Question to anyone with aftermarket exhaust

[belleth]

It's been a while since I've put an exhaust on a car (last one was about 7 years ago in a ricer). I was wondering if anyone has put an aftermarket exhaust on a 5 and if yes, what brand? More specifically I wanted to know the noise impact. How much louder is it? I do not want the "bumble bee" sound, but would be curious to releaving some of the flow.

I know this might be a double edge sword, i.e. more flow-more noise, but is there a happy medium? like a deeper but not really that noisey MS3 sound etc....

Thanks for input.

 

[thaxman]

I wonder what a Mz5 exhaust would look like next to a MS3 (stock) exhaust. Obviously, there's the difference right out the engine bay with the downpipe from the turbo on the MS3, but I wonder how far back one could cut the MS3 exhaust, weld on a flange and connect to the Mz5, accounting for the difference in wheelbase, of course.

 

[Silentnoise713]

You may have already seen this. I would go with a tried and true product so hopefully others who have done exhaust can chime in with their feedback.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123809935-Proof-of-performance-mods


Of the members here who have/had the MS3 exhaust, it did not sound like they were too happy with it. Turbo exhausts do not work well on N/A cars due to the lost of exhaust velocity. It sounds nice but you lose power...
http://www.tercelreference.com/tercel_info/turbo_exhaust_theory/turbo_exhaust_theory.html

 

[belleth]

QUOTE:

You may have already seen this. I would go with a tried and true product so hopefully others who have done exhaust can chime in with their feedback.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...rformance-mods

Yup, I've definetly seen the article, I'm concerned with the "type" of noise the exhast will provide. I wasn't really considering putting a MS3 exhaust on, I guess I should not have brought it up, but it was for sound refference. I don't want a "bumble bee" sound, just something deeper, or the same, but with higher performance.

Regarding the article, if there is anyone with that particular exhaust, I would love to hear any feedback.

Thanks.