Replaced stock exhaust tip.

im glad you posted this, the tip looks real nice - ive been wanting to swap mine out aswell... my only question is how did they attach it? i know it was welded...but every tip i look at thats 3.5 says it has an inlet of more than the 2 inches of the stock 3 exhaust.

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ORIGINAL: MikeMzda3

im glad you posted this, the tip looks real nice - ive been wanting to swap mine out aswell... my only question is how did they attach it? i know it was welded...but every tip i look at thats 3.5 says it has an inlet of more than the 2 inches of the stock 3 exhaust.

The inlet is 2.25" and I measured the stock pipe at a hair over 2 1/8" at the tip so it's almost a dead on fit. The very end of the stainless tip's 2.25" inlet is also tapered in some so it's slightly smaller than 2.25", it fit almost perfectly. You can get a 3.5" or a 4" tip, I chose the 3.5" tip...
Jim
http://cgi.ebay.com/STAINLESS-STEELT304-DOUBLE-WALL-EXHAUST-TIP-2-25-ID_W0QQitemZ280119493387QQihZ018QQcategoryZ33633QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

awesome. thanks man
 

the tip you installed looks nice and aggresive.  im aware you did not make any adjustments to the stock exhaust piping, but did the alernate exhaust tip modify the sound of the car at all?

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ORIGINAL: Lupae3s

the tip you installed looks nice and aggresive.  im aware you did not make any adjustments to the stock exhaust piping, but did the alernate exhaust tip modify the sound of the car at all?

No, no sound change at all. If you look at the tip, it's really 2.25" most of the way, then it's beveled out to 3.5". So, it's really not any bigger for the sound waves to bounce around in and make more sound. That how it's a double walled tip. From looking at it when I got it, it's a 2.25" piece of pipe, they bevel it our at the end to make it 3.5", then fold it over back towards the inlet section. When you look at it from it's back or the inlet pipe, there's actually an open space between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. This spacing will allow the outer part of the tip not to turn yellow as stainless does when it gets' hot because it's not in direct contact with the exhaust gasses so it won't heat up and turn yellow. Also, you can't see the open space once it's installed because the tip is under the bumper, you only see the tip sticking out. The only way to see it would be to crawl under the car and then you could see it. Hope all this makes sense, if not, I'll shoot a pic so you can see what I'm talking about. Don't worry, it's a nice tip!
Jim

does anyone think a 4 inch exhaust tip is too big for the 3?   I don't want a coffee can but...trying to find a suitable aftermarket tip has proven harder than expected.
 
the one im looking at is :
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MAGNAFLOW-STAINLESS-STEEL-TIP-ROLLED-EDGE-35164_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33633QQihZ007QQitemZ170119406723QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
 
leme know if you think its guna be too huge.

dude. my magnaflow catback has a 4 inch tip, and it fits in beautifully with the exhaust cut out in the bumper

my mind is at ease now, thankyou lol

Oh, I don't know.  What do you think?

 

 

 

 
Sorry about the color correction in these pics.  The red is particularly horrible, but that IS a 4"er!!
 

$74 BUCKS!!!  For a TIP??  They better offer free shipping.  You're paying for the name.  I'd look elsewhere.  You can do better on that price, I'm sure.
 

i got a tip for my catback system for at most $20.00 at auto-zone.  they have a nice selection and not too expensive.

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ORIGINAL: MikeMzda3

does anyone think a 4 inch exhaust tip is too big for the 3?   I don't want a coffee can but...trying to find a suitable aftermarket tip has proven harder than expected.

ive got a four inch tip on my exhaust system, and like dentinger said, it fits perfectly in the cutout of the bumper.  it looks great.  also, the mazdaspeed3 has a four inch outlet which fills the space nicely.

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ORIGINAL: Lupae3s

i got a tip for my catback system for at most $20.00 at auto-zone.  they have a nice selection and not too expensive.

 
I was gonna suggest that too, but not everyone has an Auto-Zone near them... but Auto-Zone is trying!! 
 
They do have a pretty good selection as I've seen them here too.  If you're near one, go check it out.  Or, check w/a local muffler/exhaust shop.
A nice double walled 4" tip shouldn't be any more than about $30 from what I've seen. Then you'll want to have it welded on too, unless it's a clamp on type.
 

The tip I put on also comes in 4", you can get either a 3.5" or a 4". I got the 3.5" tip because I didn't want a really big tip but I bet the 4" looks good too. Just specify which one you want when you buy it.
Jim