Originally Posted by
kagerou
mate, i understand your concern, and most people go through the same thing because not everyone can magically pull money out of the air
but you have to remember this, even if your car is completely stock, a dealer can refuse to repair it if the motor blows, blaming it on abuse, that it was in an accident or whatever
then you also have dealers who will warrant your car even with mods on, although whether they will warrant a blown motor or not, i am not sure, but i dont recall hearing about anyone here blowing a modified motor, let alone a stock one, and the only person who i recall with a blown motor had a lot of work done, which was regarded as being quite extreme by some people
the only "real" issue is the smoking turbo, and a dump pipe is just going to increase your chances of it being visible, by that i mean your turbo could be smoking with a stock exhaust but you cant see it, while an aftermarket unit makes it visible
if you waltz on into your dealer with a bolt on exhaust and a smoking turbo, and they refuse to replace it, go somewhere else. thats a few hundred dollars worth of business they lost because the cost doesnt come out of their pocket, but mazda's, and its a known problem anyway, so why would they care if you are bolted or not?
in brief, dont be afraid to mod, because if you blow your shit up, then you werent doing things properly, or went too extreme
if you get it serviced or seek warranty repair by a dealer, then don't be sneaky and take the mods off to get warranty done, as they will probably ignore the fact that its modded anyway, and of course you would be lying
---------- Post added at 05:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:49 PM ----------
if i could be bothered, won the lottery or went back in time, i would go the best mufflers downpipe
not saying the cp-e one is bad because it goes hard, but a lot of the cost is shipping, and i would rather buy something where a very high amount of the cost is due to materials and labour