Nice exhaust tone? Smooth and aggressive?

2.5mazda · Post by **2.5mazda** » July 23rd, 2006, 6:48 pm

I have a brullen exhaust going into a Flowmaster and through a 3.5 inch chrome tip. It has a 30 inch resinator. The car is very quiet, and sounds like a nicely tuned BMW I have been told, but doesnt have that aggressive sound to it. I fired it up before putting the resinator in with just straight through HOTSHOT headers to Flowmaster. At idle all the way until about 3500 rpm it sounded just like GT mustang with flowmasters, but once you get into it it crackled like none other. Right now there is zero cackle in it, but sounds weak. I know it isnt all about sound, but I have to live with it everyday of the week and want it to sound nice. Should I get a small resinator? At what point will all od the kackle come back? A nice medium would be great. I want a growling monster but smooth also.. Any sound clips anywhere?
thanks
MARC

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » July 23rd, 2006, 11:09 pm

If it sounds like a BMW or a Mustang GT, what exhaust setup are you using besides the Flowmaster?

2.5mazda · Post by **2.5mazda** » July 24th, 2006, 1:45 am

It sounded like a GT before the resinator.. Now it sounds like a bmw. I want a growl though, a mean inyyour face sound that isnt too ricerish, and abnocsious..

Hotshot headers, from my ZE through resinator and 40 series flowmaster. Mandrel bent piping. (brullen)

ninjajim4 · Post by **ninjajim4** » July 24th, 2006, 12:36 pm

i went with lakersfan's suggestion and put in a glasspack res, which lets the deep tones through. sounds pretty good, i get a lot of compliments

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » August 4th, 2006, 10:52 am

I got a question
What exact Flowmaster Muffler did you get?

wagZE · Post by **wagZE** » August 6th, 2006, 3:54 pm

Juans_93_MX3 wrote:I got a question
What exact Flowmaster Muffler did you get?

ya im curious aswell... I actually dont have a muffler its too f'n LOUD i want to get a new one soon

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » September 13th, 2006, 1:31 am

What Flowmaster muffler did you buy exactly?
Glasspack can help

By the way, I would just go ahead and aim for the BMW type of sound.
There really isnt a way you can make your car sound like a V8.
V8s have 8 cylinders, 2 headers, running off of 2 cats, 2 mufflers and most of them ether have a HPipe or a X Pipe. Thats why they sound so mean

MazdaNoob123 · Post by **MazdaNoob123** » September 13th, 2006, 3:26 am

k well this might be funny but the best sounding muffler is actually the stock one with all the baffels ripped out and without a resinator.
Ill take a vid tomorrow.

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » September 13th, 2006, 3:42 pm

Geta sound clip of your exhaust for us!

MazdaNoob123 · Post by **MazdaNoob123** » September 13th, 2006, 6:57 pm

the camera mic sounds like s--- but here.
Oh and yea the slow acceleration was because i wasnt flooring the car and i was driving up a hill.
http://ghost.digerati-hosting.com/Car%20Sounds/

MazdaNoob123 · Post by **MazdaNoob123** » September 13th, 2006, 7:23 pm

one other thing is that flowmaster isnt really made for import cars.
You might want to look into something a little different

MazdaNoob123 · Post by **MazdaNoob123** » September 13th, 2006, 10:12 pm

WMV's Uploaded

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » September 13th, 2006, 11:19 pm

MazdaNoob123 wrote:k well this might be funny but the best sounding muffler is actually the stock one with all the baffels ripped out and without a resinator.
Ill take a vid tomorrow.

What do you mean by with all the baffels ripped out?

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » September 13th, 2006, 11:22 pm

That does sound good from the inside
Hopefully, I can have a smooth and aggressive sound to my car
Dont want any ricer/Honda sound
BMW or V8 sound would work

MazdaNoob123 · Post by **MazdaNoob123** » September 14th, 2006, 1:20 am

Thanks lol
i love people with those honda ricer cars. There like dude what kinda exhaust you got on that thing ?