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#31 of 548 food for thought by m3gt Jun 09, 2005 (7:20 am)
Pictures of Mazdaspeed3 have shown a beefier tail pipe.... wow! ... Now if you've seen any young mans pimped up Civic well you've already seen this a 1000 times....   Ok I have to say this... now we're talking over 200Hp in this beautiful little machine.... where is the DUAL EXHAUST?? Is Mazda a little whoosy??   Am I the only one thinking this? Would others disagree - Hell I think the M3GT should have a dual exhaust.....   Quebec boy. Replies to this message: mdaffron (Jun 09, 2005 10:56 am) m3gt (Jun 09, 2005 11:20 am)
#32 of 548 Re: food for thought [m3gt] by mdaffron Jun 09, 2005 (10:56 am)
Replying to: m3gt (Jun 09, 2005 7:20 am) Ok I have to say this... now we're talking over 200Hp in this beautiful little machine.... where is the DUAL EXHAUST??   Why would it need a dual exhaust?   Meade Replies to this message: m3gt (Jun 09, 2005 11:20 am)
#33 of 548 Re: food for thought [mdaffron] by m3gt Jun 09, 2005 (11:20 am)
Replying to: mdaffron (Jun 09, 2005 10:56 am) - One reason would be because it looks good! - Second reason would be because admirers would instantly know your in a MazdaSpeed3 from the back as you cruise away from them.   You do see a dual exhaust on most high performance vehicles, even small ones like the Dogde SRT-4, so is there a mechanical reason? Thats where my theory is a bit iffy, see if there's no MECHANICAL reason ...... well I see your point.   But in terms of aesthetics I do think there is a portion of the population that both likes this, and when they see this... they know you have more than a few ponies under the hood.....
#34 of 548 I must say ... by mdaffron Jun 09, 2005 (11:34 am)
The dual exhaust tips on my 1992 Protege LX were rather nice looking. (You know, two tips, side by side, with chrome accents.) Now all I've got is a honkin' tennis ball can.     Meade Replies to this message: biggus3 (Jun 09, 2005 2:20 pm) autonomous (Jun 10, 2005 4:19 am)
#35 of 548 Re: I must say ... [mdaffron] by biggus3 Jun 09, 2005 (2:20 pm)
Replying to: mdaffron (Jun 09, 2005 11:34 am) yeah they may look nice, but they are utterly pointless on a 4-cyl engine. there is not enough exaust to take advantage of it. you can be much better served by one larger exhaust pipe as was seen in those spy shots. all two tips will do is add complexity and price. especially since they would need to mod the rear bumper to fit the two tips. Replies to this message: autonomous (Jun 10, 2005 4:19 am)
#36 of 548 Re: The Focus beats out the Mazdaspeed! [mdaffron] by autonomous Jun 10, 2005 (4:10 am)
Replying to: mdaffron (Jun 09, 2005 5:07 am) Ford here in the U.S. has said that car will never make it here, so I wouldn't get my hopes up about this European pocket-rocket ever making it to our shores   Can you explain that to me, Meade? Why would an American car company not want to sell its cars in its country? Why would the Mustang roam the biways of North Carolina and the Focus RS be exiled to the autobahn?   And what do you think RS means? Is it something like Rally Series? There are a ton of interesting rally cars in the EU that we only get to peek at on our PCs.   p.s. Hope you're keeping cool, amigo! Replies to this message: acerguy (Jul 29, 2005 11:20 am)
#37 of 548 Re: I must say ... [biggus3] by autonomous Jun 10, 2005 (4:19 am)
Replying to: biggus3 (Jun 09, 2005 2:20 pm) pointless on a 4-cyl engine. there is not enough exaust to take advantage of it. you can be much better served by one larger exhaust pipe ... all two tips will do is add complexity and price. especially since they would need to mod the rear bumper to fit the two tips   Agreed! One is always free to modify one's vehicle at one's own expense.
#38 of 548 Don't get me wrong ... by mdaffron Jun 10, 2005 (4:23 am)
The dual exhaust tips on the 1992 Protege may have been nice looking, but I agree that they were totally useless and for looks alone.   And just in case y'all didn't understand -- they came standard on the car. I don't mod cars.   Meade
#40 of 548 The Battle of the 3s: Mazdaspeed and Audi by autonomous Jun 21, 2005 (10:59 am)
Now that the Audi A3, a 200 hp. turbo with available DSG, fresh from Europe has arrived, does anyone think it will encourage Mazda to bring out the Mazdaspeed 3 any faster? Fingers crossed that Mazda will best the competition on price and specs.   For two write-ups on the A3 go to www.canadiandriver.com.

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