Two Mufflers

illapino · Post by **illapino** » September 5th, 2006, 11:48 pm

I have this bodykit on order but still am scratching my head on how to replicate the dual muffler this guy is using. Could the left one be a fake, leading to nowhere? If it's functional and connected, then who makes this exhaust system? One shop has led me to believe that Pacesetter does, but that would mean that one muffler was just bought twice and custom welding of the pipes was involved. i have no clue. please help!

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » September 6th, 2006, 1:17 am

Yea, for sure it is a custom system, noone makes a dual exhaust kit. To make this work you have to cut out your spare tire well and make a extra pipe go over to the muffler.

illapino · Post by **illapino** » September 6th, 2006, 7:55 am

cut out the spare tire well, or is it that the rear bumper is much lower than the stock bumper, allowing for the dual exhaust to clear the spare tire well easy ...

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solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » September 6th, 2006, 10:31 am

Possibly, but doubtful as the tirewell is deep. It is easier to cut it out and put a peice of sheet metal in.

illapino · Post by **illapino** » September 8th, 2006, 2:32 am

By buying two Tanabe tuner medalion universal mufflers, could i pull off a custom exhaust system that will look like those pictures and fit the bodykit? i don't know what's the mx-3's diameter

http://www.tanabe-usa.com/exhausts/tune ... #APP_TUNER

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » September 8th, 2006, 3:13 pm

The only true dual exhaust I've seen on the MX3 involved cutting out the tire well and welding in a flat piece of sheet metal in its place.

illapino · Post by **illapino** » September 9th, 2006, 1:55 am

the removal of the spare tire well is definately in consideration
but when i first took my car to a shop for personal insight,
they said that the rear bumper goes lower than the stock bumper,
so the spare tire well can be cleared,
meaning the exhaust system would hang at a level below it i guess.

Custom_V6_Limited_SE · September 9th, 2006, 4:35 pm

I would feel bad for your exhaust if you bottomed out.

ninjajim4 · Post by **ninjajim4** » September 9th, 2006, 11:04 pm

i've seen it done without taking out the spare well, but it definitely depends on the bumper. if you really have your heart set on it, buy the bumper and check the fit, and plan on the possibilty of having to do a spare well-ectomy. LF1 is def right tho, it'd have to go if you want true duals... most ppl seem to say the extra weight would negate any benefits, so its more for looks than anything anyway. i jsut have a y-pipe after the cat... exhaust comes out both sides equally

illapino · Post by **illapino** » September 10th, 2006, 4:15 am

so, given that my exhaust on my mx-3 is stock right now, what parts exactly do i have to buy to build this dual exhaust system? two tanabe mufflers, yes, and what else? y-pipe, what else? please list every single part so i can order them in