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Old 01-24-04, 09:36 PM
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Ouch: Muffler/Exhaust Suggestions?

I recently had a small mishap with both of my muffler tips (stupid me) and they're both bent to whack. There's nothing wrong with the exhaust system as a whole, and there's nothing wrong with look like sh*t). My question is, what do you suggest i do? I wanted to get a whole new exhaust system for it, but realized i wasn't prepared to spend the money. Now i'm looking into performance mufflers which i can easily install and make it look nice all while keeping the same system. Ideas, anyone? If you could post links to sites/companies that have mufflers or exhaust tips that'll fit an 88 GXL, that would be great. Thanks in advance... any help is GREATLY appreciated.
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How much do you have to spend? Do you need "dual" exhaust? Cause you could probably do something like hi-flo cat -->straight pipe --> muffler, maybe 2.5''. I think you should run with a damaged muffler (if its driveable that is) until you can afford better parts. Why waste money on a part to fit the stock system when you could spend a little more and get a new setup (yea i know sometimes "alittle more" turns into a lot ). Im gonna go try and find some products for you and see what I can dig up.
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Hey, thanks for the reply.... Yeah, it's dual. I was just thinking about saving it up to get something new. and that brings me to a new question... what should i get?
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How much are you looking to spend? Also, I was wondering when I asked about dual, do you want to have a dual exhaust in the new setup?
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racing beat!
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Well, right now i've got to pay off repairs for it, which ends up to be around $500... hopefully within the next few months i'll have $800 or so i can spend. And yes... duals is a must. Thanks for helping!
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If you want to replace just the mufflers, look here:

Mazdatrix

Scroll down to the bottom, where it says "86-92 Mufflers", then under that it says "The Racing Beat systems...". From what it says (The mufflers must be changed as a pair if replacing original mufflers.), it sounds like these are direct fit for original (stock I think they mean) mufflers. Anyway you need part number 16444 (Left Non-Turbo), and part number 16443 (Right Non-Turbo). Call up Mazdatrix though and double-check before you buy. This is one alternative to buying a full system right now, as you can always buy the Y-pipe later (it says that its bigger in diameter and better construction then original y-pipe), and then later on get a new hi-flo cat (if needed). I don't know how much 2 Mazda OEM mufflers would cost, but these are $220 each. **** now Im thinking that for $420 you can get a APEXi N1 system (http://www.rx7trix.com/store/custome...cat=137&page=1) which replaces everything after the cat...that sounds like a better option. Let me know what you think.
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i highly recomend a Borla exhaust. they look great on the car and are Y piped so you will have both exhaust and they sound really good. also they are a breeze to instale because they instale the same as the stock exhaust. last i checked they ran about 390 dollars pluss S&H
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Oh I see duals is a must...and I see you will have $800 to spend...Good! In that case Racing Beat is your friend. For $576, you have a complete dual 3'' catback. I would go with this then. It says its good for a 5-7HP increase also! I love the sound of RB exhausts. This is what you should go with.
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Excellent, thanks for your help!
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No problem! Let us know how it turns out!
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