$2500...what to do?

[mac823]

So like the title says, I've got 2500 bucks that I can blow on my MS3. I just got the car and I'm loving it. I already put in solid shifter bushings and a rear MM. I'm about to purchase a catch can too. What should I get with the 2500 bucks?? It's a DD so I want gas mileage with normal driving to be the same. I definitely want some go fast mods though too. What should I put the money towards??

[MZRDISI4]

COBB AP and intake matched with a CP-E rear motor mount

[GQ_WhiteMS3]

It says the rear mount was done ...

I will pass on what was said to me, and what I've got and have on order.

Currently done:
Cobb SRIntake
Forge BPV
TWM Shortshifter with bushings
18" tenzo dc6 bronze wheels with Kumho Ecsta spt rubber

On order:
Cobb AP
SU Testpipe
CPE Rear MM
Cobb FMIC
Denso ITV22 plugs

Next:
Fuel pump internals
catted downpipe & finnish off the exhaust
side & trans mount
BSD and windage tray

[ATE BALLER]

Even better, buy Ford stock. It's down below $2/share and they don't owe the government any money.

[Darksun280]

get a 91 awd eagle talon.

[aaronc7]

you can sponsor me and buy me parts

[ThrillaSpeed3]

Cobb AP (unleash hidden power)
Trans Mounts (keep the engine from rockin even more)
cai/sri + turbo inlet (let the car breath in)
BPV (runnin' and likin' the Forge)

the rest of the money u should be donated to the forum.

[ms3jake]

Tranny mount, full length downpipe, short shifter, sri, fmic or tmic, inlet, sway bars and springs. If your into drag racing, slicks. Save the rest of your money until they find out what the deal is our motor limitations.

[cortytx8]

intake, TBE, TMIC, CDFP internals, H&R springs, if you anything left over, COBB AP

[08_ms3_gt]

intake ~200
trans mount ~100
downpipe ~600
FMIC ~1000
Cobb AP ~700

considering you can get stuff like AP's and downpipes cheaper if you buy used or talk to Randy, that'd bring you in around 2500.

after installing that stuff, you'd probably also need a better fuel pump for ~600, after which you'd probably start considering suspension upgrades.

but, if you're lucky enough to have that shit and NOT lose fuel pressure, then your car would prolly be upper 200's whp.

or you can give me your cobra in exhange for my AP, intake, and Forge valve, and you'll have enough extra money to buy the fuel pump

[mdogg]

car payments (or as Phil suggested.... put it towards another car if you want to go fast)

[08_ms3_gt]

Originally Posted by mdogg car payments (or as Phil suggested.... put it towards another car if you want to go fast)

look at his sig - he already has another car that is plenty fast.

[nighthawk358]

cp-e dp, cai or sri, turbo inlet, fmic, pump internals, short shifter and tranny mount

[killa cam]

cp-e DP, intake, inlet, Standback, FMIC. there are people on these forums that would give you a good deal if you bought it all together!

[mac823]

Originally Posted by GQ_WhiteMS3 It says the rear mount was done ... I will pass on what was said to me, and what I've got and have on order. Currently done: Cobb SRIntake Forge BPV TWM Shortshifter with bushings 18" tenzo dc6 bronze wheels with Kumho Ecsta spt rubber On order: Cobb AP SU Testpipe CPE Rear MM Cobb FMIC Denso ITV22 plugs Next: Fuel pump internals catted downpipe & finnish off the exhaust side & trans mount BSD and windage tray

Wow thanks a ton for all those suggestions! I like a lot of those ideas and will definitely be doing some of them

Originally Posted by ATE BALLER Even better, buy Ford stock. It's down below $2/share and they don't owe the government any money.

Haha good call! I am already playing the marker though so I'm okay for now

Originally Posted by Darksun280 get a 91 awd eagle talon.

Haha I already have a fast car, although the talons are quite nice. Basically the Evo's predecessor

Originally Posted by aaronc7 you can sponsor me and buy me parts

I wish man, I'm 22 and on my last year of college, I don't have that kind of money yet haha.

Originally Posted by ms3jake Tranny mount, full length downpipe, short shifter, sri, fmic or tmic, inlet, sway bars and springs. If your into drag racing, slicks. Save the rest of your money until they find out what the deal is our motor limitations.

So our motors are pretty limited than on what can be done??

Originally Posted by cortytx8 intake, TBE, TMIC, CDFP internals, H&R springs, if you anything left over, COBB AP

After doing a little more reading up this is exactlyyy what I was thinking of doing!

Originally Posted by 08_ms3_gt intake ~200 trans mount ~100 downpipe ~600 FMIC ~1000 Cobb AP ~700 considering you can get stuff like AP's and downpipes cheaper if you buy used or talk to Randy, that'd bring you in around 2500. after installing that stuff, you'd probably also need a better fuel pump for ~600, after which you'd probably start considering suspension upgrades. but, if you're lucky enough to have that shit and NOT lose fuel pressure, then your car would prolly be upper 200's whp. or you can give me your cobra in exhange for my AP, intake, and Forge valve, and you'll have enough extra money to buy the fuel pump

Haha oh that definitely sounds like a fair enough trade. haha. That car is where alllll my money has gone for the last 2 years

Originally Posted by mdogg car payments (or as Phil suggested.... put it towards another car if you want to go fast)

Yahh like 08 ms3 gt said I definitely already have another car that goes fast! 10's in the 1/4 to be exact!




The main thing I wanna do guys is make the car faster, but maintain the streetability of the car and not really lose any gas mileage in the process (under normal driving i mean of course)

[xxandrossxx]

You and I are pretty much in the same boat. My goal for now is about 300 corrected WHP on the stock turbo with stock boost levels (5500 ft elevation ftl) till they figure out more about our motors. I don't know if this is possible or not, but I'm gonna try

I'm waiting on a a COBB SRI and Turbo Inlet Hose and TRZ motor mount to arrive from PG. My next move is most likely gonna be the ETS TMIC 1 step colder plugs and a COBB STS (if I can find one) and a dashhawk. If im still not at my goal I would probably be looking at the PG reworked k04 and their tubular manifold.

[xxspeed3]

I always like to start with wheels, suspension and tires. makes a world of a difference but you'll be pushing the 2500. Nice wheel around 1000 at least, if you just did a cobb stage 2 and some tires like mines azenis-615, then you might have some dough left for a cobb intake and turbo inlet.

[Bigbody250]

I have the same exact speed3 as you... Get a COBB SRI, Turbo Inlet, Test pipe, A good Rear MM(do research... all have pros and cons), Top mount IC, and of course an AP. With that you should have right about 290-310whp and 300-320wtq on a dynojet sunning a stage 2 OTS 93 octane map.

[mac823]

Originally Posted by Bigbody250 I have the same exact speed3 as you... Get a COBB SRI, Turbo Inlet, Test pipe, A good Rear MM(do research... all have pros and cons), Top mount IC, and of course an AP. With that you should have right about 290-310whp and 300-320wtq on a dynojet sunning a stage 2 OTS 93 octane map.

I definitely will do all that! The ONLY problem, is here in Socal we have shitty 91 octane gas, so 93 is out of the question

[I<3Groceries]

Save it, put it towards another car, or pay off some debt.

[Cornerfreak]

Hookers and blow!

[danesti]

ya for 91 oct!!!!

get AP, intake, test pipe, call it a day. doesnt really get much better after those mods to be honest.

[Unoriginalusername]

pay off the car and any other debts first. After that, CPE DP, Cobb SRI, Cobb Sways, STS, Cobb AP and FMIC, MM etc.

[08_ms3_gt]

Originally Posted by danems6 ya for 91 oct!!!! get AP, intake, test pipe, call it a day. doesnt really get much better after those mods to be honest.

srsly? your bigger turbo didn't make a difference?

i've been thinking about getting a test pipe, except it seems to be hit or miss as to whether it works with stg1/stg2 maps since it's somewhere in between.

[danesti]

havent really had a chance to try the turbo out yet...
i just happened to install a racepipe for a local ms6 the other day, took it for a ride (intake and TP only) and i realized it wasnt bad. felt nice.

[doubleflusher]

Vegas baby!!!!!!

[ms3guy22]

you should buy as much of my set-up as you can.

[FantasmoNegro]

Originally Posted by ATE BALLER Even better, buy Ford stock. It's down below $2/share and they don't owe the government any money.

Actualy its over $4 a share right now. I bought a couple shares 5 weeks ago @ 1.70 and have essentially doubled my money in that same five weeks. Now if you wait until the quarterly reports come out it may drop down some but not much (due to the fact they may not have pulled a profit this quarter).

[Urkend]

2 chicks at the same time.

[Driverman5777]

Originally Posted by mac823 So like the title says, I've got 2500 bucks that I can blow on my MS3. I just got the car and I'm loving it. I already put in solid shifter bushings and a rear MM. I'm about to purchase a catch can too. What should I get with the 2500 bucks?? It's a DD so I want gas mileage with normal driving to be the same. I definitely want some go fast mods though too. What should I put the money towards??

haha... BLOW on his speed3... that could end up being ironic

[stageup]

lump sum car payment

all my ot and extra cash goes to car payments, don't really want to mess with the car until it's paid off.



the mounts for sure but i think you got htem already, i only got the sri for a little bit better gas mileage
and the bpv was used and i got a good deal on it.

[Scatt Nasty]

buy an 1100 dollar CF hood, a bov, and some nice rims.

[mac823]

Haha some of these responses are hilarious. I will definitely take all those options into consideration. I have money to use on the car now because I graduate in three months and luckily have a lot of family so I'll get a good amount of cash to help pay some of the car off and than still save up for the future with that. So right now I'm gonna use this money for some fun. Especially since its my tax return!

[wisniaPl]

save it for an evo

[mac823]

Originally Posted by wisniaPl save it for an evo

Haha why would I want an evo when I have a cobra that I can put less money into and have a lot quicker 1/4 time. If I spent 4k more on my cobra I could have a TT kit putting out 1100rwhp on race gas and throw an auto in it and run 8's haha

[Breakdown81]

I think you need to get a hold of the most expensive 2500 dollar "escort" you can find. thatd be the best mod for the money.

[wassup61]

Good starter mods are Intake, Motor Mount and Top Mount Intercooler.


Thanks,
Jeff at PG

[mac823]

Originally Posted by Breakdown81 I think you need to get a hold of the most expensive 2500 dollar "escort" you can find. thatd be the best mod for the money.

Hahaha that would be hilarious yet awesome. When i first read it i thought you mean like a ford escort and i was like WTF?! haha after I read it again i started laughing my ass off.

Originally Posted by wassup61 Good starter mods are Intake, Motor Mount and Top Mount Intercooler. Thanks, Jeff at PG

Those are my plans exactly! Since I already have the MM coming I'm going to get a tranny mount, intake, downpipe, test pipe, TMIC and prbly an accessport. I will PM you when I'm read to purchase things and see how your prices are!! Thanks for the help Jeff!

[wisniaPl]

Originally Posted by mac823 Haha why would I want an evo when I have a cobra that I can put less money into and have a lot quicker 1/4 time. If I spent 4k more on my cobra I could have a TT kit putting out 1100rwhp on race gas and throw an auto in it and run 8's haha

i meant save for an evo so you can buy it when this car will blow(ms3 not cobra)

[GFish]

buy a pos shit car registar and insure so when the mazda blows you have something else to drive