MS3: bent rods/blown engines and Mazda

[-cj-]

Dude, you said the magic words... I'm totally up for powder coating this sucker lol. Otherwise it'll be the spray paint route! I've been itching to get my hands dirty on this new car SOMEHOW... Jimmy can't have all the fun.

[MRT_MS3]

I'm running stock right now but seing what goes into the intake tract kinda scares me a bit. I'm only at 10000 KMS and hoping to stay stock for the next 2 years or til I reach 60000KMS just for warranty purposes.

Would dealers give you a hastle about this if you run by a warranty issue in the near future? Isn't this illegal? I heard a cop could give you a ticket if you ever get caught with a OCC.

[alhope34]

This stuff is kinda scary. When I get more cash I'll probably get a catch can and get Jimmy to install it. For now, I'm going back to just intake and exhaust due to temporary financial reasons anyway.

[Fobio]

I'm running stock right now but seing what goes into the intake tract kinda scares me a bit. I'm only at 10000 KMS and hoping to stay stock for the next 2 years or til I reach 60000KMS just for warranty purposes.

Would dealers give you a hastle about this if you run by a warranty issue in the near future? Isn't this illegal? I heard a cop could give you a ticket if you ever get caught with a OCC.

OCC's are not illegal...vented catch-cans or vented crankcase (where you're releasing pre-catalytic converter exhaust to the atmosphere) are VERY illegal...and aren't even options for me.

[Unoriginalusername]

I don't miss any of this

+1... sorry fellas

[alhope34]

I'm kinda fed up with hearing things about exploding too, but I love my car wayyy too much to ever get rid of it.

This is my plan for next year...



And my plan for when I turn 25...




I might get the Ninja this year, $100 a month for a 5 year open loan, $500 down. Let it sit for a year till I can afford to get my M2 and pay insurance for it next spring.

[Fobio]

I don't know about everyone here but for me, eventho PTP came out with a theory, and have pics as his evidence, it changes nothing for me:

1. I only have an intake and a tune...
2. Yeah, I drive the car the way it's meant to be driven...in controlled environments, as fast as I can, every corner, every straight... and you know what...she loves it...every moment and every rev...and things have been great (so far)
3. I take care of my car.
4. I don't plan to abuse the car and use it as a lab rat on a dyno or dragstrip...
5. And even with a downpipe and other future mod plans, the car will still operate within its abilities...I will not ask of the car what I can not do myself, if that makes any sense.

having said that, the plan for me to do an OCC has been in place since the very beginning...and this is just motivation to do so.

So...I'm not spreading panic...stock guys with a intake and an exhaust shouldn't worry too much, but it's a good reason to love your car a little more...get it that good oil, and do it regularly...keep an eye out on your oil at oil changes...listen to what your car is saying by listening to it....I don't think that's outside of what we do everyday anyway...

I'm just sharing information...and I hope I haven't shared too much to cause panic with ppl...I'm not a vendor and I have no other motivation to talk about this other than to give everyone a heads up and hopefully will have heads on the issue if it becomes a headache.

[alhope34]

I am personally not panic'd, I know the MS3's engine is capable of handling intake/TBE/tune relatively easily. My problem is that I want at the very very least 300,000kms out of this car and I realize that will never happen if I keep it at 325hp to the crank. Like I said, because of financial reasons I have to part with my AP and my turbo inlet. I will probably get another AP when work picks up again just because I really like to be able to use power in the first two gears while the wheels are turned, better weather tuning, etc. The catch can is just something I should get for safety sometime in the future. I'm for sure going to stick with intake and exhaust throughout my car's life and most probably the AP, too. I just need to finish paying off my old car to clear up that $85 a month loan and to take my credit card back down a bit closer to $0 owing, haha.

[-cj-]

Hold the phone, I thought you had a DP and some other mods? Did you put down 281 whp (with a shitty dyno run) with just I/IP/E/AP?

And for me, it also changes nothing. I've got 11.5k on the odo and I'm running I/IP/AP with a 93 octane tune. Car sounds mean and I do some spirited driving on highways and 70/80kph roads in Mississauga... Haven't taken it to the track yet (gotta buy another set of wheels), but for me the catch can is just to keep my engine clean if anything.

If this car breaks down on me before 200k I'll be pissed... But I'll also [promptly] put it back together..



... and probably sell it lol. Too be honest, I'll probably jump ship to another car in 3-5 years anyway... Although I'm loving the MS3. I want to experience high powered RWD... Maybe AWD. Anyways, off topic...

[BlK98Cx]

I don't know about everyone here but for me, eventho PTP came out with a theory, and have pics as his evidence, it changes nothing for me:

1. I only have an intake and a tune...
2. Yeah, I drive the car the way it's meant to be driven...in controlled environments, as fast as I can, every corner, every straight... and you know what...she loves it...every moment and every rev...and things have been great (so far)
3. I take care of my car.
4. I don't plan to abuse the car and use it as a lab rat on a dyno or dragstrip...
5. And even with a downpipe and other future mod plans, the car will still operate within its abilities...I will not ask of the car what I can not do myself, if that makes any sense.

having said that, the plan for me to do an OCC has been in place since the very beginning...and this is just motivation to do so.

So...I'm not spreading panic...stock guys with a intake and an exhaust shouldn't worry too much, but it's a good reason to love your car a little more...get it that good oil, and do it regularly...keep an eye out on your oil at oil changes...listen to what your car is saying by listening to it....I don't think that's outside of what we do everyday anyway...

I'm just sharing information...and I hope I haven't shared too much to cause panic with ppl...I'm not a vendor and I have no other motivation to talk about this other than to give everyone a heads up and hopefully will have heads on the issue if it becomes a headache.

AMEN!!!! now i love my speed 3 again!!!!!

[alhope34]

Hold the phone, I thought you had a DP and some other mods? Did you put down 281 whp (with a shitty dyno run) with just I/IP/E/AP?

I do have a downpipe. That's part of the exhaust lol. I only have the small one though, as I have the stock 2.5" catted mid pipe.

[-cj-]

I do have a downpipe. That's part of the exhaust lol. I only have the small one though, as I have the stock 2.5" catted mid pipe.

Lol damn, you got my hopes up! I always think of exhaust as after the dp but you're right, it's still exhaust I was hoping you did all that without the dp lol. I really need to dyno my ride.

[Fobio]

anyone know a machinist that can churn out some block-off plates for us? EGR delete is as simple as the infamous turbo delete lol...just take it out and plug it!

any fabricators or tool and die makers around here?

[alhope34]

anyone know a machinist that can churn out some block-off plates for us? EGR delete is as simple as the infamous turbo delete lol...just take it out and plug it!

any fabricators or tool and die makers around here?

I would have been able to if I was still in high school. Not that it helps us now, I don't have access to a machine shop anymore.

[MRT_MS3]

anyone know a machinist that can churn out some block-off plates for us? EGR delete is as simple as the infamous turbo delete lol...just take it out and plug it!

any fabricators or tool and die makers around here?

Its just a matter of plugging the EGR? It won't throw CEL or anything? I guess you need to put it back when you get the car e-tested?

[Fobio]

Its just a matter of plugging the EGR? It won't throw CEL or anything? I guess you need to put it back when you get the car e-tested?

basically yes...and with the AccessPort, you can turn off the EGR CEL if it pops up. still not something I'd take to every dealer out there...hopefully, there will be some cool ones that will understand...

prolly not tho...sigh...

[-cj-]

I'd do the EGR delete after your warranty runs out. =) Of course, by then you'll have to etest the car. I don't know how they'll react to the whole catch can thing... The EGR being blocked off might piss them off. I've heard some dealers are picky even with "T"'s for boost gauges...