Recently bought a 2010 Mazdaspeed3 MPS to replace my Corsa VXR

Will miss the VXR but unfortunately with only 3 doors and a small boot they eventually become impractical

Test drove a ST3 Focus, Megane RS & Astra VXR before i settled for the MPS and i think i made the right choice

Nice upgrade , i used to think that the corsa`s were very quick .

Then i came up against one in my old t sport (3 and a big sub in my car ) 2 in his ,and i had to lift off .Couldnt believe it , he didnt look impressed .

Anyway welcome

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Well mine was pushing 250bhp stage 3 when i PX'd it so it was no slouch, unfortunately to get any more power out of it forging is essential as the pistons are made of chocolate.

Hence why i wanted to find something of similar power standard. Doesn't mean i wont be modding the MPS though lol

ahhh that piston number 4 issue

Well the MPS will rape you just as easily for mods , get paid up its worth it .

I am broke and will be for a while yet because of this forum haha

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Have a couple of grand set aside for mods.....

First thing will be a decent map, and then exhaust, wheels & suspension, just need to do some more homework on tuners etc

Then i'll probably start tinkering underneath the bonnet eventually

Map after tinkering, you'll need to free up the intake breathing, that's where the restriction is.

Only need to change the front pipe for over 300 bhp, the exhaust is free flowing enough.

Suspension is fine as is.

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Hello and
Cobb access port or versatune is the route to go for a map.
Also as Jim says, the intake is a big restriction on our cars.
But being a mkii it's wise to get HPFP internals 1st as you can soon lose fuel pressure when modding and that leads to very bad things.

Look into a rear engine mount too as these make a HUGE difference on a 3.

Sorry about your initial forum problems, glad it's now sorted for you.
Kenny

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Welcome along. Nice looking vxr you had

Hi and to the club

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2010 MPS3 Mk2 Forged / Sleeved Engine, CS Cams and Crower Valve Springs, BNR S4 Turbo, HTP 3.5" Intake, HPFP Internals, 2050psi Fuel Rail Relief Valve, JMF Intake Manifold, DNP Exhaust Manifold, Dual OCC Setup, Cobb Turbo Back Exhaust, Airtec FMIC, Port Methanol Injection ..... Tuning in progress with a goal of 480-500bhp :-)

Thanks for all the advice, owners club forums are worth their weight in gold when it comes to knowledge so i shall definitely be taking all the input on board.

The best thing about my VXR was the sound of the 3" cobra exhaust so will be looking to replicate that kind of rumble if i can.....

Let us know what your goals are and we'll advice accordingly. You say you'll have roughly £2k to play with?

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Yeh, i basically had a bit saved for mods and the rest i made returning my VXR to practically standard

Im not looking for crazy bhp, 300 sounds reasonable, new wheels and slightly lower reducing the current arch gap

The BOSE system is pretty good but i may look to do something audio wise including possibly replacing the headunit with a touchscreen

2k should finish the job in one go .

chop out the 2nd cat and silencer 150 quid tops .
downpipe is 150 ish of ebay
corksport sri+tip they have sale so thats 175 + import so call it 210
cobb is 350 new
150 to map it via rich etune
fuel pump is 300 ish
total mps intercooler 250
spark plugs 25

£1585 for the parts and the rest goes on labour for the fuelpump and downpipe

job jobbed

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If you want to play be ready to pay ££

MPS NOW SOLD , COME FORTH THE X-TYPE (RIP) , COME FORTH THE BRAVO DERV

BNRS3 HTP 3" INTAKE AUTOTECH HPFP FORGE INTERCOOLER TOTAL MPS DOWNPIPE KFORD TYRES 3" PIPEWORK & MIJ BACKBOX COBB 3PORT EBS DICE DUST CAPS TB COOLANT DELETE FORGE V2 BPV JBR REM 88a DAGHER TUNED 3Bar Map Sensor

Handling

REM
Eibach springs
Rear anti roll bar

Power

HPFP internals
SRI & TIP
Cobb Acess port or Versatune
TMIC
Spark plugs
Cat back exhaust
(Turbo back exhaust if you want more pops and grunt plus another 30bhp or so)

Money has now been spent up.
Few will disagree with the above route to take.
You can upgrade the recirc valve but it's not really needed to be upgraded untill into higher power

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100% Meth / Fully forged / ACT 6 Puc & lightweight flywheel / monlar rods / wiseco pistons / arp studs / Versatune / corksport FMIC / Garrett GTX3076 / Brock Injector seals / Autotechs / Dreadnought & Juggernaut / GT RARB / Speedline front lower struts / Speedline lateral struts / corksport front braces / corksport rear upper braces / CS side braces /H&R springs / Bilstein B8's / CS BBK / Rear EBC Yellowstuff / JBR 5mm spacers / JBR OCC / Forge V2 / AWR 80a REM / 3" DP / Jetex / 3.25" Sure intake / Sure BSD / SURE TIG / Butterfly delete / EGR blockoff / Hel brake lines / Xcarlink / kendo SSP & Bushes / Step colder NGK 0.6mm gap / Fog and Driving light HID's / MKii alloys
Build thread http://tinyurl.com/otzp6qw
Helpful threads http://tinyurl.com/kjykgbd
http://www.ThroughTheLensMedia.co.uk
AVOID TOTAL MPS http://www.mpsowners.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=20073