my project ms3 a.k.a. "porkchop" is complete [piczzz]

[madvillian]

here she is!! please, tell me if you love it or hate it, both responses are more than welcome. i just installed the grille and shaved the rear emblem.

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo9/arizonahalfnhalf/int1.jpg
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http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo9/arizonahalfnhalf/int8.jpg

[low_psi]

sick sick sick

[daonly1around]

absolutely LOVE IT!!!... good work....

how is the grille mounted? JW... I heard the stock one is fixed to the bumper

[daonly1around]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123727651

now go enter

[scatt nasty]

looks absolutely disgusting. Glad to see someone from az representin (from peoria).. Now do something with those headlights/tail lights.. you on azmazdaclub forums ?

[GoFast]

thats teh sex!

[daonly1around]

looks absolutely disgusting. Glad to see someone from az representin (from peoria).. Now do something with those headlights/tail lights.. you on azmazdaclub forums ?

whats wrong with the headlights and tail lights? they look like the GT model HID and LED tails... which look great.. IMO(poke)

[Zimmer]

did you end up adjusting the ride height in the front to match rears? I think you said you had rubbing so you bumped up the ride height in the rear...

[MSP2024]

looks fuckin sick

[scatt nasty]

I was talkin about putting some shade on them...They do look nice stock in contrast with the black... Maybe just some eyelids

[MAZDARacing2007]

#6 is the background on my computer, SWEET car .. love it..

[justanothermp5]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123727651

now go enter

x100000

your car is fuckin sick man, im lovin those rims and the front mount

wish i had money like you lol

[sebspeed3]

you have done everything i wanted to see on an MS3 the rims make that car so sick. and then entire frontend is perfect.

[Keys]

wow (shocked) your car looks so amazing

[sebspeed3]

i need info on your rims.... whats your offset and is there any problems?

[IKE=MS3 08.5]

i need info on your rims.... whats your offset and is there any problems?

Read the progression of his rims
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123725261

It was amazing progress to read and wait to see the pics everyday while he was doing it.

Car looks sick

[TRDMS3]

wtf this is one mean lookin mazda, (potkettle
it takes ballz to modify the ride to make the wheels not only fit but also be driving friendly, well done man very nicely pulled off (2thumbs)

ridiculously nasty looking car (confused)

[madvillian]

thanks guys! i've got a fender roller coming tomorrow so i will be spending the weekend trying to push the rear quarters out a bit so the tires dont stick out so much. no rubbing though for you skeptics out there

[scatt nasty]

god that setup is tits.

[blueprotegelx]

dude that is bada$$! i love it....makes me want one so bad!

[mo08ms3]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123727651

now go enter

I'd vote for it, nice job

[stockms3]

how did you get that grill on there?

[jazzman]

Really nice! I like the subtlety of it. Very clean.

[meha11]

your car looks nice man but....

I know you went all out with the wheels and kudos to you for that but in my opinion that width wheel needs a wider tire just for looks, I know that is already a wide tire for this car but just not the wheel, personally I like a little fat around the tire but thats just my $.02.

I also think you need to protect the fmic from accidental damage caused by road debris, yes it looks nice but i dont think it is practical, i am considering installing some sort of mesh behind my honeycomb grill to better protect my fmic, it will have to be almost unnoticeable for it to look good though.

All in all it looks good, congrats it is def one of a kind and I’m sure people will be copping you soon enough.

[chrisp]

the car looks great! well done

[madvillian]

that honeycomb grille aint gonna stop anything or anyone from damaging the core, the worst that could happen is something hit it and the fins get bent, ill just get a butter knife and straighten them out

[Moultese]

Looks very nice. Tasteful mods. I'd say one of the best looking MS3s out there. The only thing I hate about your car is I was planing on doing almost the exact same thing.

What kind of suspension are you running?

[tunersteve]

Very nicely done! Paint your calipers black and it would look even better IMO. Other than that, very very well done!

[my3needsaname]

...your car makes me hard. Although I think you should paint the calipers at least a flat black, semi-full gloss would be preferred and put on the rear emblem. Other than that it perfectly PERFECT.

I am in LOVE with your rims.
You did something absolutely perfect on this car, you should enter it in MOTM while you've got the chance!!!

[MSP2024]

the car looks great! well done

holly shit you said something nice about the ms3, wait i take it back you said something nice about mazda this is eppic

[tunersteve]

You'd get my vote for MOTM

[chrisp]

holly shit you said something nice about the ms3, wait i take it back you said something nice about mazda this is eppic

I know right. I actually like the speed3 alot. My brother in law has a black mica 07 speed3 and I helped him put in an injen cai. I am a big fan of any car if its done up right, but I really like turboed cars

[MSP2024]

I know right. I actually like the speed3 alot. My brother in law has a black mica 07 speed3 and I helped him put in an injen cai. I am a big fan of any car if its done up right, but I really like turboed cars

im just giving you shit haha, turboed mazdas kick ass for sure haha

[stkmp5]

damn....definitely not something you see every day. best looking ms3 to date hands down. awesome job!

[madvillian]

im running bc coils, and i would recommend them to anyone. and as far as the black side markers and reflectors, i feel like thats over doing it, i like having a nice clean black car, not a nice murdered out car. idk, ive thought about it, but i dont think i will. and i hateeee headlight/taillight tint (blarf)

you guys think black calipers? im stuck between black and red, red would look hot, think about it. but black is subtle, which is good too.. hmmmm

[tunersteve]

im running bc coils, and i would recommend them to anyone. and as far as the black side markers and reflectors, i feel like thats over doing it, i like having a nice clean black car, not a nice murdered out car. idk, ive thought about it, but i dont think i will. and i hateeee headlight/taillight tint (blarf)

you guys think black calipers? im stuck between black and red, red would look hot, think about it. but black is subtle, which is good too.. hmmmm

You could do dark grey like I did on the MS6 to break up the color a bit. Red would stand out a bit if you wanna go for the loud color, black would just add a bit more contrast to your wheels, which, in your case would be a nice addition and clean them up even more.

[madvillian]

haha i entered, so go vote!

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4244385&posted=1#post4244385

[PCspeed3]

So do you just have your coil's cranked super stiff so it dosint rub? Good lookin' car man

[IKE=MS3 08.5]

im running bc coils, and i would recommend them to anyone. and as far as the black side markers and reflectors, i feel like thats over doing it, i like having a nice clean black car, not a nice murdered out car. idk, ive thought about it, but i dont think i will. and i hateeee headlight/taillight tint (blarf)

you guys think black calipers? im stuck between black and red, red would look hot, think about it. but black is subtle, which is good too.. hmmmm

Damn that would look sick, but as I type this I am torn, black would look sick also....I'm saying go with red.

[Huligan]

not a fan of the grill / debadge, but i love the rest!!!

wheels look sick

[MM BOOST]

Mad, again man, serious props/kudos on your car. I really appreciate all the help you gave me through PM on deciding on wheels/tires/offset, now just to save up money so I can afford it!!!

Your car is gorgeous and outside, is pretty much close to everything I want to do, with the exception of adding the DG front lip to what you have. hehe. Grill and spoiler extension looks killer.

I have a suggestion for the headlights...what if you took them apart and either removed the orange reflector or painted the reflector black, so you have all black headlights?? I think that would be subtle, yet a very nice touch. And if the car was mine, I would go with red calipers mang. I think red would stand out very nicely. I think the blacked out reflectors would look nice with that setup as well. Congrats on such a perfect car.

[LOL WUT]

The car looks amazing! Great work!!

[Alexsered]

dude, I'm being completely serious, you have the sickest speed3 I have yet to see, Hands down!!!

I think the rims is what does it the most though.

[dandydaniel]

now you just need some shots with a dslr :)

[sl0wthe0ry]

gorgeous. what size are those wheels and tires? offset?

[daonly1around]

gorgeous. what size are those wheels and tires? offset?

235 40 18
18x9 +30

[SwampAss]

very nice

[fred114]

Now all you need is me driving it, and its complete!!!! (rofl2)

Very nice!!

[tviera]

It looks great, but I'm not digging the lower grill being missing.

[madvillian]

235 40 18
18x9 +30

correction: 245/35/18 (hump)

now you just need some shots with a dslr :)

i would love to pick a nice camera up, but as you can see i've spent a grip on this damn car haha.

[madvillian]

haha and does everyone really not like the lower grille gone? i think it looks better, and i even fabbed up my own little tray to go under it so you cant see the ground through the bumper in front of the core.

[Speed3Max]

sexxxxxxxxxxxxx

[J_Naoto]

i love it!!

[EMPIRE]

Nice.

[junya1985]

That is one bad ass looking car

[vegas08MS3]

Looks great. Was the rear mazda emblem glued on or posted?

[madvillian]

the rear is held on by double sided adhesive, but it has two holes behind it in the hatch =(

[bjjer]

Put the rear Mazda emblem back on and the car is perfect.

[madvillian]

i have since done some more rear fender work, i managed to pull the rear fenders out quite nicely so they sit flush with the tire, getting rid of the tire sticking out appearance a bit.

I just bought the fender roller and heat gun brand new. this kit will be available to the community soon to use, PM me if anyones interested, i would just like to raise some awareness ahead of time if possible.

[martin_nj]

that car is low low low - how does it ride? a lot stiffer than stock? or just a lil

[madvillian]

much stiffer, but thats because of how i have the hardness set. after im done with all of this fender work i will have some more room and will soften it up a bit. how does it handle? not like a mazdaspeed3 anymore.

[STRICK-]

looks amazing, i cant wait to see some updates pics after your fender work. I need to do my rears bad!!!

[madvillian]

just some pictures of after the extreme fender pulling.. the car looks hawt!

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo9/arizonahalfnhalf/PICT4593.jpg
http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo9/arizonahalfnhalf/PICT4595.jpg
http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo9/arizonahalfnhalf/PICT4596.jpg

[daonly1around]

wow, nice "tugging" job there

[PCspeed3]

looks better with the flared fender deal. There is some snow in your exhaust BTW lol

[madvillian]

haha i know, i dont know why my exhaust looks white, trust me there is no snow to be found here.. it just dipped below 50 degrees last week for the first time!

[Remspeed3]

Mad..i love the look, I wish i had the B@lls to run he 18x9's on mine.

[paylew]

I don't like that turbo badge, lol but other than that your car is teh seckz

[240ka]

^^^agreed

[SayNoToPistons]

Looks amazing! Any close up pics of the fender pulled?

[madvillian]

i dont have anything closer than that. or are you asking about a pic from the inside with the wheel off?

[my3needsaname]

+1 for pics on the fender pulled out.
I wonder how a wide body kit would look on 3's...

[SayNoToPistons]

i dont have anything closer than that. or are you asking about a pic from the inside with the wheel off?

Just want clearer pics of the fender job, either way :) .

[Knox Joe]

haha and does everyone really not like the lower grille gone? i think it looks better, and i even fabbed up my own little tray to go under it so you cant see the ground through the bumper in front of the core.



I think it would look 1000X's better with the lower grill. It looks unfinished without it. Like you just threw on the FMIC and forgot to reinstall the grill, or you fucked it up upon removal.

My $.02


Throw the grill on there and take a pic. I am thinking the honeycomb may look 'out-of-place' with the upper grill, but I'd like to see what it looks like with it on.

[my3needsaname]

I think it would look 1000X's better with the lower grill. It looks unfinished without it. Like you just threw on the FMIC and forgot to reinstall the grill, or you fucked it up upon removal.

My $.02


Throw the grill on there and take a pic. I am thinking the honeycomb may look 'out-of-place' with the upper grill, but I'd like to see what it looks like with it on.
He makes many good points IMO.
Put it on and if you get any negative feedback, take it off.

[paylew]

+1 for pics on the fender pulled out.
I wonder how a wide body kit would look on 3's...

There's one floating around here somewhere, it's lime green. You can probably search and find it, lol.

[my3needsaname]

There's one floating around here somewhere, it's lime green. You can probably search and find it, lol.
Lime green? (shocked) IDK if I want to find it then.

[ElSpeedDiablo]

Pretty much sick, love what you've done with your mica. I was thinking of going the same route with the gold rims, but I'm going to rock out black for now.

[Fat_Dave]

He makes many good points IMO.
Put it on and if you get any negative feedback, take it off.

or do what you think looks good.. its your car your the one that drives it everyday
.02

[Yamaha72]

Pics are not there!!!

[DaleNixon]

Upgrade to Pro today!

[my3needsaname]

or do what you think looks good.. its your car your the one that drives it everyday
.02
Yea that's a good solution too but I just wanna see it with the honeycomb back on. :D

[madvillian]

god damn you photobucket..

[Knox Joe]

or do what you think looks good.. its your car your the one that drives it everyday
.02

That's about effen retarded. He asked for opinions, and now you say don't listen to other people. Are you slow or what? The dude asked for opinions, and what people thought.(gtfo)

[Yamaha72]

Now the pics are back up.... I like it! super aggressive stance and some pretty wide rubber... Good Good

[03.5-dc-speed]

best looking ms3 hands down and i mean it..... thats why i just voted you for MOTM!!!! your car to me is perfect!!! but when you get the time you should fill the holes in and relocate the turbo badge to where the mazdaspeed 3 emblem was!!

[03.5-dc-speed]

oh and if you do anything with the side markers "orange them out" i did and i like it alot!


p.s. this may be dumb but when you said it doesnt handle like a ms3 anymore, what does it handle like? better or worse?

[squidmotion]

looks pretty wicked!

[madvillian]

oh and if you do anything with the side markers "orange them out" i did and i like it alot!


p.s. this may be dumb but when you said it doesnt handle like a ms3 anymore, what does it handle like? better or worse?

oh man, it feels like a ferrari! thats an exaggeration, but im confident that i could hold my own through some corners with an rx8 or a new sti. its really that big of an improvement, no ones going to believe me though.

[AtenzaNY62]

sexyyy aggressive fitment on a mazdaspeed. nice!

[03.5-dc-speed]

oh man, it feels like a ferrari! thats an exaggeration, but im confident that i could hold my own through some corners with an rx8 or a new sti. its really that big of an improvement, no ones going to believe me though.

well i believe so that makes me the first! but really though sick ride man. you make me not wanna get rims cause i wanna do what you did but dont have the pastience nor money.

[my3needsaname]

oh man, it feels like a ferrari! thats an exaggeration, but im confident that i could hold my own through some corners with an rx8 or a new sti. its really that big of an improvement, no ones going to believe me though.
I could definitely believe it! If my 3 had rubber/rims/suspension like that it'd handle a boatload better than it does now but probably would be able to hold up with some of those STI's and such also!

[JETsimple]

If I wanted to go 1/2 inch narrower (18x8.5) to avoid the extensive fender pulling (I don't mind a simple rolling), would I still use the same 30 offset? I'm thinking maybe 235/40 tires.

[CnoTataymo]

If I wanted to go 1/2 inch narrower (18x8.5) to avoid the extensive fender pulling (I don't mind a simple rolling), would I still use the same 30 offset? I'm thinking maybe 235/40 tires.
You can probably anything from +48 to +40 offset. The less offset, the more dish you'll get.

[madvillian]

If I wanted to go 1/2 inch narrower (18x8.5) to avoid the extensive fender pulling (I don't mind a simple rolling), would I still use the same 30 offset? I'm thinking maybe 235/40 tires.

you'll be fine, just as long as you're willing to do some work. not a lot, but its not going to be a bolt on and drive away kind of thing. go for it man! go for 245, but no matter what you decide, its important that you choose a 35 sidewall tire, 45 takes some ballz.

[7mileshome]

madvillian.... F'n sick. I love it.

[daonly1around]

hey, i saw where you sold your cobb? you going with the full CP-E kit?

[madvillian]

haha i dont know, im REALLY regretting selling that fucking thing now, ill probably buy another one.. i suck.

[daonly1around]

haha i dont know, im REALLY regretting selling that fucking thing now, ill probably buy another one.. i suck.

so you have no tune right now? damn.. risky buisness

wish i had seen it in time... how about buy another one, then sell it to ME used for what you sold your last one;)

[madvillian]

haha yeah, no tune. im taking it easy on 'er in the mean time. and that makes it even worse, i sold that thing for WAY too cheap too. fuck meeee. oh well, i sold it to a nice guy.

[brooklynspeed3]

the car looks awesome congrats and good luck!

[duy856]

looks good

[DaleNixon]

What's risky about his lack of tune? I'm not trying to be a smartass, I'm gathering information here.

[madvillian]

after having the beautiful v103 maps, afr's are way richer to combat the increased air intake, boost holds better, fuel trims are trimmed haha, knock is non existant, and the car is running the way it should be with the modifications. its not really that risky, just paranoid.

[my3needsaname]

(wiggle)(cabpatch) sounds like a bangin' good time!

[DaleNixon]

after having the beautiful v103 maps, afr's are way richer to combat the increased air intake, boost holds better, fuel trims are trimmed haha, knock is non existant, and the car is running the way it should be with the modifications. its not really that risky, just paranoid.

Sorry, just to clarify, you are now running the v103 maps? Or you moved back to stock maps?

[STRICK-]

he sold the AP, so i would assume hes running the stock map

[DaleNixon]

So he's happier with the stock tune vs. the 103 maps? I think I'm grasping it now!

[daonly1around]

So he's happier with the stock tune vs. the 103 maps? I think I'm grasping it now!

he's mentioned before that he misses his ap, he said that like the day after he sold it

[madvillian]

haha i got another one, still kicking myself in the ass for selling the first one. i would recommend that anyone, no matter what your mods to pick one up and try out the 103's, if you dont like it then you will sell it on here in a minute at barely any loss.

[daonly1around]

haha i got another one, still kicking myself in the ass for selling the first one. i would recommend that anyone, no matter what your mods to pick one up and try out the 103's, if you dont like it then you will sell it on here in a minute at barely any loss.

yeah, im probably getting one in the spring when i get around to putting my DP in...

[ryannn]

I like the DG rear wing extension ... always wanted to see one on a car ... other than on PG where you cant really tell wtf it looks like ... nice car tho

[Speed3ForMe]

Hey mad, do you happen to have some install pics of the grill? I really want to do mine like yours.

[bigdaddy]

holy fuck- i love your car