TheJackyl

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i have a o3 lx stock intake is on iz way would this be beneficial or is it same as my stock exhaust thanks in advance

macdaddyslomo

Yes, very small gain though, but it does help.

TheJackyl

thanks man

Roddimus Prime

I would half to agree...the gain would be hard to notice but you may see 2-4hp on a dyno.

The sound and look is the biggest improvement. I love mine on my P5.

kargoboy

Is that the Borla? Doesn't look like mine...

Prote-J

No that is the MazdaSpeed Protege exhaust... not a borla...

sexymspgurl

I have a 2003 LX, what do you recomend is the best exhaust to put on it, and air intake ? Any suggestions fire them my way. Thanks in advance.

Roddimus Prime

no single mod is going to make your ride a hot performer. Start planning what you'd like your car to be when you're done....work towards that goal.

The basic mods would be an intake (your preference), FULL exhaust (header, loss of cats, catback), and computer.

Once these are done you'll notice an overall gain in power and should be what you're looking for.

TheJackyl

Prime, I'd like to make my car turbo but in the far future-$ def wanna get the wagner motorsports turbo they seem respectable heh....anyways what would i need to set up for that compared to na? i know the intake would be different but ima put that on anyhow caz i can get rid of that once and if i get my turbo but what else lead me to the light oh great one haha

Roddimus Prime

the only mod you'd be able to make that wouldn't be a waste would be a cat-back exhaust.....intake, cams, header would all be turbo specific.

I guess you could get some engine management like the AEM....it will run a NA map that should be nice for you....then with a turbo you can just swap maps and be REALLY set!

03ESPro

To see the full gains of the turbo, you'd even be better off waiting on the exhaust from everything I've seen/read on forced induction. FI seems to like zero backpressure systems, meaning no cats and 2.5" pipes, while for a NA car, you're gonna have a major loss of low end torque with that setup. Best plan, suck it up, drive it stock until the $ is all saved up, then do it right! At the least, save up for the turbo kit, put that on first, then upgrade the smaller stuff and reap the benefits!

Roddimus Prime

I disagree....most problems arise from people throwing a turbo on their car without the proper set-up first....I would start with the fuel system....make sure it's up to par, then get into the EMS....That will make a power and driveability gain even on a NA car....THEN go to a turbo, your insurance mods are already done and just waiting for the boost!


Other than that I agree with you.

03ESPro

Very true about the fuel system! I generally lump that into the FI kit, because I feel its a given that it MUST be adressed at the time of installation. As far as EMS, I kinda forgot about that, but you're right that it would benefit the NA as well, and with the free calibrations on the AEM tuner it would be smarter to get it first.

Roddimus Prime

yeah, I always list fuel seperate because very few turbo kits come with the needed fuel pumps, filters, regulators etc...

I know it sounds like I'm plugging, but I'm so impressed with what I've seen with the AEM....those curves are as flat and smooth as I've ever seen on a car....just look at the AF ratios....it puts factory tuning (and even other tuners ahem ahem) to shame!!

goldstar

In terms of the exhaust system, I recommend the Racing Beat cat back (cat = catalytic converter) system. It gives an actual, though small, gain in performance yet is not much louder than the stock system.

You can check it out at: www.racingbeat.com