Hey Rotorgeek, if you do plan on that let me know! I aint that far from you and while a newbie in this arena, I am a good worker :D I'd love to find someone semi-local with an 8 so we can try this stuff out :D

 

OK - I didn't suggest cutting them off! I removed mine (10 minutes, Dawn and a looong pry bar) and reused them. Total installation time was about 40 minutes.

I did hang the one nearest the spring bolts first, putting it on the pipe first, placing it into position, and sliding the one on the car. I actually thought this was the easiest of the hangers..

Sorry if I mislead anyone about the labor involved.......

 

The guys at my local exhaust shop use WD40 and a long flat head screwdriver to remove and install the rubber hangers, maybe it's their experience but they make it look easy.

 

Its defently the experience

 

Sorry tpryor -- it was speedracer who cut them off.

Impressions after 150 miles -- really like it! Was a little concerned with morning that it was too loud but after a good long day of driving I think it is just right. Plus the fact that I took my wife out this evening and she said it sounded great :D

 

Never hurts to have the wife buy-in

 

I'm in South Jersey and I can't find a decent thing for my car. I hear that alot of people on the west coast find parts faster. I was wonderin if anyone knew where I could find a Borla exaust and intake around here.

 

there's an earlier post that listed a few places. I think $575 was the cheapest I've seen. I also know vividracing.com can get them for you for not much more.

 

Check out this thread, there are several dealers listed in it:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=12631

 

This weekend I found out that the Borla exhaust puts on a good aural and light show.

I spent yesterday driving through the White Mountains of NH with the M'sters Miata Club and had a little fun hanging out at the back of the pack with Luke. Occassionally we would let the pack pull away and then we would quickly reel them back in.

Everytime time we did that Luke, who was following behind me, said that I had flames shooting out of the tail pipes!!!

 

Is the plastic at the tips of the pipes holding up to the extra tight fit? The extra heat? Thanks.

 

I think I've only seen forced induction cars put flames out the back.

Wow,

-Mr. Wigggles

 

Even after the pyrotechnics the rear bumper looks fine. So if it put up with that we shouldn't see any problems. :D

 

Does this all mean cooked cat? Or is that temp making it through the cat regardless - lust a case of "now you see it"?

 

It was always there, and if you run it hard the stock exhaust will pump out sufficient heat to melt and char the rear underbumper valence around the tips.
At least the Borla seems to have longer tips.

Here is my rear under-bumper valence:

 

The borla gets just as hot -- in fact since it sticks out from the back of the car more you have to watch not to catch your leg on it Ouch! that said -- I have the exhaust finishers and they seem to deflect the heat -- I would worry about melting the plastic if I didn't have the finishers.

 

i take it you own an rx-8 and you are a husker? you go to the game against A&M yesterday?

good win, yall played well. and our 8 turnovers didn't hurt either

good job though, beat texas tech (or lubbock communtiy college as we say here in aggieland).

 

Good guess! Yes I did go to the game (my son and I drove the 8 down to Lincoln). Game was fun but I won't make any comments -- the loss to Mizzu last week is still too fresh in my mind We don't play Texas Tech this year but I hope we play as well when we visit Austin in a few weeks .... GO BIG RED!

 

Hmm. Flames out the back sounds like a ticket from the same place.
Can anyone confirm this?

TIA,
Vince

 

Yes, the inside of my exhaust is now fully coated with soot. With the car running so rich in the upper revs I think that this is to be expected.

I would imagine that Canzoomer's work on the fuel maps (leaning out the top end) will help to clean this up a bit. Hopefully he will see this post and throw in his own comments.

 

my 8 is just a baby still, only 300 miles old, but as soon as i break her in i would like to purchase the borla exhaust system. can anyone verify that the dealer will NOT void my factory warranty by doing this? i knoe it has been discussed a little bit, and i knoe that the general policy of dealerships is to not void the warranty unless they can prove that the part did any damage to the car, but alot of dealerships are also **** about any kind of aftermarket parts.

my local dealer is anaheim mazda, however browning in cerritos, and tustin mazda are not too far away.

 

It's not a general policy of dealerships, it's the law. Just read this:

http://www.impalaclub.com/naisso/magmoss.htm

Like you said though, some dealerships will refuse the honor the warranty because any aftermarket part is on the car, because most people won't bring lawyers into the picture so they save money. What you have to do is find dealerships that have no problem with that? One can always just call them up and ask.

 

great
thats a good link

 

i am very very tempted to purchase the borla right now!! however, id like to hear some more opinions about the rattling issue that was just brought up. i cant live with a rattling noise, it will just drive me insane.

i want to spit flames......

 

I am not getting a rattle -- a lot of burble but no rattle :D

I have put 200 miles on since install and no rattle. The hanger by the diff is closer than the other 4 but it is still about an inch from making metal on metal contact. After reading Rikki's comment I put a piece of tape on the spot and am going to check on Wed and see if there is any rubbing.