Ok well I got my "stimulus" check in the mail the other day, so Im going to get something that will stimulate me.

Im looking to buy a midpipe. I have sifted through alot of posts but never found any striaght information regarding quality and gains.

I will be running the HKS Hi Power once I get it installed.

I dont care about the smell of the catless mid pipe, just looking for the biggest HP gain and something with good quality that wont have cracked welds in 6 months.

What should I go with guys?

 

b&b is 2.5", so I wouldn't recommend that.

turboxs is 3" ID, but the flanges aren't likely to seal up properly with the hi-power since it's too large.

I donno if you have much of a choice in terms of midpipe, as it seems you either get something that can mate up to the 2.5" stock exhaust, or go with a full 3" exhaust.

 

Well catless will give you the most gains from a midpipe. Also, do you want a midpipe that is 3" ID or 2.5" ID?

 

I think ExoticSpeed has a 3" midpipe, I might be wrong tho.

 

i run hks hi power with mazsport pipe, i wouldn't trade it for anything.

 

I might be wrong but arent the RP and RX7 Store midpipe 3"?

 

Im sorry but I am not paying that much for a midpipe, $479 is insane in my opinion.

 

Do you have any sound clips?

Thanks.

 

Got my 3-inch TurboXS midpipe on this week and bolted it up to my already existing 3-inch TurboXS catback. I really liked the sound of my exhaust before with the stock cat. It had a nice, deep sound. I'm still N/A. With the midpipe on it's extremely loud and it's taking some getting used to. It's definetly doing what it's intended to; give me more power. It's just that it's not intended for street use. I really feel the difference on the tollway at high speeds. I like the fumes too whenever I'm at a stoplight with the windows down. It kinda sounds like it's running on rice now but so far everyone who's road with me enjoys the f-ck out of it. I see a 'loud exhaust' ticket in the near future.

 

It's great for street use, you just need a turbo to muffle it

 

w/o the cat it didnt throw a CEL?????

 

No, it didn't throw a CEL right away. Not until the next day for some reason. I will muffle it with a turbo just as soon as someone donates one to me........or as soon as I get a job.

 

Our midpipe is 3 inch.

http://www.rx7store.net/category_s/299.htm

 

3" ID or OD? The pipe racingbeat sells is 3" OD.

 

Mid pipe is a GREAT mod and Mazsport's was the only option for me because I think the sound of mid pipes are insane without a dual resonator (IMHO of course). I don't have FI -- perhaps my opinion would change if I did.

 

w0rd. you get what you pay for.

 

mazsport

 

it has 3" piping, but the flanges are tapper down to 2.5".

 

What has 2.5" flanges?

Thats the dumbest think Ive ever heard of...

 

any exhaust compatible with the OEM exhaust or cat will be doing that. This means just about every system available for the rx-8.

Thats why the turboxs midpipe is listed as being incompatible with anything other than the turboxs exhaust.

 

So your saying every other mid pipe is garbage?

So I should pay $479 plus whatever the cost is for the spacers so the brace clears the 2nd resonator?

 

I have had friends with B&B and RX7 store midpipes on their 8s. If you like being heard several counties away knock yourself out with one of those. ESPECIALLY if you are running the HKS hi-power.

 

I have the ExoticSpeed midpipe. It has one resonator. I didn't notice a huge difference in volume TBH.

 

heres my hks hi power with a b&b mid pipe but mine is turbo, turbo def. brings the sound down quite a bit, im going to be selling my b&b mid pipe soon because im going to get a 3"
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/g...ed1_158936.htm

 

Thats what Im looking for, a 3" all the way with a resonator.