I built an exhaust!
 

As the title says, I built an exhaust. I used a stock SRT-4 system. I only used 1 tip, but it looks great! I will get pictures of it and hopefully a sound clip. It sounds pretty much just like an SRT-4, which is kinda neat. Just happy I got rid of the stock system!

omg no pic, ban.

I'm workin on it!

It stopped raining, so I got pics!

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Nice large tip, better than the stupid stock one.

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So what does everyone think? I'm in love with it, now my car has some bark to go with it's bite.

what size is that...sound clips or ban is next.

:bigtu:

I think its 2.25" or 2.5". Its a stock SRT-4 system. I wanted 3", but I have no money. I will try to get a sound clip on sunday, I don't have any way to do it until then. It sounds almost exactly like an SRT-4.

those welds are uh... yeah.

Looks homegrown beginer style fluxcore to me. When on a $10 budget (cost of welds) i think it looks good.

Made with a 140amp MIG welder, and since I've never welded before...at least it's held together!

A guy I work with had the welder but was too busy to do it for me, so I just did it myself. I also used a cutoff wheel and angle grinder, no ban saw or chop saw. I'll admit they look crappy, but it was the best I could do. It was really fun though, and I'm proud of it!

philip- you crack my ass up sometimes. :gay:

atleast he did his best and its his first time, props to you brother!

Nice! Glad to see that exhaust went to good use :)

Yep! I plan to make the downpipe out of the rest of it soon. I need to figure out a way to get it done fast because the hoists at work are always full.

Thanks for the exhaust man, I owe you huge! How is your exhaust coming along?

Where is the muffler?

I was wondering the same thing. Man, it's like showing pictures of your kid. No matter how ugly everybody else thinks it is, it's going to be the most beautiful thing you've ever seen. As long as it works, who cares!! I definitely want to try my hand a welding someday. :bigtu:

Looks like you forgot the part that makes it not quite so audible... If it makes you happy, then you did a good job.
-Michael-

SRT4's don't come with mufflers.

hey our balls are all wrinkly down there. but nobody sees em until it's too late anyway.

SRT-4s have a resonator and that's it.

My only suggestion is painting the welds with some sort of antirust coating.

My car is coming along, almost done. Should be runnable this weekend, or really close to it.

at least it held unlike that dude and his charge pipe :rofl:

i still dont think anythign beats Loki's fluxcore manifold/DP/piping

I have 2 resonanators, no muffler. I'll try to get a sound clip Sunday, it all depends if my Emanage wants to be nice to me. I have yet to hear it under boost, but under normal driving conditions it sounds nice.

Welding is easy, making good welds is hard. I'm going to practice some more. I'd like to weld up something usefull but that wont kill the car if it breaks.

That's right, surprising that they can get away with that on a production car...

can you do a writeup about where the cuts are, etc?

If you can get me a good picture of the stock SRT system I will do my best. I need both the front and rear sections in the picture.

actually the SRT4 uses an upstream dynamic exhaust energy reduction device. it dissipates energy (and noise) in the exhaust by converting it to mechanical power.

I thought they looked great. I am a novice with a welder and I would have just burnt through that thin piping. Good job!

....Yeah, what he said.


rmcelwee thanks! I thought they were decent, but I don't have much to compare to. I don't see too many hand done welds ever, only machine. I practiced on some extra piping first, I burnt through it like crazy. The guy who owns the welder told me to make zig-zags while going along. I did that and I just found a good pace that didn't burn through. I would love to buy a welder and practice until I am good, it's so much fun.

the trick is to go hotter. I get the best results on exhaust piping (16-14Ga) by cranking up the heat. who doesn't love nice deep penetration?

Guys in prison.

^ ZING.

my miata has a very similar exhaust setup. I run one resonator and no muffler. It's not as loud as you might think (the turbo really DOES dissipate most of the noise), but it's still a bit loud for my tastes. I intend to weld on a muffler one day.

My roommates N/A 1.6 is louder with a cat and straight through resonator than my car is open downpipe. His is so loud we wear ear plugs on long road trips. I would drive my car open downpipe before his anyday.

Ooooh, I would LOVE to see that.

I am another one with no muffler. I am running a 14" long 3" diameter louvered resonator and a Cat. Most of my buddies are surprised at how quiet it actually is. Its not quiet but not really loud.

haha maybe not ALL guys in prison?

:dancegay:

looks pretty decent

is it all pipe or is there a muffler somewhere in there?
*edit* just read through all the thread, lol...

pic of the resonator and louvers or BAN!!! hahaaa...

sound clip / youtube?

I'm trying to get one. I don't have a video camera, but my girlfriend does. I just need to get to her house. I planned to get it tonight, but the Emanage doesn't want to be nice to me and let the car run. I'll get it as soon as I can.

Well it isn't the best, but it was the only video I could make. At idle it sounds exactly like it does in real life. However while its revving in real life it is deeper. I'm pretty sure its just the cameras mic not being able to handle the volume. It's just a Cannon Powershot A540. Anyway, to the good part, my SRT-4 exhaust cut up and stuck under my Miata!

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...t=MVI_0777.flv

your car sounds IDENTICAL to mine.

sounds just like the srt4 duals i made.

sounds great.