been reading thru all of your exhaust setups and I can't seem to find anyone with the setup I was thinking of..... get muffler shop to bend up a mid-pipe from flex joint to muffler, I was quoted 150-175 locally then throw on the muffler outta the magnaflow catback kit (75$ from summit), find a pretty tip and your done. my main concern is the muffler won't come with the hangers so i was thinking of cutting the old ones off the stock muffler and rewelding them on the new one, and if it would be too loud w/o magnaflow's resonator. What you guys think?
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I was looking on the corksport website...which one would be a better fit for an '03 MP5...
http://www.corksport.com/corksport-power-series-exhaust-for-bj-protege-sedan.html
or this one...
http://www.corksport.com/corksport-power-series-80mm-mazdaspeed-protege-exhaust.html
http://www.corksport.com/corksport-power-series-exhaust-for-bj-protege-sedan.html
or this one...
http://www.corksport.com/corksport-power-series-80mm-mazdaspeed-protege-exhaust.html
Neither, since those are for the sedans and you have a Protege5. Unless you want to chop 4" out of your new exhaust just stick with their Protege5 application.
No problem. I would suggest keeping your stock header on if you go with the CorkSport though. It sounds great with the stocker but raspy as all get out with an aftermarket header.
Post pics when you get it for sure! (2thumbs)
Post pics when you get it for sure! (2thumbs)
I had a Spooled^ header (basically an OBX knock-off) with my CorkSport Power Series header back exhaust and it was super raspy and loud. Fun for about a week then it just got annoying. So I installed a Magnaflow cat and that eliminated 90% of the rasp, but it was still loud. Not saying don't buy the CS, but just be careful with which exhaust you choose. If I were to do it all over again, I would buy another GReddy EVO2 catback.
I'll ask my buddy to post up the vid from a dyno-day of my car with the Spooled^ header and CS header back exhaust.
I'll ask my buddy to post up the vid from a dyno-day of my car with the Spooled^ header and CS header back exhaust.
Not really. They're all pretty much the same design. OBX seems like the best option as far as price/quality ratio. And I can't really help you out much on a complete system with a header since I only know a few local cats who had Protege's with a complete aftermarket exhaust system. But honestly, since you're replacing everything, I would go OBX header > SLS catted or catless midpipe > Racing Beat cat back. My friends 1.8l Protege has an OBX > catless midpipe > RB cat back and it sounds heavenly. Everything else I've heard in person is raspy.
I love CorkSport and their products but I personally wouldn't reccomend an OBX header and CS exhaust combo. Unless you're deaf already, then no worries.
Please bare in mind, this is simply only my opinion. Do some research and look on YouTube for sound clips and find one that you like the most.
I love CorkSport and their products but I personally wouldn't reccomend an OBX header and CS exhaust combo. Unless you're deaf already, then no worries.
Please bare in mind, this is simply only my opinion. Do some research and look on YouTube for sound clips and find one that you like the most.
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if you want an exhaust that sounds good, dont get headers, I had headers->stock midpipe with cat-> megan racing cat back,
and it still didnt sound the same as when I had a catless midpipe to the megan racing cat back, with stock headers.
Just because your stock exhaust is rusty, I wouldnt mess with it, unless it has holes rusted in it
and it still didnt sound the same as when I had a catless midpipe to the megan racing cat back, with stock headers.
Just because your stock exhaust is rusty, I wouldnt mess with it, unless it has holes rusted in it
in my opinion, an OBX header and magnaflow catback sounded the best (but droned like a MOTHER on the highway)
Ractive long tube header(if you can find one) killed the rasp in the exhaust but still sounded good (and much less drone) still using the magnaflow catback
Ractive long tube header(if you can find one) killed the rasp in the exhaust but still sounded good (and much less drone) still using the magnaflow catback
I forgot about Magnaflow.
My buddies P5 has my old FS-DE with the Spooled^ header, MAM catted midpipe and Magnaflow cat back and it sounds really good too. Not raspy, it has a nice lower tone to it and doesn't drone too badly on the highway.
I think it's all about having a cat or not to combat the rasp. I think pretty much all the P5 exhausts drone on the highway expect for the Racing Beat. I completely lucked out with my exhaust setup; KLDE > OBX headers > CorskSport headers back (catless + 1 resonator) and it doesn't drone on the highway. But is loud as balls under WOT.
My buddies P5 has my old FS-DE with the Spooled^ header, MAM catted midpipe and Magnaflow cat back and it sounds really good too. Not raspy, it has a nice lower tone to it and doesn't drone too badly on the highway.
I think it's all about having a cat or not to combat the rasp. I think pretty much all the P5 exhausts drone on the highway expect for the Racing Beat. I completely lucked out with my exhaust setup; KLDE > OBX headers > CorskSport headers back (catless + 1 resonator) and it doesn't drone on the highway. But is loud as balls under WOT.
