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Feb 15, 2007 | 05:49 PM

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building your own exhaust sometimes needs that kind of "oh crap I did it wrong" flexibility...

:gay: Been there... done that... didn't have v-bands

Feb 15, 2007 | 07:47 PM

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:gay: Been there... done that... didn't have v-bands

rev 1 had 3-bolt flanges. actually rev 1.5 still has two, but when it gets warm enough to weld .... off they go.

Feb 15, 2007 | 08:09 PM

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I run a full 2.5 inch exhaust with a magnaflow cat and a summit turbo muffler. It's just a tad louder than stock and has a nice mellow tone. It's perfect for my taste. I had a video floating around somewhere...I'll see if I can find it.

exactly what Im running. I wanted louder, so I removed the muffler and added a stinger. perfect for me now.

I vote 1 resonator, 1 muffler, 2.5 or 3 pipe I dont think it'll make that big of a difference if your muffling it.

Feb 15, 2007 | 09:35 PM

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I just decided that I am going to redo my exhaust, I am going to use a resonator, an ebay tuner muffler and I am also going to make a test pipe. Should be a cool experiment, and I will post pics when it is done. I will be going out the drivers side this time and not the passenger.

Feb 16, 2007 | 09:32 AM

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my experience with the tuner "mufflers" is that they make the exhaust louder and more shitty sounding than a straight pipe. i'd never put one on an inline four. I have heard them sound good on flat fours, I/V 6s, and v8s.

Feb 16, 2007 | 11:24 AM

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I tend to agree with arkmage, the canister mufflers dont always sound so "good". but some people really like it, I love raspy exhaust, but not farty lol.

turbo 14 I like either straight out, or the regular kind of turbo muffler, like I have. I havent really heard that many different configs on miatas specifically though, mostly sr20/kade(t)/4ag(t)'s. but out of those straight pipe sounds rad :P

Feb 16, 2007 | 12:30 PM

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See this is where I get confused. Alot of the people I have talked to about what exhaust to make they all say since it's turbo I can run almost anything as long as its not restrictive, and it won't sound like a fart can.

That being said, I'm not going with a fart can because I don't like how tight of a bend is needed on the Miata to make it fit behind the bumper. I'm going with 2 resonators and 3" pipe with just a tip. After I hear this and drive it for a while I may add a muffler or modify it in some way.

Braineack, can you tell me how those round mufflers on your site are different than a glasspack? I'm not sure on which to run.

Thanks for the help everyone.

Feb 16, 2007 | 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by miataspeed1point6

That being said, I'm not going with a fart can because I don't like how tight of a bend is needed on the Miata to make it fit behind the bumper.

If you want to use a tuner muffler, mount it like the "tuners". If you **** it at a 45* angle toward the exit then you won't have a really tight bend in there. You can replace two 90*s with one 45*.

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edit* Well never mind... the forum auto-deleted my forward spacing.
edit* Added periods instead

Feb 16, 2007 | 01:34 PM

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I did the arkmage style on my first rear section.

http://www.y8s.com/gallery/turbo/DSC00675

now it's like this:

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heh.

Feb 16, 2007 | 02:05 PM

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Nice ASCII art you dorks

Feb 16, 2007 | 03:54 PM

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Nice ASCII art you dorks

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