Video/Sound Clips of My RX-8 with BHR Midpipe and Racing Beat Exhaust
Hey All,
I installed my BHR midpipe last night and grabbed a couple of videos today. I'm posting this for anyone who wants - like I did - to know what the BHR midpipe (with catalyst) sounds like with the Racing Beat intake and exhaust. There were a few videos out there of people with this setup revving but I wanted to know what it sounds like under load. The short answer is: f'n awesome! I live on a quiet/slow street, so no WOT clip yet but I'm going to try to find a place to record one. RX-8 with BHR Midpipe and Racing Beat Exhaust (rx8) - YouTube I'm not sure how to embed a YouTube video here but if someone wants to explain it, I'll do it :) Edited to add: Honestly, this is how an RX-8 should drive and sound! Power delivery, throttle response, sound... it's all spot on. My stereo even sounds better because the ambient noise is so much better. Although, I have to admit that found myself turning off the stereo so that I could enjoy the sound of the car better :) Props to Charles and his crew. |
So, I just wanted to add: I've put 150 miles on the car since installing the BHR midpipe and I couldn't be happier with it. It has a quiet and understated growl under normal conditions and opens up to a scream when you get into the upper RPM ranges. I love it.
Also, since I had them install the catalyst, no more CEL as soon as I drop into 6th, and my fuel economy seems to have improved drastically. I track my fuel economy in a spreadsheet, so I'll report back on that over the next couple of refills. |
Sounds good! :)
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Originally Posted by archwisp
(Post 4618959)
So, I just wanted to add: I've put 150 miles on the car since installing the BHR midpipe and I couldn't be happier with it. It has a quiet and understated growl under normal conditions and opens up to a scream when you get into the upper RPM ranges. I love it.
Also, since I had them install the catalyst, no more CEL as soon as I drop into 6th, and my fuel economy seems to have improved drastically. I track my fuel economy in a spreadsheet, so I'll report back on that over the next couple of refills. |
Originally Posted by OtherSyde
(Post 4619368)
Wait, catalyst? What? You mean catalytic converter..? O.o So you took out the BHR Midpipe..?
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Originally Posted by archwisp
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I live on a quiet/slow street, so no WOT clip yet but I'm going to try to find a place to record one.
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Thanks for posting that and please do post the next ones at WOT.
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
(Post 4622893)
Arch, thank you for your kind words and please be sure to keep your ignition system in tip-top shape as any cat will be destroyed by weak/failed ignition coils, which is the #1 reason for OEM cat failure in the first place.
Thanks for the great product! Bryan |
Is that an OEM cat? With that cat and the BHR setup, and say a cat-back exhaust, will it pass emssions as well as a stock vehicle in California? Does the replacement of the stock resonator with the BHR version and a cat-back have any effect at all on emissions, or is it only the intake and cat system that affects this? Reason I ask is because now that I know you can have a cat included in the BHR midpipe, I might want to get one, but only if it will pass emissions in Cali... Any insight here..? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by OtherSyde
(Post 4623073)
Is that an OEM cat? With that cat and the BHR setup, and say a cat-back exhaust, will it pass emssions as well as a stock vehicle in California? Does the replacement of the stock resonator with the BHR version and a cat-back have any effect at all on emissions, or is it only the intake and cat system that affects this? Reason I ask is because now that I know you can have a cat included in the BHR midpipe, I might want to get one, but only if it will pass emissions in Cali... Any insight here..? Thanks!
I have no idea whether or not it will pass CA emissions tests. I can't smell *any* exhaust with this new cat, which makes me (and my wife and 5-yr-old!) happy but that is not really a good measurement :) Charles or anyone in Cali have any feedback on this? |
A quick update on the fuel economy change: I just ran a tank to 227 miles and my previous record in this car was 190 miles. Definitely an improvement :)
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