looking for more power

[Cozwell]

Hey Everyone,

Opionions needed...

on the block i have headers and cat back exhaust on the way. Looking to pick up those pullys from darkstar...

But aside from a $5000 turbo kit for my Automatic 05 gt hb there is really not much what im finding?

was looking at maybe going cam gears but cant find them - how much online research can one do?

what you guys think?

K

[Donutz]

Welcome to TM3. Use the search engine as this question (and the answers) have been covered here before. To get you started, if you want to stay NA:

Bolt ons that you haven't mentioned:
Intake
IM
bored out tb
standback
bsd
race pipe or high flow secondary cat

Build:
ranger crank
high compression pistons
forged rods
port and polish
you should take the opportunity to upgrade bearings and studs if you build.

Otherwise boost it.

There are questions that you aren't asking which is how to use the power you are making / will make. Stiffen up your suspension; lose weight (you and/or the car :chuckle).

*Edit* since you're auto, you can also invest in the sprint booster.

[Cozwell]

oh my bad

what i have now is

AEM Intake
TEIN Lowering
Slotted rotors
EBC Pads

but i do plan on going out on this

Was eving thinking of the possibility of how i could put a MAzdaSpeed 6 engine swap...wonder if that would work...

K

[Cozwell]

http://www.sprintboostersales.com/sprint-booster.cfm?make=mazda

Is this the right site for the Sprint Booster you were mentioning?

K

[Donutz]

That is the one. I would hold off on buying that for now. You might see cheaper alternatives coming out in the future.

You would be looking at custom fabrication to swap in the disi, not to mention the cost of parts and the challenge in sourcing them. I believe you will need to modify your firewall to accommodate the exhaust mani and turbo from the ms3 if you go this route. You will also need a new hood to make room for the tmic. Also, I'm not 100% sure if you can simply plug in the ecu from the ms6. If you want to boost, I would suggest looking into bolt on turbo kits. They will run you up to $4300 USD before install and tuning, but they are designed to fit in the mz3.

If you go the route of retrofitting a ms6 engine / tranny in an mz3 then mad props to you. Something to consider is that ms6 is AWD, so I'm not sure what software is made specifically for this. You could potentially try a ms3 swap.

Search the forum; there is a guy who had an AWD conversion project he was working on. He was having it installed in his sedan. I'm not sure if he's still pursuing the project though.

[bhrm]

buy a new car.

or

learn to drive faster

mazda 3 is not an ideal car to make it go faster. too expensive to get substantial gains.

[Donutz]

Forgot to mention light weight fly wheel.

BHRM is right though. If you're looking to produce loads of power it is generally cheaper to buy a better car. If you want to mod for the satisfaction of of modding then I say mod!

[rick@garage16.ca]

I can get you Sprint Booster or even a intake mifold for your car

I would start with bolt on parts before going into the engine


cam gears wont do anything for you unless you get a set of cams to go with it and even then you wont see a huge diff with some gears

[Cozwell]

well ya im modding for the sake that i can! but i want measurable results - i want my ride to purr - and in the same note feel as if i have a bad ass under my hood.

So yea i have the intake - getting the catback exhaust going to order those light weight pullies -

Next ill move on to get headers...

Now the other stuff listed like the polishing and stuff - where can i go to get this done - all i need is to find some dude pay for it to get done and no more zoom zoom and more boom boom goes my engine.

is there a reputable shop anyone else has gone to get this done?

Who else has had any of the below done?

K