YES... louder and much nicer in my opinion and many others. I love mine... nice little rumble at low RPM's... about the same at higher RPM's... but it does have a slight, and I mean slight resonation to it. You'll love it... go get it now.. and watch Mazda flip out..goku4658 said:this is pretty cool, never heard about this....so bottom line is it louder than the stock racing beat?
Dr.Sound said:cracks are on the inside of the tip on the stock muffler.
mazdaspeed muffler sounds sweet.
especially since i have a downpipe.
Marat heard it from the outside of the car last night, he says it sounds very good.
maybe he'll come in here and describe it more.
mike, get it. definetly worth it.