Upgrade path

[buzurk]

Hey guys

A mate wants to upgrade his MPS and needs to do the following

- Dump Pipe
- Turbo upgrade
- Tune (Sorted out, local tuner southern motorworks)

What would you guys recommend, i showed him the CPe DP but he does not want to pay that much for a DP, however we looked at BNR turbos, and looks like stage 2 or 3 is what he wants

Do the DPs bolt up to the standard exhaust?

He has a budget of about $3500

Im estimating
$1400 for a turbo upgrade or high flow the stock one
$1300 for Custom tune
$600 odd for DP

he does not want to change the stock exhaust but

[Caffeine Fiend]

2XS DP FTW


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[buzurk]

can it use the standard exhaust?

[yzfr1000]

Should PM "DISIMS3" on here too, he also custom makes DP to fit standard exhausts, also knows which replacement turbos fit straight up etc...

[Oldhead]

??????Gen1 or Gen 2 .. Dump pipes fit directly to existing rear exhaust.
Look at some USA sites (IE Street unit, CPE, etc ) u can purchase and ship directly . Whilst Ausie dollar is so good u can save a shit load. Your estimate of $600.00 is too short. Fitting is a bitch.

Gen 1 Chiptorque agents in southern states piggy back or flash , Cobb Access port from USA, .
Gen 2 Very limited at the moment for Flash only Ecuteck to my knowledge and this would blow his budget (heaps).

[SarcasticOne]

hmmmm, $3500, ouch.... think that might be a bit ambitious...

as oldhead said, depends which MPS he has, gen 1 or 2?
DP, 2XS makes one, $1000 delivered... if you're willing to do the work (~5-6 hours) that's all it will cost Whitney can now BREATHE
the other option is the CPE from MPSG http://www.mpsgarage.com.au/shop/pro...down-pipe.html ($1000)
or the cobb from here: COBB Downpipe: Mazdaspeed 3
or the CPE one from street unit: CPE Mazdaspeed3 SS Downpipe which is $550 US + $150 cat + shipping comes to ~ $880

i wouldnt want to do the turbo without a better intercooler, certainly not a BNR stage 3, but that's just me... a down pipe is just the first part of the exhaust... you pull the old one out, and replace it just be careful not to damage the O2 sensors

[buzurk]

Everywhere i call is asking what is the standard turbo tag on the side of the turbo?

[MattMPS3]

if they are chasing the make of turbo for the correct flanges / gaskets etc, its a Hitachi Warner k04-022.

A DP fitted is around the 1500 mark, you can also call Chris at Best Mufflers, located at Carlton.