Picking a new muffler please help

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » August 29th, 2006, 8:04 pm

im trying to find a quieter muffler something thats like (hard to explani) very low but not loud and has that bubbly sound to it like a srt-4. im looking on ebay cuz they have a big selection but im also very limited on money, im just looking for a cheapy for a 1600 mile drive. any suggestons would be awesome thank you.

MechaManZero · Post by **MechaManZero** » August 30th, 2006, 12:12 pm

I am pretty sure the srt4 has a resonator and no mufflers. Thats what I have heard.

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » August 30th, 2006, 2:23 pm

oh, well basically i just need something quiet

Typhoonk · Post by **Typhoonk** » August 30th, 2006, 2:38 pm

If you have the 4cycl, then go for a 1991-1993 protege LX 1.8L oem muffler, and get them to hide it as high as it will go, then get a nice tip on the end. Only cost me $120 cash.

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » August 30th, 2006, 3:31 pm

im looking for like a 27 dollar auto zone special muffler that i can clamp lol

Typhoonk · Post by **Typhoonk** » August 30th, 2006, 3:39 pm

lol

then ur gonna be farting up a storm, or sounding like a honda bumble bee

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » August 30th, 2006, 3:42 pm

well i found the defender brand one at auto zone for 27 dollars. im sure it will be alot quieter then my canister shaped one. what do you think?

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » August 30th, 2006, 4:32 pm

The canister is not even that bad, it kinda depends whats infront of it, do you still have all stock piping? Consider putting in a resonator if you want to quiet it down.

Post by **Custommx3** » September 1st, 2006, 9:52 am

do NOT cut off your stock resonator, you will regret it.

I did, and ended up putting a second muffler (baffled) in front of my other one to quiet the exhaust.

MechaManZero · Post by **MechaManZero** » September 1st, 2006, 10:37 am

get a vibrant muffler at http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com

They have pretty sweet oval can mufflers.

mx3gtracer · Post by **mx3gtracer** » September 2nd, 2006, 11:44 pm

Hey, I feel ya, I had some glass packs on a saturn that burnt out and gave it that buzzing sound, I'm looking for the same affect, I ended up getting a fireball muffler off ebay, it has one of those silencers, which is a joke because if you take it off the silencer isn't much smaller than the actual outlet of the muffler. It seems like it might have a lot of packing in it to quiet that buzzing, I'll let you know how it goes after I get it installed. it was only 10 bucks and about 20 or 30 shipping

mx3gtracer · Post by **mx3gtracer** » September 4th, 2006, 1:49 am

you might also try cold air and doing a bigger exhaust pipe from the cat back, narrow pipe is kind of the culprit of that nasty bumble bee buzz. The bigger the pipe the deeper the growl. I wouldn't go over 2.5 inch though

mazdamx3sohc · Post by **mazdamx3sohc** » September 6th, 2006, 1:05 pm

welp, i got a price for a resonator installed for 45 bucks and it is a different pipe like 2 inches with no cat or resonator.