Well just had the Mazdaspeed exhaust installed this morning, did it along side one of the techs at our dealership and that was because it is allot easier with a full lift then doing it on the ground in the garage at home... Took about 45 minutes and that was because we took our time and most of the other techs came by to check it out...

Will post details later, however I have to say that it sounds great, not much louder just nice and deep... Only drove it from the dealership to the office and did not redline it; will do that on the way home and post along with some pics and a more detailed impression...

 

Sounds clip.... Please....

 

nice
310 guy said it is a quiet exhaust

 

Yes, it is not much louder than stock, and I like that, did not want something to loud... But it is sporty sounding and flows a little better than the stock one...

 

Will try to record a sound bit tomorrow and post...

 

good stuff...how much you get it for?

 

I paid 575.00, that included 2 day shipping and tax...

 

Here is a closeup shot of the MS exhaust tip...

 

sounds soon?

 

that is a damn good price for the MS exhaust. I thought it was priced at $1200-ish.

how much larger are the tips in comparison to the stock tips?

looks good.

santino

 

a bit off topic hows the flywheel treating you? How does it drive like? So far do you feel any performance gains from the mods? Seems like you spent a great deal. Sorry for the interrogation lol. Just wanna kno. Thanks a bunch O yea where did u get that exhaust for that price ???

 

Dang the exhaust looks good as hell! I like the engraved words... beautiful.

 

IZoomZoomI: This is from one of my other post, should answer your question...

rexi: The flywheel did exactly what I expected, the car revs up much better and not that the stock motor does not rev easily; as it does. It feels and revs much more like a bike now in how the revs come up and down so fast. This affects clutch engagement a bit however but not to badly, and not badly as in a negative way. The difference now is that you have to be smoother and carry just a few more RPMs than before, if you are an experienced manual driver or have ridden sport-bikes it is absolutely not an issue; it took me about 5 min to adjust. If you are new to manual driving you will have a little longer learning curve. Under load (acceleration) the car feels livelier and off throttle engine braking is a little more pronounced. In a nut shell I love the way the car feels with it, much more sports car like... Common engineering principles and experience is that it probably freed up somewhere between 2-8 HP in power due to parasitic/drive train loss and that is spread out across the RPM range due to the variables related to inertia and mass. Personally I feel it was worth it and would definitely recommend it if you want a livelier car, however if you just want to cruise around and don't want to be more engaged/rewarded in driving the car than there are probably better ways of spending the money…

 

santino: The tips are basically the same size as stock, which I like (Not fond of big tips...) and they are stainless so they have a little more of that golden/titanium hue to them... The new mid pipe that comes with it is a larger diameter; next time I am under her will take a few shots...

 

I don't mean to bug or rush you or anything but it would be great if we has some sound clips. Thanks a lot... and take your time.

 

zyran: I was going to do that on Sunday but got caught up with other things, will try to fit it in some time this week and post...

 

cortc,

Who is going your work in Miami?

 

If you mean who is doing the work on my car? That would be me, the only thing I did at the dealership was the exhaust and I did it on a lift with an extra hand from one of the techs, the exhaust is a pain to do on the floor in the garage...

 

How about the MS Flywheel? I would like to see how much difference it makes.

 

From earlier in this post...

rexi: The flywheel did exactly what I expected, the car revs up much better and not that the stock motor does not rev easily; as it does. It feels and revs much more like a bike now in how the revs come up and down so fast. This affects clutch engagement a bit however but not to badly, and not badly as in a negative way. The difference now is that you have to be smoother and carry just a few more RPMs than before, if you are an experienced manual driver or have ridden sport-bikes it is absolutely not an issue; it took me about 5 min to adjust. If you are new to manual driving you will have a little longer learning curve. Under load (acceleration) the car feels livelier and off throttle engine braking is a little more pronounced. In a nut shell I love the way the car feels with it, much more sports car like... Common engineering principles and experience is that it probably freed up somewhere between 2-8 HP in power due to parasitic/drive train loss and that is spread out across the RPM range due to the variables related to inertia and mass. Personally I feel it was worth it and would definitely recommend it if you want a livelier car, however if you just want to cruise around and don't want to be more engaged/rewarded in driving the car than there are probably better ways of spending the money…

 

Got the sound files yet?

 

It is. I'll be honest, there really is no reason to listen to a sound clip. It is BARELY noticeable; whether idle or WOT.

All it is, is just a little bit louder than stock. IMO, the MS exhaust sound is what it should have sounded when it left the factory.

$575 is a great price. I got mine for $630 which included shipping.