New Product Release!! Raider's Air Damn 2007 - 2009 Mazdaspeed 3
 

6 years ago, I went FMIC. 6 years ago, I then dropped a 10 mm socket down between the FMIC core and bumper. 6 years ago, I had to take my bumper off to get the thing out. 6 years ago, I needed a cover for that area. 3 years later, MSF member, @Etipp98; sent me a tracing of his. I then traced it onto a piece of Comatex Thanks to a dull razor blade and bad fab skills, my sad attempt at a cover was born.

This cover stops the Florida sand from coating my engine bay, as well as serves as a cover for setting tools and such on. But there is more to this cover; it forces more air into the radiator area, including the FMIC.

I tried to get a professional version made for the masses, but life and kids put this aside and I never pursued it further.

Then I got a call from James Barone Racing around Christmas, following up a discussion we had in September 2014 at the Mazda Meet & Eat event in Jacksonville. He asked for pictures of my cover, as he thought would be cool to try to make this. Nothing is out there for us now, and it would have to be based only on my cell phone pics. Deal was, I got the final say if it was good enough to release or not.

A few months go by and I get a text that one was on the way for me to test fit. After a quick discussion about how to install the fasteners, the result is very functional product with professional fitment and I retain the ability to not drop tools into the pit of doom.
Mazdaspeed Forums, I present to you, Raiders Air Damn!

http://www.jamesbaroneracing.com/sho...es/airdamn.JPG

Details:
Raider's Air Damn is the only product of its kind that covers the wide open are in between the grill and the radiator.

After installing a front mounted intercooler and removing all the ducting associated with the top mounted intercooler, a large void is left between the front grill and the top of the radiator. With Raider's air damn this area is now completely covered up leaving you with a classy finished look to your engine bay.

Looks aren't everything though! Raider's Air Damn also stops your tools, parts, and hardware from falling in to the abyss behind the front bumper never to be seen again. Not only that, it directs more much needed air through your front mount intercooler and radiator too.

http://www.jamesbaroneracing.com/sho...airdamn_01.JPG

Features:

• Designed, Engineered and Manufactured in the USA
• Thick durable polyurethane construction
• Quick and easy installation

Raider's Air Damn Kit Includes:

• Air Damn
• Mounting hardware
• Installation instructions are available in our support section
• Shipping is free in the US & our Hassle Free Lifetime Warranty is included

http://www.jamesbaroneracing.com/sho...airdamn_02.JPG

http://www.jamesbaroneracing.com/sho...airdamn_03.JPG

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New Product Release!! Raider's Air Damn 2007 - 2009 Mazdaspeed 3
 

Of course, those pics are on his test car. Here it is on mine

Good to finally see this come to life. Nice honda logo, foo.

Airdam aka socket collector aka eater of bolts.

Better shot
Attachment 195766

Muuuuuuuch better.

Raiders Beer Shelf
amiright??

That it can be!

Was tough to keep a secret for a month or so of testing. It is really what i needed. I do plan to use my old cover for the latch when working on the car, though. Flag is gone-that was just to mess with people, and to remind me to take it off when I was done. Still forgot a couple times, so flag is gone.

@jbarone; should make some with built in rings to keep beers organized. CORNER THE MARKET

Hmm still have this sketch @Raider; or @Etipp98;? Id be curious about laser cutting this out of Aluminum here at work.

It's long gone. When I cut it out for the Comex, I used the skills of a kindergartener after a candy bar to trim it. Was pretty bad. The Issue you will face with metal, is that the area it connects to is various heights. Would need bending to get it to work and sit flush. the JBR flap material is better at it than Comex, I can tell you that!

Bought it. Looks like a sick piece

My question is why is the stock photo's on JBR's site on a car with a TMIC? :P That Damn Damn isn't going to help them at all!

Will this divert more air than Corksport's radiator shroud panels?

CORKSPORT 2007-2009 Mazdaspeed 3 Radiator Shroud

Because fixing bumpers wasn't enough.... This is neat

Be it an underhood void, or bodily orifices, Raider fills an empty spot in all of us.:smileysex5:

I don't think this community would be as entertaining without you

LOL yeah, because our GEN 1 doesn't have a FMIC on it. Guess I'll pull it off and reshoot those pics.

Probably the one he tested on before I got it to verify.


I have wanted a professional piece since my hack prototype was finished. It was in bad shape upon removal. Wall of Shame material lol!

I still got stuff I would love made, but would be a lot of R&D I simply cannot do.

Just purchased this. Looks like a nicely made piece. Can't wait to hopefully see some lower coolant temps, and a cleaner engine bay.

I am curious to see what results people yield from this

I already tested it and did not drop a single tool down into the abyss.

I could probably make one up for you, but Jamie's version appears to be much more refined. Mine was free-handed and made out of sheet metal and tin snips.. :)

Thanks for the mention @Raider;

You guys could get cup holders super cheap from here and cut them in.

http://texaspokersupply.com/Plastic-Cup-Holders/

Good for holding beers or nuts and bolts.

Need some MS6 love. Looking for exactly this function.

Ooooh!!


That would be cool!

Make a new thread here and get a list started for those who would commit to buying. It may convince @jbarone; to make em.

Damn I need that for the genpu! Just recently lost a downpipe nut during install only to be never found. Replaced it with one from edgeautosport

Grab Comex at Lowes. Trace out and cut it to fit. Spray with Krylon plastic paint. Then apply with oem mounting clips and it's done. Not clean, but works until you beg for it to be made professionally.

I've been waiting to go FMIC for this to come out. I'm very surprised no one else made something like this other than the Corksport air diverters. I've always had some sort of radiator shroud on every other FMIC car I've had, so I was sad to see no one made one yet when I bought my Speed.

I asked Jamie if he had any intentions of making something like this a few months back and got excited when he told me to sit tight. Glad to see it's finally done and now I can move ahead with ordering FMIC stuff!

Looks clean Jamie! I'm kinda jealous

Nice

Does the redirecting of air help in any way? Have before and after logs of coolant temps?

I'll try to do some with and without once my tr8 goes in. Other platforms who have air diverter plates (the technical term) have lower temps. A hypothesis is that our car should perform the same.

@Raider; that air damn is brilliant.

It's a damn good air damn, in my eyes. I just want a way to not lose tools. If I get lower temps, sweet.

How much are these?

Also if test cars are still needed, I no longer have an intercooler of any kind and summer is coming.

70 bucks

If anyone starts the ms6 demand thread make sure you post it here. I have had a couple guys tell me that the temps get high once you go FMIC on a 6.

Very nice piece and the price is just right

Hell yeah man! Thats funny, I was on jbr page about a week and a half ago looking at the tripple threat and it redirected me to this. I was like, hmm.. I wonder if thats Our Raider. Went to go back to it later, and Boom, it was gone. Nice work bro. Props to jbr.

I have not popped my hood in weeks. Yesterday, I did to fill up washer fluid (10 HP gains from RainX bug remover!) and it was so nice to see the clean piece. Now, the onkly thing standing out is the ugly intake manifold. I gotta do something this year about that.

Sexy.
the want is real.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04...180639b530.jpg

Looks good guys!

@Raider; you notice CS came out with one for the genpu for 90. Are you looking to have one for the genpu under JBR for a better price? Curious