"for Michigan" (formichigan)
08/06/2016 at 20:04 • Filed to: None
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"for Michigan" (formichigan)
08/06/2016 at 20:04 • Filed to: None | 2
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AEM gunmetal gray cold air intake. Installed it to replace the stock airbox that I broke when I did this:
Because I’m an idiot. Busted all kinds of crap under the bumper cover.
Wasn’t expecting a power increase and I didn’t really notice any extra oomph, but throttle response seems a little better and the bogging I’ve noticed on launch with AC on lately seems to have vanished.
Would’ve installed a new headlight today too, but Amazon mixed up some packages and sent me these instead of my headlight:
So now I have to wait for them to restock the headlight and ship it to me. :/ The rest of the parts are on their way from a Mazda dealer that had great prices on OEM pieces. Thinking I might take this opportunity to replace my messed up panels with Mazdaspeed3 panels because they look so much better, but I haven’t made up my mind on that yet.
Also, that CorkSport skid plate was absolutely worth it:
So much easier than it used to be.
Nerd-Vol
> for Michigan
08/06/2016 at 20:15 |
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Are you going to get wheel spacers to accommodate the wider ms3 panels?
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for Michigan
> Nerd-Vol
08/06/2016 at 20:16 |
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MS3's are wider than MZ3's?
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Nerd-Vol
> for Michigan
08/06/2016 at 20:18 |
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Yep!
4 tenths of an inch. The front fenders are flared to accommodate the wider tires on the ms3.
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for Michigan
> Nerd-Vol
08/06/2016 at 20:28 |
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Is the rear the same width? I know of people who put a MZ3 rear bumbper cover on the MS3.
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Nerd-Vol
> for Michigan
08/06/2016 at 20:29 |
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I think so. I'm not 100% certain
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> Nerd-Vol
08/06/2016 at 20:37 |
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I’ll have to look into it.
I need a new hood (not my fault, PO put a big dent in it), bumper cover, and left fender. I figure if I’m doing all of that, I might as well go for an upgrade like I did with the intake.
If I do go with MS3 parts, I’ll probably just get new 17" wheels with the same width and offset as the MS3 18" wheels because I don’t want slimmer sidewalls, but I do think the rears sit too far in already and the wider MS3 fenders would even it all out.
Takuro Spirit
> for Michigan
08/06/2016 at 22:33 |
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How’s the induction sound? The throttle response stock is bugging me on mine, not sure if its due to the electronic throttle, or the resonator.
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> Takuro Spirit
08/06/2016 at 22:42 |
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Definitely louder than even the stock box without the resonator. No change in idle, only moderately loud under throttle, but it really makes some noise when I put my foot down. It’s a good sound when it doesn’t whistle. Said whistle shows up under load around 2-3K RPM, but only at moderate throttle, not when I floor it.