Monza Ehxaust?
05-03-2002, 01:50 PM
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Just got my Victoria British RX7 catalog. Has anyone tried their Monza exhaust for the 2nd gen? At $270. the price is right and from the pics. it looks good. What about sound and how long did it last?
In the past I've bought lots of stuff from this company for MGs I've owned, and their prices were the best I could find.
In the past I've bought lots of stuff from this company for MGs I've owned, and their prices were the best I could find.
05-03-2002, 04:47 PM
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The magazine claims 9 hp for the headers, 9 or so for the exhaust, only 18 hp. Go with something more recognized, RB or HKS or the mazdatrix system. It advertises like a 30% increase. If you start with an 89+ with a stock 160 hp, after the exhaust that's like 208 hp 
that's good stuff.
05-03-2002, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RX-7Aggie' date='May 03 2002,18:47
The magazine claims 9 hp for the headers, 9 or so for the exhaust, only 18 hp. Go with something more recognized, RB or HKS or the mazdatrix system. It advertises like a 30% increase. If you start with an 89+ with a stock 160 hp, after the exhaust that's like 208 hp that's good stuff.
05-03-2002, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='May 02 2002,20:14
[quote name='vosko' date='May 03 2002,19:40']nine times out of ten you get what you pay for
for around $300 can't you get a dynomax catback ? from summitracing i thought. i might be mistaken. hell i got my used N1 catback for $225 shipped
05-03-2002, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='May 03 2002,20:54
[quote name='13BAce' date='May 02 2002,20:14'][quote name='vosko' date='May 03 2002,19:40']nine times out of ten you get what you pay for
for around $300 can't you get a dynomax catback ? from summitracing i thought. i might be mistaken. hell i got my used N1 catback for $225 shipped
Yeah, the Dynomax is probably around $300 at Summit. Mazdatrix has it for $394.50, so maybe a little more. I never bought the Pacesetter exhaust, but it was on a car that I bought for parts. It looked ok, but I don't know how it did performace-wise.
05-03-2002, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='May 02 2002,21:03
[quote name='vosko' date='May 03 2002,20:54'][quote name='13BAce' date='May 02 2002,20:14'][quote name='vosko' date='May 03 2002,19:40']nine times out of ten you get what you pay for
for around $300 can't you get a dynomax catback ? from summitracing i thought. i might be mistaken. hell i got my used N1 catback for $225 shipped
Yeah, the Dynomax is probably around $300 at Summit. Mazdatrix has it for $394.50, so maybe a little more. I never bought the Pacesetter exhaust, but it was on a car that I bought for parts. It looked ok, but I don't know how it did performace-wise.[/quote]
my pacesetter header on my GTU was ok but the racing beat was about 2 billion times better
05-03-2002, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='May 03 2002,21:06
[quote name='13BAce' date='May 02 2002,21:03'][quote name='vosko' date='May 03 2002,20:54'][quote name='13BAce' date='May 02 2002,20:14'][quote name='vosko' date='May 03 2002,19:40']nine times out of ten you get what you pay for
for around $300 can't you get a dynomax catback ? from summitracing i thought. i might be mistaken. hell i got my used N1 catback for $225 shipped
Yeah, the Dynomax is probably around $300 at Summit. Mazdatrix has it for $394.50, so maybe a little more. I never bought the Pacesetter exhaust, but it was on a car that I bought for parts. It looked ok, but I don't know how it did performace-wise.[/quote]
my pacesetter header on my GTU was ok but the racing beat was about 2 billion times better
I would also go with RB stuff, but the nice thing about the Pacesetter header--for most people--is that it bolts up to the stock converter. It's not too hard to make the RB header bolt up, but most people don't want to make an extra pipe.