into one's plans for maintenence requirements. At least I was able to get my cai and hypertech. I will probably not be able to get any of the other things I wanted. This car will become less and less mod-friendly as its longevity capability really starts kicking in, and more things need R&R
Ill get some pics here soon. It completly changed the sound of my car. Its hard to explain, but it has more of a deep growling woosh type sound at WOT. Than the tin sounding hollow noise my pg inlet/injen cai combo had. Performance wise the car feels way more responsive when I punch the gas. Dont know any hp number gains. But the car feels better. The amazing part IMO was the actual fitment and quality of the pieces. Fitment is 100% flawless and these are some of the best made aftermarket items ive seen for our cars.
SallySpeed3
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yeah their stuff looks good, lets hope they come out with some more aggressive mods.
Yeah. Im keeping my fingers crossed...lol. By the looks of things so far, im willing to bet there probably doing R & D on other parts while we speak. Here are some pics I just snapped of the SURE aeros,sidewinder and return tube. You can kind of see the shifter counterweight too
aeros intake
the mounting tab hides old oem intake mount.
kind of hard to see the sidewinder inlet pipe.
return recirc tube
After we installed it all, they removed the driver side grill vent. The one that pushes air into the tmic. And popped out an insert for air flow directly at the intake. I modded that piece and reinstalled it. I used the cut out piecce to fab up sides. It still needs to be refined a little.
close up of the opening where the air goes through
a few of the whole bay
with the grill piece re installed
aeros intake
the mounting tab hides old oem intake mount.
kind of hard to see the sidewinder inlet pipe.
return recirc tube
After we installed it all, they removed the driver side grill vent. The one that pushes air into the tmic. And popped out an insert for air flow directly at the intake. I modded that piece and reinstalled it. I used the cut out piecce to fab up sides. It still needs to be refined a little.
close up of the opening where the air goes through
a few of the whole bay
with the grill piece re installed
