Terbow's MSP

[terbow]

Thought id properly introduce myself and my car. Since most of you are MS3/6 Owners you probably havent seen my car. Its nothing special really but, like you, ive put a ton of work into it and its my baby. Without further ado:

It all started the week I got it and I went right to the dyno (2004). Put down a whopping 148whp and 151 tq. Monster numbers I know.

If anyones wondering, on a stock MSP a K&N Drop in filter will net you +3whp. Not bad for a drop in.

The cars been through many stages, I was originally going for the 300whp number then some things happened with a certain vendor here and that really ruined everything for me so I decided to start over take the car in the direction that I originally wanted to take it in before i was persueded to take it to a high HP level. This may sound dumb but i refuse to run parts for somone who is dishonest. So i sold everything and came anew.

Enter: Air to Water Intercooler.

I know im not the first to run it but i believe im the only one running this setup this way and i know my setup is more efficient than the one I got the idea from. Air/Air is a very efficient setup however the ones that were avail at the time had way to many bends and extra piping and wasnt the quality i wanted (my FMIC pipes were rusting inside). My throttle response suffered due to the configuration of the system.

Since the stock turbo's powerband is really low-mid it didnt make much sense to have poor throttle response. With the air to water ic i have less than 3 ft of total piping from turbo to TB . The nice thing about the air to water system is when i want to go out and mess around i just fire ice into the tank and it gets frosty quick! Brings the charge temps way down, and i have yet to heatsoak, even after an 7 hr roadtrip. I can step on it anytime and shes ready to go. All the work is custom and done by me (except the welding, that i had done since i dont have provisions for welding alum). In fact, i let that vendor who i had a problem with try to come anew and weld my pipes for me but they didnt follow my instructions at all and the hot pipe cracked in half lol. So i had turbohoses redo the charge pipe and it came out great.

For Future plans, I will probalby build and forge the engine myself and get her up to 14 psi and call it a day. That puts me under the "Tranny Explosion" threshold but still has enough pep to enjoy it.

Without anymore chit-chat heres the pics and mod list:

General Pic Section:

Exterior


Interior


Engine Shot



[B]AWIC Pic Section:/B]

Resevoir Tank (2.5 Gallon)


Bulkhead Fittings in Trunk (this is how i got the lines out of the trunk)




Intercooler and Charge Piping


Forge MS3 Bypass Valve


Ford Cobra SVT Heat Exchanger (This cools the used coolant)




Rear Mounted Coolant Circulation Pump from a Ford SVT Lighting

Mod List Section:

Interior
Greddy Counterweight Shift Knob
Leather Shift Boot
Squash Air Freshener (Not a mod, but i want you to imagine sitting in my car)
DaveB Brushed Gauge Rings

Exterior
DGM Front Grill
03 MSP Fog Lights
Removed MSP Lip
Bumper Plugs (Covers License Plate Holes)
Door Plugs (Cant see keyhole)
35% Window Film
5000k Apexcone HID's
Silverstar Foglight Bulbs
Suspension/Wheels
18" G-Games 77 Wolf Wheels
Fuzion ZRi 215/35/ZR18 Tires
Falken Factory Tuned Lowering Springs
McGuard Locking Nuts

Engine/Performance

Custom Liquid to Air Intercooler: Pics Above:
(Cobra SVT Heat Exchanger)
(Spearco 2-252 Core)
(Bosch Intercooler pump)
(Custom Aluminum Water Resevoir in trunk. 2.5 Gallon)
(Custom Plumbing (Aeroquip Lines and Fittings))
(Custom Relay and Switch)
GT Spec Strut Bar w/ Powdercoated Brackets (Black)
Aluminum Charge Piping
Aluminum SRI (Custom)
Forge MS3 Bypass Valve (Custom)
Upgraded Plug Wires
1 Step Colder Plugs
SS AFC V2
ATP 6psi Wastegate that runs 10psi somehow
Mazdaspeed Oil Cap
Black Wrinkle Finish Valve Cover w/ Polished Letters
Corksport Aluminum Radiator
Dual Torq Flo 12" Puller Fans
Corksport Engine Mount Inserts (F&R)
AWR Side Mount Inserts
Kartboy Shifter Bushings
Corksport S Pipe
Corksport J pipe
Corksport Exhaust w/ Cat
Vac Block
Thunder Exhaust Manifold
1sty Grounding Kit
Upgraded Battery Terminals

Audio
Eclipse CD8445 Headunit
JL Audio 250/1 Amp
Rockford Fosgate P3 12" Subwoofer
1 CuFt Sealed Enclosure (Self Made)
Monster Cable RCA's / Power Wiring

Other
Autometer Nexus Wideband Gauge
Autometer Nexus EGT Gauge
Autometer Nexus Boost Gauge
Dave45095 Hood Prop Kit
Innovate LC1 Wideband Sensor Controller (For Tuning)

Recognition
Car has small feature in latest Mazdasport Magazine
My mommy says my car is very, very nice.

[jhershorin]

VERY clean. Where are you located. **Edit - Ohio i see.

[terbow]

Originally Posted by jhershorin VERY clean. Where are you located. **Edit - Ohio i see.

Thanks.

[ThrillaSpeed3]

so how much power are u gettin from ur set-up.
and have u taken it to the track, times?

Work well done i must say!

[aaronc7]

go buckeyes

[superskaterxes]

Originally Posted by jhershorin VERY clean. Where are you located. **Edit - Ohio i see.

lol jake im really surprised you even had to ask this considering his first story about your favorite vendor.........

[yoichi]

very well done....

[ThEsHoCkEr]

Very clean

[terbow]

Originally Posted by ThrillaSpeed3 so how much power are u gettin from ur set-up. and have u taken it to the track, times? Work well done i must say!

To answer your PM, its not PG at all, were really good friends. I cant send PM's till i get to 15 posts so im outta luck replying.

Power wise i have no idea, i havent dyno'd it yet cause my lovely autometer nexus gauges dont have logging ability (software issue) nor an output wire so i couldnt tune the AFC.

i just got a innovative LM1 so i can use that now. I plan to dyno it before i forge it.


And thanks to all you guys for the compliments, it means alot.

[ChidoriSpeed]

I came from a Msp, fun car. I used the Split second psc1 as well along with wrx 440 injectors. I've seen you around the other forum.

[danesti]

very cool....
like what you have done

[terbow]

Originally Posted by aaronc7 go buckeyes

I just moved to ohio. Im from RI/MA so i dont share the buckeye madness. but dont tell anyone.

[terbow]

bump.

[We Are Ninja]

Dude. I've been a fan of your car since the first time I saw it on that other forum.

[terbow]

Originally Posted by We Are Ninja Dude. I've been a fan of your car since the first time I saw it on that other forum.

Thank you, that means alot. I really appreciate it.

[MANDO]

That's one of the cleanest set-ups I've seen by far. I like the powdercoated Intercooler and valve cover. Good match. Were you able to maintain stock location for the fans with the new radiator?

[terbow]

they are slim fans. theres no way icould get the stock ones to fit. but tehy are in teh same configuration as the stock with the rad fan on the driver side and ac fan on the pass side.

thanks for the compliments.