How to Modify your Mazdaspeed...

[Grajy]

Here's something I found.
Might be useful to the new members/owners...

MAZDASPEED 3 Performance

[rogwick]

Nice find, pasted the image in here

[Velocity Red]

Curious as to why they advise fitting a dump pipe (they call it "down pipe"..... but that term to me means Custom Orb and guttering) should be among the last mods?

Best Mufflers dump pipe was first mod I did on my MPS6 and I have to say it REALLY lifted the performance and feel of the car. As has been said before in here "best bang for buck you can do for your car".

Leon

[Nirvandan]

Im guessing they go by the easy and cheaper mods first leaving the prick and expensive ones last.

[SarcasticOne]

the "test pipe" just replaces the 2nd cat... so it's like doing half a DP install...

the ones i dont understand is the cat-back exhaust (1-2kw atw max...) and the BOV (0kw max...)
also love how it says clutch and flywheel before DP

[Nirvandan]

the "test pipe" just replaces the 2nd cat... so it's like doing half a DP install...

Isnt the 2nd cat located in the cat back?

the ones i dont understand is the cat-back exhaust (1-2kw atw max...) and the BOV (0kw max...)
also love how it says clutch and flywheel before DP

While the catback and BOV arern't exactly mods that give you big gains, while adding the other bits lile the DP and bigger and better intercooler they do play an important role.

Clutch and fly wheel makes sense as a preventive mod, if you chasing power and more power surely that will shorten considerably the life of the clutch or kill it very soon if you are always at it. (i.e Troy's ex-mps)

[Grajy]

It's a guide on how to mod, not how to chase power. Remember, it is American. Somethings we do differently in Oz.
It's a guide for people new to Modding. I hope this helps them some way.

[Grajy]

Isnt the 2nd cat located in the cat back?



While the catback and BOV arern't exactly mods that give you big gains, while adding the other bits lile the DP and bigger and better intercooler they do play an important role.

Clutch and fly wheel makes sense as a preventive mod, if you chasing power and more power surely that will shorten considerably the life of the clutch or kill it very soon if you are always at it. (i.e Troy's ex-mps)

The second cat is part of the dump pipe. Cat back is called CAT BACK for a reason : P lol

[Nirvandan]

lol

I always thought the start of the exhaust system was at the DP which comes with a cat (1st cat?), then the rest of the system where the other cat (2nd cat?) was located

My bad

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It's a guide on how to mod, not how to chase power.

Guide says : "The Goal here is to add some horse power"

[Grajy]

lol

I always thought the start of the exhaust system was at the DP which comes with a cat (1st cat?), then the rest of the system where the other cat (2nd cat?) was located

My bad

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Guide says : "The Goal here is to add some horse power"

Smarty pants : P
Well, it's good for the noobs