NEED MORE SOUND!

[05Mazda3GT]

I have an '05 hatch. Ive have a Vibrant TPV Turbo Muffler installed for about 9 months now. Its just the muffler, with the stock cat. It has the look I want but i need more sound. Thinking about an intake/race pipe/headers. Any suggestions?

[Takumi616]

go get a header...... if you want to be noticed.....

[Default User]

add an intake and headers
delete the resonator and bump up the cat-back pipe diameter.
change the suitcase muffler to a magnaflow or HKS

[Donutz]

My advice is to take it one step at a time. First off, what is your budget? That will help us determine what advice we give.

[taz4432]

If you want sound, and one that'll get noticed and get you compliments is a full Vibrant setup such as the one I have. S/S Vibrant Headers/Catback (i.e. entire exhaust system). I also have the Ultra Quiet Resonator and it's still louder than anything else out there - I can't imagine what it'd be like without it. Where are you located - I can give you a live sound-demo! =)

[shu5892001]

If you want sound, and one that'll get noticed and get you compliments is a full Vibrant setup such as the one I have. S/S Vibrant Headers/Catback (i.e. entire exhaust system). I also have the Ultra Quiet Resonator and it's still louder than anything else out there - I can't imagine what it'd be like without it. Where are you located - I can give you a live sound-demo! =)

It's not louder than mine I have full vibrant with no resonator

[05Mazda3GT]

If you want sound, and one that'll get noticed and get you compliments is a full Vibrant setup such as the one I have. S/S Vibrant Headers/Catback (i.e. entire exhaust system). I also have the Ultra Quiet Resonator and it's still louder than anything else out there - I can't imagine what it'd be like without it. Where are you located - I can give you a live sound-demo! =)

I live in Newmarket but go to school at Humber (27/finch) if that helps.

I only want to spend a couple hundred though.

[Donutz]

Not louder than one of my custom setups. I was running Vibrant header, custom cbe with muffler delete. It was waaaay too loud; I was embarrassed by it to be honest.

I would do this:

1. CBE
2. Intake

If that's not loud enough decide if you can afford a header, if not then:

3. Straight pipe

If you can afford a header then:

3. Header

Not loud enough:

4. Go catless

Not loud enough:

5. Go mufflerless

Not loud enough:

6. Get a TRZ tranny mount. This won't help the sound outside, but you sure as hell will hear it inside.

Not loud enough:

7. Get an ETD

Not loud enough:

8. Make engine noises with your mouth.

That is all.

[05Mazda3GT]

Im going to go with number 8. Lol

[Default User]

#9 - record some fly-bys at Pearson Airport and rip it to a CD.....

[Souls]

add an intake and headers
delete the resonator and bump up the cat-back pipe diameter.
change the suitcase muffler to a magnaflow or HKS

LOL someone was a Vdubber eh? I haven't heard that term in a while

[Zoom Zoom Boy]

Get a wife and put her in the car with your new mother-in-law. Problem solved.

[shu5892001]

Get a wife and put her in the car with your new mother-in-law. Problem solved.

and take them to the track

[Harbour Rat]

zoomies

[iGOzoom]

I live in Newmarket but go to school at Humber (27/finch) if that helps.

I only want to spend a couple hundred though.

I go to Humber as well, if you want i'll let you hear what mine sounds like, I got a magnaflow cbe no resonator and an aem intake..

[Soyabean]

yay for humber. When you guys on campus? I have school mondays and thurs

[Thrizzl3]

if you see a silver/black mazda 3 zooming down hwy 27 and it has an exhaust..its me.

[grex]

Not louder than one of my custom setups. I was running Vibrant header, custom cbe with muffler delete. It was waaaay too loud; I was embarrassed by it to be honest.

I would do this:

1. CBE
2. Intake

If that's not loud enough decide if you can afford a header, if not then:

3. Straight pipe

If you can afford a header then:

3. Header

Not loud enough:

4. Go catless

Not loud enough:

5. Go mufflerless

Not loud enough:

6. Get a TRZ tranny mount. This won't help the sound outside, but you sure as hell will hear it inside.

Not loud enough:

7. Get an ETD

Not loud enough:

8. Make engine noises with your mouth.

That is all.

not counting 5 down lol are any of those going to cause emission test problems??

[MistaChin]

not counting 5 down lol are any of those going to cause emission test problems??

4 down will cause emission test problems. When you get a header, it removes the first cat. On step 5, you're basically removing the last cat and will fail emissions.

[Donutz]

Correct, going catless will more than likely cause you to fail emissions. Keep one cat and you should pass no problem. If you want to run catless the best thing to do is get flanges installed on you exhaust, a straight pipe, and your cat. That way you can swap between the straight pipe and cat.

[Darkfrosty7]

i say go with intake first. then go for a catback exhaust. then decide from there if you want more noise. its all about preference.

[iGOzoom]

yay for humber. When you guys on campus? I have school mondays and thurs

I'm on campus everyday except for Wednesdays lol

[05Mazda3GT]

Im on campus mon-fri, parked in lot 9.

[05Mazda3GT]

And im going to stick with "the suitcase muffler". Its good enough.