Exhaust Advice needed...

Jovian2k · Post by **Jovian2k** » December 10th, 2005, 8:10 pm

Ok here's the scenario...
My 93 RS needs some serious exhause work. I am going to need a new flex pipe and cat back system. I might as well replace the cat as well. As for now I am pretty stock but I am planning to keep my Mx for a while and throw in a bpt in the future so what would people suggest?
I heard the Monza Pacesetter exhaust rusts easily so I'm trying to stay away from that...
I am also not looking for a very loud exhaust just deeper sounding, but a little performance boots would be very nice

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I found this cat on ebay, what do you think?http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MAZDA-MX ... enameZWDVW

nicksmx3 · Post by **nicksmx3** » December 10th, 2005, 8:19 pm

go for a borla if they have any for the mx3's they have a deeper sound and will give you some extra hp

steelcity3 · Post by **steelcity3** » December 10th, 2005, 11:28 pm

Have 2.25 piping coustom made. its not that expensive to replace stock exhaust. jsut the flex pipe is expensive.

Jovian2k · Post by **Jovian2k** » December 13th, 2005, 8:31 pm

Ok Borla does not offer a cat-back for the MX-3, the only one I Have found is pacesetter. Am I better off getting custom piping done at a shop or take the risk with the Pacesetter?

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » December 13th, 2005, 9:17 pm

had one of my mx-3's with a custom made exhaust piping with a obx muffler going on 4+ years hasn't gave me any problems.

reaper of souls · December 15th, 2005, 10:35 am

i did my own 2" cat back now the muffler i have on my car is alittle to loud for your liking by the soud of it so just get a normal high flow muffler with a silencer and some 2" piping if you want a really nice deep sound replace you resonator with a cherry bomb muffler and then put the new muffler on as well jut make sure you keep the silencer in or you'll wake up the people down the street

Jovian2k · Post by **Jovian2k** » December 21st, 2005, 12:42 am

Yeah just got back from advance auto and ordered the oem muffler for like 70 and a front flex pipe for like 90. Looks like no cat back for now but no big deal

rob 2fast4u · Post by **rob 2fast4u** » December 21st, 2005, 8:41 pm

how about a 2" custom exhaust with a streight pipe muffler with no silencer and no cat converter would that be loud enough? Whats a flex pipe?

BuGS · Post by **BuGS** » December 21st, 2005, 10:57 pm

If you get a Cat get this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/High-Flo ... dZViewItem

silentrite · Post by **silentrite** » December 26th, 2005, 4:54 pm

the pacesetter Monza exhaust on my mx-3, had it for about a year now and it still looks like new. and thats including teh grueling winters in wisconsin and salt beating on it. It also sounds nice

Jovian2k · Post by **Jovian2k** » December 27th, 2005, 12:23 pm

Yeah kind of upset I had to get the exhaust done for emissions testing so I got an oem muffler for $90 and put it on. Sucks bc I could have spent like 100 more and gotten a cat-back or something. It's ok I'll just go 2 1/4" custom sometime in the future

Ninjah · Post by **Ninjah** » December 28th, 2005, 2:47 pm

I got a 2.25" flexpipe back with an OBX muffler sitting out the back, mines really loud since I have no cat converter, planning on getting a high flow for better air movement, but I paid $160 for a new flex-pipe and the 2.25" exhaust, and I bought my OBX muffler off ebay for about $65. it sounds really good, just real loud.

Jovian2k · Post by **Jovian2k** » December 28th, 2005, 11:06 pm

Yeah I would want a more quiet muffler, but also not something cheap so that it rusts quickly. Any good, more quiet ones on ebay?