July 1, 2015 page346
Grats! Now, move over to FB....the secret society of mutant Mown3rs....
Don't make promises you can't keep......like not moddin'.
Be very careful, that mod virus can take you down that slippery slope towards the bottomless pit.
It'll start w/ basics like:
-horn replacement
-tint
-Front Plate Relocation mod
-Optiguard paint protection
-3M or XPel Clear bras
-Weathertech, Maxpider or Louie Anson Ng's deep dish floorliners
-dashcam
-audio upgrades
Louie Anson Ng's:
-back up camera mod
-scuff plates
-pedal covers
Then..... the harmless cosmetic mods:
-roof blackout wrap
-dechrome
Caution: whatever you do, resist Plastidip & adding MORE CHROME. They are mortal sins in the Mown3r world.
Next.......that wheel gap will seem to grow w/ every stare. It's hypnotizing!!!! The 18s will convince you they're too small for the 3's large frame. You'll start coveting:
-BC or D2 or Tein FlexZ Coilovers or HTechs
-Eibach ProKit
-H&R sport springs
-or even throw caution out the window & go cheap on Maxspeeds
-M6 19s will cause you insomnia, night sweats & wet dreams.
And, for the 2.0 variant, there are performance mods like the addictive intake whine of either:
-K&N drop in
-James Barone Racing Short Ram
-K&N Short Ram
-Injen Cold Air Intake
Note: Skip the CorkSport Short Ram....your AFRs will be on the lean limits.
Ideally, if you breathe better, you gotta exhale or fart better w/ either of these awesome bolt-ons:
-Racing Beat Axleback used by Mazda's SEMA M3 Clubsport project car
-Ultimate Racing Axleback
-CorkSport Axleback
-Magnaflow Catback
or if budget tightens, go the hobo route of some w/ the neighborhood custom exhaust welder guy.
Note: Exhausts will give you the grunt & the imagined horses. It'll be intoxicating, but psychological. Intakes will give you some real ones, tho.
Once you've subconsciously slid down the slopes of addiction.......you'll go the grown Mown3r's mod: TUNE:
-Orange Virus on Mazda Edit adds 15-30 horses on the 2.0
Many of you will find this post inapplicable as you're still wading thru honeymoon w/ your new M3.......
The bug bites you slowly like a mosquito, then the constant itch... until 1 day you'd stare yourself in the mirror & see the mutation has gone too far out of your control.......
You'll know there's no going back........
Enjoy the M & the Mown3rship, new Mown3rs.....Don't say I dint warn yah!
Someday, some of you will come back to this post & proclaim this the TRUTH....
