<![CDATA[Exhaust]]>What type of back box is the best out there for the mx 3? wana bit more of a deeper sound really!
Was thinking of a universal backbox, with a jap cut on the end.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/topic/115/exhaustRSS for NodeSun, 19 Jul 2026 09:20:56 GMTFri, 13 Apr 2007 15:13:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:13:39 GMT]]>What type of back box is the best out there for the mx 3? wana bit more of a deeper sound really!
Was thinking of a universal backbox, with a jap cut on the end.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/115https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/115Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:13:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:52:09 GMT]]>dont bother with a universal one! get one online that is actually built for your model mx3 they are built to work best with the pressure of the air from the car. and the sound is fine tuned and mounts are built for the mx3 so it sounds and fits best!

but if ur going universal try get one from J's racing!

few of the lads on my website have full j's exhaust setup
manifold, piping, decat, exhaust and they all say
"J's RACING"…. "when loud just isnt loud enough!"

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3919https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3919Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:52:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:36:26 GMT]]>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

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3937https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3937Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:36:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:50:40 GMT]]>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!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3988https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3988Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:50:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:50:48 GMT]]>This is my custom made back exhaust:

The sound of it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk6esg-8JS0

I like it :)

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3991https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3991Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:50:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:52:34 GMT]]>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)

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3992https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3992Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:52:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:32:10 GMT]]>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…

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3998https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3998Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:32:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:10:29 GMT]]>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 2

Mine was £200 CAT back well worth the money sounds great and it only took a couple of hours to craft and fit.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3999https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/3999Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:10:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:41:33 GMT]]>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?

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4000https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4000Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:41:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:09:20 GMT]]>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

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4001https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4001Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:09:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:10:09 GMT]]>try gum gum tape for the time being!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4002https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4002Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:10:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:15:52 GMT]]>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?

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4010https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4010Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:15:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:19:03 GMT]]>For the center part try:

http://www.carpartswarehouse.uk.com/CatGroup.aspx?NoCache=633123613662031250

Center is £32.65
CAT is £140.78

They 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

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4011https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4011Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:19:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:22:49 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4013https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4013Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:22:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:23:50 GMT]]>it wont fall apart, mazdas last!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4015https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4015Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:23:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:31:19 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4018https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4018Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:31:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:34:53 GMT]]>Stainless exhausts usually have a lifetime guarantee or something like that.

Last longer than your car or summit.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4019https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4019Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:34:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:37:46 GMT]]>Yup thats right, mine came with a lifetime of vehicle warranty. Not had to use it though 3 1/2 years and counting :D

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4021https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4021Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:37:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:29:15 GMT]]>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!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4024https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4024Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:29:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:12:17 GMT]]>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

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4027https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4027Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:12:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:39:41 GMT]]>What exactly do I tell them I want to get the same system you got fitted?
Cheers!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4029https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4029Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:39:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:01:33 GMT]]>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 :)

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4031https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4031Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:01:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:20:49 GMT]]>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!!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4033https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4033Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:20:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:07:33 GMT]]>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!

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4057https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4057Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:07:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:17:53 GMT]]>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

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4058https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4058Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:17:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Exhaust on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:49:01 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4059https://www.uk-mx3.com/post/4059Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:49:01 GMT