broster
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after looking at a few Mini cooper s's i decided i couldn't handle such a small boot, and fun as they are they lacked a bit performance wise for me, so after a quick check of piston heads i went to look at a mazda 3 MPS with the aerosport kit, absolutely mint car as the right money so took it away! great performance, and practical!
not took any of my own pictures yet.
very impressed, can't believe they aren't that popular, especially for the money!
whiteline bits have been ordered along with a new air filter setup, then its time to have a map, exhaust and intercooler..... 
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whitter45
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Graham will have some good info to post
Lovely car
[Edited on 15-09-2011 by whitter45]
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Gareth
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Looks lovely with the aero kit 
How much power will it be after the mods?
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Steve
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first journey in it to come and collect this wheel!
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broster
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steve, i promise ill sort it tomorrow, i keep forgetting! sorry!
Gareth, no idea, but I'm interested in seeing if the cosworth inlet we do for the st-150 fits....
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Steve
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lol kk, car is nice btw
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Robin
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It should do, so should pete's exhaust manifold 
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
It should do, so should pete's exhaust manifold
with a gt30 yes?
lol! no no no
steve,thanks!
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
Graham will have some good info to post
Lovely car
[Edited on 15-09-2011 by whitter45]
i spoke to him a bit before i bought it, very helpful!
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Robin
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You need to do proper back to back testing on the filter setup.
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broster
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ill do one when it turns up, i doubt its going to make the claimed figures tho!
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3CorsaMeal
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Liking these, could also get my fishing gear in one, fast and practical
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Jon_C
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Like these. My mate used to have a 6 mps but traded it in for an m5. The 6 was awesome though.
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makincorsac
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my mate has the newer 1 with 270bhp
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makincorsac
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quote:
Originally posted by makincorsac
my mate has the newer 1 with 270bhp
and it pisses all over the rx8
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon_C
Like these. My mate used to have a 6 mps but traded it in for an m5. The 6 was awesome though.
I thought about a 6 but having the m5 aswell kinda ment I was doubling up on cars!
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Eddx14xe
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Didn't realise these were so cheap.
There 2007 ones with like 20,000 miles going for around £8,000.
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Jon_C
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His 6 was a bit of a nightmare. Spent more time in the garage than on the road. Cost him a fortune I think. Had so many new parts thrown at it. When it did work though it was brilliant.
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A2H GO
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I'm sure they're great cars but can't get my head around the looks, look like a window locker bus to me.
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big eck
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Great cars for the money and I love the looks.
Only thing that put me off was the tax so I bought the golf  that worked out well eh.
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j10E W
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hope the m5 is staying
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by makincorsac
my mate has the newer 1 with 270bhp
New ones have the same engines and still make 256bhp.
Saying about air filters making claimed figures, my Cobb SRi claims 10bhp, and it made 266bhp on the rollers with just that air filter, so was bang on!
Good choice in colour with a few choice mods the car is so much fun
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Chris F
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Love these
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adiohead
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Not bad but I'd rather a 6
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Saying about air filters making claimed figures, my Cobb SRi claims 10bhp, and it made 266bhp on the rollers with just that air filter, so was bang on!
K&N quote 25.68bhp peak gain on their Typhoon kit. It won't make that as a headline gain though, that I'm sure of. It'll be somewhere in the mid range no doubt, which is a bit cheeky.
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