what have you done to your 3 today??
 

alright, exactly like the other thread in the protege section....
i think the title says it all...
what have you done to your mazda3 today??

ok, since no one else is replying, i will then....

today, i picked up my Fujita CAI
woot! hopefully going in tomorow!!

well i took some pics of mine today lol i know that doesnt count.....but still this thread needed some love lol ill post something as soon as i get some money lol

ordered vibrant headers =]

nice!!
pm me about them when you get them installed. i was talking to a guy who wants to get them, but is afraid they would be too loud...

oh, and i installed my CAI today!
wasnt that hard.... just a bit of a pain getting the air box resonator off. took me (and 2 friends) about an hour and a half to do it

will it really be that much louder than just my exaust alone? will it be annoying loud? or will it sound good..?

i dunno, i was asking u for ur opinion,
but my friend, (who wants to install them) said they make the exhaust louder, apparently...

but i tihnk i want a set of headers now too :P

oh, and if you find them too loud, can i have first dibs on them?? :P
and how much u pay for them, i read $590 on the vibrant website

Not annoying, but yes louder. Not as loud as a catback, but you should be able to hear it.
Makes the engine sound mean, not like a civic, haha.

now i want one.... dangit too expensive and plus emissions here are strict

i want one just as long is at does cause my CEL to come on....
it says it comes with a relocation spot for it....
but i think if i got the headers, id get a high flow cat too, just to complete the exhaust

Good that it wont sound like a civic. im so tired of hearing those things, i made sure when i did my exaust it didnt rattle around or vibrate, it just sounds smooth. hopefully better with the headers.

Oh and dentinger, i payed 485 for them, shipping was free, thanks to protege garage:)

Buy a good set, and they are equipped to correct the problem that trips the code. If you buy no-name ebay, you might be stuck with a check engine.

Go with Gary (kargoboy) and his Thunder Headers, or headers off the Protege Garage (Ken).

man its gonna take forever for those headers to get here. they get to protege garage on 7/7! THEN they ship to me. ughh im not gonna be able to take it, i want them!

yay! installed a blue LED light in my glovebox, now it glows blue at night when i open it!!

finish installing my F2 CAI. HHmm...I have mixed feelings whether or not I like it. first off the install was a pain in the ass! Second, I'm not sure if I like the sound the 3 intakes make compared to the protege CAI. Third, I notice loss in low end and gains in high end. So...hhmm....

I was bored this week and I don't have the money saved up yet for springs so I got under the car and installed some JDM yellow fog light bulbs :p

haha, i thought i recognized ur screenname!!
welcome to the forum :D

threw a CEL lastnight and had to recheck my CAI. Reset the ECU and converted my CAI to a SRI. :(

Do you like the way it sounds as a SRI better?

Not really. Under 3k I can't hear anything but the engine but once i'm over 3.5rpms I hear the intake. Overall I am not pleased with this F2 intake even though they said its the best CAI for the 3. It produces the most whp since its a 3inch piping. I'm considering buying an MS CAI or an ingen.

I'd go for the MS since oem-ish stuff is always nice :)

yea i'm leaning towards that too. I just checked out PG and how much they was asking for it. So within a couple of weeks that will be my next purchase....right after I get my exhaust installed and order my HID fogs. :)

How does Gary's Simota stack up to the MS CAI? Might be a cheaper alternative if they're the same product.

I gave my F2 Intake the finger today.:mad:

NICE how much HP did you gain from that one ive been thinking about that one myself for a while......lol

An intake won't give you much HP to brag about, only a few to the wheels. However, it gives a bit better mpg, a real nice sound, and will really help the car breathe for future mods like a turbo.

ha ha i should have explained better...i ment how many HP did he gain after giving his cai the finger lol

Hahaha, oh geez.

I gain 4 days worth of headaches. So I'm sure that is equals to 4whp.

that is around what i was thinkin lol

man this blows! If I knew this was going to happen I would have stayed with the stock intake. LoL

what is the prob with it

get K&n typhoon intake. ive never had a CEL it sounds good, never had a problem with it

Ask Gary (kargoboy) about his intakes. They should have the right piping size, and way cheaper than anywhere (except ebay, but that's risky).

I would have bought his if I had known what I could get for ~$100ish bucks, rather than this $300+ Injen.

hehe, i hit 10,000km's today!!!

alright i finally have one i got my rims put on pics are coming up really soon....the tires stick like glue on the track i love it...i havent reall been able to really lose controll even when they break im in complete controll its awsome...btw i just done my first night series auto x and damn its fun ill post pics really soon