so i bought the midpipe with the resonator from rx7store, and i installed it today. It went about as smooth as it could. (2 trips to ace for stainless nuts and bolts) i got both the gaskets on there, and checked it 3 times for leaks, and no leaks what so ever. but i went out to take it for a spin and she how she sounds, and i was disappointed. it sounds really ricey. BUT i remember someone on here saying that the resonator has to get broken in and then it will sound nice and deep. (thats how glasspacks are) i just want to make sure this is true. is it?

It will calm down a little after some days, but don't expect a huge difference.

hmm, hopefully the ricey sound will go away, cause i have no idea what could be causing it.

What do you mean by "ricey sound"?

hard to explain, umm. it just doesnt sound low like i thought. and at first i though it was a leak, but i checked and its not

i would try to get a video of it, but my video format doesnt work on here. im just wondering if the resonator is the same thing as a glasspack as it has to have time to break in and get a deeper sound

i found the words i was looking for. it sounds like a high pitched raspy-ness. i want it to go away.

i found the words i was looking for. it sounds like a high pitched raspy-ness. i want it to go away.

i ran just a midpipe with stock exhaust for a few weeks while waiting for my corksport to come in. i hate the way it sounds. sounded exactly like you say. sounded ricey/raspy anytime you were on the throttle. i thought it was me being paranoid but i had a few friends listen while i drove by, and they confirmed that it did int fact sound like shit.

now order an exhaust :) i m very pleased with my corksport

corksport? i heard that they are VERY loud with a midpipe. but they are really light

yA, my exhaust is pretty loud. but it does sound good :) and definitely not ricey.

damn it. why did everyone say it was gonna be nice and deep?

on a postitive note, the 8 has a little more "umf"

i will probably go with something like the mazdaspeed one. that sounds nice on the stock cat, so i will see how it is with a midpipe

corksport? i heard that they are VERY loud with a midpipe. but they are really light

the rx7store resonator is very small.. you might as well got a straight pipe..

and i can tell you if you find the stock exhaust with what you have loud or off pitch. you will be hating life with the corksport...

i had one.. great exhaust.. great sound, but a bit to loud.. that was with a hi flow cat and a resonator..

beers :beer:

damn, but thanks. gotta look for a not so loud but light exhaust now.

damn, but thanks. gotta look for a not so loud but light exhaust now.

with what you have i can say the borla and racing beat... i think also the hks dual might be good..

beers :beer:

i will probably go with borla. its not heavy, and isnt that expensive. and it shouldnt be loud either

just have to save up 600 bucks, cause i HATE the way the midpipe sounds. i hate that ricey raspy sound

im still pretty dissapointed though

Chet, ull get used to it, I have turbo XS midpipe and it doesn't sound rice at all...........maybe its not broken in completely?

but you also have a cat back. i have stock

and its a different maker. swoope said that the resonator is really small in the rx7store midpipe, and it does look that way

one mans rice is anothers joy....

you have to hear stuff in person...

btw, the turbo xs is way loud..... that is the midpipe and catback...

beers :beer:

very true, but he only has the turboxs midpipe. he has the espilier (sp) cat-back, which is one that im looking into

very true, but he only has the turboxs midpipe. he has the espilier (sp) cat-back, which is one that im looking into


link for that catback??? is it a single or a dual?

but as i said, you need to hear stuff in person...

beers :beer:

i believe its a dual, but dont quote me on that. but yea, in person is soo much better. thats why i like the mazdaspeed cat-back. its so nice and deep.

i believe its a dual, but dont quote me on that. but yea, in person is soo much better. thats why i like the mazdaspeed cat-back. its so nice and deep.


mazdaspeed = corksport...

beers :beer:

Sounds like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SEBUygZqFk

kind of yea

guess i wont go with mazdaspeed

did you have a look down the pipe chet ? All resonators are not equal . Some have a saw tooth that protrudes into the airflow while others just have holes in the walls . The sawtooth kind are more effective as a resonator but will reduce flow slightly.

i looked down it, and it only has holes in it.

thanks charles. now i just have to find one cheaper than 600 bucks

ok, google it is. no point in putting a WTB. no one ever reads them

my midpipe is catless but has a resinator. the resinator is nothing more than a bunch of triangle looking things that stick out slightly from the wall, forming a pattern.

anyway, here's a bunch of videos, same car, different exhausts. You can hear catless midpipe + stock exhaust. It sounds good:

http://rotaryinsider.com/rx8-3.html

hmm, so far rx7store is the cheapest with $670, but i did find an SP2 for $550

my resonator looks nothing like a bunch of triangles, just a bunch of holes

no matter how raspy you think it sounds with a stock exhaust, it will sound FAR worse with an aftermarket exhaust since they do not muffle as well. In my URL above, I show stock + catless, catless + borla, and it's so loud that 2,000 rpm driving can be heard across my entire neighborhood.

btw, the hks legamax with a catless midpipe didn't sound to bad. but the borla with catless (on a NA car) was horrible.

dude you should have got the rp supercat w/ stock exhaust like i did its perfect...its way deeper than stock on idle and sounds just a little more agressive than stock when you mash the throttle..im trying to upload some vids but having problems

cant take it back now haha.

damn, all this controversy. thanks mysql, but too bad that those are with the B&B midpipe and not the rx7store midpipe

also, the ricey raspy-ness is only at 1/2 throttle and mid-range rpms. up top it sounds better. and down low it sounds stock

oooo, i found a turboXS catback for $448

oooo, i found a turboXS catback for $448

Chet....it costs how much?

http://blog.advoor.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/panda.gif


Just been wanting to use that pic! :lol:

Sound like a decent price, but I'm not real sure?????

HAHA!!!! its a better price than all the other catbacks, but i dont know how good it would sound with the midpipe

also, the ricey raspy-ness is only at 1/2 throttle and mid-range rpms. up top it sounds better. and down low it sounds stock

I think it's because only 4 ports are open. Do you notice a strange sound/noise when it hits about 4000-4500 RPM? Usually, it sounds better after that but if you listen carefully, you can hear the ports open up with the midpipe. :)

hmm, never listened for that. but the ricey-ness goes away at higher rpms

When I had mine on, that was the first thing I notice... I punched my friend when he said "OMG! I can hear VTEC kick in" when all the ports, 5 and 6, open up...

haha . . . Vtec kick in

so im thinking of going with the SP2, seeing as it sounds pretty good with the stock cat. but i dont know how loud its going to be with the midpipe

so does anyone have a greddy SP2 cat back with a midpipe?

sorry it took so long... phone screen isnt working for some reason so i cant press the stupid record button... i have this from a while ago going through a tunnel..

http://www.bigfilehost.com/en/file/1502/Recording3-wav.html

this is the only way i know to upload audio??? any other options?

i have no idea how to use that site.

ok, got it. were you in a tunnel? sounds good

yes i was... thats was second gear pull.... the raspyness in my case actually sounds better i think.. its not a ricey rasp its got a nice tone to it... kinda like a high pitched version of a hooker who smokes gurguling sperm if you can imagine what that sounds like... :eyetwitch

hahaha :lol2: :lol2:

it sounds good. someone from mazsport let me in on a little secret, so im just gonna stick with my midpipe for now

um... pm me the secret... shhhh!

not yet, but i will tell you when its time

so um... now??

haha, in a couple days