Mazdaspeed or Racing Beat Exhaust?
06-20-2007 | 11:37 AM
#26
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i just got my MS dual catback installed yesterday . Rosenthal is having a sale and it won't last much longer. At any rate, here are my thoughts. i read thru many of the threads on this MS exhaust before buying, and figured I'd help any potential buyers interested
I'm really happy with the purchase. It sounds high end, not just another exhaust. It's louder than OEM but not obnoxiously loud. In first gear when you push it its pretty loud, when you hit 2nd and third and rev it, its at its best in my opinion.
nice low, deep sound, that to me sounds best in high rpms in 2nd and 3rd gear. Around town, in first, and just cruisin, its pretty much OEM. which to me is cool cause I don't want it to be too loud.
I have no drone (on stock cat) at the aformentioned rpms. As for the whole "its loud"...it is, but not ricey loud or obnoxiously. Im 32 so Ihave no interest in drawing too much attention. If anything first gear would be the loudest gear I think where it sounds the most like "just another exhaust". That being said, it has no tinny rice can hints. By the time you're in 2nd and third, it really does as many have said, sound very exotic.
Hope this helps! I do have some bronzing after a day of cruisin, nothing some never dull won't fix.
I'm really happy with the purchase. It sounds high end, not just another exhaust. It's louder than OEM but not obnoxiously loud. In first gear when you push it its pretty loud, when you hit 2nd and third and rev it, its at its best in my opinion.
nice low, deep sound, that to me sounds best in high rpms in 2nd and 3rd gear. Around town, in first, and just cruisin, its pretty much OEM. which to me is cool cause I don't want it to be too loud.
I have no drone (on stock cat) at the aformentioned rpms. As for the whole "its loud"...it is, but not ricey loud or obnoxiously. Im 32 so Ihave no interest in drawing too much attention. If anything first gear would be the loudest gear I think where it sounds the most like "just another exhaust". That being said, it has no tinny rice can hints. By the time you're in 2nd and third, it really does as many have said, sound very exotic.
Hope this helps! I do have some bronzing after a day of cruisin, nothing some never dull won't fix.
Good choice, enjoy it!
10-26-2007 | 11:38 PM
#33
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From: San Jose, CA
Just had my MS exhaust installed today and it's just awesome.
Like everyone has said "loud, but not too loud".
I wasnt even in the market for a new exhaust but got such a steal from the dealership that I had to order it, best semi-impulse buy ever. I say semi-impulse because changing the exhaust was something I knew I was going to do, just didn't expect to do it now.
Like everyone has said "loud, but not too loud".
I wasnt even in the market for a new exhaust but got such a steal from the dealership that I had to order it, best semi-impulse buy ever. I say semi-impulse because changing the exhaust was something I knew I was going to do, just didn't expect to do it now.
10-27-2007 | 07:30 PM
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don't get either.
one of them has had issues with welds coming apart after a while at the Y split. The other weighs too much.
Instead of these two, research the other available exhausts - get one that flows well, preferably lightweight and 3" ID. Then of the exhausts that meet this criteria, then narrow them down based on which one sounds best.
Unless all you care about is just sound, in which case get whatever.
one of them has had issues with welds coming apart after a while at the Y split. The other weighs too much.
Instead of these two, research the other available exhausts - get one that flows well, preferably lightweight and 3" ID. Then of the exhausts that meet this criteria, then narrow them down based on which one sounds best.
Unless all you care about is just sound, in which case get whatever.
10-27-2007 | 07:34 PM
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neglible only if you plan on staying NA - cause the OEM exhaust flows well enough that the aftermarket ones don't improve much (you might even lose power). If you go FI, the engine will be flowing much more exhaust, and then the OEM might not be sufficient.
10-29-2007 | 07:19 PM
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I have the RB and it is quiet when you want it to be but does have all the sound you're looking for at higher RPMs. It has a nice little rumble at idle and changes the whole personality of the car IMO. Forget about big HP improvements with a catback on this car. You have to decide is it worth it for looks and sound alone? The answer is YES for me.
12-27-2007 | 08:50 AM
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their is ZERO appreciable difference between any exhausts ever discussed. and hundreds of requests for sound clips of the same stuff over and over is pointless.
the recording is never acceptable. only once on this forum has i seen clips recorded that encompassed the full range of sound. most ppl just dont have the equipment to do it.
what it all boils down to... listen to it in person and then choose. if thats not possible, theres are ALREADY dozens of threads on any one particular exhaust or intake hear. i dont understand why some ppl(many who should know better) insist on starting new threads on this everyday
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