The "My car is running good thread"

[Design]

09 MS3 GT
MSCAI w/ air straightener
13K

No shifting problems, no knock, no hesitation, no loose bolts... nothing. Just a slight rattle between the driver's seat and center console. Love this car!

[BIGGERDAKINE]

08 MS3 - TXS dp & rp - Injen CAI - H&R springs
Had the car for 10 months and just about to hit 7K miles... so yeah I drive the shit out of it the whole mile to and back from work. Lovin it!!!

[jeff4880]

08.5 with 18500
fujita CAI, Cobb turbo inlet, Corksport down pipe and test pipe with Magnaflow high flow cat also have a Forge BPV but removed it and went back to stock.

I have no problems what so ever. (knock on wood)

[papabearitt]

06 speed 6
50k no mods
90 mile commute daily
had to replace a fuel pump due to a faulty gas cap(thats what the dealer stated anyways......warranty covered it)


still the best car i have ever owned

[FearUndersteer]

09 Speed3 GT
3.5K

Flawless so far.

[OMGWTFHAX]

I thought this would be the shortest thread on the site.

2008 MS3
16xxx miles
AEM CAI, COBB DP, HKS CPE, Forge BPV, COBB AP with stage 2 91oct v1.05, TWM STS, and TRZ mount.

Its running great. HKS BOV, SU boost tubes, and cobb turbo inlet on the way. Shit is so cash.

[SpeedSixxx]

07 MazdaSpeed 6
51,000 miles
current mods:CAI, BSD, SU Rear MM, SU test pipe, Denso plugs, 3 inch CPE TIP, HKS bov, SU solid shifter bushings

parts waiting to be put on: GT3071, 4 inch CPE TIP, custom FMIC, CPE catless DP, Medievil exhaust manifold, PTP HPFP, PTP IM gasket, Hand ported IM, VCTS delet, EGR delete, OCC, 44mm Tial ewg......can't think moreeeee

car runs great.....no more to say...car runs great and will continue to run great till I say so.

fuck off

[DaleNixon]

Just made a 120 mile trip with 0 KR whatsoever.

[BudUMfan]

27k, Mods on sig and never a problem. 2007 sport.

[rguevara]

How much are you putting down with all these mods?

[dizzin9]

everything seems to be fine when u factor out the smoking turbo...

[bman2033]

07 with 41,000 miles and no issues, only have MSCAI and just installed the HKS SSQV today and it still runs great since I bought.

[OMGWTFHAX]

Originally Posted by dizzin9 everything seems to be fine when u factor out the smoking turbo...

My turbo does not smoke. It chews.

[danesti]

my 07 ms6 has a ticking tensioner pulley and a constant desire to knock.

[jwdp54]

just hit 20k with zero problems

[SpeedSixxx]

Originally Posted by danems6 my 07 ms6 has a ticking tensioner pulley and a constant desire to knock.

tis a common prob with the 2.3 motor...surprised you actually have a bad one...

no warranty?...if u still have replace it's dumb easy..

or drive to ny and i'll do it for you...15 min job!

i love u dane lets have poop babies

[kilik2]

07gt with intake, inlet, tbe, step colder plugs, sts, shifter bushings, turbo timer, grounding kit, custom leather( not that redline stuff) armrest, stock tune, and 38k miles with no problems not even smoke mufuckas.

[danesti]

speedsixxx i know brotha, but when you dont give a flying fuck like me, it difficult to get motivated.
hmmm trade in... sounds nice.

[madvillain]

my car only has 13k on it, and with all of the shit i have done and all of the fun i've had with it, i do sometimes wish i had left it stock. a few months ago, i even picked up all the stock parts i needed, intending to return it to stock (except for the suspension parts)

but then, i got in the car and drove it to my very favorite road and flogged it for a few hours, and it made me realize that i just couldn't do it, i couldn't return it to stock. since then, ironically i've spent a lot more money on it for some more parts, which at this point will remain a secret, but lets hope this time around things will work out better and i will be truly happy with it.

but, overall.. i've never had a problem with the car. it's meticulously maintained and as you can tell by my sig, i wasted NO time in modding it before putting any miles on it.

[SpeedSixxx]

Originally Posted by madvillain my car only has 13k on it, and with all of the shit i have done and all of the fun i've had with it, i do sometimes wish i had left it stock. a few months ago, i even picked up all the stock parts i needed, intending to return it to stock (except for the suspension parts) but then, i got in the car and drove it to my very favorite road and flogged it for a few hours, and it made me realize that i just couldn't do it, i couldn't return it to stock. since then, ironically i've spent a lot more money on it for some more parts, which at this point will remain a secret, but lets hope this time around things will work out better and i will be truly happy with it. but, overall.. i've never had a problem with the car. it's meticulously maintained and as you can tell by my sig, i wasted NO time in modding it before putting any miles on it.

I REALLY hope this secret isnt that RR nonsense!

[CoolMs3]

07 MS3 w/ 24,000 miles, no problems accept for that occasional clunk when backing down the driveway, runs to strong need AWD!

[JacksonMS30]

08.5 GT mgm with cobb sri and tip. 27xxx miles and only a few squeaks...

Now that I've said that it is probably going to blow up when i go outside to start it... But then I'll just push it everywhere cause I still love it! Lol!

[Frequentflyer]

08.5, coming up on 36k miles with mods in sig. I had the SRI and BPV on about a month after a bought the car. I've been running the AP for a little over a month now. Running ITV22's. I've got the common squeaks and rattles from the seatbelt and windshield cowl and a few knocks in the suspension here and there, which I actually think is my Cobb RSB needing to be tightened, again, but other than that, the car runs well.

[danesti]

Originally Posted by madvillain my car only has 13k on it, and with all of the shit i have done and all of the fun i've had with it, i do sometimes wish i had left it stock. a few months ago, i even picked up all the stock parts i needed, intending to return it to stock (except for the suspension parts) but then, i got in the car and drove it to my very favorite road and flogged it for a few hours, and it made me realize that i just couldn't do it, i couldn't return it to stock. since then, ironically i've spent a lot more money on it for some more parts, which at this point will remain a secret, but lets hope this time around things will work out better and i will be truly happy with it. but, overall.. i've never had a problem with the car. it's meticulously maintained and as you can tell by my sig, i wasted NO time in modding it before putting any miles on it.

damn.. if i were to write a thread all new owners can see, showing how i feel i bout my experience and modding...
this would be the qoute.

[stefan]

08.5 speed3 GT, 7k miles. stock.

battery was completely dead after i got back from vacation (two weeks) the other day and thought i didn't leave anything on inside the car. my roommate also didn't see any lights on or anything like that. i jumpstarted the car, had it checked at the dealer and turns out its perfectly fine. other than that, i also had the dealer fix a rattling dashboard free of charge.

nothing serious. hope it stays that way.

[ms3077]

41k - hard driven. Runs better than new and I'm on my 4th set of tires

[nycMS3]

2009 MS3 w/4.9k miles, installed CP-E nano 1k ago and have no isses what so ever (knock on wood). LOVE IT!

[JohnMS3]

09 MS3

9000 miles after 6 months of ownership
Light mods: SRI, testpipe, TMIC, CBE

daily driver, runs strong and have no problems except for a constantly rattling glove box and dash, a very loud squeaking seatbelt and center console.

[cld12pk2go]

33k miles.

Mods in sig.

358 FT-lbs of TQ never gets old.

Still swilling M1 Methanol and running knock free...

Car continues to run great and has no issues with the recent much colder weather.

[KayWhy]

Mm I love this thread. I started it back when a large group of the community was getti g scared about blowing. We actually have a lower blown rate than many many other make/models...our engines just cost a shit load more haha.

Anyway, update time:
13k on the clock, I've survived an 8 hour trip north and an 8 hour trip back. The trip heading north consisted of normal crusing and about 13 runs that ended at 140(winter tires won't go higher) I drive this car daily and love it. Only "performance mod" as of now is and has been my intake. Cobb ss, Cobb weight, su solid bushings

Only complaint is the 1-2 shift at any temperature outside below 45 degrees ha. O and the fee rattles here and there

[yearzero]

09 ms3. 6400 miles. cobb sri and springs. SU rmm. runs like a champ.

[ARES28]

34000 miles, smoking issue solved with 5w-40 change-over. Cobb sri is the only power mod I have.

[PoMan]

2008.5 MS3 with 26K.

Full intake, Full Exhaust. 280W WHP, 13.9@104mph.

Haven't had a single problem. Runs Great!

[98zjdave]

2007 mazdaspeed 3 with 32k miles. Stock everything and it runs amazing still. Not a single creak or vibration anywhere. I love it.

My car is running goood

[wisniaPl]

2008 intake and tune
30k mileage and nor problems at at all

[Biggu]

cobb tip, MSCAI, CS dp, vibrant exhaust with Cobb AP and a FMIC on the way and my car is as smooth as it can be!

[div2]

My MS3 must have sensed that I was thinking about selling it; it's been on its best behavior lately. It hasn't thrown the P0401 code for some time and it seems to be running stronger than ever. I think I'll keep it for at least a couple more years...

[Fozzy]

08 with 13k and some change. Runs like a cat shot in the bum!

[wruss64]

08 GT, bunch of stuff, FMIC DP TP Inlet, RMM, MSCAI, OCC, just got Cobb AP, running stage 2 fmic mscia 92 octange, running great. Just installed turbosmart dualport bpv, got a fart yesterday, but just need to adjust it a little. I have 16,899 on her, I don't go to drag strip, but do punch it in traffic, one of those daily driver 3rd and 4th gear guys. Car has always run great. But what I really like is it tells me right away if it doesn't like something, like when I had a stage 1 tune on, CEL came right on and said "your running me lean at idle asshole! " Also had way to much torque at low rpm's but god it was fun, but wouldn't go anywhere, just kinda stayed in the same spot with tires spinning Car runs great, people just need to have common sense and do things in the right order, and all will be well in the Univers