Category: Engine - Exhaust
Price: $40
Private or Vendor Listing: Private Listing
Location (US State/Canada/Int): KS
Item Condition: Used

This race pipe was included with my 2005 RX8 when I purchased it from the original owner, he installed it when he autocrossed the car. It's a simple bolt on that directly replaces your factory muffler and exits through the right side factory exhaust trim utilizing the stock hanger. 2.5" OD, mandrel bent, appears to be stainless steel but I'm not certain. I've never installed it so I can't comment on noise, the previous owner described it as streetable but loud. Probably the biggest advantage is getting the heavy stock muffler off of the car for autocross purposes, and anything from the cat back is legal for SCCA SOLO as far as I know. I'm asking $40 plus shipping, please PM or email me at jessup3 at ***.net.

EDIT: This will require one of two things to fit your car - add a flange to the stock slip joint, or get a slip coupling and cut off this flange. On my car there is a flange that has been added to the stock slip joint, this flange is attached with clamps so that it is removable if desired. Either of these options should be easy to have done at your exhaust shop of choice for not much money.

 

Does this just bolt up to the Cat? In for pics.

 

It bolts to the stock muffler flange. Unbolt the muffler, bolt on this pipe. The previous owner did it at the track prior to autocross.

 

I thought the mufflers just slide onto the cat to axel pipe... I don't remember a flange, but its been a while. Is this for a series 1 or 2?

 

I'm guessing it works with a specific aftermarket catback. The factory one has a slip fitting but my HKS HI-Power has a similar flange in a similar place to this one.

 

Gotcha. I'll pass then

 

Guys, a quick look online at Racing Beat's website clearly shows their catback muffler as a bolt on with a flange, not a slip fitting.



I'll verify under my 2005 in a little bit once I leave the office, but I'm pretty sure the factory muffler and tailpipe assembly bolts on with a flange. I don't have an aftermarket cat back, it's all stock.

 

I'm 99% sure stock does not have a flange. Only reason for the 1% is I haven't had stock exhaust in years lol.
But I KNOW my agency power does not have a flange.

Also* A quick look at that racing beat exhaust shows that the flange on you race pipe and that muffler is not the same..

 

That racing beat picture is only of half the exhaust, you also get another pipe the bolts up to the cat.

If you look here it shows the other piece. It also shows what looks like a crush or slip fitting near the stock muffler.

Racing Beat Exhaust

 

Looks like it bolts up to the midpipe.

 

Ok, after looking under the car there is in fact a flange......that is clamped to the original slip fitting. Obviously the previous owner added a flange so he could easily switch between mufflers. I'm dropping the price to $150 to allow the next owner to either get a flange made at the local exhaust shop, or buy a slip coupling to install it OEM style.

 

I was gonna say....
"Does that come right off the header?" Damn a side-pipe would be sick but you'd be deaf afterwards.

But OP clarified.

I'd imagine you'd loose a **** ton of bottom end running open header.

(What bottom end?)

 

Still got it, price is OBO.

 

Bump, make an offer.

 

Bump

 

pm me with the lowest you'll go shipped to Canada J5Z 3A3, might consider this instead of going custom

 

PM sent.

 

Bump

 

I thought I was on the wrong forum for a minute. I had no idea you had an 8 as well.

GLWS

 

Hey Jim, how's it going? I miss your RX-7 track kill stories on Pelican. I've had my RX8 close to a year, it's my reliable DD to compliment my revolving garage.

 

I see you on BF.c as well.

Rarely track the 7 anymore, been meeting up with a bunch of Pelicans (some ex Pelicans like me) on the Dragon every year instead. Take the 7 up to NC at least 2x year, now the 8 is getting rotation into that fun.

Sorry for the hijack but at least it is a bump.

 

Bump. Make me an offer, I want this gone.

 

Price drop to $100.

 

$75, get it out of my garage.

 

Bump