Making my own custom headers and exhaust, any advice?
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Making my own custom headers and exhaust, any advice?
Say I got the tools, know how to weld, have a 3inch high flow cat, MagnaFlow Muffler (from Summit) and resonator
What problems might I run into?
How hard would it be to get a new oxygen sensor? Like, do I have to get one specially made or are there universal Oxygen Sensors I can use?
Infact, can I use the same oxygen sensor off my stock headers?
I am looking for a non-ricey deep exhaust tone that isnt too loud on 3inch piping
I want people to know its a V6, not just some other 4cyl
Is a MagnaFlow muffler a good idea?
What problems might I run into?
How hard would it be to get a new oxygen sensor? Like, do I have to get one specially made or are there universal Oxygen Sensors I can use?
Infact, can I use the same oxygen sensor off my stock headers?
I am looking for a non-ricey deep exhaust tone that isnt too loud on 3inch piping
I want people to know its a V6, not just some other 4cyl
Is a MagnaFlow muffler a good idea?
Last edited by Juans_93_MX3 on January 17th, 2006, 8:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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KLZE, Fidanza flywheel, KL31 CAMs, South Bend Stage I Clutch, Pacesetter STS, SS AutoChromes, Magnaflow muffler, 2.25' Exhaust, CAI, Blaster Coil HEI, KLDE Valvetrain, 5 Speed Swap
1993 MX3 GS
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yes magnaflow mufflers are one of the best. why do you want 3" exhaust, that would be too much unless youre gonna do all out race mx3 with 400+hp
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I would like to S/C in the future with a KLZEmitmaks wrote:yes magnaflow mufflers are one of the best. why do you want 3" exhaust, that would be too much unless youre gonna do all out race mx3 with 400+hp
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KLZE, Fidanza flywheel, KL31 CAMs, South Bend Stage I Clutch, Pacesetter STS, SS AutoChromes, Magnaflow muffler, 2.25' Exhaust, CAI, Blaster Coil HEI, KLDE Valvetrain, 5 Speed Swap
1993 MX3 GS
KLZE, Fidanza flywheel, KL31 CAMs, South Bend Stage I Clutch, Pacesetter STS, SS AutoChromes, Magnaflow muffler, 2.25' Exhaust, CAI, Blaster Coil HEI, KLDE Valvetrain, 5 Speed Swap
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i would think that 2.5" would be enough for supercharged klze
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yes your stock o2 sensors would work just fine, just have to tap them in
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Re: Making my own custom headers and exhaust a good idea?
Yes. They sell 'O2 bungs' for welding onto pipe yourself. It's just an O-ring with threaded center for twisting the O2 sensor into.Juans_93_MX3 wrote: Infact, can I use the same oxygen sensor off my stock headers?
I'd use the stock exhaust manifold logs, and just make new single downpipes for front and rear - 1.75" piping, making the rear as close to equal length as possible. Bend them into a collector, then a 2.5" flex pipe, then the cat, then as long of a resonator or glass pack as possible. Then all the bends to get around the axle, then the muffler, and a nice chrome twin tip.
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So other then a Magnaflow muffler, what else would you guys recommend? G-Reddy? FlowMaster? What 2.5inch muffler is the best?
Remember, I want a deep sounding exhaust
Not ricey, dont want my car to sound like another 4cyl
by the way, I am looking for a dual tip muffler
Remember, I want a deep sounding exhaust
Not ricey, dont want my car to sound like another 4cyl
by the way, I am looking for a dual tip muffler
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2008 Mazda 3
1993 MX3 GS
KLZE, Fidanza flywheel, KL31 CAMs, South Bend Stage I Clutch, Pacesetter STS, SS AutoChromes, Magnaflow muffler, 2.25' Exhaust, CAI, Blaster Coil HEI, KLDE Valvetrain, 5 Speed Swap
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i have a rolled tip tanabe muffler and its really deep.
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Thats odd, search feature isnt working
So I take it people here love MagnaFlow more than FlowMasters and all the rest (GReddy, ect)?
So I take it people here love MagnaFlow more than FlowMasters and all the rest (GReddy, ect)?
2008 Mazda 3
1993 MX3 GS
KLZE, Fidanza flywheel, KL31 CAMs, South Bend Stage I Clutch, Pacesetter STS, SS AutoChromes, Magnaflow muffler, 2.25' Exhaust, CAI, Blaster Coil HEI, KLDE Valvetrain, 5 Speed Swap
1993 MX3 GS
KLZE, Fidanza flywheel, KL31 CAMs, South Bend Stage I Clutch, Pacesetter STS, SS AutoChromes, Magnaflow muffler, 2.25' Exhaust, CAI, Blaster Coil HEI, KLDE Valvetrain, 5 Speed Swap
There are some who prefer the Flowmaster or other chambered mufflers/silencers because they are a bit quieter, but for performance you will want to go with a "straight-through" design, that has a perforated (not louvered) core. To make that type of muffler/silencer as quiet as possible, you need to get the longest and biggest one you can fit. There was another thread previously where we went through the choices as far as Magnaflow parts are concerned. It should still be on the first few pages of the forum, because there were posts to it recently - it was titled something like "Quiet muffler that will not restrict ZE Performance"
As for dual tips, I much prefer the look of a true dual-outlet muffler/silencer rather than a single outlet with a dual-tip added on, particularly on a car like ours where the back of the muffler/silencer casing is so visible. The dual-tip on a single-outlet muffler just looks so..."low-rent", is the nicest term I can think of.
As for dual tips, I much prefer the look of a true dual-outlet muffler/silencer rather than a single outlet with a dual-tip added on, particularly on a car like ours where the back of the muffler/silencer casing is so visible. The dual-tip on a single-outlet muffler just looks so..."low-rent", is the nicest term I can think of.