ORIGINAL: virgin1


Yes it will, and I'm quite curious about them myself. Makes me wonder if I'd go back on my long standing word to not give up shifting until I can't do it any longer.
It still seems kind of boring to me though for spirited driving. From a purely aesthetics view, hitting a paddle will never equal the physical thrill of clutching and moving the shifter around... though I'd gladly trade in my "H" pattern for a straight-line (ala WRC) shifter.

ORIGINAL: eurorx@msn.com

Thats cool - I understand - I see you are going to put the CAI on your ride. I just had the dealer install the factory system but didnt get the exhaust with it since they claim its not a must you can do 1 or both . My question to you is : have you put the CAI on a previous Mazda 3 and if not what research did you come up with that supports this being a good move. I did it on a whim because they had a sale on the system at my dealer . So far so good and V1 says its a good move -seems like a credible person but I rarely do things without prior research like this so now that I see this huge box in my garage full of plastic black boxes and tubes I wonder if I did the right thing ?? I just dont want to deterioriate the life of my engine and or damage it with bad air/fuel mix that the ecu cant handle . But it would seem Mazda would have all that under control since it is covered under my new car warranty ? what say you ??? any feedback that can re-assure me - Thanks K