Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #81
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   From: Mac 
Subject: Jackson Exhaust... installed
   Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 02:12:07 -0500

	Well I have been crawling around underneath my Miata this
evening.  Installed teh Jackson Racing Stainless exhaust system.  The
installation took about 2 hours 30 minutes total and that was with a 
lot of goofing off.  The hardest part was threading the stock system
off the car through the rear suspension stiffening "box". The exhaust
bolted right up and fit just about perfect.  Wish I could have said the
same for the Millen Motorsport "test pipe", it did not fit, so it is
being sent back.  The large (3.5") tip wants to touch the right edge
of the bumper exhaust cutout.  All installed and no leaks detected
we started her up.  Hmmm not loud at all, in fact not too much different
from stock.  Well it does sound a little deeper and fuller, a "richer"
sound than stock, not so burbly.  It is definately flowing more gases
and the engine is breathing a little better esp. in the upper rpm
range it has a lot more power.  But it still never really gets loud
which is a good thing.  Right now it smells bad like a new exhaust
does and it is melting a little of the rear bumper cutout, that should
stop once it makes the hole big enough.  Not much of a difference
in exhaust note top up or top down so there is no annoying cabin
resonance.  I will see what happens as tomorrow will be my first full
day with the system.  I still cannot get over the size of that resonator
tip.  I can see it now, next Miata club meeting there will be a bad case
of tip envy.  ;)
					-Mac.
				'95 Montego Blue - Leather
				    VRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMM!