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paul 10-22-2007 10:52 PM

my 3" exhaust
 
i feel a lil bad posting pics of my exhaust after seeing what some other people have hanging from their cars but I think Tim's work of art deserves some acknowledgment.
  • it's stainless
  • it's 3"
  • it's got no muffler
  • yeah it's badass loud
  • and yeah it decreased spool and increased boost

this is the only pic i have at the moment (from a cell phone)

http://www.miatamx5.com/turbo_exhaust_01.jpg

sorry suckers.

cjernigan 10-22-2007 11:08 PM

Simple is sexy. Does tim have an inhouse mandrel bender, cause that would be soo badass if he did. I need a muffler personally. Though that looks very light. Do i see a cat and resonator in there?

Sound clip possibly?

roadstereunos28 10-22-2007 11:08 PM

SICK, i bet that sounds pretty nice

paul 10-22-2007 11:13 PM


Originally Posted by cjernigan (Post 166021)
Simple is sexy. Does tim have an inhouse mandrel bender, cause that would be soo badass if he did. I need a muffler personally. Though that looks very light. Do i see a cat and resonator in there?

Sound clip possibly?

metal core cat and resonator.

best i can do for sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAGEs4vmjGo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19JYTGw5xco

cjernigan 10-22-2007 11:17 PM

Nice, sounds likea beast.

patsmx5 10-22-2007 11:35 PM

Sounds great. Looks good too. How did you bend 3" like that? It looks Great!

slutz4 10-22-2007 11:46 PM

looks good, Im gonna run something very similiar

TurboTim 10-23-2007 08:19 AM

Thanks Paul :)

I do not have a mandrel bender, I just use J-bends cut with care. The block of wood in that picture is hiding a pretty tricky bend, and the ugly U-bolt clamp thing at the end of the pipe was just for support during fabbing, it's not there now.

It is silly loud...

paul 10-23-2007 06:15 PM

maybe we can take some more/better pics when i have it back for the intake. coupler comes tomorrow.

Ben 10-23-2007 06:19 PM

Tim--you do good work dude. I wish we lived closer; I'd love an exhuast like that but with a Y where your 2nd to last bend is... oh, and some mufflers.

ArtieParty 10-23-2007 06:21 PM

ive heard pauls exhaust plenty of times and i can hear him coming down the street. ive also been at autox's and known that he was there just by that awesome sound the exhaust makes. tim really did do a great job on it. tim does a lot of nice work.

Zabac 10-23-2007 06:36 PM

badass sound, looks like you lose a lot of weight doing this set-up
very clean as well, nice work dudes

TurboTim 10-24-2007 08:54 AM

Thanks everyone.

Paul, we are also still waiting on the tight radius 90. Not sure if we'll need it but I'd rather not start it and be forced to wait another day for it to arrive. It should be here any day now, I ordered it Monday of last week :(

paul 10-26-2007 01:03 AM

3" exhaust, more pics
 
http://www.miatamx5.com/turbo_exhaus...exhaust_02.jpg

http://www.miatamx5.com/turbo_exhaus...exhaust_03.jpg

http://www.miatamx5.com/turbo_exhaus...exhaust_04.jpg

cjernigan 10-26-2007 01:27 AM

I envy your suspension, and your exhaust + a muffler. Plus access to a lift, i've never had anything on one.

paul 10-26-2007 01:30 AM

what about my rust?

and mileage? (currently like 230k)

cjernigan 10-26-2007 01:35 AM

So are you saying your car is ragged out and you want to re-gift me your suspension and exhaust?

TurboTim 10-26-2007 08:31 AM

Here's your chance to redo that exhaust with a muffler Paul...haha

Saml01 10-26-2007 01:34 PM

Does it make a difference if you support the car using the jack points or frame rails?

I ask because i plan to work with jackstands and would like to support he car at the correct points since it will be on them for a while.

TurboTim 10-26-2007 01:59 PM

I've seen crushed frame rails on miatas. But I've never crushed a rail...I guess lifting the car on 4 points using flat lifting surfaces distributes the load well enough, plus the frame rails are a little thicker at the ends.

Loki047 10-26-2007 02:12 PM

Ive crushed rails and jack points. I just the diff and subframe from now on.

Zabac 10-26-2007 02:15 PM

you have to use the reinforced ends of the rails, otherwise, bye bye rails

TurboTim 10-26-2007 03:01 PM


Originally Posted by whaaamx5 (Post 167701)
you have to use the reinforced ends of the rails, otherwise, bye bye rails

right.

Braineack 10-26-2007 03:08 PM

https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_bra...ack_points.jpg

no large image posted so i try not to lead this thread in another direction from the original topic

Loki047 10-26-2007 03:12 PM

tim, where do you guys get the tubing?

TurboTim 10-26-2007 04:02 PM

My shop! ;)

Actually we did use a tight radius 90 from ATP (I have an account with them now so I get their stuff for right around what WOT sells it for here, so I just get it directly from them to save him the hassle, time, and I have them to bitch to when they ship the wrong stuff which seems to be rare) and a Burns stainless transition. All other material I get thru my warehouse.

EDIT: Replace all "my" with "my dad's". Thank you.

Loki047 10-26-2007 04:04 PM

really? you guys have a mandrel and a way to make DOM tubing?

Arkmage 10-26-2007 05:14 PM


Originally Posted by TurboTim (Post 167740)
My shop! ;)

Actually we did use a tight radius 90 from ATP (I have an account with them now so I get their stuff for right around what WOT sells it for here, so I just get it directly from them to save him the hassle, time, and I have them to bitch to when they ship the wrong stuff which seems to be rare) and a Burns stainless transition. All other material I get thru my warehouse.

EDIT: Replace all "my" with "my dad's". Thank you.

So... MT.net members get 20% off right?

Jimmyg41 10-26-2007 06:51 PM

I need to fix my exhaust. It sounds like a weedwacker at WOT. Nice work!

TurboTim 10-26-2007 10:09 PM


Originally Posted by Loki047 (Post 167741)
really? you guys have a mandrel and a way to make DOM tubing?

No. for turbo-back stuff:
i use vibrant "j bends" purchased thru the store's warehouse, and tighter-radius 120's from atp, and smooth transitions in sizes besides 2.5-3 from Burns (2.5 to 3 I use vibrant)

aluminum intake stuff:
vibrant 90's, straights from a local metal supply company, I have a beader

Manifolds:
head flanges from ETD, weld-ells from mcmaster, turbo flanges from vibrant, turbonetics, or atp

TurboTim 10-26-2007 10:11 PM


Originally Posted by Arkmage (Post 167767)
So... MT.net members get 20% off right?

I wish I could. Discounts are given to people sporting large Shore Motorsports stickers on their cars.

Or you need to want something that hasn't been done before and I'd want to do.

I'm do not have a very good business sense unfortunately.

TurboTim 10-26-2007 10:12 PM


Originally Posted by Jimmyg41 (Post 167802)
I need to fix my exhaust. It sounds like a weedwacker at WOT. Nice work!

My 3" exhaust sounds like a weedwacker now too (no boost for me for a little while). Turbos make exhaust sound soooooo goood.

SOL General 10-27-2007 12:53 AM


Originally Posted by TurboTim (Post 167850)
I wish I could. Discounts are given to people sporting large Shore Motorsports stickers on their cars.

Or you need to want something that hasn't been done before and I'd want to do.

I'm do not have a very good business sense unfortunately.


<---Willing to sport a large Shore Motorsports Sticker.


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