Exhaust

[DEVASTATOR]

I'm lookin for an exhaust for my 2011 but I'm new to cars unlike motorcycles... I'm looking for something that has a low deep sound but still has some perfomance behind it... I have a two brothers on my motorcycle because I like the deep sound to it unlike a yoshimura or akrapovic which sounds stock... I have people telling me Apexi, HKS, CP-E, or Greddy...

[Illmatic MS3]

those are all quality companies however i would suggest corksport, ultimate racing, and cp-e which you already have listed though. HKS does not make a genpoo exhaust yet as far as i know. and even if they did itd probably be a single outlet which would look stupid as fawk.

[rfinkle2]

Originally Posted by Illmatic MS3 those are all quality companies however i would suggest corksport, ultimate racing, and cp-e which you already have listed though. HKS does not make a genpoo exhaust yet as far as i know. and even if they did itd probably be a single outlet which would look stupid as fawk.

they make the legamax for it, but its an axle-back.

op... you might try you tube for exhaust clip sounds for the 2010 ms3.

[kyzomo]

corksport sounds the best to me, its what im getting

[wolly6973]

If you are looking for performance, than an Cat-back exhaust is not the answer.
The $$ per hp is really high on a CBE.

A race pipe(RP) will help the sound of the exhaust some, and give you a decent performance boost.

[Kydizzle]

ya only thing a cat back does is give you sound.. def. not the best hp gain at all. racepipe and downpipe for sound and huge gains

[oh10speed3]

Just get the resonator cut out at an exhaust shop for $40.

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[Kydizzle]

Originally Posted by oh10speed3 Just get the resonator cut out at an exhaust shop for $40. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk

and get a test pipe

[bohica17]

Thats what Im doing got the res. cut out for 45. Was supposed to have my test pipe and bpv today but ups is fucking retarded so it wont be here till monday now.

[Kydizzle]

click that video.. its a gen 1 but its the same damn motor so this is what it will sound like with a test pipe and one resonator removed.. this was my setup before the one i have now

[lefty]

Did you notice the ant crawling on the concrete?

[Ckmazdaspeed3]

Originally Posted by Kydizzle ya only thing a cat back does is give you sound.. def. not the best hp gain at all. racepipe and downpipe for sound and huge gains

Not true w gen 2. You will see some modest gains, but like willy said, bang for your buck it's pretty low on the hp scale.

[Kydizzle]

truely on a gen 1 you will see a gain.. but is 2-3 horse power worth 400-1000 dollars.. hell no only good for sound. or more power once you hit 300+ whp.. just tryin to give him better options to spend money on..

and ya lol i saw that little ant haha

[Ckmazdaspeed3]

Originally Posted by Kydizzle truely on a gen 1 you will see a gain.. but is 2-3 horse power worth 400-1000 dollars.. hell no only good for sound. or more power once you hit 300+ whp.. just tryin to give him better options to spend money on.. and ya lol i saw that little ant haha

No bro, you will get more with a gen 2. Granted you need a tune, but you seem to need a tune and hpfp for almost all things gen2.

The gen 1s have a straight single exhaust which will work better on a turbo car then the gen2 dual tip.

Corksport 80mm cat back and race pipe review

See this thread, and remember, Nate has a conservative tune... For now. There are a couple of knowledgeabe guys in that thread mentioning the bigger hp gain possibilities in a gen2. And yes, I understand it still is nothing like installing a dp or sri.

[Kydizzle]

ya it might... but not worth the money till you got the mods to match.. or as you say the tune to bring it out..

[rfinkle2]

Originally Posted by bohica17 Thats what Im doing got the res. cut out for 45. Was supposed to have my test pipe and bpv today but ups is fucking retarded so it wont be here till monday now.

lemme guess...inclement weather message?

Fedex made it to my house.

that is such a bummer when checking the tracking progess.

[blastersix]

Not sure what the opinions are out there about Magnaflow CBE systems, but hottexhaust.com has them with a 25% discount on their website and free shipping. The discount code is "vortex" and takes the price from $663.23 to $495.43. Looking around for other options as well since this is one of the first mods I'd also like to make. Any suggestions on a better overall quality/deal for a CBE on the gen 2 like mine?

[Speed3eak]

Depends on what you want - magnaflow looks to be the cheapest by far, but I personally prefer the design of corksport's cat-back - A single in-line muffler at the front instead of a dual exit muffler at the back. Seems like that way would restrict exhaust less, but I have no data to back this up with.

I like that the magnaflow exhaust is fairly quiet going around town, and gets aggressive only when you get on it. But, like I said, I like the way the corksport exhaust is designed.

edit: You're not going to get a better deal than $450 for a catback unless you have an exhaust shop fabricate you an exhaust. Even then it depends on what (if any) muffler you want, along with other stuff I suppose.

[myslow1]

damn thats an awesome deal!!! I wonder if I will be able to get it for the same price sometime next month.

[ScarMS3]

Maybe this is a really dumb question but has anyone ever just bought a quality muffler and had it welded in, borla or something like that as opposed to buying an entire kit for like 800dollars

[forcedinduktion]

you can get a custom 3" for prob 4-500

[Illusion]

everyone seems so concerned with money i dunno why b/c exhaust is a 1 time thing and you dont wanna regreat it or youll waste money i suggest do it right thefirst time and drop the 1k on an ark exhaust

[JT.Tuckerman]

I know some say exhaust does no improvement in performance. I disagree based on my experience- and with many cars. I changed the exhaust on my 2010 Miata to an axle back and gained HP- the muffler was 1/2 the size and weight of stock and eliminated a lot of restriction. The stock MS3 exhaust muffler is similar to the Miata- huge and with the dual outlets. Borla makes an axle back for the Gen 2 Speed 3. It looks like the muffler is a lot smaller. I feel the restriction if any is going to be in the muffler- just look at how large it is. I think you will gain in both sound and performance with an axle or CAT back. If I did not have to give my MS3 up to my son, I would go with an exhaust- probably axle back along with short intake.

[wolly6973]

Originally Posted by JT.Tuckerman I know some say exhaust does no improvement in performance. I disagree based on my experience- and with many cars. I changed the exhaust on my 2010 Miata to an axle back and gained HP- the muffler was 1/2 the size and weight of stock and eliminated a lot of restriction. The stock MS3 exhaust muffler is similar to the Miata- huge and with the dual outlets. Borla makes an axle back for the Gen 2 Speed 3. It looks like the muffler is a lot smaller. I feel the restriction if any is going to be in the muffler- just look at how large it is. I think you will gain in both sound and performance with an axle or CAT back. If I did not have to give my MS3 up to my son, I would go with an exhaust- probably axle back along with short intake.

MS3 > Miata

You can't compare upgrades on different vehicles. Most cars do well with cam upgrades, but ours are pretty good stock as well as the muffler.

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[Chimmike]

thanks for the dead thread revival shithead brownie.