This is my first post. I’ve just bought myself a 10th Anniversary Edition MX5 and the exhaust is on it’s last legs (it needs mid section as well as rear silencer!). Can anybody recommend a replacement. Ideally I’d like something that sounds good, looks great and gives the car a tad more power. I’d be really grateful as I don’t know where to start.
Thanks, your dual looks great but I don’t like the sound of ‘expensive’ as I’ve spent a bit on it already. Interested in the Racing Beat single pipe. Is it best to mail order it and then get my local garage to fit it or can you recommend anywhere?
It’s best to shop around, find the best price and buy it mail order, and, if you’re confident enough to do it yourself, save some money, it’s only 2 nuts to undo it, and remove it from the rubber mounts. Give the nuts a good soak in WD40 before you try and undo them…[:O]
Thanks Risingsun, MX5 Parts are just down the road from me so I’ll pop in over the weekend. Will the centre section from larini plus the rear silencer from MX5 Parts sort out my exhaust or will I need any other sections?
On a slightly different note, I’ve noticed that when the car is running there is watery oily residue sitting in the end of the exhaust tip - is this normal?
MX5 parts are only open Mon - Fri…so no trip to them over the weekend to spend your money…[::(]
There are only 3 sections of the exhaust, this consists of the exhaust manifold (downpipe), the centre section and the rear box.
The best way to find out what parts you’d need is to take the car to your local friendly exhaust centre and get them to put it on the ramp to inspect it, but don’t commit to buying anything…[;)]
By doing that, you’ll know what bits you need to change. If the centre resonator box is blowing and the cat is ok, then it might be more cost effective to get the Larini centre pipe and cut out the resonator box and save the cat.
Lets hope that the only bit that does need changing is the rear box…[Y]
As for the watery, oily residue…I’m not sure without seeing it, has it done a high mileage, is it using oil, is it losing coolant, does it smoke when it starts from cold? Does it dry out after a run ?
Could it be condensation in the system if you only do short runs…?
Hope you go ok with it, let me know how you get on…!
Wow…well done Andy
What the one in my previous post…?
It was in my “watched items” and yep, it did go for a good price [Y]
I’m sure you’ll be well pleased with your new purchase, especially the sound…they improve with age as they “bed in” to a mellow sound[H]
Let me know what you think about it when it’s fitted.
Do you remember you recommeded the centre section by Larini - don’t suppose you’ve got any other e-bay links for me that would be compatible with the rear exhaust I’ve now got.
I’m glad you suggested that as I spotted it when looking looking for my rear silencer but wasn’t sure whether it would be compatible with what I’d got.