Mazda 3 MPS chips - advice

[Brilad]

Hi all

I have a Mazda 3 MPS which is about 18 months old and I am enjoying it but I am toying with the idea of improving the performance a bit.

I am new to the idea of tuning/modchips etc and not really sure where to start.

I would prefer to keep the car looking as standard, and having searched around the web I can see tuners advertising mods taking the car up to 300bhp, but with one offering substantially more than that (a stage 2 map with something like 340bhp from memory).

Apart from simply boosting the BHP, what other basic handling modifications should I do?

Thinking about doing this Spring/Summer next year

Thanks for any newbie guidance

[k15tox]

i should imagen a simple map would offer in the region of 300hp

a stage 2 map will require supporting mods to gain 340hp.

i would see what the mainstream mappers offer either mazda spec or superchips.

i know the tuning scene is big in the us, but not massive over here.


shame, the cars are real sleepers! very quick!

[CrammyJay]

Not many tuners can remap these cars. The main one is Sanspeed in Kent. 2 other tuners are coming through, Clive Atthowe in Norwich and Litchfields, although i dont know anyone who has used the latter 2 yet. Get yourself on the mps owners club, there is a wealth of imformation there.

Good place to start is an induction kit/bpv, inlet pipe. then you can go racepipe or full downpipe, fmic etc and of course remaps. There has been quite different results with the remaps, only 2 i know of that have managed over 340bhp, and they had quite a few supporting mods.

As for handling, if its the mk1 mps you need the aero springs.

anyway so much info to tell, best to have a look on the club forums bud

[Brilad]

Thanks a lot for those replies!!

I am not looking for anything too mental, so I will get myself on the owner's club

cheers again

Brilad