2009 Mazda MAZDA3 - QLD: Brisbane  

mpsbne

• View Member Profile
• Leave Feedback

• mpsbne
• Site Newbie
• Member No.: 257,256
• Joined: 2-March 13
• Posts: 7

My journey begins in December 2010 when I made the decision to purchase a 2009 Celestial Blue Gen2 Mazda3 MPS. The logic (at the time) was to buy a car that had every modern luxury and convenience available within my budget and was to include the performance I have always enjoyed! After a lot of research and test piloting of different brands I simply couldn’t go past this little rocket! The theory was simple – I now have everything I need as a daily driver and with the power it had as standard there was no NEED to do anything. That’s of course, before I found OZMPSCLUB a few months after my purchase, which happened to be patronised by a bunch of enthusiastic, knowledgeable & really friendly dudes and chicks who loved to get more out of their own Rockets!

ENTER THE MOD BUG – at this time I had to re-access and again my head must rule my heart, so I made a sub-conscious decision there and then that once I reached 200fwkw that was it! Now I know there is a whole lot more power I can get out of this little machine but I need to continually remind myself that it is a daily driver and at 200kw this is now a fairly powerful hatch but will still also be a comfortable ride! So I am now there, THIS IS IT!

During my modding journey I have made some good and bad decisions but in the end I’m happy with what I have finally put together…

Performance Mods Include

2XS FMIC
Corksport Coolant Tank
Ceramic Coated Intake Manifold
JBR Thermal Insulating Throttle Body Gasket
JBR Thermal Insulating Intake Manifold Gasket
JBR EGR Block-off Kit
VTCS Delete
NGK Iridium IX Spark Plugs (1 step colder)
Autotech HPFP Internals
ATS Twin DP
2XS Custom 3in Stainless Steel CBE
Magnaflow Muffler with 4in Double Wall Angle Exhaust Tips
2XS Turbo Inlet Pipe
Injen Short Ram Intake
JBR 70a RMM
JBR Short Shift Plate
Cobb AP Tuned by Stratified to 290bhp @ 21psi, 400nm torque

Traction/Handling Mods Include

DGR Adjustable Coilovers (2XS Racing)
DBA4000 Series T3 Slotted Rotors
Remsa Brake Pads
SuperPro Anti-Lift Kit (Fulcrum Suspensions)
Rear Toe Arm Adjusters (2XS Racing)
DTM P10.1 Chromium Black Wheels 18x8.5 +40 Offset
Hankook Ventus S1 Evo2 Tyres - 225/40


Aesthetic Upgrades Include

2XS LED Bulb Interior & Exterior Upgrade Kit
2XS HID Fog Light Upgrade
Painted Headlight Housings Flat Black
Morimoto D2S 6K HID Headlight Bulb Upgrade
Corksport Rear Bumper LEDs
Visual Garage Shark Fin Antenna
Stock Calipers Painted 27K Magnum Grey
Dark Graphite MPS Front Door Decals (@Muzza)
HIC Tinted Window Shields
Lakin Front Number Plate Bracket
PPQ Personalised Plates – MPS 309
Custom Painted Engine Bay
Knightsports Front Bar

Interior Upgrades Include

Fusion CP Series, 12” Sub in Custom Fibreglass Wheel Well Enclosure
Fusion CA-AM10900, 1600W, 2 Channel Monoblock Amp
Hollandia 700 series 2 Sunroof

Day One & first mod, Injen SRI...





Then it just went on and on....and on from there haha

And so ends my modding journey….until next time (DOH! DID I JUST TYPE THAT OR THINK IT), Thanks for reading!

This post has been edited by mpsbne: May 12 2014, 04:46 PM

Check out these other rides...