# 2017 Mazda CX-5 - Adding power **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** mazda\ **Created:** [November 10, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-mazda-cx-5-adding-power/128559 "2018-11-10T15:41:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnEngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@JohnEngel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnEngel)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-mazda-cx-5-adding-power/128559/1 "2018-11-10T15:41:58Z")
The newer Mazda CX-5’s are 150 pounds heavier than my 2015 CX-5. Would an aftermarket ram air kit help offset the higher weight/horsepower ratio? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-mazda-cx-5-adding-power/128559/2 "2018-11-10T15:46:52Z")
Sorry John, but it is hard to even think of this as a serious question. Even if you put the ram air kit on you would never be able to tell the difference. Frankly , if the ram air kit was actually beneficial don’t you thing the vehicle would come with one? ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-mazda-cx-5-adding-power/128559/3 "2018-11-12T14:41:43Z")
The quick answer is no. If you really want a CX-5 with power, consider a trade. The 2019 will now be offered with the 2.5-liter turbo making it the most powerful CX-5 ever. That said, if this is your line of thinking, you are really in the wrong class of automobile. Our 2018 CX-5 doesn’t seem like it lacks any power. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-mazda-cx-5-adding-power/128559/4 "2018-11-12T14:52:09Z")
150 pounds heavier is the equivalent of picking up the average US female as a passenger. You’d notice that in something like a Civic from the 90’s, but not so much in your vehicle. Ram air on street cars is mostly for show. For one thing, _ram_ air uses the vehicle’s forward motion to stuff a little more air into the intake. By the time you’re going fast enough for it to matter, you can’t go any faster without getting a speeding ticket. And even then it doesn’t matter all that much. Picture standing in front of your car with a leaf blower pointed at the hood. Think that’ll make a horsepower difference to your engine? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-mazda-cx-5-adding-power/128559/5 "2018-11-12T15:02:06Z")
Hopefully the OP won’t fall for the hokum about K&N air filters that… _supposedly_… add power, but have been known to cause problems with the MAF. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-mazda-cx-5-adding-power/128559/6 "2018-11-12T15:07:35Z")
What those ‘ram air’ cold air intakes often do is make more noise, which makes it sound faster. I noticed the same thing when I (as a 16 year old) trimmed the air filter housing of my 170 CID Mustang. Sounded faster, still a slug. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-mazda-cx-5-adding-power/128559/7 "2018-11-12T15:15:28Z")
In addition to the good comments above, I’ll point out that modifications like this could invalidate the warranty on your engine, which most people wouldn’t want to do.