MazdaSpeed Exhaust
04-16-2004, 02:26 PM
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Mzdaspeed Exhaust
Well just had the Mazdaspeed exhaust installed this morning, did it along side one of the techs at our dealership and that was because it is allot easier with a full lift then doing it on the ground in the garage at home... Took about 45 minutes and that was because we took our time and most of the other techs came by to check it out...
Will post details later, however I have to say that it sounds great, not much louder just nice and deep... Only drove it from the dealership to the office and did not redline it; will do that on the way home and post along with some pics and a more detailed impression...
Will post details later, however I have to say that it sounds great, not much louder just nice and deep... Only drove it from the dealership to the office and did not redline it; will do that on the way home and post along with some pics and a more detailed impression...
04-18-2004, 08:43 PM
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I paid 575.00, that included 2 day shipping and tax...
how much larger are the tips in comparison to the stock tips?
looks good.
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04-19-2004, 01:20 AM
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a bit off topic hows the flywheel treating you? How does it drive like? So far do you feel any performance gains from the mods? Seems like you spent a great deal. Sorry for the interrogation lol. Just wanna kno. Thanks a bunch O yea where did u get that exhaust for that price ???
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04-19-2004, 10:18 AM
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IZoomZoomI: This is from one of my other post, should answer your question...
rexi: The flywheel did exactly what I expected, the car revs up much better and not that the stock motor does not rev easily; as it does. It feels and revs much more like a bike now in how the revs come up and down so fast. This affects clutch engagement a bit however but not to badly, and not badly as in a negative way. The difference now is that you have to be smoother and carry just a few more RPMs than before, if you are an experienced manual driver or have ridden sport-bikes it is absolutely not an issue; it took me about 5 min to adjust. If you are new to manual driving you will have a little longer learning curve. Under load (acceleration) the car feels livelier and off throttle engine braking is a little more pronounced. In a nut shell I love the way the car feels with it, much more sports car like... Common engineering principles and experience is that it probably freed up somewhere between 2-8 HP in power due to parasitic/drive train loss and that is spread out across the RPM range due to the variables related to inertia and mass. Personally I feel it was worth it and would definitely recommend it if you want a livelier car, however if you just want to cruise around and don't want to be more engaged/rewarded in driving the car than there are probably better ways of spending the money…
rexi: The flywheel did exactly what I expected, the car revs up much better and not that the stock motor does not rev easily; as it does. It feels and revs much more like a bike now in how the revs come up and down so fast. This affects clutch engagement a bit however but not to badly, and not badly as in a negative way. The difference now is that you have to be smoother and carry just a few more RPMs than before, if you are an experienced manual driver or have ridden sport-bikes it is absolutely not an issue; it took me about 5 min to adjust. If you are new to manual driving you will have a little longer learning curve. Under load (acceleration) the car feels livelier and off throttle engine braking is a little more pronounced. In a nut shell I love the way the car feels with it, much more sports car like... Common engineering principles and experience is that it probably freed up somewhere between 2-8 HP in power due to parasitic/drive train loss and that is spread out across the RPM range due to the variables related to inertia and mass. Personally I feel it was worth it and would definitely recommend it if you want a livelier car, however if you just want to cruise around and don't want to be more engaged/rewarded in driving the car than there are probably better ways of spending the money…
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04-19-2004, 10:22 AM
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santino: The tips are basically the same size as stock, which I like (Not fond of big tips...) and they are stainless so they have a little more of that golden/titanium hue to them... The new mid pipe that comes with it is a larger diameter; next time I am under her will take a few shots...
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04-19-2004, 04:18 PM
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If you mean who is doing the work on my car? That would be me, the only thing I did at the dealership was the exhaust and I did it on a lift with an extra hand from one of the techs, the exhaust is a pain to do on the floor in the garage...
04-21-2004, 12:02 PM
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From earlier in this post...
rexi: The flywheel did exactly what I expected, the car revs up much better and not that the stock motor does not rev easily; as it does. It feels and revs much more like a bike now in how the revs come up and down so fast. This affects clutch engagement a bit however but not to badly, and not badly as in a negative way. The difference now is that you have to be smoother and carry just a few more RPMs than before, if you are an experienced manual driver or have ridden sport-bikes it is absolutely not an issue; it took me about 5 min to adjust. If you are new to manual driving you will have a little longer learning curve. Under load (acceleration) the car feels livelier and off throttle engine braking is a little more pronounced. In a nut shell I love the way the car feels with it, much more sports car like... Common engineering principles and experience is that it probably freed up somewhere between 2-8 HP in power due to parasitic/drive train loss and that is spread out across the RPM range due to the variables related to inertia and mass. Personally I feel it was worth it and would definitely recommend it if you want a livelier car, however if you just want to cruise around and don't want to be more engaged/rewarded in driving the car than there are probably better ways of spending the money…
rexi: The flywheel did exactly what I expected, the car revs up much better and not that the stock motor does not rev easily; as it does. It feels and revs much more like a bike now in how the revs come up and down so fast. This affects clutch engagement a bit however but not to badly, and not badly as in a negative way. The difference now is that you have to be smoother and carry just a few more RPMs than before, if you are an experienced manual driver or have ridden sport-bikes it is absolutely not an issue; it took me about 5 min to adjust. If you are new to manual driving you will have a little longer learning curve. Under load (acceleration) the car feels livelier and off throttle engine braking is a little more pronounced. In a nut shell I love the way the car feels with it, much more sports car like... Common engineering principles and experience is that it probably freed up somewhere between 2-8 HP in power due to parasitic/drive train loss and that is spread out across the RPM range due to the variables related to inertia and mass. Personally I feel it was worth it and would definitely recommend it if you want a livelier car, however if you just want to cruise around and don't want to be more engaged/rewarded in driving the car than there are probably better ways of spending the money…
04-27-2004, 05:25 PM
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Originally posted by mikeb
nice
310 guy said it is a quiet exhaust
nice
310 guy said it is a quiet exhaust
All it is, is just a little bit louder than stock. IMO, the MS exhaust sound is what it should have sounded when it left the factory.
$575 is a great price. I got mine for $630 which included shipping.
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