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exhaust

Posted: December 31st, 2006, 8:07 am
by mx3optidrive
People with the turboed BP's, what exhaust are you running? I am going with a 3 inch pipe, have a t3/t4 and want a quiet exhaust that isn't too restrictive. Just looking for options.

Posted: December 31st, 2006, 12:46 pm
by mazdaspeedmx_3
I would just go with the 2.5" if want it to be quieter...unless your goin for crazy hp numbers the 2.5" exhaust will be all you'need
i don't have a bp but thats all i'm gonna run for my ze-T when its all done

Posted: December 31st, 2006, 1:35 pm
by mx3optidrive
I already have the 3 inch exhaust piping and want performance, that is why I went with the 3 inch over the 2.5". If I have to have a loud muffler because of it, then so beit. I know others have the 3 inch exhaust and theirs are quiet so now I just want to see what my options are.

Jeff

Posted: January 10th, 2007, 10:31 am
by Josh
you dont want to go with 2.5 exhaust with a t3/t4. maybe a 2.5 downpipe to 3". but your best bet is to put a resionator in. you can find some nice ones on E-bay for cheep. a 30" will cut your sound down, and have a nice quiet low grumble. I actually run nothing, as when i put an in line muffler it got louder. trust me my 2.5 straight threw was louder than my 3" straight threw.

Posted: January 10th, 2007, 12:13 pm
by Limegreen mx-3
will on my setup iam running with a 2.5 in down pipe and 2.5 in RM catback mandel bent. when u go boosted it a lot quiter vs N/A. but not by much. i just wish i had a different muffler pro one is loud and magna flow would be nice. my bro has a 2.5 in down pipe and RM 3in catback with magna flow muffler and its quiter than mine. them again i perfer to run with just the down pipe and open exhaust. has that unquie sound.

Posted: January 10th, 2007, 12:51 pm
by mx3optidrive
I am going with a 3" exhaust from the turbo to the back. I think I am going to get the magnaflow exhaust with a resonator and high flow cat. Anyone have this setup and maybe a soundclip of your cars exhaust?

Thanks everyone for your replys.

Jeff

Posted: January 10th, 2007, 1:30 pm
by zCat
I am gonna get raped for saying this, but honestly, the muffler choice doesn't make that much of a horsepower difference. It's mostly the rest of the exhaust that matters. So if you want to get huge pipes, do it and get a nice, quiet, but still performance-oriented muffler. Even the non straight through designs like a lot of Dynomax and Magnaflow are fine.
I like Thrush the most ^_^ cheap and efficient.

Posted: January 10th, 2007, 11:18 pm
by JWMotorsports
I have a 3" down pipe in to a Magnaflow High Flow CAT made for Big Block engines...It is half CAT and half resonator (glass pack muffler). The rest of the way back is 3.5" with 3 Dynomax race mufflers and to cap it off I use a Car Chemistry 3 disk insert w/o the restrictor plate. The car lost maybe 15HP on the top side and gained 20+lb/ft of torque on the low end. I'm running a Tial 44mm waste gate and dumping to atmosphere trough a 2.5" dump tube. The VA state police no longer bother me and I'm willing to bet my car is in the 80db range...unless you pass 5000rpm and the wastegate opens :wink:

You could use a 3" down pipe with an electric cut out tied to the TPS to open only at WOT...then use the stock exhaust from there back...that was what I was about to do.

Posted: January 11th, 2007, 12:52 am
by Josh
JWMotorsports wrote:
You could use a 3" down pipe with an electric cut out tied to the TPS to open only at WOT...then use the stock exhaust from there back...that was what I was about to do.
thats what im doing. i have the cutout in place, just need to put on the electric cutout on and hook it up to one of the relays on the stand alone, i am also waiting on some ss piping, as with a drive shaft running down the center of the tunnel i dont have much room for an exhaust.

I love the sound of he magnaflow, Bugs is running like 2.5 all the way back, and has a high flow metal cat, and a magnaflow muffler. its nice and quiet at idle, then at wot its not overly loud. its the sound i aspire to have, except my idle has to be at like 1200 RPM or the car will die. damb them beefy cams :)