Im Soon To Get A Muffler.Advice? Experiece? Prices?Opinion?
 

So im not really looking into changing up the entire cat system/exhaust system all together but merely looking to add sum nice sound to the 8. Im looking to spend around $100 on the mufflers with the price of installation included in that 100$. Im not looking for a big hp gain or any power gain whatsoever. Im just simply looking for alot of bang for my buck, so to speak, literally. lol. I want my 8 to sound like it should. Nothing too loud that blocks away you can hear me coming but something loud enough to turn heads.

Iv been listening to video clips of greddys, hks, flowmasters etc but havent really been attracted more so to one over the other. i really want a deep clear sound.
Any body have an recommendations?

Can you post sum links of sum mufflers you suggest. and prices as well
Ifyou live around la habra ca, an installer recommendation would be greatly appreciated.

iv seen the ones on ebay that sell for 30$ each which in the 8's case = 60$+ installation...so i wonder how those sound...such as n1's....any one already experience them

how much should be a good price for installaiton round here in so cal?weldiing...

thanks in advance...serch around didnt find what i needed in the other posts

I wish you luck in your quest. I looked around for what ended up being almost 6 months and ended up talking with Brice over at Fluid and getting the Agency Power exhaust. $550 shipped and it is the cheapest catback system available for the 8 that I could find. A bunch of the locals stopped over and, for a 12 pack, did the install. The install was easy as pie but with my car being an 07 and never seen a winter I didn't expect them to run into too many problems. If you are looking to have a custom exhaust fabbed up you are going to need 2 mufflers, not just the stock one, as aftermarket mufflers don't have an input in the side and two outputs. You might be able to get someone local to fab one up for you...but you are probably talking about just as much as the AP. Good luck in your question though.

good luck in your search. finding something nice and cheap is going to be hard. I have the the Mazdaspeed exhaust. it's great for when you are cruising or driving lightly. you can barely hear it, but when you get on it, it screams. anyway, i think you should save up some more money that way you can get something a bit nicer. plus, if you get a full cat back you would be able to change it yourself.

truth. ms is great and you can do the install yourself as a bonus. find one used for 400 shipped like i did. ;)

o really. how difficult is it o install a catback myself? do i need to weld anything? cuz thats beyond me...like im not exactly a mechanic or nothing like that...can u rate the level of difficulty of this task? i can change out my oil filter n air filter etc but anything more deep im kinda like...?

If an auto tranny rebuild (done properly) rates a 10, a (boinger) engine rebuild a 9, a bolt on turbo kit (no fab) a 4.5-6, and an oil change a 1, putting in a catback is a 1.1-1.2

And you are NEVER going to find a new SS exhaust part for $100 that you can bolt up. Expect to spend $500. Maybe less used.

its pretty simple stuff,if you can loosen bolts your fine.

hmm you seem to no alot bout this type of stuff...as convincing as that is. it seems like all these catback etc parts are gona run me no less than 500$ even if i install it myself...so bak to my original idea...just welding on sum good muffler. any idea for a decent muffler? brand for not too much $

sorry man, not for $100.

there's no way you can get a catback exhaust for $100
and if you do i will say im sorry

well whats a cheap decent one you would recommend

I have a custom "axle back" exhaust with a single muffler. Guess how much it cost me. Yep, $500. You just aren't going to find a quality SS (no aluminized shit), part that will bolt up, for less.

Hell, the parts themselves cost that much.

My suggestion. Save up $500. Watch the FS threads here. Buy one when it inevitably pops up.

My recommendation is Racing Beat, TurboXS...

o ok...well im prob not gona get a bolt on one..i was planning to take it down to the shop and get it welded on.

No disrespect, but I would strongly caution you in the path you chose. I have a strong feeling that you dont know what you are doing. Again, no disrespect.

well none taken i no what u mean cuz i dont lol. just want the 8 to sound like a beast haha.like it should...muffler im hoping is thetrick...the shop can install it and everyhing i imagine they do no what there doing...

I want my 8 to sound like it should. Nothing too loud that blocks away you can hear me coming but something loud enough to turn heads.


Have you ever heard a rotary with a cheapo Midas/Minute Muffler?

It sounds like a nasty raspy pissed-off chainsaw.

Anything the corner muffler shop has laying around will be from a V8, which sounds growly and rumbly when unmuffled - I'm sorry to break it to ya, but there is no growly nor rumbly in your future!

.....and the worst thing you could do would be a couple of those old-school glasspack straight thru 'mufflers' - the rotary will incinerate the glass and then blast the melted dust out the back, in a week or two.
Oh, the people a couple of blocks away will love it, the cops maybe not.

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The catback uninstall involved the removal of two bolts and five hangers. The install involved four bolts and five hangers. The total process required 2 people and we were done in about two hours and that included a good 30 minutes of eating 3 pizzas and consuming 12 beers.

Zumn posted in a thread where he just put some Tips over his stock tips. They looked a lot better than stock but no sound gain or HP. Check it out

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...TQ:MOTORS:1123

what you think about these? are these decent?im contemplating getting them....but scared i must say of the result of getting them on and then wanting my original muffler bak lol

What qualities about those mufflers suggests in your mind a reason to get them???

seems that they decent ones for price am i wrong? cut shippin cuz i local. just wonder if they are any good,,,you tell me....

In what way are they decent? Who makes the can? Can someone vouch for the welds? What is the inlet size? Will they fit? How will they sound? how much to they weigh? Where will they exit?

Or is this just about cost?

they r remakes of mish something i uno wat they calld but replicas
decent in way of price lol
ya the company that sells them on ebay i assume...other welds will b done by shop
inlet size 2.5inch in postin
i believe they fit....
sound iv been searchin on youtube...dont sound too bad but type it in yourself..
weight got me...
exit like any other
but ya i out for night...battery dead on laptop b bak on tomor.thanks

http://a763.g.akamai.net/7/763/1644/...908323/extra/1

Um, dude. Those are NOT going to fit without modification. Hell, even WITH modification, you have no idea if they will fit. And are they going to point straight out like that?? There is plastic and shit in the way. Shops with mandrell benders charge out the ass.

Anyway, I was asking those questions to get you thinking. You are paving a crooked, potholed path next to one that is already been travelled. You going to end up spending big money and end up with potentially second rate product. Just buy a used exhaust!

On the other hand, get them and post results.

i really hate to see people buy an expensive sports car and fuck it up with ebay mufflers because they cant afford something that is actually useful.

go buy a honda

+1

any of these bolt on mufflers have no guaranteed fit, you are much better of going here http://www.fluidmotorsports.com/p-93-exhaust.aspx and buying whatever cat-back exhaust you think looks nicest. they all sound better over stock so buy the cheapest one since it seems thats what you're looking for.

While you are at it why don't you pick up one of these. And when they get this back in stock pick up some.

bwuahahahahaha!!!!

But seriously, sometimes a guy's got make his own mistakes. This one is set up for something epic.

This is gonna be good...please, keep up the excellent entertainment! Oh, I did find a shop that will make your car sound WICKED!!

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...1/BubbRubb.jpg

WOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ya true that...i guess its prob best i just leave it alone for rite now. i guess there no way it would fit on there. looked at it n i guess if it were to go on then it would be sticking a good foot outwards lol. prob best if i don't mess with it.=)thanks for settin me straight.

You guys seem to be giving this guy a hard time, he just wants his car to e louder/ditch that UFO-like stock sound...

Check out this thread and try messaging the original poster for details.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-aftermarket-performance-modifications-23/universal-exhaust-tips-168841/

IMHO, watch craigslist like a hawk for beat up old, yet reputable/authentic exhaust systems (JDM, USDM - Blitz, Apex'i, Greddy, Borla, Magnaflow, etc none of that "N1 style") that sellers are dumping for dirt cheap. As long as the muffler is relatively small (import mufflers should do the trick) you can have a shop chop it out for you and they should be able to fabricate something up to meet your needs. Muffler shops typically carry pre-mandrel bent piping of differing degrees and should be able to make something work and if not, you can always settle with the accordian style bending for the sake of sound.

Remember, the key is finding an authentic muffler attached to a beat up system. I personally was |--------| close to picking up an RS*R exhaust, chopping out the muffler, and throwing it on my car last month. If you have any serious questions of viability, drive up to the shop and ask their advice - the least they'll do is throw it on the lift and tell you how difficult the job should be.

Sometimes when modifying cars you've got to get creative and be flexible with the outcomes. For example, would you be willing to run a single exit exhaust with one of your shrouds removed (exhaust angled slightly diagnal/upwards). That would be a pretty easy setup to have fab - a member on here already even has done it. Simply because others say it cannot be done, does not mean that it can't - just be creative.

Happy Modding :)

Or follow BubbRubb's advice, WOOOWOOO







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I'm not big on flaming people but dude! First off, I'm going to throw out a guess that your parents just bought you your first car (judging by your oh so wonderful 'net grammar)? And if so they gave you a very nice one!

I think many many people above have tried to caution you from being nice to outright direct saying you will f$$k up your car. I understand not having a ton of extra $ to spend and wanting to spend it on your car (I spent the first 5+ years of car ownership doing just that). What you NEED to do is understand that you can't get "good" for "cheap" 99.99999% of the time. Save up a little more $ and do it right!

IMO the direction you were insisting on (with the cheap generic ebay mufflers) is not different than just grabbing a hacksaw and chopping off the stock muffler, hell, try just unbolting that and running around for a day and see what folks are trying to indicate to you. A muffler is more than just a metal can hanging on the back of your car (or should be).

nah i pay my parents rent and that's pretty much it. i don't get money from them. i get money from work. just cuz grammar is slang doesnt mean that im sum rich kid lol. i wish tho. i mean im just looking for advice here. i have high hopes and i lookto you guys for help and advice. i seriously think the forums have a little too much hate for people looking to add stuff to there ride with not alot of money but wutver i understand it a lil i guess. i mean i understand a lil better now that i need to save up more money but hey it was a shot in the dark to see if its been done with good results...just merely a question

No it doesn't but it does compound your ignorance somewhat (please understand ignorance is a lack of knowledge on a particular subject which is distinctly different from stupidity).

I didn't really mean to offend or "hate", just a peeve of mine I spose. I apologize.

Some things can be done less expensively, more if you learn to wrench yourself (exactly how I figured out everything from engine rebuilds to building my own house). I hope the point you take away from this thread is more that even while saving some cash there is a min. "cost of admission" for lots of things and no job worth doing is worth doing half assed.

definately search out a good used unit and you can bolt up yourself :)

We're not hating on you, we're trying to steer you in the right direction and possibly keep you away from a mistake that in the end could cost you more money.

Like others have said, save up for a used "brand-name" catback. You have a job, so just put a little away every 2 weeks to treat yourself to something nice in 2-3 months.

Let me tell you that installing a catback takes around 3-hours by yourself, and will cost you $0. Installing those eBay mufflers at a shop and getting everything custom fit/bent will equal if not cost more than just buying a cat-back.

Scour the FS section EVERYDAY, there will be exhausts showing up ;)