Custom Stainless 3 inch Magnaflow Single Exit Exhaust Installed
#1
Custom Stainless 3 inch Magnaflow Single Exit Exhaust Installed
Wanted some sound (compared to stock) so that I can hear the throttle at track days (at least that's the story I'm telling everyone), as at speed, the wind buffetting through the open windows and other (louder) cars drown out the factory exhaust note....
...so I drove over to Miami Muffler today and had them make me a custom single exit exhaust using stainless plumbing, a 3" round Magnaflow muffler and a Borla tip (I originally asked for a simlpe slash cut on the 3" pipe, but they insisted on the Borla tip- well, what the heck, in the end, it doesn't look bad at all).
They essentially used their jig for the usual RX8 dual-can, dual exit catback which they fabricate (very similar to the rx8store catback) and simply built the driver's side only (using a bend instead of a Y junction).
I left there very pleased with the catback. $500 installed full stainless, from cat to tip (they could do it in the $300's using aluminized).
The tone is very deep. At high revs (above 6K rpm) it goes from baritone to tenor. For those wondering- there is drone at cruising speed (as was expected), but I'm used to living with much more aggressive exhausts on other cars. It's quiet enough for around town, while it really opens up on the top end. Blips are now very clearly stated.
Cheers.
...so I drove over to Miami Muffler today and had them make me a custom single exit exhaust using stainless plumbing, a 3" round Magnaflow muffler and a Borla tip (I originally asked for a simlpe slash cut on the 3" pipe, but they insisted on the Borla tip- well, what the heck, in the end, it doesn't look bad at all).
They essentially used their jig for the usual RX8 dual-can, dual exit catback which they fabricate (very similar to the rx8store catback) and simply built the driver's side only (using a bend instead of a Y junction).
I left there very pleased with the catback. $500 installed full stainless, from cat to tip (they could do it in the $300's using aluminized).
The tone is very deep. At high revs (above 6K rpm) it goes from baritone to tenor. For those wondering- there is drone at cruising speed (as was expected), but I'm used to living with much more aggressive exhausts on other cars. It's quiet enough for around town, while it really opens up on the top end. Blips are now very clearly stated.
Cheers.
Last edited by SouthFL; 10-11-2007 at 04:16 PM.
#3
Thanks.
Sorry, no clips yet. I'll post some track footage to be taken this Sunday (from Sebring).
verbal description from above:
Sorry, no clips yet. I'll post some track footage to be taken this Sunday (from Sebring).
verbal description from above:
The tone is very deep. At high revs (above 6K rpm) it goes from baritone to tenor. For those wondering- there is drone at cruising speed (as was expected), but I'm used to living with much more aggressive exhausts on other cars. It's quiet enough for around town, while it really opens up on the top end. Blips are now very clearly stated.
#5
Filling the second shroud is important to many, aesthetically (as it should be, being that there is a hole there from the factory to be filled, as the OEM exhaust does), yet I see it as redundancy in weight and airflow
#9
hmmm, if you're going for custom made single tip, it might be better to not use either exhaust shroud. Make the tip point downwards - then the car will match on both sides, and you have less mass.
#10
I'm still surprised as to how deep the tone has gotten. It's unrecognizable compared to stock. There is a deep reverberation from 1-5K rpm. At 5K rpm, the exhaust pulses go quiet, then after 5500 rpm, the song goes higher pitched into a tenor wail. Sounds very interesting. Never heard anything like this before.
#15
Thanks all. I've used magnaflow mufflers for a couple of applications.
This one (aluminized instead of stainless) sustained about a year of 460rwhp LS1 power (no cats) with no decomposition of sound (this one did shoot flames, lol):
Again, I'll get some sound bites from Sebring on Sunday.
Cheers!
This one (aluminized instead of stainless) sustained about a year of 460rwhp LS1 power (no cats) with no decomposition of sound (this one did shoot flames, lol):
Again, I'll get some sound bites from Sebring on Sunday.
Cheers!
Last edited by SouthFL; 10-12-2007 at 06:28 PM.
#17
Apologies for the shaky handheld vid. My friend was dipping it down at the view of cornerworkers (cameras must be secured).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAtHXMZDzLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAtHXMZDzLY
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#23
Sorry. I completely forgot about this thread.
Here's a clip from this past weekend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgpowDP3kUM
Here's a clip from this past weekend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgpowDP3kUM
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