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I'm the 3rd (as I'm being led to believe from the maintenance records) owner of a Crystal White Pearl Mazdaspeed3 GT from 09, currently with 162000 miles on it, located in northern California for school, but originally from the bay area. I bought the car thanksgiving of 2017 with a few mods on it consisting of Koni FSD, rear and front Corksport sway bars, and a Damond Motorsport PMM, and a COBB SRI. I've installed a Corksport short throw shifter and shift knob, autotech HPFP internals, and recently I've purchased an AP. I'm currently running OTS from cobb as I feel like the mods I have don't warrant an E-Tune. The car was originally from the east coast which is apparent as a vast majority of my bolts are a nice eastern brown.

That pretty much sums up my ownership of the car so far, I've enjoyed it thoroughly.

 

Welcome! OTS maps are historically bad/borderline unsafe. Totally get an e tune.

 

Welcome! Cobb ots tune are shiat.
Now if you want a good ots tune that is actually slightly customized for your care freektune has them for around 75$ Justin will do a maf calibration for your car and then send you a revision then follow up on that one to ensure your cars doing well. Edit: and by follow up I mean reviews the log to ensure not to lean/knock etc actually looks over it like he would a normal tune. And would send another revision if needed /edit

I ran one for years and my car ran better than stock tune and certainly better than Cobb's shit.

If you want a good power gain toss on a DP and intercooler (or just DP) then do the tune and you'll pick up a Decent chunk.

 

Welcome man! I ran an ots map for a long time but ran too lean all the time. I would get what @Awafrican suggested. It’s affordable and safest, plus more power so it’s a win win.

 

I've got a DP and a TR6 FMIC core, and NGK 1 step colder spark plugs sitting in my room right now waiting for my tax return and for when I make a trip home to the bay to install them. Then I'm planning on going custom freektune.

I was planning on running the JBR FMIC pipping kit and custom make some brackets for the inter-cooler and power steering lines. I was looking into it and it seems to be as straight forward as some L shaped peaces of metal, unless anyone has any input otherwise

 

nice! you could also run CX racing piping, get it from RPM store though, they sell just the pipes with extenders and some rub protection, can also buy FMIC mounting kit from them. http://www.therpmstore.com/store/p/892-CX-Racing-FMIC-Piping-customized-by-RPM-for-Mazdaspeed-3.html

 

Are you recommending CX racing as it's better quality than JBR or it's cheaper? I've only heard that the JBR kit will flex or something under HIGH boos , which i'm not planning on running

 

I'm recommending it because it's cheaper and shouldn't flex. Now the pipe coming down infront of of power steering sometimes rub, so giving it a little dent there usually resolves that problem rpm sleeving it also helps.

 

I run the CX piping, no complaints.

 

JBR is trash

 

Ok sounds sounds good, I'll probably go CX then and throw some foam between the PS lines and piping.

Can I be lead to assume that the Gen1 TR8 brackets sold on RPM will work for a TR6? or should I be getting the TR6 Gen2 brackets?

 

Kit fits both, rpm store sells the JBR brackets, here's JBRs product link
http://www.jamesbaroneracing.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=847

 

Welcome!