Exhaust Decision: please help

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MoJoeTCM

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Mazda, MSP Protege

• Oct 5, 2005

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Hello, i have owned the speed for a while and i am adding the finalizing touches....I have been fixing up the exterior for the past month and this next week i plan to install the lip, grille, and rims; then to the paint shop. I apologize for not taking pics, i like to do everything at once so the change is dramatic. I would like to install a turbo back exhaust, if not that, dp back. I have my eyes set on the vibrant and perrin exhaust yet i am having an extremely difficult time choosing one out. I am not about to blow a grand on something and not see any gains. If that is the case i will just buy a catback exhaust system. I dont want it to break later down the road either. I need some advice with the two exhausts, i looked through the super thread but over half the links are dead. Anyway here are my questions:

1. Both are over axle right?

2. I see that Vibrant incorporates a flex pipe in their system, does perrin?'

3. Is perrin's exhaust really that obnoxious? I hear it has no resonator...

4. Which company is better quality?

5. What exhuast benefits the speed by giving it the largest gains?

6. I am looking for a nice deep rumble, something like a wrx or something (that cam sound). Of these two, which one sounds the best? At higher rpms does the noise begin to dissapate instead of sound like a honda.....I really want a clean loud, not the home made tomato can exhaust sound.

Please you guys help, i did some research on both but i now seek personal advice, thanks!

 

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MoJoeTCM

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Mazda, MSP Protege

• Oct 5, 2005

• #2

bump bump bump

 

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Dexter

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• Oct 5, 2005

• #3

its been 2 minutes, bump.

 

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haze20

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03.5 MSP Titanium, 11 EVO X WW

• Oct 5, 2005

• #4

I personally love my vibrant. It definately doesn't sound anything like a honda. I did a dyno before and after. The only thing on the car before the vibrant was a Greddy catback and the only thing after was the vibrant. I gained 9 max hp but the max moved to 6500rpm where I gained about 30hp over the prior setup. I have the dyno posted on the board I will try to find it and post a link.

 

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benimal

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• Oct 5, 2005

• #5

There's a guy selling his vibrant exhaust in the F/S forum. Might wanna contact him for pics, etc.

Ben

 

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MoJoeTCM

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Mazda, MSP Protege

• Oct 5, 2005

• #6

hmmmm

 

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haze20

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03.5 MSP Titanium, 11 EVO X WW

• Oct 5, 2005

• #7

I think this will work. The red is the baseline with the sp2 and the blue is the vibrant.

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=40794

 

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MoJoeTCM

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Mazda, MSP Protege

• Oct 5, 2005

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dammit some dude bought that exhaus for sale on the forums....that was a good price too....well it looks like vibrants is holding ground....no perrin fans though....

 

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haze20

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03.5 MSP Titanium, 11 EVO X WW

• Oct 5, 2005

• #9

Joefufu is selling his.

 

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MoJoeTCM

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Mazda, MSP Protege

• Oct 5, 2005

• #10

is it just me or does the exhaust not do s***....i thought you received crazy gains?

 

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MoJoeTCM

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Mazda, MSP Protege

• Oct 5, 2005

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haze20 said:

Joefufu is selling his.

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how do i reach him, i want to buy exhuast this week....

 

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benimal

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• Oct 5, 2005

• #12

PM, email, carrier pidgeon, smoke signal, singing telegram... you get the idea

MoJoeTCM said:

how do i reach him, i want to buy exhuast this week....

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benimal

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• Oct 5, 2005

• #13

He appears to be online now. Just PM him or post in his FS thread. I love bringing people together *tear*

Ben

 

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haze20

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03.5 MSP Titanium, 11 EVO X WW

• Oct 5, 2005

• #14

30hp at redline is pretty damn good at stock boost with no other mods.

 

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MoJoeTCM

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Mazda, MSP Protege

• Oct 5, 2005

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i jus dont understand the concept.....i just want something i can feel.....the speed building up...so extra torque.... i am in contact with mr fufu now, thanks.....why are people getting rid of this exhaust? some type of defect?

 

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haze20

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03.5 MSP Titanium, 11 EVO X WW

• Oct 5, 2005

• #16

Alot of people are buying new cars and the car sells better stock then modded

 

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benimal

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• Oct 5, 2005

• #17

It's not like there's a flood of these exhausts on the market. Everybody sells their aftermarket parts for different reasons:

• need quick cash
• decided to part it out to sell it
• tired of modding
• afraid of blowing up their engine
• trading up to something bigger/better/faster/more

You get the idea.

Ben

MoJoeTCM said:

i jus dont understand the concept.....i just want something i can feel.....the speed building up...so extra torque.... i am in contact with mr fufu now, thanks.....why are people getting rid of this exhaust? some type of defect?

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MoJoeTCM

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Mazda, MSP Protege

• Oct 5, 2005

• #18

wait...blowing up their engine....exhaust will do that? The only mods i have so far is the injen....and te only additional mods will be fmic and exhaust....so if this is going to cost a motor forget it...

 

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terbow

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03.5 MSP

• Oct 5, 2005

• #19

not to steeer u away but have u considered GHL turboback? mine sounds awesome and their customer service is awesome.

 

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haze20

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03.5 MSP Titanium, 11 EVO X WW

• Oct 5, 2005

• #20

If you don't take care of the motor or go way past redline any motor will blow. Don't worry about the exhaust causing the engine to blow I think he was refering to raising the boost more than anything else.