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i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: December 3rd, 2008, 11:37 pm
by tom_finn
ok so i need a whole new exhaust, from those of you that have bought exhaust for your mx3s online, which are the best, and probably the one to go with on my car?

1993 mx3 SE

Re: i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: December 4th, 2008, 9:15 am
by SuperK
It depends on what you want from your car. Comfort or aggression?

I have a carsound cannon exhaust on my V6 ZE, and with a silencer installed, is very quiet. Without the silencer, highway travel becomes painful.
I also have a I4 with a flowmaster 60 series exhaust, and it's got a deep, throaty tone that's very mellow and is also extremely comfortable.

My I4 used to have a cannon on it, and that little engine will make your ears bleed, it's so loud. :( meh.

Re: i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: December 4th, 2008, 9:24 am
by onlytrueromeo
Well since you have an RS you probably won't be getting headers. If you need a new cat, get a catco or magnaflow high flow cat (not the test pipes)...from there I went with a 28" cherry bomb as my resonator and a magnaflow muffler w/ a 3" tip. Not as quiet as stock, but I have my car gutted right now and it's not annoying to me. Has a small drone range but it only last about 400 rpms. I have a V6 so it might now sound as nice on a 4 cyl. I can try to post a sound clip if you want. If you aren't planning on upgrading your engine in the future, honestly, I would stick w/ stock and go to a local muffler place and get their lifetime warranty stuff. It will be quiet and you won't have any complaints...no adding exhaust to your 1.6L without any other mods (CAI doesnt count) will not do much if anything. A new cat (I highly recommend buying it yourself in either case) will probably give you the most bang out of anything since your old cat is old and probably clogged a bit.

If you plan to get a BP in the future, an exhaust might be a nice investment. If you want to turbo, its even better. If not, stick with stock :) It will be cheaper anyway!

Re: i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: December 6th, 2008, 12:24 am
by tom_finn
ok cool, thanks for the opinions

Re: i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: December 28th, 2008, 12:35 pm
by aufgehdraht
what about headers does anyone make them or would it have to be a custom job for a b6 de ?

Re: i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: December 29th, 2008, 4:07 pm
by jamesmx3
there are some available, corksport do one or sell one, i used the probe one, but it needs customising slightly

Re: i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: December 29th, 2008, 4:14 pm
by colinsmx3
You posted this in the 4cyl section but say you have an SE???

Re: i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: January 1st, 2009, 11:22 am
by Dark_Rider2k3
wasn't there a link to sound clips of MX3 exhausts? like.. someone posted them before?

If not, I'd like to hear what everyone's exhaust sounds like!

Re: i need exhaust, your opinions

Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 6:35 pm
by tom_finn
and about mow much would the whole system cost, pipes, cat, and muffler?