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The cheapest answer to what you want is this... Go buy a universal muffler...one that would look absolutly fabulous on your car and take it to a muffler shop...have them install 2.25" piping from the cat back. That whole setup should run you no more than $250. I paid 135 for my muffler and about $100 for piping and install. It sounded good too. When you buy a "cat-back" from like Greddy or Bosal, you are paying for the company to do all the work and charge lots. you can save lots of $$ by what I told you.
Benny...
The cheapest answer to what you want is this... Go buy a universal muffler...one that would look absolutly fabulous on your car and take it to a muffler shop...have them install 2.25" piping from the cat back. That whole setup should run you no more than $250. I paid 135 for my muffler and about $100 for piping and install. It sounded good too. When you buy a "cat-back" from like Greddy or Bosal, you are paying for the company to do all the work and charge lots. you can save lots of $$ by what I told you.
Benny...
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when you buy a greddy or bosal system...you're really paying for the r&d that went into the system...they've tested and retested the system to make sure there is optimal performance...and te craftsmanship of the system...greddy systems are great quality and look so clean (my brother has one)...but yes what BD said is cheaper...but you'll probably see better results with a greddy system rather then a universal muffler...
btw i cant wait to see the debate over this i can see it now - people calling me cheap and spending twenty minutes typing up a debate on the performance differences in .00257 hp
hey if your email is the right one for the email link on this forum i emailed you BDF
hey if your email is the right one for the email link on this forum i emailed you BDF
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It is illegal to remove the cat in the US, if the car was manufatured with one. Of course you can always use the J.C. Whitney theory: substitute the cat with a piece of pipe and tell the authorities that you are testing to see if the cat is defective. In addition, I believe there is a sensor or two in the cat that is attached to the ECU that the OBD programming needs to see. Jim
RazorP5 said:
It is illegal to remove the cat in the US, if the car was manufatured with one. Of course you can always use the J.C. Whitney theory: substitute the cat with a piece of pipe and tell the authorities that you are testing to see if the cat is defective. In addition, I believe there is a sensor or two in the cat that is attached to the ECU that the OBD programming needs to see. Jim
ps - i was pissed i got home from work to late (dropped off my baby for a detail the dealership owned me cause i got it after the detail guy went home, had to pick up a plain ole protege for a ride for tommorrow while they also fix a small ding one of the salesman put in my right fender) to call the muffler shops, they were all closed...i hate that s***, im a person that hates to wait...it killed me cause i applied for the car new years eve at 3pm and the bank had left for the day so i had to wait until the second ARGH!!! THAT damn near killed me!!!
im gonna get this one (hood) - the picture is entitled prelude something or other but nopi says they got it for the p5 and ive seen it on a body kit on erebuni.net...erebuni says theyre not releasing it or the price until theyve manufactured some and have settled on a price, so im waiting to see who's is cheaper...i can tell its the same hood tho.
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here is the picture on the body kit....
ps - can you email the answers to my questions?
matthew.a.jones@us.army.mil
ps - can you email the answers to my questions?
matthew.a.jones@us.army.mil
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my car...
you can also see my ride on
http://www.protegetech.com
click on galleries at the top and them Protege 5 and then gallery 3 is mine... enjoy...if you have questions...you can call me..I love to talk mazda...
Ben
you can also see my ride on
http://www.protegetech.com
click on galleries at the top and them Protege 5 and then gallery 3 is mine... enjoy...if you have questions...you can call me..I love to talk mazda...
Ben
piping
unless you are turbo'd, the best piping performance wise is 2.25". THe car needs backpressure to run smoothly and therefor if you can use 2.25, it gives ample backpressure but also lets the gasses out better than the standard 2" pipe. The muffle though is what makes a big difference...if you did that and a cold air intake (Injen) you would feel a difference.
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unless you are turbo'd, the best piping performance wise is 2.25". THe car needs backpressure to run smoothly and therefor if you can use 2.25, it gives ample backpressure but also lets the gasses out better than the standard 2" pipe. The muffle though is what makes a big difference...if you did that and a cold air intake (Injen) you would feel a difference.
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