Where to start?
 

So i just got my 8, and juss wanted people's opinion on where's the best place to start with mods? :)

Which is more important. Looks for performance? How much money are you willing to spend? Give a few more details of where you'd like to end up.

I kinda want a little of both. eh nothin too expensive. prolly lookin for a good intake/exhaust for now, and possibly any interior/exterior stuff that doesnt look too ricey.

Welcome to the forum "DG",

the stickys(on the top) are a great place to start and the rest of the threads will have just about all of the answers to your questions.

Mods, both aesthetic and performance, are going to be a personal choice, so best to do a little reading and make the choice that suits you.

After going through some of the threads and you still have a question, feel free to post in those relevant threads. I know there are a lot of "filler" in most of those threads and may seem hard to find the info you're after, however it's definately there.

Here is what everyone will most likely say in a nutshell. Everything for the exterior should be authentic. So Mazdaspeed. For mods it will be a Cobb AccessPort through MazdaManiac. Possibly a Short Throw shifter. There will of course be other things added but thats usually the case.

sell your car would be the best idea

^ I second that

Short shifter, Clear corners, sway bars

intake and exhaust will not help very much in the HP gains however an exhaust i highly reccommend gives alot nicer tone but the few hundred dollars you will spend on an intake will not help in the performance end

let's see.
RB intake with ram air duct, rb exhaust if you want quiet, rp short shifter, clear corners, springs and struts, sway bars, some kind of a lip kit.

1000 miles on the odometer and $25 to register for an autocross event!

After that Koni yellows and start stuffing money in your pillow for lightweight rims and R-compounds!

I Recommend Exhaust if you want some sound , but dont expect any performance gains from it. Second i was recommend a short shifter , make daily driving a lot more fun. Other then that maybe an intake , again just for sound..dont expect much/any gains from bolt on mods. If you want power go with a turbo or supercharger. You can do nitrous too but i personally dont like using the bottle....its for babies lol.