kenchan

placed an order today.. got it $200 flat plus tax. not bad.
Should have it in my hands by Friday.

Any tips or tricks to install this thing?

Thanks for your help,
Ken

ZoomZoomH

remove passenger side rear wheel (car jacked up of course)

remove bolts from pipe flange (WD-40 recommended for loosening seized bolts)

remove muffler hanger from rubber piece (WD-40 again very useful)

once old muffler removed, reverse process to install new muffler.

time used for install - ~30 minutes.

have fun

Redfyre

What's the sport muffler look like? How much louder is it and will it add any HP?

Thanks.

ZoomZoomH

look at my web page to see it/hear it.

the P5 version will have a shorter pipe between the tip and the muffler, otherwise it's the same as the one I have.

ZoomZoomH

and do a search on 'mazdaspeed exhaust' on this forum, LOTS of info.

Redfyre

Thanks ZoomZoomH, I did a search but I can't really find much on the expected HP gains (if any) with the sport muffler. Maybe I'm a dumbass...

Do you by chance know what one can expect? Or even a cheapy universal or Ractive one? It'll help in my decision for a future upgrade.

Thanks again!
Shane

ZoomZoomH

the gain is small enough that it probably wouldn't make a big difference, it's mostly a look/sound mod...

same goes for most bolt-on mufflers, you want power gain you need to go at least cat-back...

kenchan

zoomzoomH-thanks for the info. looks easy enough.

yah, i bought it only for the sound/look mod. i dont expect
any hp gains...even if i got a catback probably 2-3whp at most.

should look good with my dropped ride.

kenchan

i think im going to just pull the car up on ramps and do it...or
while its in the air when i work on my struts.

ZoomZoomH

that'll work too

Redfyre

Yeah, I figured 1 or 2 hp at the most. I'd do it mostly for the looks myself. I was on your site... pretty cool! Love the sound!

Thanks!

Bijou-MP5

That's good price too.
I got mine for $195 shipped to my door.
and since I didn't wanted to install it myself, I went to MIDAS and paid $15usd for install with 90days installation warranty.

ZoomZoomH

dang bijou you have a very 'pastel' sig lol

Bijou-MP5

I love pastel colors~~~

apache36

30 min. it only took me 20 with the wheel on.