Recycled exhaust manifold
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I kinda wish they'd catch on. I think one of the coolest builds you could have is keeping your OEM muffler, but also have a big ol' downpipe with a cutout. It'd be tough to do well enough, though the idea of keeping a completely stock sounding/looking system to avoid suspicion and attention is appealing
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I kinda wish they'd catch on. I think one of the coolest builds you could have is keeping your OEM muffler, but also have a big ol' downpipe with a cutout. It'd be tough to do well enough, though the idea of keeping a completely stock sounding/looking system to avoid suspicion and attention is appealing
How about a full 3" exhaust that makes little noise, to avoid suspicion, and always fully open so it spools better. cut outs are a gimmick joke rice mod.
but youre from FL so you couldn't understand rationality.
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I kinda wish they'd catch on. I think one of the coolest builds you could have is keeping your OEM muffler, but also have a big ol' downpipe with a cutout. It'd be tough to do well enough, though the idea of keeping a completely stock sounding/looking system to avoid suspicion and attention is appealing
#28
My forester currently has a 5" exhaust system going into a 2.5" stock axleback very gradually (the taper is literally spread out through 5+ feet)
Makes 350/360 (verified last week) and curb stomps motherflossers while making next to no noise.
I have never enjoyed it more than I do now. And that's counting the previous setup of full 3" straight through all the way.
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Well that kinda cutout is a little different.
I think it will work well and if it opens soon enough provide appreciable spool gains since it is so close to the turbine outlet.
hey hay heay 18psi do you still have stock suspension on fozzie? I put my Feal suspension on and it is frikken awesome. i am prolly making 70hp less than you but the suspension increased fun factor by 10x. AWD drift ftw!!!!
I think it will work well and if it opens soon enough provide appreciable spool gains since it is so close to the turbine outlet.
hey hay heay 18psi do you still have stock suspension on fozzie? I put my Feal suspension on and it is frikken awesome. i am prolly making 70hp less than you but the suspension increased fun factor by 10x. AWD drift ftw!!!!
#32
Anyways, it was an idea. I absolutely agree that a full 3" and a nicely sized Magnaflow is the way to go, and that's what I'd do without a doubt, as with my other car. I'm just thinking of other ideas..as I said, I like the idea of keeping stock exhaust parts for street.
I personally think having a big oversized and obvious shiny exhaust tip or two is as bad or worse than having a loud car. Its a psychological thing really.
Yeah, I'd have a Y where the exhaust would continue straight into the cutout and Y also into the rest of the exhaust. The engineering fun would be keeping stockish diameter without killing too much power off. I think something like dual 2.25" exhaust would make it manageable
#39
I just checked out that thread anyways and see why Brain is so much against it...you already pissed him off about it .
My idea is more of a passing thought, and I'm concerned about the long term aspects of having a big ol 3" downpipe merge into the godawful OEM setup with a Y. Honestly, just making a Y to adapt to the stock exhaust could be obnoxious enough. It should really be more gradual, about to the stock cat location, and by then, youve already replaced half the exhaust.
I have a different idea for what I'd actually do. Doing some research on it now, had the idea a while ago...dual 2.25" piping, because that's much easier to fit to a Miata than a 3". Plus I have a bunch of 2.25" exhaust bits
My idea is more of a passing thought, and I'm concerned about the long term aspects of having a big ol 3" downpipe merge into the godawful OEM setup with a Y. Honestly, just making a Y to adapt to the stock exhaust could be obnoxious enough. It should really be more gradual, about to the stock cat location, and by then, youve already replaced half the exhaust.
I have a different idea for what I'd actually do. Doing some research on it now, had the idea a while ago...dual 2.25" piping, because that's much easier to fit to a Miata than a 3". Plus I have a bunch of 2.25" exhaust bits