{"id":8411,"date":"2016-10-21T16:43:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T00:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/?p=8411"},"modified":"2020-09-22T13:08:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T21:08:25","slug":"my-corksport-mods-yolandas-mazda-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/my-corksport-mods-yolandas-mazda-3\/","title":{"rendered":"My CorkSport Mods: Yolanda\u2019s Mazda 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My Mazda journey began back in April 2013 when I found my beloved \u201cHalo\u201d on Kajiji, a local classifieds site. I\u2019m her second owner. My goal was to find a car that was fun to drive, and after driving my girlfriend\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3-parts-full-catalog\/\">Mazda 3<\/a>, I fell in love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3-parts-full-catalog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/11884_10151641065971303_1605147813_n.jpg\" alt=\"Mazda 3 CorkSport\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/11884_10151641065971303_1605147813_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/11884_10151641065971303_1605147813_n-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/11884_10151641065971303_1605147813_n-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->I knew I wanted a fun car, but also a car I could have fun modifying, which is why I chose the <a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3\/\">2008 Mazda 3<\/a> model. From doing my research, I knew there was a large aftermarket available for this generation. I learned about CorkSport very quickly from fellow Mazda enthusiasts on forums and online groups. That\u2019s where my devotion began.<\/p>\n<p>My first CorkSport addition to Halo was the <a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/corksport-2004-2009-mazda-3-short-ram-intake-en.html\">Short Ram Intake<\/a>, which I absolutely love. It\u2019s such a great upgrade from the stock air box, and wow does it ever sound nice! (Of course, I had to get a blue one to keep with my theme.) I\u2019ve since purchased a second cone and cleaner, so I can change them out as needed with no down time for the car.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3-parts-full-catalog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Blue-engine-bay-3.jpg\" alt=\"Mazda 3 Engine Bay\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Blue-engine-bay-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Blue-engine-bay-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Blue-engine-bay-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My next purchase was the <a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazda-3-strut-bar.html\">CorkSport Front Strut Bar<\/a>. This is something I had wanted for a very long time. I must say it sure makes a difference in handling and cornering. I also love the engine eye candy appeal!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3-parts-full-catalog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10906299_10153021703916303_7536154873210732171_n.jpg\" alt=\"Mazda 3 Strut Bar\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10906299_10153021703916303_7536154873210732171_n.jpg 540w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10906299_10153021703916303_7536154873210732171_n-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have to say <a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/\">CorkSport<\/a> is a fantastic company. They are the first I recommend when any fellow Mazda enthusiasts are looking for aftermarket parts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3\/2004-2009-mazda-3-parts-full-catalog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/13838046_10209826011947721_390006064_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mazda 3 CorkSport\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/13838046_10209826011947721_390006064_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/13838046_10209826011947721_390006064_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/13838046_10209826011947721_390006064_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/13838046_10209826011947721_390006064_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yolanda Sampson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My goal was to find a car that was fun to drive, and after driving my girlfriend\u2019s Mazda 3, I fell in love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[208,9],"tags":[1267,1268,10,437,985,124,5],"class_list":["post-8411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-customer-collaboration","category-mazda3","tag-2008-mazda3","tag-gen-mazda3","tag-mazda-3","tag-mazda3","tag-mz3","tag-short-ram-intake","tag-sri"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8411"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}