my true love... true red 08 MS3 GT <3 new pictarssssss

[stephani3]

Front lip installed... garage vary replica

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/iphone005.jpg

install!!!!! i was so happy to finally get it... been waiting almost 3 months for it.

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/iphone006.jpg

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/iphone007.jpg

Got dyno'ed on saturday... not sure what went wrong but this dyno was so off...

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone001.jpg

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone002.jpg

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone003.jpg

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone005.jpg

video:

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/th_iphone028.jpg (http://s533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/?action=view&current=iphone028.flv)

these are in order...

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/Dyno1.png

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/Dyno2.png

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/Dyno3.png

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/dyno4.png

getting installed soon...

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/iphone011.jpg

:D

[AAMguy]

car looks good, but holy myspace pose batman!

lol

[JCell]

i really like that lip, gives the car some attitude

[EMPIRE]

The car looks nice with the lip added on. Like the wheels too.

[SPEED3TYPE2]

whats up with the 130hp dyno? u need some mods sweetheart! u should have also had that fan blowing on top of the tmic

[stephani3]

ummm i do have mods

cobb sf intake, corksport rp, ghl cbe, turbosmart bov

and the dyno was wrong. 218 was the highest i got, which is way off.

[mazdaspeedster3]

I sure hope that is way off.

[SPEED3TYPE2]

yeah that dyno is WAY off. you still need to get that fmic you where wanting..

[mazdaspeedster3]

Those, have dyno will travel kits though are unreliable and very rarely calibrated.

[mazdaspeedster3]

So you have a hydro shield on your cobb filter?

[stephani3]

So you have a hydro shield on your cobb filter?

no?



the guy who owns the dyno swears up and down that its correct.. and even has people backing him up... hmmm how do you explain an srt-10 viper dynoing low... and my modded ms3 pulling 218... yeahh not even close.

[AAMguy]

i think underpass dynos usually arent that reliable....

but on a serious note i wouldnt trust a thing on that dyno heck i dont trust a lot of dynos at shops around here...

yet i do trust my dyno jet :)

[stephani3]

yeah i just did the dyno for s&g's... ended up pretty disappointed but i think a lot of people were lol

[mastadon]

weren't you a blonde...

[AAMguy]

oh and btw i didnt think anyone could make the ms3 look as big as u do, u look tiny in that car haha :)

[Rush]

There has GOT to be something wrong with that dyno. There is simply NO way that you're making only 20 more hp than my MSP was with a horrifically leaking exhaust manifold and the nightmare stock tune. That just isn't possible.

[mazdaspeedster3]

Scary, hope you didnt pay much for that.

[stephani3]

oh and btw i didnt think anyone could make the ms3 look as big as u do, u look tiny in that car haha :)

hehe i get that a lot =P

weren't you a blonde...

yeah haha needed a change

ppl on m3f are saying that i SHOULD be at about 250 to the wheels... does that sound about right?

[AAMguy]

no u should be more, i made 250 with just an intake...

[stephani3]

which intake?

[AAMguy]

hks.

but then again all my cars tend to be factory freaks, mostly because of my secretive break in approach to the car.

[SPEED3TYPE2]

no u should be more, i made 250 with just an intake...

its hard to compare dynos to dynos there are many enviromentl factors with each dyno..

[AAMguy]

well duh, i hate that comeback, if she was on a mustang there would be a huge difference, but her numbers were really low, to the point where something is either wrong with the car or wrong with the dyno. Plus there are measurements to counteract each dyno using equations to very every factor. So any moron that wants to compare numbers from dyno to dyno can due so with just a wee bit of research

[stephani3]

yea i think it was a mustang dyno... pretty sure there's nothing wrong with the car itself, its been running fine.

[AAMguy]

did you ice the ic inbetween runs or anything?

[SPEED3TYPE2]

well duh, i hate that comeback, if she was on a mustang there would be a huge difference, but her numbers were really low, to the point where something is either wrong with the car or wrong with the dyno. Plus there are measurements to counteract each dyno using equations to very every factor. So any moron that wants to compare numbers from dyno to dyno can due so with just a wee bit of research

WELL DUH! You where trying to compare your dyno to what she should be making(spank) on a real dyno. I'm talking about comparing the same dyno (dynojet or mustang) is not an accurate comaprison becuase of enviromental factors.....DUH Also was was speaking in the context of what she is reeally making, NOT this stupid bogus dyno she was on..

[AAMguy]

LOL no but seriously the most accurate dynos in the world can usually be found under a highway

;)

[stephani3]

haha it was at a car show... they shut down the main road in charleston for this show and they set the dyno/tuner cars up under the bridge :P

[AAMguy]

haha i figured i was just messing with you.

looks like a fun time

[SPEED3TYPE2]

Yeah looks like fun but hope you didnt pay to much for that dyno..

[stephani3]

it definitely was... i got sunburnt, but its all good... check out this burnout...

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone011.jpg

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone010.jpg

[AAMguy]

especially since it looks like she was the one actually making the pulls. i laugh when kids ask me to even ride in their car when i am tuning there cars.

[stephani3]

Yeah looks like fun but hope you didnt pay to much for that dyno..

$50 for 4 pulls lol

& yeah i didn't know what the heck i was doing... i think thats why my first 2 were really low... i didn't have it completely floored or anything.

[AAMguy]

it definitely was... i got sunburnt, but its all good... check out this burnout...

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone011.jpg

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone010.jpg

is that your horrible mazda paint coming while u r flying down the road??
hahaaahhaa

[stephani3]

lmao

stfu :P

[AAMguy]

why were u the one making the pulls though? did they not even have anyone there to run the thing, or did yall just rent the machine?

[stephani3]

idk... its one guy who owns the dyno and he was running it and didn't have anyone to help. i was like "wait, so i have to drive it?! what do i do?!"

[AAMguy]

wow thats shocking...I am ceritified through dynojet, I just cant fathum the idea of customers paying 50 bucks and then being told to run their owns car. Dangerous for you, the car and the people around it.

[mazdaspeedster3]

What gear were you ending your dyno pull in?

[AAMguy]

if she says 1st or 2nd i think we will know what the problem is lol

[stephani3]

lol 4th gear :P

[AAMguy]

whewwww...but u never had it to the floor?

[stephani3]

not for the first two pulls

[AAMguy]

well that would explain some of it, whomever told u to do it yourself needs to be shot...

that is all

[nate0123]

not for the first two pulls
that's like downshifting during a drag race (hand)

f+f style :D

[Kain]

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone011.jpg

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/cupcakeMS3/10-4-2008/iphone010.jpg


I was studying the people more than the burnout. Yup, that's what I remember of West Virginia the one time I drove through it.

[stephani3]

lmaooooo

[AAMguy]

yes west va loves hats

[stephani3]

whats wrong with hats :P

i rock em

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/25/l_d766e99de7e5463785802d627e76469b.jpg

mah favvvvv

[AAMguy]

myspace pics ftl

lol

and digi cameras have this little button called "auto redeye reduction" its pretty nifty u should check it out

[stephani3]

actually my friend took that and it was supposed to be kind of a sneak attack pic

no time for that shit, we do work son

[ScratchNSniff]

I like those rims...

[AAMguy]

omg and u talk in hardcore slang!

I DONT KNOW WHAT U R SAYING!!!

"do work" honestly??

lol

[SPEEDYHANS]

aaaa i see u got the guage pod lol hope u like it

[Olestra]

Your dyno graphs look like the happy sandwich bread in your avatar.

[Jasnall]

I did 250 whp with a COBB sri and Synapse BOV, on a middle of the road dyno, so I would say you should be higher.

[AAMguy]

well the synapse most likely gave you that extra 20whp

[enviedsvt]

whats wrong with hats :P

i rock em

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/25/l_d766e99de7e5463785802d627e76469b.jpg

mah favvvvv


lol, THAT IS DOIN WORK

DONE GOOD!

[stockms3]

wow THATS FCKING HOTTTTTTTT......the car I mean LOL

[jeffjett]

whats wrong with hats :P

i rock em

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/25/l_d766e99de7e5463785802d627e76469b.jpg

mah favvvvv

Heck with pics of the car, let's see more pics of cupcake !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PCspeed3]

my god, those dyno results make it look like a chick was driving the car haha.

[BSTD3]

Love the lip Steph!

[Snyeed]

Damn the lip makes the front look so mean! Way to rep for TR. Car looks good.

[UHATEIT]

took a while for you to finally get that lip painted and installed Didnt you get it over a month ago? I got mine painted the day it came in the mail and it was installed the very next morning. NOW its time to paint that spoiler lip. The paint shop prolly would have done it cheap if you did it at the same time. Not sure why those who get those spoiler lips keep them unpainted... I think swampass car looks tits with it painted!

Your car should rock some eyelids to complete the look. It's looking pretty nice tho :)

I have the same guage pod you just got. Many people hate on the 3 guage pillar, but I really enjoy mine. Should look great once you install it.

[iredremix]

wow very nice car. good job!

[stephani3]

aaaa i see u got the guage pod lol hope u like it

yeahhh i just cant wait to get the gauges in it!!!

my god, those dyno results make it look like a chick was driving the car haha.


(blah)

took a while for you to finally get that lip painted and installed Didnt you get it over a month ago? I got mine painted the day it came in the mail and it was installed the very next morning. NOW its time to paint that spoiler lip. The paint shop prolly would have done it cheap if you did it at the same time. Not sure why those who get those spoiler lips keep them unpainted... I think swampass car looks tits with it painted!

Your car should rock some eyelids to complete the look. It's looking pretty nice tho :)

I have the same guage pod you just got. Many people hate on the 3 guage pillar, but I really enjoy mine. Should look great once you install it.

the spoiler lip IS painted... glossy black. its how i wanted it and i think it looks fine thanks.

[mckraut]

Crap, every time I see your car or Swampass's, I want a spoiler lip.

[stephani3]

do it... nextmod makes them CF wrapped now... so hot.

[lowpro35]

****>>>>>note: when posting pictures of bad ass cars, please use "flickr" and not "photobucket" so lowpro35 can view them at work.<<<<<****

[nate0123]

or just use the 100 mb of storage space you have on this site :)

[stephani3]

sorry but all of my pictures are in photobucket, its what i've always used and always will... sorry about your luck...

[lowpro35]

my lucks actually not bad, at all, 6am-2pm and all i do is flip between snowboarding and car forums.....all day. and they pay me for it. good money too.

[714ms3]

Steph your car = buttseks! The more modded true reds that I see, the more I wish I had gotten one (Cali cops loving pulling over red cars though). I still love my CWP. And sorry if it has been asked before but did you stretch the stock tires on the DC-5s or did you opt for new rubber?

[stephani3]

Steph your car = buttseks! The more modded true reds that I see, the more I wish I had gotten one (Cali cops loving pulling over red cars though). I still love my CWP. And sorry if it has been asked before but did you stretch the stock tires on the DC-5s or did you opt for new rubber?

nah i have BF Goodrich KDW2's on the rims =)

& CWP is win too =D

[shane02pro5]

Car looks real sweet...I am biased towards red though!

[djbitz]

Car looks wicked! Just bought a 09 MS3...have already ordered the suspension and exhaust...Yeee Hawww!

[jaydubz]

whats up with the 130hp dyno? u need some mods sweetheart! u should have also had that fan blowing on top of the tmic

Agreed! The person running the dyno should be slapped the fan is not blowing on the intercooler, they should have had two fans one on the radiator and one on the intercooler.

However great video and thanks for posting it up! The lippy lip looks amazing on your car!

[Loose]

Agreed! The person running the dyno should be slapped the fan is not blowing on the intercooler, they should have had two fans one on the radiator and one on the intercooler.

However great video and thanks for posting it up! The lippy lip looks amazing on your car!

+1.

Steph...that is why your #'s are off.

ps. The tech should really be slapped. 1) for the fan not being on the TMIC and ....
2) for having you do the pull (It's a liability issue).

[stephani3]

eh live and learn.

i'm going to get a real dyno next spring after i get some bigger mods on over the winter

for the record, i am modded. maybe i should list them in my sig or link to my cardoman....

[Renzokuken]

Nice... Dont do the eyelids, it already looks great. overdoing it will make the car look cluttered.

[stephani3]

yeah ive never been a fan of eye lids for some reason... they look out of place lol

[Snyeed]

Eyelids look really good, I would recommend it.

[Renzokuken]

Dont do it !!! For the love of god, your car is beautiful already. Its like a girl thats hawt without make-up. When she puts too much on, it looks unnatural on her, and she looks worse.

[Snyeed]

not to thread jack steph but look how sexy.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa204/Snyeed/2839.jpg

[spenone]

That lip is sick,....and yeh portable dynos are FTL....especially after you were already rolling, there is somone under the dyno machine?..wtf....

Damn i need mazdaspeed3 in my life :-( till then Grandaddy 323 will do i guess.

[Renzokuken]

Makes the car look like its dozing off and about to fall asleep. Doesnt look aggressive at all IMO.

[Kain]

Makes the car look like its dozing off and about to fall asleep. Doesnt look aggressive at all IMO.

prus won.

I don't feel eyelids in general on any car. Most of the time it just makes the car look tired.

[DaleNixon]

Sleepy/angry/pouty/annoyed cars look cool IMO.

http://reviews.cnet.com/i/bto/20071019/Audi_A1_540x382.jpg
"You disturbed my nap! Rawr!"

Oh and list your mods in your sig or you'll lose track of what you've done.

Also, where do I buy that lip, how much is it, and is it held on with tape? Thanks!

[stephani3]

prus won.

I don't feel eyelids in general on any car. Most of the time it just makes the car look tired.

+1111111

i dont really like the look at all... sorrrrrry =(

[SPEED3TYPE2]

Yeah i don't think they look that great either..

[paylew]

I was thinking about the lip, and now I wish I could buy it right this second!

I had to do the pulls with my MS3 myself, but I've never heard of a tech doing it for you around here. I did the same thing, I was like uhh wtf what do I do so he stood up there and told me. It's a mobile dyno but it's in a trailer, I got avg 235hp completely stock.

&I painted my spoiler flat w/ 2 coats of clear so it's semi-glossy. I like how it looks black better then painted. :D

[stephani3]

i like it either way, but personally im doing a red/black thang so thats why i did mine black. i get lots of compliments on it =D you should definitely buy the lip... it looks famazzzzzzzing

[paylew]

Yah I'm trying to stick with the whole white/black/red thing. I LOVE your calipers though :D!

[Snyeed]

Its okay to each there own, True Red ftw

[stephani3]

:D thanks!!!

[sleeper3]

I'm about 90% sure that is not a mustang dyno, as it does not have the needed room for the machinery to create the resistance a load based dyno would require.


weird numbers though. what's your altitude?

[MAZDASPEED73]

stephani3, wonderfull your car I have the same wheels.

http://i35.tinypic.com/iydi5d.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/qs6owm.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/1gsw0g.jpg

Mazdaspeed 3, turbosmart blow off/ k&n air filter/ turbo xs race pipe/ remus catback / r1 concepts rotors (4) / hawk pads / rotora stainled steel brake lines / imola type r wheels 8x18 - 37 offset / 225/40 pirelli pzero rosso tires / red calipers.

Saludos desde España.

[BSTD3]

Steph:

I'm running with the whole red/flat black theme myself.

Love the front lip. Keep up the god work! (thumb)

[SPEEDYHANS]

yep yep same here check out the new picx

[protege02]

nice car, and im so jealous right now, but i'll have to wait my turn. are you rollin sub zeros or are those something else? I'm still debating between true red or white. I've seen 4 ms3 with sub zeros or look like sub zeros with a red lip so im now i'll debate doing that : (

[protege02]

nvm that answers my question ^^^^^

[1speed3]

If u wanna dyno ur car on a mustang dyno and feel like seeing North Carolina, i know a guy with a awesome shop with a dyno. If u dont mind hanging out with a bunch of gear head mechanics