Vibrant Exhaust

[SuperProtege5]

<div class="bbWrapper">Does the Vibrant exhaust fit a Mazda 3 Hatch as a direct replacement or is cutting and re-welding needed to install? Are there any cat backs that are true direct replacement without cutting or welding?</div>

 

[keleko]

<div class="bbWrapper">you gotta cut, for any 3<br /> <br /> <br /> oh yeah, and vibrant won&#039;t fit on an 06 3, btw<br /> <br /> neither will draxxas</div>

 

[bacon]

<div class="bbWrapper">(jacked) of topic but who has this vibrant exhaust and hows the sound on it?</div>

 

[tsunami]

<div class="bbWrapper">why wouldn&#039;t the draxas or vibrant fit an 06? there were no changes made to the exhaust sytem nor have there been on the new face lift model either.</div>

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

<div class="bbWrapper">06&#039;s gas tanks are in a little different position... <br /> <br /> Vibrant does fit, just gotta cut and weld a 3-4&quot; piece in so it will clear the gas tank without resting completely on the side... <br /> <br /> <br /> ARK said their exhaust will fit the 06s with no problems though. <br /> <br /> My clip of the vibrant<br /> <a href="http://media.putfile.com/Vibrant" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://media.putfile.com/Vibrant</a></div>

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

<div class="bbWrapper">Oh and it sounds great. Ill do a wittle weview after I get my header too hehe.</div>

 

[SuperProtege5]

<div class="bbWrapper">What about the Borla? Does that require cutting as well and does anyone have this exhaust and if so, how is it?</div>

 

[tsunami]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="WetsuitxNinja" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> WetsuitxNinja said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> 06&#039;s gas tanks are in a little different position... <br /> <br /> Vibrant does fit, just gotta cut and weld a 3-4&quot; piece in so it will clear the gas tank without resting completely on the side... <br /> <br /> <br /> ARK said their exhaust will fit the 06s with no problems though. <br /> <br /> My clip of the vibrant<br /> <a href="http://media.putfile.com/Vibrant" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://media.putfile.com/Vibrant</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <br /> no s***... thanks for the info man!</div>

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

<div class="bbWrapper">The exhaust did fit w\out welding, just made me a little nervous having something getting hot sitting up against a gas tank... <br /> <br /> You will have to cut the stock exhaust no matter what, as its one piece.<br /> <br /> Borla makes quality stuff, dunno how it fits on 06s though. I believe it deletes the second cat.... so it should be louder than most..</div>

 

[tsunami]

<div class="bbWrapper">pretty sure borla is a cat back... its got a flange fitting for right after the stock cat.</div>

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

<div class="bbWrapper">If its got a flange then it deletes the cat, slip on retains it. It would have been nice to have a flange after the 2nd cat. Exhausts woulda been cheaper, and problems with clamps would be gone. <br /> <br /> <script class="js-extraPhrases" type="application/json"> { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.", "lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow", "lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow", "lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen", "lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails", "lightbox_download": "Download", "lightbox_share": "Share", "lightbox_zoom": "Zoom", "lightbox_new_window": "New window", "lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar" } </script> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="05-16-06_1956.jpg" data-src="/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv310%2FNofriends%2F05-16-06_1956.jpg&amp;hash=fd4a881b085ddfe6bdf1899c7d3aa6a8" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv310%2FNofriends%2F05-16-06_1956.jpg&amp;hash=fd4a881b085ddfe6bdf1899c7d3aa6a8" data-url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Nofriends/05-16-06_1956.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="05-16-06_1956.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="05-16-06_1958.jpg" data-src="/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv310%2FNofriends%2F05-16-06_1958.jpg&amp;hash=0edb38eedc2f503398eed8cadabfc5ef" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv310%2FNofriends%2F05-16-06_1958.jpg&amp;hash=0edb38eedc2f503398eed8cadabfc5ef" data-url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Nofriends/05-16-06_1958.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="05-16-06_1958.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>

 

[tsunami]

<div class="bbWrapper">wtf is that last thing? do we have 2 mufflers as well?<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="zwl0md.jpg" data-src="/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi4.tinypic.com%2Fzwl0md.jpg&amp;hash=5ed5fb9c856817d8ba03c5c640227d8a" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi4.tinypic.com%2Fzwl0md.jpg&amp;hash=5ed5fb9c856817d8ba03c5c640227d8a" data-url="http://i4.tinypic.com/zwl0md.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="zwl0md.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

<div class="bbWrapper">Thats the turbo whistler I installed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> haha thats part of the Pzev emissions bulls***. That and if you look at the first pic, you can see my bung (3rd o2 sensor bung that is) right after the second cat. As the token black guy would say &quot;that s**** wack&quot;</div>

 

[goldwing2000]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="tsunami" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> tsunami said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> wtf is that last thing? do we have 2 mufflers as well? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> We actually do have two mufflers. If you look at wetsuit&#039;s first picture, the second doo-dad after the flange is the first muffler (aka resonator).<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="WetsuitxNinja" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> WetsuitxNinja said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If its got a flange then it deletes the cat... </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Well... unless you get the Draxas or Vibrant with the replacement hi-flow cat. Then it&#039;s not deleted, only replaced. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>

 

[Mazda3Driver]

<div class="bbWrapper">Yep, Borla&#039;s goes to front cat where you got to cut it and just bolt on, don&#039;t take no time to get on, plus sounds great!</div>

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="goldwing2000" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> goldwing2000 said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> We actually do have two mufflers. If you look at wetsuit&#039;s first picture, the second doo-dad after the flange is the first muffler (aka resonator).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Well... unless you get the Draxas or Vibrant with the replacement hi-flow cat. Then it&#039;s not deleted, only replaced. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Damn you with your technicality. haha. <br /> <br /> Hey its hot in florida though how you people deal with this?</div>

 

[goldwing2000]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="WetsuitxNinja" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> WetsuitxNinja said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Hey its hot in florida though how you people deal with this? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> To whom was that directed and what the heck are you talking about? What does ambient temperature have to do with exhaust? (scratch)</div>

 

[tsunami]

<div class="bbWrapper">so that wierd boxy thing is for pzev s***... wonder wtf it does? and GW the resonator is actually a muffler? i thought it was just a piece of steel welded over the actual exhaust pipe to give a different sound (deeper) then with out it.</div>

 

[Biznass]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="WetsuitxNinja" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> WetsuitxNinja said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Damn you with your technicality. haha. <br /> <br /> Hey its hot in florida though how you people deal with this? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Dude, we had a cold front come through. It&#039;s never this cool, er, less humid this late in the year.</div>

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

<div class="bbWrapper">lol goldwing im just messing man, sorry for the confusion, its a general statement about the temp here... Im in tampa til monday for a paintball tournament. Actually after tossin sandals and shorts on, and spending the rest of the day walkin the fields, it was a real nice day. Hopefully the weather stays like this. Last few times ive been here it randomly rains then gets rediculously hot, and the humidity is unbearible... <br /> <br /> The tourny is right next to james something stadium.</div>