anybody know any mazda dealerships (in the los angeles area) that have any "good" pricing for installation on a MS exhaust. i dont want to bother with taking the bumper off myself. I called OC mazda and they wanted like $250 (rip off). i got the car from galpin mazda but I havent called them yet to get pricing. thanks for the help

 

$250 is really pricey. It should take them about an hour, maybe 2 at the most to swap out a cat back. I heard Galpin was pretty good.

 

why would you take the bumper off?


beers

 

on a lift. if it is not done in 20 min. they should not be working on cars..

beers

 

yeah - you dont need to take the bumper off to do anything with the exhaust. I did my own racing beat exhaust in about 30 minutes just with some ramps. All you need to do is take off the exhaust shrouds really, unbolt exhaust, take off the rubber hangers, put new exhaust in and reverse the process. Easy a pie. If I was physically unable to do such a thing, i wouldnt pay someone more then 40 or 50 bucks to do it at a shop.

 

yeah, my buddy change his exhaust everyday before he goes home haha. so his parents won't know he moded his 8. easy process. 10-20 mins MAX

 

If you want to drive down to Santa Ana, Rotor Reliability said they would do a cat back install for about $100.

http://rotaryracing.com/rot_home.htm

Maybe someone can host an exhaust install party. I would be interested and this would push me to get a new RB exhaust too.

 

I had mine done at Midas...25 bucks.

 

now thats just pathetic..

 

+1. It's beyond sad...

 

Midas in Fountain Valley charged me $50.

 

Do it yourself without having to remove the bumper for free.... takes about 30 minutes if you're taking your sweet time and just likes gawk at all the dirt underneath your car. It's really not "That" difficult with RX-8.

 

thanks guys...ill try it myself. From the stuff i read in the forum, i think i can figure it out

 

the "hardest" part might be those damn rubber mounts. Just make sure you lube them up and you'll be fine

 

they are the worst part for sure... use dishwashing liquid to lube them, not wd 40.

beers

 

hey guys i just bought a used greddy exhaust. is the installation the same from the MS exhaust cuz im plannin on installing it myself. do u guys know how many gasket the greddy exhaust should come with cuz i got 1 and am not sure if its right. tanx

 

installation on both would be the same.....the aftermarket systems are all made to use the stock hanger locations...

You will have one "gaskets" to pull off the stock muffler, where it connects with the cat pipe. Be careful when prying it off....that is, if the used Greddy doesnt' already come with that "gasket"....check first before you pry anything off.