I've developed an exhaust leak and before I throw money at Planet Miata I thought I'd see if anybody had an old exhaust sitting in their shed. I'm just trying to kick the can down the road so I can save up for a new aftermarket exhaust for next spring.
- Brian Wowak
1991 BRG SE #3716 of 4000 "Brigit"
I hope that you find one. I have an NC and ND in my basement. There HAS to be someone with an NA in their basement.
2014 Club 2.5L "Punisher Edition", 2017 RF GT
Are you willing to drive a bit to get one? Only ask as I know a guy in a CT club who does a lot of work on NAs and may have one or can source one. If you'd like, I can ask him.
But hopefully someone in the club may have one sitting around.
2016 ST Ceramic Metallic GT aka Ghost
@ctt3mx5 Its annoying but not so bad that I can't live with it for a few weeks until the Miata gets parked for the winter. Definitely not worth driving out of state for.
- Brian Wowak
1991 BRG SE #3716 of 4000 "Brigit"
@wowak That is right, you park the car for the winter. Have you decided on an aftermarket muffler already or going to use the winter season to research?
2016 ST Ceramic Metallic GT aka Ghost
I'm leaning towards Cobalt, just haven't decided on single or dual tip. I'm looking to avoid drone at all costs.
- Brian Wowak
1991 BRG SE #3716 of 4000 "Brigit"
I'm leaning towards Cobalt, just haven't decided on single or dual tip. I'm looking to avoid drone at all costs.
I have heard Cobalt on an ND. It sounds very similar to my Borla. I have Borla on both of mine, no drone. They engineer their mufflers in a sound chamber on each specific car, in order to eliminate drone. Check it out. Plus American made and a million mile warranty.
2014 Club 2.5L "Punisher Edition", 2017 RF GT
@livetodrive I've heard Borla was involved in the design of the Cobalt exhaust.
- Brian Wowak
1991 BRG SE #3716 of 4000 "Brigit"
Just like any muffler, I have heard good and bad things about the Cobalt on the ND platform. Some love it, some felt it too boomy and swapped it out. Wonder if anyone in the club has one on an NA that you could get first hand experience with? As for tips, I vote for one but again...subjective. 🙂
I went against popular theory and bought the MazdaSpeed muffler for my NC with AT. Most everything I read about it, said it droned/was too boomy on MT cars and even worse on the AT. Personally I loved the sound it made and my wife never complained, even while driving top up, which was the real test for me.
2016 ST Ceramic Metallic GT aka Ghost