stupid bling aluminum oil filler cap

[nhluhr]

has anybody replaced this pointless piece of crap with a proper plastic oilcap from a regular 3?

There is no point in making these out of aluminum... doing so only adds weight and ensures that you won't be able to comfortably remove the oil cap after driving unless you have a glove on.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

lol really? weight reduction?

[Alejo_NIN]

how much those 3 grams of weight reduction actually give you HP wise?


but i have to agree, the most dumb mod if you like to open the oil cap after a 2 hr drive.

but again, who does this on a regular basis?

[nhluhr]

everytime i change my oil i do it right after a good drive when the oil is hot... taking off that aluminum cap is annoying. Plastic caps are better :)

And no, I'm not REALLY upset by this, I just wanted to bitch because it was silly of them to put it on stock when it adds absolutely no performance benefit whatsoever and only adds weight and reduces usability.

It is Surly Thursday... you HAVE to rant about something on Surly Thursday.

how much those 3 grams of weight reduction actually give you HP wise?Just splitting hairs but it's more like 3 ounces... roughly 80 grams :lol: no, i don't actually want to change it because of the weight difference. I want to change it because it makes no sense to have it and it's annoying when i change my oil.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

lol get a pair of Mechanix gloves :p lol probably cheaper than a new oil cap hehe.... just bustin your balls ;)

[AutoXRacer]

This thread is pointless... (bang)

I personally like the oil cap... I think its the bomb!! (2thumbs)

*The cap helps gain traction up front due to its weight!!!

[nhluhr]

$8.61 MSRP :banana:
I might have my dealership get me one.

[mdavis]

fancy red oil caps result in +5 whp...go a ahead and get a plastic one, but make sure to dyno before and after.....you'll be going back to it in no time

[User Name]

Am I the only one who had a brand new plastic cap in the glove box when I picked up the car from the dealer? It is of course still in the bag in the glove box, the aluminum cap just looks so much nicer.

[gtlaw]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123710894

[FrequentFlyer]

Am I the only one who had a brand new plastic cap in the glove box when I picked up the car from the dealer? It is of course still in the bag in the glove box, the aluminum cap just looks so much nicer.

No, I got one also and I threw mine in my tool chest.

[GoFast]

Am I the only one who had a brand new plastic cap in the glove box when I picked up the car from the dealer? It is of course still in the bag in the glove box, the aluminum cap just looks so much nicer.


yeah me too. i still have it in there

[nhluhr]

what the hell? I didn't get a free plastic one :(

[SuperStretch18]

what the hell? I didn't get a free plastic one :(

I'll trade you the high performance plastic one that came on my CX-7...

[whitey4311]

Damn now I know why I traction roll on right hand turns so bad. I am going plastic ASAP.

[lynx17]

Not only was my plastic oil cap in the glove box, but they thoughtfully bubble-wrapped and boxed the original gas door so I could take that optional satin eyesore off immediately :)

...just doesn't look right on Metro Gray.

[nhluhr]

did anybody with a 2008 get the plastic cap or was that just 2007?

[Betelgeuse]

lol really? weight reduction?

HAHAHAHAHA!! Sorry man I had to laugh.

[peeaanuut]

did anybody with a 2008 get the plastic cap or was that just 2007?

i have an 08 and got the plastic cap bubble wrapped in the hatch area. As a matter of fact I never noticed the red cap when I bought the car (at night) and the next morning I was going to work and put my stuff in the back and saw it sitting there. it had rolled out of the bubble wrap. I thought they had left it off and freaked out for a second. lol

It doesnt bother me when I take it off to cool after a long drive as I drive with gloves on the twisties anyways (have had extremely sweaty hands for my entire life). So it doesn't really bother me one way or the other.

[gtlaw]

did anybody with a 2008 get the plastic cap or was that just 2007?
I have an 08 it came with the plastic cap, but I didn't get that gay looking gas door, just the normal one

[Demi]

lol really? weight reduction?

There is more too it than that. I have before and after dynos showing a 30hp gain. It only works if you have the metal one first however. In all seriousness this thread makes my face hurt. Dude you want the plastic one? Gimme you address, Ill send the damn thing to you. Send me yours in exchange.

[hectik1]

I have an 08 it came with the plastic cap, but I didn't get that gay looking gas door, just the normal one My 08 has the billet cap. Maybe some of the dealers are taking them off the cars when they come in.(sssh)

[silversurfer513]

Go back to NASIOC OT, please....

;-)

[nhluhr]

Go back to NASIOC OT, please....

;-)Jim?

[silversurfer513]

Jim?

Nope, Im a former Subie owner and I recognized your screen name from NASIOC. Im Steve, asthecrowflys on NASIOC. I had an '02 bugeye before I picked up the MS3.

[wisniaPl]

I have nice red painted with mazdaspeed logo on mine came stock

[bjjer]

My plastic cap was bubble wrapped in my glove box when I bought my car. I like the billet cap, so it stays on. Its my bling under my hood.

[jb007ss]

the speed 3 i test drove had a plastic oil cap so i thought mine was plastic too after like a month of driving then i got a flat when i went to the back and i was like what the f__k is that oil cap doing in the back next to the spare then i said what the hell do i got in the motor it was a nice red aluminum oil cap dealer said it was extra but it was already there.

[Beltonius]

Ditto what peanut said. I had looked under the hood at the dealership when I picked it up but hadn't really thought about the bright red 'bling' as being anything other than "eye candy" until I got the car home and my friend opened up the hatch and suddenly we both got very concerned. My assumption is that they don't put the blingy one on until just before you pick it up so it doesnt get scratched/dirty, and then give you the 'stock' one that the car shipped from the factory with.

I have an '08

[nhluhr]

How come the only person in the world who actually wants a plastic cap (me) didn't get one?

(ughdance)

[AutoXRacer]

How come the only person in the world who actually wants a plastic cap (me) didn't get one?

(ughdance)

I didn't get one either...(uhm)
Though I would have just tossed it...I like my red bling oil cap. :D

[bjjer]

How come the only person in the world who actually wants a plastic cap (me) didn't get one?

(ughdance)

Ill sell you mine...cheap.

[clos561]

did anybody with a 2008 get the plastic cap or was that just 2007?

i got a plastic one, 07 it was in the glove box

[phillyb]

i have an 07, and i didn't get a plastic cap. hmmmmmmm

[NYSP33D3]

This thread is pointless... (bang)

I personally like the oil cap... I think its the bomb!! (2thumbs)

*The cap helps gain traction up front due to its weight!!!

IM SITTING HERE LAUGHING I CANT STOP(cryhard)

[eddelgado]

I did not get a plastic one in my glove box either.

I know that at my dealer it got so bad that the Speed3 on the showroom floor was displayed without a cap because they had 2 or 3 of them stolen right off the floor.

Ed