Most FAQ's for this section

[Tracker]

This thread is to help answer those questions that have been asked so many times that its engraved into our memories and have bad dreams about them. P.S: If anybody has something to add or correct anything please just pm me with the q&a, all replys will be deleted, as for mods feel free to edit this post to add/change anything. __________________________________________________ _______________________________ Q: Which Intake is the best? A: Intake is a intake is a intake, theres not much difference between any just make sure if u decide to buy one from ebay that its the correct one i.e. the MAS port is in the right spot and it has a breather port. __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: What does CAI stand for? A: Cold Air Intake __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Does adding a intake and or exhaust void my warrenty if its not mazdaspeed? A: Only if something major happens and it caused by the intake or exhaust, i.e seizing due to water intake, or emission failure from cel. __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Do parts for the 2.3l engine fit the 2.0l? A: All of the outside dimensions are the same its the internals that are different and a couple of misc sensors, the only thing interchangeable w/o any modification is the head. __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Can i tune my ecu? A: No mazda said "were not gonna make this easy if your american", but i can tune via standalone FMU's __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Which turbo kits are available? A: Hiboost, F2, and tripoint __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Is it cheaper to make a custom kit or just buy one? A: Although it MIGHT be cheaper for the parts themself, u will be paying out the ass if you plan letting a shop make on for you plus countless days without your car, not even mentioning that its a lot riskier. __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: When does the speed governor kick in and how do i get rid of it? A: The limiter kicks in exactly 118mph, there is only one known way of getting rid of it is by getting the stand alone fuel computer. __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Is it really worth getting the Hiboost kit? A: Dunno...is it really worth living? __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Which is safer to turbo 2.0 or 2.3? A: 2.3 has lower compression ratio and will also give you more power per psi vs the 2.0, safe boosting lvl on stock block is 8 __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Is it illegal to put on any performace parts? A: To put it simple its like this....when it comes to performance if it dont come from factory its ILLEGAL, it depends which cop pulls you over. __________________________________________________ ______________________________ Q: Whats the difference between the models between 04 and 09? A: The differences are that most problems with the 04 were fixed in the 05, the 07+ just have different body dimensions in the front and rear bumper and wheels, but have the same bolt pattern if you wanna throw on a bodykit, oh and the 07+ have a extra cat convertor after the exhaust mani, so intead of 2 (as if that werent bad enough) they have 3. __________________________________________________ _______________________________ Q: Can i turbo my autotradic? A: You kno....i should just tell you no, but u can, but its alot more crap 2 deal with....get a 5spd u lazy mofo. __________________________________________________ ________________________________ Q: How come my 04 did this or that? A: What part of all 1st gen 1st year car car did you not get? ALL 1st anything will have defects, your car, your xbox, your 1st gf etc __________________________________________________ _________________________________ Q: Do i need to replace my goodyears? A: Umm hell yes, they are the most overrated (next to perelli) pos rubber to ever hit the road. If they made a condom it would break before you opened it up. simple goodyear=HARDCORE FAIL. __________________________________________________ _________________________________ Q: Does this part from this year fit my car from this year? A: Yes all parts fit from 04-08 the ONLY difference is that the 04 05 and 06 have different sources from where they get there rpm signal but 06+ have the same rpm signal. __________________________________________________ _________________________________ Q: Will parts from the Speed 3 fit my non spd? A: Anything from the outside will mount correctly i.e. ic piping, turbomani, NOTHING internally will work the spd 3 has completely diff specs on the inside, yea i kno it sux :s

Register today for free or log-in if already registered to remove this ad!