intake, exhaust, chip, bov (recirculate)....?!?!?!
2007-03-28 12:13:36 · 10 answers · asked by Michael 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Mazda
Intake/Exhaust/SwayBars ... Also springs if you want them.
The intake alone will make a big difference!
Mazdaspeed "Green" rated performance parts that are purchased and installed by a Mazdaspeed certified dealer do not effect the warranty. The Green parts are covered for 1yr/12k only (on the part), but if the part, say a cold air intake were to implode and destroy the MAF (under factory warranty), since it is a warrantied mazda part, installed by a mazdaspeed certified dealer, it means the MAF would fall under your regular warranty! The only expense you could see is having to replace the cold air intake if it was past the 1yr/12k mark
That said, they also have orange rated parts (mostly off road/racing) - these do not qualify and if the part is found to damage something else in your car, you're on your own, just like if you installed an aftermarket part.
Check out the Mazdaspeed performance website. (listed in source below).
A cold air intake (green) will set you back $325+225 installation and must be installed at a Mazdaspeed certified dealer (the $225 installation is what my local one charges so yours may be better or worse). I know its alot for a part you could install yourself, but for $550+tax, knowing your warranty is intact is a good thing! The cold air intake will net you an avg increase of 25hp at the crank 25ft/lbs torque, mostly because this cars airbox is soooo restrictive (as the car was vamped to meet the new tight euro specs - though we still got a little less restriction between the US/EU models). You'll find that you also have better off the line performance, a louder engine and exhaust note (subtle not roaring), and that the 1000rpm gap between fully spooled and redline (where the car seem to flatten out, will pull mostly all the way to readline now.
You can also add the axle back exhaust. This is not as critical to be done by the factory (ie cat back aftermarket would be ok in my opinion
), as I havn't heard of any issues being caused by a freer flowing exhaust, though Mazda could claim whatever they want if you had some kind of engine trouble and needed warranty. So again the part (green) will set you back around $605+installation/tax. That with the intake will really make the car feel responsive.
The last part I'd recommend is the sway bar set (green) $425+install +tax. It will make the car very rigid and reduce the body roll incredibly!.
They also have lowering springs (green) that will drop the car 37mm, but personally I like the ride height as I have had too many experiences scraping/cracking my bumpers. I may add these, but the top 3 are awesome, and you only have to worry about replacing the part (if after the 1yr/12k) and nothing else effected if it fails beacause they are certified parts.
Lastlt they have a short throw shifter available. I dont find the throw to be too long anyway so its really a personal/performance choice on that.
More Mazdaspped6 parts are coming. There are supposed to me more choices in green under development. Wish the flywheel /clutch /coil overs werent "orange parts" as they would make this car really start to approach race car status, but thats why I guess they call them off road/racing parts, lol.
These cars come stock with basically one limitation...being choked down to meet worldwide emission standards. The MZR is a fine engine capable of tremendeous power and has incredible efficiency with its DIS system. The way they conform this great engine to the different country standards like Japan and EU is by restricting the air coming into the car, and the ability for the engine to move the exhaust out. Pretty much all cars have this plague, but some are more restricted than others. If you can get more O2 into the engine and burn more fuel, more efficiently, while also allowing the hot exhaust to escape more freely, the power/performance increases significantly.
The Mazdaspeed6 is already boosting pretty high for the volumetric efficiency of the turbo so I dont see a Boost controller or Chip netting you gains like some other cars, and thats at the risk of voiding your warranty and causing detonation in your engine (ie bending rods, needing rebuild, etc). To really maximize this aspect you would need a larger turbo, injectors, fuel pump, etc. There are some nice garret setups but the turbo alone is around $2500 + $1500 for the intercooler, not including all the other aforementioned parts and installation. I'd say. personally, wait until your out of warranty to go in that direction.
2007-04-01 17:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by Turbo6 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To the answerers that say leave it as is... they wouldn't be asking the question if they wanted to leave it stock.
Step one would be to join a mazdaspeed6 web forum, they would be more likely to know specifics.
I'd start with the mazda parts, if you get them installed by mazda you'll keep your factory warranty.
The car is turbocharged so you'll see the biggest gains from exhaust (less backpressure allows the turbo(s) to spool faster) i would suggest an aftermarket boost gauge to monitor your boost levels as too little backpressure can overwhelm the oem wastegate. bov's don't make power, they make noise. if there is a chip it might be worth it.
To the answerer who's claiming ~280hp with a t88... get a tune. that turbo should flow *way* better than that, i can only imagine the lag you're suffering for crap gains. Why would you have an aem ecu and a power fc, they do the same thing and the effini y pipe is for rotaries...
2007-04-05 06:31:27 · answer #2 · answered by AJ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mazdaspeed6 Performance Parts
2016-10-02 21:38:28 · answer #3 · answered by ronhaar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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suggestions for modifications for a mazdaspeed6?
intake, exhaust, chip, bov (recirculate)....?!?!?!
2015-08-07 03:24:49 · answer #4 · answered by Brianna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greddy T88 Turbo kit, Greddy 4 row 5" intercooler, Sound Performance Fuel system (870 cc/min injectors, dual Walbro pumps, parrallel lines, large rails, etc.), AEM ECU, HKS Type 2 Racing BOV, HKS 272 Cams, Crower titanium retainers, Crower valve springs, shimless buckets, Autometer boost and EGT gauges, FJO wideband O2 kit w/ LED display, HID lights.
Non-sequental turbos, Pettit SS Down pipe, Pettit SS mid pipe, m2 medium Intercooler, M2 carbon fiber intake, Power FC, Efini y pipe, Evans coolant, Auto M. Boost gauge, , Crane Hi-6, Relocated air temp sensor.
Performance: 12.8 @ 108 and 12.9 @ 114.75 295rwhp, 279rwtq @ 13psi (before new ecu and tuning.)
here are some links to parts
2007-04-02 08:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by jsn_ayers 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No need for modifications, its' original spec already enough. Or you might having headache by go in-out the workshop, I guarantee.
2007-04-04 01:11:42 · answer #6 · answered by suyid323 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
mazdaspeed actually offer a cold air intake kit. i have put one on a cust car & i thought it picked up a significant amount of power. a "chip" or reprogram for pcm wouldn't be bad either.
i'd leave the bov alone & maybe do a cat back exhast too.
2007-03-29 06:00:09 · answer #7 · answered by JASON D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, i'd leave it alone for now, till the warranty expires.
Then, by that time, the aftermarket should have more products for it, as i've only seen little mods for this car.
2007-04-03 10:47:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave it alone until the warranty is over. Its a mazdaspeed, what else could you possibly want?
2007-03-28 19:54:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a challenging question, and one that has made me curious for a long time.
2016-08-23 22:18:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋