aftermarket hoods!!

[jlocurto]

has anyone put on anytype of aftermarket hood on their Speed3's yet? if so could you guys/girls post some pics of them so i could check them out?
thank you

[stars.eg6]

there are a few people with fiber images carbon fiber hoods. you can find some posts around here with them but other than the oem style i dont konw anything else thats been installed. i know dg motorsports has one but dont know if anyone has bought it.

[edrive73]

I don't think there is much out there as far as aftermarket hoods are concerned. There are a few CF hoods but that's about it as far as I know.

[sl0wthe0ry]

dunno bout the ms3's but ViS makes one for the the MZ3. it's defenitely different style.
here's a quick shot of mine.

http://i35.tinypic.com/s1izxf.jpg

there is a company that makes our hatches in total carbon fiber if you're interested.

[iredremix]

i think fiber images is the only one around for ms3. i wanna get a CF w scoops

[Coozone]

theres one with a small ram air induction in the front of it. looks weak but gonna have to go make your own like me.

[UHATEIT]

Yeah man sucks there aren't too many brand out there with these for our cars. I TOTALLY prefer one with a nice duct or scoop on it.

On EBAY I have seen ones from VIS that are for the mazdaspeed3 and are only OEM shaping tho, but have seen them on there for about $450-500 I believe. Definately pricey but VIS hoods are pretty sturdy and good quality.

[MTuning]

i wouldn't mind getting a cf hood from VIS or seibon if they make them. maybe get a groupbuy going. UHATEIT is that price shipped? thats not a bad deal if it is. i wish there were more aftermarket support for the ms3.

[udontknowjack]

i got quote $200 shippin from su to nor cal....(wow)

[wisniaPl]

get it insured because 80% im sure it will come broken...

[UHATEIT]

i wouldn't mind getting a cf hood from VIS or seibon if they make them. maybe get a groupbuy going. UHATEIT is that price shipped? thats not a bad deal if it is. i wish there were more aftermarket support for the ms3.


naw shipping is like 150-200 or so which BLOWS! It sucks hood are large and expensive to ship. I live in Los Angeles so I can go to the seller and pick it up in person. Just not sure if I wanted to spend $450-500 for an oem shaped hood

[ThreeEdgedSword]

DGM makes a fiberglass scooped hood (http://www.dgmotorsports.com/dgm_product_details.php?ProductID=50-68-3100) - there's images floating about on their page somewhere.

[MTuning]

get it insured because 80% im sure it will come broken...

funny thing about that..i bought a hood from a known shop so insurance was included with shipping price. well DHL lost it for 2 weeks..another story lol but because it was insured DHL was going to refund me or get another hood, but mine was found eventually.



naw shipping is like 150-200 or so which BLOWS! It sucks hood are large and expensive to ship. I live in Los Angeles so I can go to the seller and pick it up in person. Just not sure if I wanted to spend $450-500 for an oem shaped hood

damn, yeah i was going to say, if that was shipped than im down. I wish i could just go pick one up. its hard to find one and being on the east im not even going to try to find a place close to me that stocks one. that's why we need a group buy, i got the VIS one on the integra for $300shipped, no bs. I did get the first order special but the rest was $400/$450 i forget, shipped. still a good deal i think.

yeah, i can honestly say that $500 can go somewhere else, i doubt the stock hood really weighs that much more over the cf but the ricer in me is a cf whore. i think it can just make a car stand out.

[ThreeEdgedSword]

I'd like to see someone do replacement roof panel in CF, like the some of the BMW Motorsports models.

[controlo]

the stock hood feels like an anvil.

[ericrapp]

Any thing to move weight from the the front would be great for chassis balance and to some degree, understeer. What does the stock hood weigh compared to cf pieces?

[Bonafide_Spd3]

Awesome hopefully sometime in the near future they will have somemore cf hoods and in different styles

[typeshluder]

This is from the corksport website. A pretty penny at $1200. (omg)
http://corksport.com/store/image/1ks1a/MS3_Exterior_RE-Amemiya_Ram_Air_Hood.jpg

[Bonafide_Spd3]

Eh... Not really feelin that hood

[wisniaPl]

i like better that one from su that has scoop on the side...

[Quiksilver05]

Maybe if the opening of the hood scoop was wider then it might look decent..

[AAMguy]

i like better that one from su thath has scoop on the side...


I literally have no clue what you just said...

but seriously not a fan of the hood, I would say do a bit for r&d first

[phillyb]

I'd like to see someone do replacement roof panel in CF, like the some of the BMW Motorsports models.

that would be dope. i would do that much quicker than any hood replacement.


the stock hood feels like an anvil.

it's supposed to


Any thing to move weight from the the front would be great for chassis balance and to some degree, understeer. What does the stock hood weigh compared to cf pieces?

i disagree. the stock hood is heavy for a reason. eliminating some of that weight will cause more wheel hop and less traction during acceleration.

fwd car - weight up front to keep the wheels on the ground.

mazda engineered it this way by design, which is why i'd rather have that weight savings up top on the roof to lower the center of gravity and all that.

[imac]

Maybe if the opening of the hood scoop was wider then it might look decent..

i agree. im also not a fan of the tapered look of the scoop. designing a nice scooped hood for this car is tough because the car has an overall rounded look but lots of angular accents on it. a big square scoop like the scoobys have would look out of place too. i do think that a cowl induction style hood would look pretty badass tho.

[wisniaPl]

I literally have no clue what you just said...

but seriously not a fan of the hood, I would say do a bit for r&d first
fuck you learn what su means ansd save stupid commens for your gf in bed (wink)

[phillyb]

I literally have no clue what you just said...

but seriously not a fan of the hood, I would say do a bit for r&d first

he's not easy to understand because he doesn't use punctuation very often

(blah)(blah)(blah)(blah)(blah)

nonetheless, i understand him and give him the benefit of the doubt cause he's in new york. and while long island is not my home town - ny unite

[wisniaPl]

he's not easy to understand because he doesn't use punctuation very often

(blah)(blah)(blah)(blah)(blah)

nonetheless, i understand him and give him the benefit of the doubt cause he's in new york. and while long island is not my home town - ny unite

to be honest I'm to lazy to use dots and other shit....

[phillyb]

too lazy for dots and commas, but not too lazy to take the 'E' out of '[QUOTE]'

LOLOLOL

edit - FUCK, you fixed it

[ericrapp]

that would be dope. i would do that much quicker than any hood replacement.



it's supposed to



i disagree. the stock hood is heavy for a reason. eliminating some of that weight will cause more wheel hop and less traction during acceleration.

fwd car - weight up front to keep the wheels on the ground.

mazda engineered it this way by design, which is why i'd rather have that weight savings up top on the roof to lower the center of gravity and all that.I respect your opinion on this. If i lightened the car i would remove weight from the front on this car in particular The weight bias is a little lopsided for a performance road car. And the stock suspension which favors comfort over stability is a very nice compromise for folks. Also my car is not a drag car. weight is always the enemy in the attempt to move the car along quicker, regardless. with less weight in the front, that will affect the car in many ways for sure. But that stuff I can tune around. Suspension rates and weighting and brake bias can be tuned. The only way to overcome weight is more ponies. and I hate to say it, but our cars are porky already. Lets lighten up and balance the chassis!.... 1200 for a hood wowee. So any one got any weight savings on hoods? thanks for input B

[phillyb]

there's a lot to be saved up there...i think the stock hood is close to 65 pounds if not more

[UHATEIT]

dude to pay 1200 for that one hood with the baby dick sized scoop, I would prefer to buy a scoop and mold it to the hood and have ti repainted for a lot less than that.

NOT TO SOUND RICER... but has anyone should about those sti-style stick on hood scoops? Just having it painted and stick to the hood and cut a hole in the hood for the ait to flow through to the TMIC? I mean, looking at the sti hood stoop it isn't molded to the hood there are indentations and rivets around the scoop and it is removable, so one that sticks on to the hood would probably look just the same so no one can say the sti one is any better than one that sticks on with double sided tape

example:
carbon fiber sti hood scoop installed:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa186/baysonr/zoomzoom4u/subaru/97-01%20sti%20lip/hood%20scoop/DSC04939.jpg

stick on double sided tape hood scoop:
http://i4.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/04/17/9f21_1.JPG

I think they both look the same, you could get the stick on scoop, paint it to match the car and even cut the hole in the hood over the TMIC like the sti/wrx does

Any oppinions on that????

[Bonafide_Spd3]

I personally like the hood scoops. I'm not sure how it would look on our cars though

[1BAD5DR]

I want a hood scoop!!!

[lutexas]

I am looking for a scopp too.

[Bonafide_Spd3]

I dont want to make it look like I want my car to be a subie

[jlocurto]

new hood just came out from fiber images
reminds me a lot like the mustang hoods
its about $1100!!!

[wisniaPl]

i like dg motorsports more, but i think that they only make fiberglass ones :/

[ericrapp]

Ok, wis, help me out again. Which is the lightest? poly u the stock shit I think, fiberglss, or a well sorted carbon like seibon or vs. And which would you pick for a drivers car durability?

[phillyb]

i'm almost certain, as a general rule of thumb, fg is lighter than poly

[wisniaPl]

yep its lighter and as a hood it should work very well.....as good as carbon....my friend have fiberglass one on his 500hp rx7 and never complained......but carbon always will remind me about f1cars, light and hard as shit.....

[ericrapp]

Thanks fellas.

[UHATEIT]

new hood just came out from fiber images
reminds me a lot like the mustang hoods
its about $1100!!!

thats a sick hood, tho that looks like an MS6 that its on

[Gabriel]

Has anyone put a carbon fiber hatch on their MS3's? My factory one has a ding on it and I want to take the chance and replace with a carbon fiber one.

Any suggestions?
I think Fiber Images makes them but I don't know how it looks on an MS3 or if it is worth it.

[08CWP_SoCal_MS3]

Personally, a hood scoop sounds like a crap idea for our cars. It would not flow with the lines of the car and it would look way out of place.

Raised Hood > Hood Scoop (on our cars)

[spdjnke]

I agree with 08. it DEFININATELY does not flow. WE need some sort of a rear vented hood to get all that heat from the turbo out.

[08cosmic3]

new hood just came out from fiber images
reminds me a lot like the mustang hoods
its about $1100!!!

Thats the Jimmy Durante hood from www.Bigricenosemod.com

[08cosmic3]

You clicked on it, didn't you?

[fred114]

Here is the hood scoop that you want:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2893769179_641da533ff_o.jpg

Carbon fiber from fiber images as sold by Street Unit. Several options on color, but I want mine painted black mica like my Speed3

[skubidoobie]

Fiber Images does have a roof skin for our MS3s, and for some odd reason they offer an option of one with a moon roof, didn't think that was ever an option on our cars lol.

[714ms3]

Fiber Images does have a roof skin for our MS3s, and for some odd reason they offer an option of one with a moon roof, didn't think that was ever an option on our cars lol.

We prolly share the same roof as the standard 3 wagons

[ericrapp]

You clicked on it, didn't you?yes n i am ashamed

[mckraut]

I really like that hood that SU is offering. Wish I had $1100 bucks laying around.

[skubidoobie]

I like the DG Motorsports hood, its not huge like the Fiber Images hood. Still debating if I like the DG wing extension....

[creedns]

My uncle works at a mazda dealership. Its somethin like a grand and they'll put a sunroof in and warranty it
Fiber Images does have a roof skin for our MS3s, and for some odd reason they offer an option of one with a moon roof, didn't think that was ever an option on our cars lol.

[ericrapp]

That is the one thing I really miss in this car.

[paylew]

They told me it would be about 2k because of all the air bags, I miss having one but that's a lot of money that could be spent on better things.

[ericrapp]

I guess i am used to the no sky thing, I suppose. Dmn thats a lot o moneys. There is something about your eyes that makes you very attractive P. I cannot quite put my finger on it though. Of course I prefer Blue eyed women myself. If I had a choice.hahah neat picture!

[skubidoobie]

Actually a moonroof isn't put in the speed3 for a reason, body ridgity. I asked about that when I got mine.

[Mike240SX]

I love how all these actual scooped designs (and the photoshops) have the scoop centered, completely forgetting that our TMIC isn't centered. Offset scoop FTW, just like on the FC RX7.

[ericrapp]

Actually a moonroof isn't put in the speed3 for a reason, body ridgity. I asked about that when I got mine.Thats what i figured too, and it also adds agood bit of weight from prevoius reports. Less weight would be my main interest in the after market hood though.

[cosic]

Saw this thread, and quickly ran back to the 2010 MS3 thread to see if it could fit, but nayy! No where close. I think the WRX hood has a better chance :)
http://www.motorauthority.com/content/thumbs/2/0/2010_mazda_3_mps_spy_shots_oct_003-1022-950x673.jpg

[wisniaPl]

Thats what i figured too, and it also adds agood bit of weight from prevoius reports. Less weight would be my main interest in the after market hood though.

im thinking about that also any one know.... how is with carbon images fittment??

[ericrapp]

Saw this thread, and quickly ran back to the 2010 MS3 thread to see if it could fit, but nayy! No where close. I think the WRX hood has a better chance :)
http://www.motorauthority.com/content/thumbs/2/0/2010_mazda_3_mps_spy_shots_oct_003-1022-950x673.jpgHow did you come across this awesome picture?

[UHATEIT]

this is what i have been bitching about for months. we have a tmic and NO HOOD SCOOP. It would have been better if the car came with it stock. Good thing mazda realized this and added it to the newest model.

I talked about cutting a hole in the hood and adding a hood scoop and people tell me i'm a fuckin idiot. But apparently its not a BAD idea if mazda plans to make that STOCK on the next version of the car.

[ericrapp]

Stop bitchin about the stock engenearing, it has a ram air that works! the stock ic is just undersized for your performance oriented drivng style U. And mine too!

[mike8748]

I love the Hood at SU w/ the scoop and I am wanting the Corksport FMIC with it so it will be a true ram air intake.

[cosic]

How did you come across this awesome picture?

I'm sure you realized by now, but from the dozen 2010 MS3 threads that were made within the past 2 days..

[ericrapp]

yep sorry bout that

[ericrapp]

I love the Hood at SU w/ the scoop and I am wanting the Corksport FMIC with it so it will be a true ram air intake.I must admit that CS's design is really pretty awesome!

[UHATEIT]

Stop bitchin about the stock engenearing, it has a ram air that works! the stock ic is just undersized for your performance oriented drivng style U. And mine too!


damn arent you the local post whore? over 2000 posts in not even a year and shit seems like you're everywhere in every thread nonstop. aren't you like 40 or something? give it a rest. I'll bitch if I feel like it. I personally think the car would have looked better with a hood scoop STOCK, those are just my feelings

[phillyb]

i'm a post whore, but not so much here...
fmic ftw...fuck a scoop, but that new pic looks great...

[UHATEIT]

i'm a post whore, but not so much here...
fmic ftw...fuck a scoop, but that new pic looks great...

I like a hood scoop, i like the more aggressive look and it would be functional as well. Doesnt seem right for a toyota 4-runner to have a hood scoop stock, the mini cooper comes with a hood scoop, but the srt-4 has a fmic yet it still has the hood scoop, which doesnt make sense.

either way. in every thread about it I'll bitch. But that guy post whore's WAY MORE than you or I do. But the fact he's referring to my previous postings about it show he has nothing better to do than troll the boards and just happens to remember comments he sees like the ones I make about the hood.
Its like whan than MS3007 guy was on here then got banned eventually, he had like 4000 posts in 6 months.

[jeffjett]

fuck you learn what su means ansd save stupid commens for your gf in bed (wink)



(lol)(lol)(lol)(lol)(lol)(lol)(lol)(lol)

[wisniaPl]

that was preety old but you just made me laugh hahaha(laugh)

[cosic]

Its like whan than MS3007 guy was on here then got banned eventually, he had like 4000 posts in 6 months.

LOL I noticed this. Not his post count, just how fucking often he kept commenting. I'm on a few forums and he's the one person I actually said in my head, "just stfu already, and get off your computer!"

[ericrapp]

I like a hood scoop, i like the more aggressive look and it would be functional as well. Doesnt seem right for a toyota 4-runner to have a hood scoop stock, the mini cooper comes with a hood scoop, but the srt-4 has a fmic yet it still has the hood scoop, which doesnt make sense.

either way. in every thread about it I'll bitch. But that guy post whore's WAY MORE than you or I do. But the fact he's referring to my previous postings about it show he has nothing better to do than troll the boards and just happens to remember comments he sees like the ones I make about the hood.
Its like whan than MS3007 guy was on here then got banned eventually, he had like 4000 posts in 6 months. sorry I did not mean to criticize anyone. i guess I will find something else to do with my time. apologies all round folks and thanks for all the car help

[logik816]

got lucky. didnt break the bank with this one. it's a fiber image oem hood. i need a lip kit like no one's business. haha.

[stevekt]

got lucky. didnt break the bank with this one. it's a fiber image oem hood. i need a lip kit like no one's business. haha.

That's the best looking aftermarket hood on this thread.

[ms3=evokilla]

I know that fiber image makes a half carbon fiber half Kevlar hood has any body seen 1. Because I'm thinking of getting one in red. Do u guy think it would look good with a black car.

[strytnyne]

=/ ...plz dont.

[MM BOOST]

anyone have ANY idea when the fiber images vented hood will be released for the speed3? Can someone contact them or find out? I REALLY think this hood would look mean as hell on a speed 3.

[jam_asian85]

I think they're already available but they're made to order.

[MM BOOST]

see that's not a smart idea because not a single picture of the hood on a speed 3 has been released, so we don't even know what it looks like! The only pictures I've seen is on a speed 6, which the hood is significantly different.

[skubidoobie]

SU has pics.

[Renzokuken]

see that's not a smart idea because not a single picture of the hood on a speed 3 has been released, so we don't even know what it looks like! The only pictures I've seen is on a speed 6, which the hood is significantly different.

If I were to see a picture, it would make or break wethe I would buy one, cause I want one, but Im not buyin somethin without seeing it first.

[DreSEL]

this is what i have been bitching about for months. we have a tmic and NO HOOD SCOOP. It would have been better if the car came with it stock. Good thing mazda realized this and added it to the newest model.

I talked about cutting a hole in the hood and adding a hood scoop and people tell me i'm a fuckin idiot. But apparently its not a BAD idea if mazda plans to make that STOCK on the next version of the car.


I read somewhere that the reason why Mazda is using a hood scoop is because the new 3's grill does not allow enough air through to feed the IC.

[Matt_MS3]

Anybody with pics of a red kevlar hood on a true red MS3?(drive)

[meicalnissyen]

Eh... Not really feelin that hood

Right

[Nliiitend1]

Actually a moonroof isn't put in the speed3 for a reason, body ridgity. I asked about that when I got mine.

Exactly.

If you've ever had your MS3's headliner out, you know PRECISELY why a moonroof was not on the options list... ;)

[meicalnissyen]

that would be dope. i would do that much quicker than any hood replacement.



it's supposed to



i disagree. the stock hood is heavy for a reason. eliminating some of that weight will cause more wheel hop and less traction during acceleration.

fwd car - weight up front to keep the wheels on the ground.

mazda engineered it this way by design, which is why i'd rather have that weight savings up top on the roof to lower the center of gravity and all that.

Wow,
more weight=more acceleration

top fuel garbage truck commin up

[Nliiitend1]

(lol2)

[maestro]

Exactly.

If you've ever had your MS3's headliner out, you know PRECISELY why a moonroof was not on the options list... ;)

Do a search, someone did put a sun/moon roof in their speed and had some interesting comments.

[Nliiitend1]

No need for me to search, unless there was some sort of revelation in the thread that negates the fact that there are huge structural reinforcements running right across where the moonroof would normally be that would have to be cut out in order to install one.

[ericrapp]

No need for me to search, unless there was some sort of revelation in the thread that negates the fact that there are huge structural reinforcements running right across where the moonroof would normally be that would have to be cut out in order to install one. Someone wrote that a moon/sun roof added like 60 pounds. I thought the motivation was structural. But i still miss having one

[MM BOOST]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture004.jpg

[blue-sun]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture004.jpg

looks good! how's the fitment on it?

[MM BOOST]

it's not mine bro, I have a cosmic blue speed. I just found the pics on another forum, figure'd everyone would like seeing them.

[PCspeed3]

that would look fantastic on my car, with my black roof and all. too bad I am done modding.....

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

Thats the one that SU is selling right? I think it would look better on a black car. Still the MS3 should have come stock with a hood scoop stock

[MM BOOST]

bump for those who haven't seen these pics. I think it would look good with it all painted except the scoop...or just paint the sides of it behind the headlight to follow the lines of the car.

[Nliiitend1]

What does the underside look like?

[daonly1around]

messes with the lines of the car TOO much...

[meicalnissyen]

=/ ...plz dont.

OOOOOH imagine that cf hood with snowflake paint, except on the side areas

yummy

[meicalnissyen]

looks good! how's the fitment on it?
Ugh, Like f'in the fat chick

[Speed3Rookie]

Me likey...
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[BluMicaR]

Where's a link to the oft-referred to CF hatch door?

[mikesul]

That is a great looking hood, but I would paint mine to match my MGM. More stealth look.

[twelveinch]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cudz340/Picture004.jpg


Mercy!!! That scoop is bigger than I though when I saw the pictures.....drools........

Looks like another transaction coming my way on Monday..I was going to wait but I can't- damn you mod bug....damn you!!!!

[UHATEIT]

pics of that red car have some giggles in my coming out. First he put 2.3 badges on the side... while many of us are removing badges/shaving, this person is adding them. Also he painted crazy red lines through the front mustache. Lastly, looks like he's got some rice in him, drilling holes just above the fog lights to add those wannabe audi style leds that stick out, some thing thats the next fashion statement for cars now is to add the audi type leds.

Otherwise, the hood is very nice. Sucks we have to pay more for that the srt-4 comes with stock... a vented/scooped hood. Hey, at least we get power windows tho.

[ericrapp]

Buy the 2010, they come with the hood scoop standard equipment!

[xgeoffx801]

Buy the 2010, they come with the hood scoop standard equipment!

It's true. They look fucking sick!!!

[xgeoffx801]

150002

[ericrapp]

rock it till the wheels fall off!!

[ByrdMan23]

pics arent good but i just got it yesterday..

[jlocurto]

nice.. reminds me of the previous model mustang gt hood scoops

[PaPaSpeed]

pics arent good but i just got it yesterday..

The pics are good, looks great.

[ByrdMan23]

thanks. i plan on finding a good spot now that its clean and get a good camera so you can acutally see the CF and stuff..

-Yea the 2010 comes with a scoop but If i remember right the estimated price is higher than the 07-09

[MM BOOST]

pics of that red car have some giggles in my coming out. First he put 2.3 badges on the side... while many of us are removing badges/shaving, this person is adding them. Also he painted crazy red lines through the front mustache. Lastly, looks like he's got some rice in him, drilling holes just above the fog lights to add those wannabe audi style leds that stick out, some thing thats the next fashion statement for cars now is to add the audi type leds.

Otherwise, the hood is very nice. Sucks we have to pay more for that the srt-4 comes with stock... a vented/scooped hood. Hey, at least we get power windows tho.

actually, the audi leds above the fogs look right at home on the 3. I was thinking about doing them on mine, I think it looks sick on the 3 body style.

http://www.mazda3ownersclub.co.uk/photos/neeldub/gallery/11%2011%202008/slides/2IMG_1947.JPG

http://www.mazda3ownersclub.co.uk/photos/neeldub/gallery/11%2011%202008/slides/2IMG_1939.JPG

On another note, Damn that hood looks really good. Wished it wasn't so damn expensive!