Exhaust
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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 :)
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Wicked, cheers man. I think I'll head over there tomorrow and say something similar to that!
I'll post the results on here when I get back!!
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I called A44 today and it was the same guy i spoke to yesterday, but he was being a bit of a cock. He said they wouldnt be able to fit it for as little as 200 and he couldnt give me a price at all… He said I'd have to drive there so they can look at my car first, then they'll arrange a fitting in a weeks time. Thing is, its about 1hr20 to get to Worcester for me and that means massive petrol costs for driving there twice and a big risk of getting stopped without and MOT :x
I called up the Newport branch instead and the guy was a bit more friendly there, said he can do it for £270 and he can do it tomorrow, they don't have to look at it then book me in a week later... which is good! Its a lot of money though, £270 is gonna empty my account!
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Sorry to hear you had a bad experience so far. When I had mine done I just rolled up and said "i want a exhaust" guess I caught a quiet day. £270 might sound a lot but remember that for your money your getting a custom made exhaust that will sound the bollocks and last the lifetime of the car. and any way don't you students get another loan cheque booster around this time of year :P :D
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Yeah, thats true, I think you def got lucky at A44, I would have have to of waited at least a week or 2, he said they have people comin from all over the UK…
Anyway, the place in newport "Welsh Coast Customs" sounded ok, so fingers crossed they will do a good job! I'll put photos up tomorrow night.
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dude when you going to newport, might pop down and have a look at what they got to offer at same time. could be a chance to meet up with another peroson off here. i live bout 20 mins away. (normail speed) will be after a life time exhaust also but would love to see how much a manifold full system would cost.
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That'd be wicked mate, but not sure whether I'm goin anymore, cos i found out my engines a bit fucked today :(
I'm leaving at 11 tomorrow if i do go, so I'll post up on here v.early if im going or not.
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Whats up with the engine?
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Check the spark plugs topic, its not good :(