if you use a prefilter such as the one out by CPE, you eliminate the "complete exposure" of the air filter and it becomes legal.
But i think it would be pretty harsh to get defected for a exposed air filter!
If you hang around the wrong places, when wobbly wheels turns up and they want you defected for something, anything obvious is gonna be a defect. I'm up $#!7 creek, my air filter and BOV are really obvious when you open the bonnet, but, oh well, I do it for the noise. lol.
Yeah - i think there is a local cop with his eye on me - there is a really sweet "traffic calming measure" (read chicane) right outside his house - dog balls bright red mps6 with a raspy exhaust and Acca/Dacca blarring isnt too subtle....might just leave the plastic on for now.
CAI gets fitted tomorrow....
+1 what 2000MN said
My cousin who is a police officer in Mt Isa said the same thing when I was on skype with him on Tuesday night
Well...the CPE CAI is fitted....
Power feels better, torque feels better, whole car feels better.
Its LOUD. Induction is LOUD, Turbosmart BOV is loud (in full recric) every throttle release is accompanied by a whoooosh and high pressure release gives avery reassuring PSSSTTTTTT...Which is exactly what its all designed to do I guess. So, for those of you who like to be heard this is just the mod for you!
I have put the stock BOV back on in an attempt to queiten it down a bit, and I have managed to do so...but its still loud.
This is a great mod, but the intake that suits each of us may well be different:
I'd be keen to organise a meet up bewteen me with the CPE, swallowtail with his mazdaspeed and jestaT with the AEM and compare...from memory the Mazdaspeed is quiet as....
Anyone got any thoughts?
Jim
Faster than swallowtails Passat...and it has a letterbox
hey Jim, from memory on OMC forum there was a few threads which stated the AEM and Mazdaspeed CAI's where the same unit, also the AEM has a smaller diameter pipe, so in theory should be a little quieter, though I do like your idea to line them up and test.
The CPE CAI takes a bit of getting used to, as you're right it is waaaay louder than stock, not that I'm big on excess noise but with the passenger window down under full throttle acceleration - man it sounds goooooood!
hey guys,
how about in NSW? Does this pre filter thing become legal? I have read that Corksport is making an airbox that could fit different SRIs!!
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...=corksport+SRI
Last edited by jozeff; 19-01-2009 at 11:00 PM. Reason: added link
that SRI cold box is nice!
CorkSport FMIC with Cold Air Induction, , Cork Sport Cat Back, CPE Standback with PNP, TurboSmart BOV, Custom Highflow Cat with CorkSports Downpipe,Pauter Rods, CP Pistons,ARP Head Studs, BIGGER TURBO COMING, Pre-ordered a Stage 3 CPE Engine.