Exhaust
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Id say stay well away from uni fit exhausts, they dont fit (anyone want a twin CF exhaust for £60 Ive had it in the garage for 3 years) Go for custom built. Look for a garage in your area that has a Powerflow stamp. got mine done 3 years ago for around £200 CAT back and its still goin good. The CATS fuked now but thats not their fault and its gettin replaced next week :D
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You have an exhaust for sale? I am desperately after one if you don't mind posting it…I'm down in Hereford, so too far to drive really. Let me know, cheers!
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This is my custom made back exhaust:
The sound of it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk6esg-8JS0I like it :)
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Hereford eh. I've been down there a few times ( My Ex was from Fownhope) Good roads for blasting around and very few police :D . If the exhaust is for your MX3 then the one I'm selling is no use to you. Hence why its been sat around in my garage for so long :( It looks like this and is a lot bigger than it looks it the picture (as I found out)
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yeah, theres some great roads around here, the mx3 loves em!
Yeah, I need the back box for my MX3, shame that one doesn't fit, but hopefully I'll find one soon…
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What you need is Powerflow, and it just so happens that theres a Powerflow approved custom exhaust place just up the road from you
A44 EXHAUST SHOP
BROMYARD ROAD
ST JOHNS
WORCESTER
WR2 5ER
Phone: 0 1 9 0 5 4 2 4 2 6 2Mine was £200 CAT back well worth the money sounds great and it only took a couple of hours to craft and fit.
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Unfortunately I don't really have that kind of money at the moment, my budget is only £100, so I think I'll just go for the back box. My mx3s done 121000 miles too, so I don't think I could justify spending that on it now, I'm prob gonna sell after I've MOT'd it and get a younger, less driven one!
Its got an MOT due, so I want to get the exhaust sorted before I take it to the garage, as its blowing quite badly in a couple of places (mainly back box). Do you think I'll get it through mot if I putty up one of the holes, which is half way between the backbox join and the cat?
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plenty of life left in that mx 3 it, there is a powerflow place near me i wana get a good exhaust but for cheap, i know 200 is good, but i paid 35 for standard one and its not bad sounding really
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try gum gum tape for the time being!
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fk it then, I might keep the car a bit longer! I was tempted to sell, as nothing has gone wrong in a year and I'm just expecting everything else to fall apart any moment! Hopefully it won't though!
Can A44 fit the powerflow exhaust for me?
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For the center part try:
http://www.carpartswarehouse.uk.com/CatGroup.aspx?NoCache=633123613662031250
Center is £32.65
CAT is £140.78They will be unipart though not mazda.
they prob sell back box too but its not on their website.
ALSO try
http://www.cesuk.com/exhausts__silencers.htm
OR
get one from scrappy / ebay
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Power Flow exhausts are custom built on the spot by bending/welding the necessary piping. All you have to do is choose you back box style, hand over the cash then sit back and have a coffee. Give them a call and arrange to take your car over, like I said mine was a couple of hours to do so its not like you'll have to leave the car then comeback the next day.
http://www.powerflowexhausts.net/products.cfm
The link shows some of their tailpipe styles so you can get a bit of an idea before you go.
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it wont fall apart, mazdas last!
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Here's my custom exhaust:
The pictures dont do it justice at all. She's at an angle tilted upwards slightly. Stupid Camera phones. lol.
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Stainless exhausts usually have a lifetime guarantee or something like that.
Last longer than your car or summit.
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Yup thats right, mine came with a lifetime of vehicle warranty. Not had to use it though 3 1/2 years and counting :D
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Cheers for all the help guys, I'm definitely gonna go to that place in Worcester, I think I can probably stretch to £200 too :D
Was yours £200 including VAT hypnoticstoat? I called up and he said it would be between 2 and 3 hundred + VAT for a '97 MX3, but I didn't give anymore details, so it was just a ballpark figure…
I am not sure on what tip to get yet... I quite like the look of most of them! Any recommendations? I want a gutsy sounding one, but I don't want one with a proper bass drone that means I can't hear my tunes in the car!
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Yeah mine was the entire system cat back for £200 inc VAT. They might just be giving you ballpark figures off the top of their heads. Take the car to them and get a proper quote. Let me know how you go on, I think you'll agree in the end that it was money well spent if you go ahead with it :D
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What exactly do I tell them I want to get the same system you got fitted?
Cheers!
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I just said I wanted a "full stainless steel cat back system with twin tips on the backbox that will sound meaty". They showed me some tips, I chose one I liked and they got to bending and welding pipes. Good luck :)