I'm looking for the hi-boost kit for 2004 mazda 3, 2.3L, preferably new.

 

Probably the only place you'll find it .. don't mean to break your hopes but no one here will sell a new turbo kit.

http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/pr...roducts_id=121

 

ow, thats more than i was hoping, but less than the 5G one i found.

 

Love the cats btw, that crap is funny :P

 

Well it IS a brand NEW kit, so it's not a bad deal. Unfortunately even a used kit would end up costing you about that much in the end. Any way you look at it, turbo projects are pretty expensive unless you manage to find a really good deal on a slightly used turbo that someone else is getting rid of. Even then you're looking at about $2500-$3000 or so..

By the time you put together a used kit the time and effort spent, quality of product, and final price tag is hardly worth the savings versus a brand new one. You might save $1000 or so, but a $1000 today could cost you a whole lot of hassle later on when you find out the turbo you bought needs to be rebuild, or the manifold is cracking, or worst case scenario you have a massive oil leak which potentially drains and destroys your engine. You gotta pay to play, and if you wanna go big and get a turbo kit get ready to dish out some massive bucks. Unfortunately as fun as it is to modify and improve your ride, you might be better off just getting a Mazdaspeed3 and calling it quits..

 

I spent almost 4k on my turbo kit .. got the turbo for 225 (garrett gt25r), the manifold for 75 (A callaway manifold).. used fmic kit, craptastic ecu.. and still spent over 3600..

IF you're buying new it's definitely cheaper to buy the MS3 than turbo a gt trim level mazda3, but then you gotta deal with the Mazda3 hatch styling (definitely not acceptable styling for some people)

You can't depend on your car for a WHILE during the whole turbo process while you work out kinks and get it installed. It's definitely not for the faint of heart at all, but the rush of driving the car is worth it (in my opinion).

You won't be let down by the hiboost kit, that's for sure!

 

The HiBoost kit is rock solid and I'd have no quams about putting it on any of my cars.

You get what you pay for.

 

Spot on mate!!
+1 for pure facts

 

Juan is notorious for 2 things.

1. His kits are badass.

2. You can't understand his english on the phone. (easy to read though!)