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KC_Prelude 05-15-2005 02:15 PM

Anyone seen the turbo's that replace the muffler?
 
I saw this show late one night called "guns and gears", crazy louisiana local television, and they were interviewing a guy at his shop where they install turbo's in place of the muffler. I didn't really understand the logistics of it all but they showed it installed on a ford pickup and then raced against a stock pickup and the difference was very noticeable. Anyone seen or heard about these things? It sounds like a pretty good idea besides running extra pipes from the turbo. Since the turbo acts as a muffler it eliminates the need for one. I have never seen or heard of this since but it is an intriguing idea.

truemagellen 05-15-2005 02:53 PM

STS

s13lover 05-15-2005 06:57 PM

I believe that this is a common application for late model F-bodies.

truemagellen 05-15-2005 07:26 PM

STS

TeamRX8 05-15-2005 08:03 PM

the turbo will knock some of the noise off, but it will never replace the muffler

I ran a cat back straight pipe on an FD and it was deifinitely quieter than an RX-8 with a cat-back stright pipe, but by no means anything near being muffler quiet

therm8 05-15-2005 08:55 PM

There's some video clips at ststurbo.com and jlturbo.com. Mostly f-body cars. A couple of GTO vids, and a couple trucks. Doesn't sound any louder than my old Camaro with full exhaust. They have an Integra kit also, but no video that I saw.

truemagellen 05-15-2005 09:07 PM


Originally Posted by therm8
There's some video clips at ststurbo.com and jlturbo.com. Mostly f-body cars. A couple of GTO vids, and a couple trucks. Doesn't sound any louder than my old Camaro with full exhaust. They have an Integra kit also, but no video that I saw.

:p

look up the Caddy's STS..or Rotary G-d's feelings on the matter for the 8

alnielsen 05-15-2005 10:08 PM

I emailed Squire Turbo Systems (STS). They said they weren't planning to do a kit for the RX8.


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