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Default User
08-13-2010, 10:30 AM
All the random “+1”, “welcome to TM3 / nice car”, “Happy Birthday”, and “LOL” posts really add up. I am officially a post whore.

I joined slightly less than a year ago, and since have used the tips and tricks I found on TM3, to bring my 05 Mazda 3 hatch to what it is today. I know it won’t be everybody’s cup of tea, but I set out to build a budget tuner to prove you don’t need a fat wallet to play along - Just the cahones to try things for yourself. 

I installed or fabricated 95% of the mods myself. (and no, I didn’t know what I was doing until I started working on it)

So I figured its time for a little pic whoring.

Winter Mode (pretty much how I bought her minus the 17” GT rims)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4356533613_c8cca2b446.jpg

* CX-7 Stubby antenna and Tamiya Orange Sidemarkers ($25 installed)
* Magnaflow axel-back muffler w/ custom welded Mandrel bends ($450 installed)
* Throttle Body Ground, custom SRI w/ deleted resonator and Strut Tower bar ($160 installed)
* Nokya Super white driving lights and high beams, Nokya yellow fogs ($50 installed)
* Home Depot Lip w/ Dollarama front plate relocate ($18 installed)
* 18“ Rev Gold II Rims w/ Duplicolor Caliper paint and MAZDA Decal ($260 installed & balanced)
* TASR 2010 – Freshly shaved mouldings and Lowered on Eibach ProKits ($350 installed)
* Mazda3 OEM-style pedals, and Chrome dipped turn signals ($90 installed)
* Sirius Satllite Radio ($30 installed)
* Kenwood Monoblock amp to 15” MTX sub, custom spec enclosure ($300 installed)

True Budget tuner at just under $2000 all-in, with the help of Kijiji, Dollarama, Home Depot, and of course the TM3 Classifieds and Sponsors

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4451135115_92a3d78c94.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4675577931_07ae579d49.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4359993677_2a1447e6f0.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2778/4471283208_5dd0605ff9.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4752914977_ae0a1273e3.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4787838295_4fd2f7df77.jpg

Big thanks to everyone on here.

Default User
(Eric)
m_bisson
08-13-2010, 10:32 AM
+1
nice car
aris
08-13-2010, 10:37 AM
Car looks great..nice work
mazdaskit
08-13-2010, 10:39 AM
nice car. Is that the reactive intake??
hit26k
08-13-2010, 10:50 AM
congrats on your 1,000th post. You truly are a post whore! :chuckle

Now...










:nothing smiley
MAZDA Kitten
08-13-2010, 11:30 AM
+1
nice car
LOL


Srsly tho... nice progress :)
prinsesa
08-13-2010, 11:46 AM
Wow! Congrats!! :)
shu5892001
08-13-2010, 11:52 AM
u got thoes rims and caliper paint for 260 installed? WOW... that is just... WOW......................
aZuMi
08-13-2010, 12:15 PM
That's awesome man!

I say Great Job!
hit26k
08-13-2010, 12:15 PM
Eric is the definition of "Ballin' on a budget". lol
JSI
08-13-2010, 12:52 PM
:nothing smiley

I've been a member about the same amount of time and have 352 post to go.
shu5892001
08-13-2010, 01:02 PM
:nothing smiley:nothing smiley
SL3VIN
08-13-2010, 01:21 PM
very clean, nice car!
Default User
08-13-2010, 05:30 PM
nice car. Is that the reactive intake??

Ractive filter on a generic intake tube - slightly modified to be able to convert into a CAI if needed


u got thoes rims and caliper paint for 260 installed? WOW... that is just... WOW......................

Yes. 200 for the rims and tires, 30 for balancing, and 30 for caliper paint.


Eric is the definition of "Ballin' on a budget". lol

LOL! More like "low-ballin" on a budget



Thanks for the feedback everyone

....oh look...+1 for me again. 2000 here I come LOL
Takumi616
08-13-2010, 05:42 PM
Nice job!
cwp_sedan
08-13-2010, 06:03 PM
Yay....celebration noted. :)