which mod would you do first?
 

Hey guys,

Paytime came last week, and now I'm debating where to go with my baby.

Right now, I have about $600 tenuously saved up in my bank(broke college student here. D:)

I'm wondering, what should I do first? I already have a cobb SRI.

I could:

Get a JBR, 80 duro RMM

OR

Spend my entire savings and get a cobb AP.

Which would you get first?

Is the RMM THAT much of a difference to be worth the $110?

I'm thinking the RMM since its cheaper, but if the cobb really makes an impact right away, I don't know.

Mind you I don't have extra money for a HPFP, so if things go south on that AP I've got nowhere to go.

Thank you, Roddiy.

RMM + Donation mod (for access to service manual) = $135...money well spent.

Then keep saving for the AP.

RMM is totally worth $110. Makes it feel like a whole different car. As for an AP, don't have one myself, so I can't say, but I imagine it makes a huge difference as well.

+1 for RMM and donation mod. On top of the service manual, you get the Emochicks thread. No brainer.

Donate, RMM, short shifter plate, & springs < or = $600
http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/foru...eed-3-a-90667/

RMM and donate a little

save up for AP later

RMM alone should get you smile more

+1 for RMM and donation. if all you have is the SRI you don't really need the AP that bad right now. so buy the RMM and save for the AP later like everyone has said

Yeah, I would get the RMM. With no extra money for fp internals, it may be a risky idea. Granted stage 1+ maps are designed for a stock fp, you never know with the speed's fp

Yeah based on this I think ill go RMM + donation, and perhaps some not to expensive sprngs? I do want to have a bit of savings you know ^^

As for the RMM, is the 80d billet better than the dogbone, as far as DD is concerned?

I do plan on doing a couple launches here and there, when those SRTs try me at red lights ;)

You're on a budget, get the dogbone...

Dogbone is fine for a DD. At first you'll be a little annoyed, but after it wears in, it's perfect. Bit of vibes at certain RPM under certain conditions, but it's certainly nothing you can't handle in a DD.

Plus, it's cheaper.

Even though I'm on a budget, id rather have better than cheaper, the billet is made of 6061 steel, the dogbone 4043(can't remember) I know a bit about steel, and the billets are (materially) better. I think ill go with the 80d billet. And donate ^^

stay away from springs...they will wear your struts out way faster, and you can't afford that anytime soon...

+1...go get a JBR RSB instead since you're already ordering a RMM (you should order the solid shift bushings too).

Donate
RMM (JBR )
SRI Intake (cobb, cpe, corksport, SURE)
Fuel Pump Internals
AP
Downpipe or at least test pipe to run stage 2 maps
TMIC (FMIC if you want to go Big Turbo down the road)

If you want to improve stance and handeling then get springs and koni's.
If you want more sound--get a cbe

-JBR dogbone RMM
-Fuel pump internals
-Downpipe
-AP

Although the steel may be different, the design itself of the billet causes it to be more prone to failing. You can't go wrong with the dogbone. I highly recommend it.

Really? cause the dog bone seems to be thinner structurally, the billet is one solid piece. I'd love to hear from James Barone on this.

Also say RMM, but honeslty... Other than intake... I'd delete the EGR and add an OCC as early as possible, not a popular option but... peace of mind.

Well donation mod has been completed (y) now onto some RMMs...

It's thinner, but it's solid. The billed is more of a hollow piece - it is not solid steel inside. It is designed to absorb a bit more of the vibrations caused by the engine.

@jbarone

He can tell you how awesome the dogbone is and how its really the only mount for the car.

rmm and fuel pump

Why are people recommending he get a fuel pump before an ap? Unless he gets cpe, he will have to monitor his pressure with something to make sure they were installed properly.

OP, get the RMM, then save for the AP. After that you will want fuel pump and intake and then everything else you want to do after.

The EGR delete and OCC can be done whenever you would like, the sooner the better, but I don't have either on my car so who am I to talk?

I would try to plan on doing internals and the AP in one shot.

That way, you can truly utilize the AP without concern.

That's what I did and highly recommend doing.

@superskaterxes is at the top of my list.

Finkle, you are wise.

LOL... took me like 10 seconds to get it tho :smashfreakB:

Yeah FP and AP should be done together( Ouch, $900 ) but its worth it.

For now I have a cheap bluetooth dongle that works fine for monitoring, Im just really between the 80d and the dog bone ATM ^^

Ill probably get a muffler delete sometime this week too, for a little sound( I found a shop that did my friend's mazda3 for $60)

Im also considering a Rear Sway, so Ill look into that as well.

If you get the 80, you will eventually want to upgrade to the 88. If you ever plan on launching the car, get the 88. Trust me. My engine was still hitting the firewall with the billet mount.

FYI its billet aluminum. Dont want to be insulting, just making sure you understood. That said, go dogbone.

I thought it was steel O_o.

Well, placed my order for the Dogbone, hopefully it'll be here soon!

No prob man. Good luck with the RMM. Like people said, give it some break in time before you decide if you like it or not.

Do the rear motor mount, then save up for AP, and then if you want to push the car get the fp internals etc.

Well thanks for all the input guys, I appreciate it.

I ended up going with Jamie's 88d Dogbone RMM, now time to save save save, get that AP and HPFP!

OK, I'm in a similar position as the OP. I have searched and read, and searched and read...now I'm just confused.

For some reason I thought that I needed internals and AP before the CS-sri on the genpu?

My planned modpath was RMM, AP + Internals, sri, then dp.

Can the stock FP keep up with the sri? It would be easier on the budget to go rmm, cs-sri for now. Then internals and AP after the first of the year.

I'd sworn I was going to keep this car stock.... but yeah, that ain't gonna happen...

RMM and PMM. get some ladies to enjoy the vibes. intake and then AP next.

It's hard to keep this car stock, and once you go down the modding path, god knows where you'll end :biggthumpup:

I hoped to stick to SRI and that's it haha, but soon I revamped my mod-guide, now I plan on going AP, Internals, and probably a DP down the road :439:

Budget is always tight here too, But if I were you ( and at one point, I was) I'd go SRI first, it made a HUGE notable different over stock, these intakes are very restrictive by standard, and opening up the breathing is always good.

Hope you have fun going down this Rabbit hole, I know I am :privateeye:

I live within an hour of corksport. Plan on going down to their BBQ on the 24th and picking up an sri then.

I went through a modded cobra and Lightning... so I know how it goes. Cars are moneypits.

I can afford to buy everything at once... but my wife may force the sale of some guns, or go on a purse binge. Gotta be careful and not piss off the cook...

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