Anthony14

Im thinking about doing a cat back borla exhaust system. Does anyone have magnaflow or vibrant or any other brands? please let me know what kind you have and if you are pleased with it!

dentinger

i have the magnaflow cat back. and i am very pleased with it.
i got mine for $500 cdn off a local forum from one of the site sponsors.
the install was really easy, and it looks and sounds killer.
i find it isnt that loud until u really give her some gas.

i love the 'burble' it makes when i redline and shift to the next gear.
oh, but u will find a new exhaust will be really loud at first, and smell funny,
but once everything settles in, it will quite down a bit, and the smell will go away.

Anthony14

thanks alot man. yea im debating on exhaust systems because i dont want it to sound like on of those annoying ricers! im looking for a kind of a racey sound.
im considering magnaflow and yea im familiar with the smell i had a new exhaust on my other car and i used borla and was very pleased
thanx for the info!

dentinger

alright, well, fyi, HKS is the loudest exhaust for the 3, or so ive read.
and 5zigen is more quite than stock. (under 90 decibles)

roge

I have the Racing Beat and love it. Loudest is the Vibrant IMO. HKS is not tht loud at all.

So here are some videos. All recorded with the same camera on the same evening.

The original videos are of much better quality, but youtube downgraded the image and also cut a bit at the beginning and end of each vid.

Catback: stock
Engine: 2.0
Intake: stock
2nd cat: stock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-8iI1DMikk


Catback: stock
Engine: 2.3
Intake: AEM
2nd cat: stock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjqXOLKiO-Y

Catback: Vibrant
Engine: 2.3
Intake: AEM
2nd cat: High-flow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIeFFBPNru0

Catback: Racing Beat
Engine: 2.3
Intake: K&N
2nd cat: delete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIOrQYXRnUY

Catback: HKS
Engine: 2.3
Intake: AEM
2nd cat: delete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC4iLgeHmi8

Catback: Trubendz 3", race pipe, no resonator
Engine: 2.3
Intake: stock
2nd cat: delete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C96lWi-TzwI

Catback: Vibrant
Engine: 2.0
Intake: stock
2nd cat: High-flow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBv73FdoTc0

Catback: Mazdaspeed
Engine: 2.0
Intake: stock
2nd cat: stock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBiUhPlxVGg

Catback: Corksport
Engine: 2.3
Intake: AEM
2nd cat: delete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR5ITd-Pr5o

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update May 9, 2007

Catback: Borla
Engine: 2.0
Intake: stock
2nd cat: stock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ntrbrzB9-w

Mazdaspeed3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmkrAfviGnI

Anthony14

awesome! thanks man. i think im going with the corcksport exhaust. its sounds good and is a very reasonable price!(im short on cash)

Ken@ProtegeGarage

we have a bunch of different options as well;

http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/in...=281_22_310_68

Anthony14

thanks man they seem to be pretty good prices

donnie

if i put a hi-flow cat on will it trip any sensors?

red306

Does anyone know if brola is louder then Magnaflow? those clips are cool I just can't tell witch it louder. I am looking for something that isn't to loud. I do want it a little louder then stock.

mazdaguy18

do you guys know...will a mazda 3 sedan 2.3 cat back system fit a mazda 3 sedan 2.0??