OBX-ARRRRH!!!! The Exhaust for Pirates is reviewed.
 

DAY ONE! It Arrives!

Don't mind the dog toys. :)

First off, it weighs 41 pounds.

So I decided to buy this exhaust since no one has really posted anything about it making it virtually unknown. I'm assuming because it's the "eBay special" from OBX. So I took the leap into the unknown and ordered it to tell you all about it. If I hate it, i'll just order something else. :D I mean, it was made in Korea so I'd wager it's about as well made as a typical Hyundai, no that's not a fair comparison...Kia!! Yes that's it, it's like the Kia of exhaust systems.

The first thing I noticed was that the walls of the pipe are a bit on the thin side so I know that noise suppression with this unit will not be as good as other units, but witha muffler THAT big it should be pretty good. The muffler has a dent in it from shipping, very small so I'mnot worried about it, nor do I care. The tips have a very slight angle cut to them and are nicely sized. The piping is 3in and the welds are actually pretty decent looking to me. I'm not a welder, but if I made these I'd be pleased. The muffler has very thin walls. It's definitly a "get what you pay for" thing as far as materials, but as long as it fits, looks good and sounds good(which I'm guessing it should) I'll be happy with it. The resonance chamber on it is large so I'd be surprised if there is any rasp.

The kit comes with everything needed to bolt it on, except everything that you need to bolt it on. What I mean is, they supplied NO bolts or gasket to hook the muffler to the pipe that goes to the midpipe. So I'll be taking that with me to the parts store tomorrow and matching it up with a high quality gasket and some good bolts.

On to the pics!

http://www.thedailygoat.com/wordpres...ontent/obx.jpg
http://www.thedailygoat.com/wordpres...ntent/obx2.jpg
http://www.thedailygoat.com/wordpres...ntent/obx3.jpg
http://www.thedailygoat.com/wordpres...ntent/obx4.jpg
http://www.thedailygoat.com/wordpres...ntent/obx5.jpg

And my Racing Beat Air Duct!! Ordered from Mazdaparts.com. They were so nice that they "upgraded" my package to 3-day select even though I "only" paid for 2nd Day air! w00t!!! :Eyecrazy:
http://www.thedailygoat.com/wordpres...ntent/obx6.jpg

let us know how it goes.
my hat off to someone who dares to venture into the unknown world of OBX exhausts....

lol, yea. The exhaust is actually quite far from the shitty stuff people would have you believe it is, but it's no Borla.

But then again, it IS "World Class Championship Spec". :rock:

what size is the piping/tips. I think its 3" tips with 2.5' piping, am i correct?

And thanks for doing this... I've always been curious about it.

Cool....keep us posted with the outcomess....
Enjoy

Do my eyes decieve me, or is this a tri exhaust configuration?

That little penis that sticks out is a resonance chamber to quiet the exhaust down. :)

3in piping to the muffler. 3in tips. From the muffler to the tips it looks to be 2.5in, but since it goes from 3in to two 2.5in pipes it's not exactly a restriction. :)

I don't think I have ever seen something like that, with the chamber kicking off to the side before the muffler.

The Knight Sport has it as well. This is basically just a copy of that exhaust.

supergoat, i admire your willingness to sacrifice your reputation to onlookers (people who don't know the cause), your monetary fund, car... all for the larger rx8 community. you, my friend, are the man. have a great day.

Yea, well I like to help. Wouldn't it be something though if it ended up sounding REALLY good?

I'm kind of hoping it does, granted it's the blacksheep of the exhaust systems, but then I'm also a fan of the underdog, otherwise I'll get a Borla. :)

I'm already confident that it will free up the 3-4hp usually achieved by exhaust from the simpler routing alone. At least the air has somewhat of a straighter path than coming in purpendicular to the muffler like the stock system.

wow talk about a team player!

was this sarcastic? or a typo did you mean they upgraded your 3 day to a 2 day?

It really weighs 41 lbs? Poo, that's a disappointment.

supergoat,

could you put a tape measure behind the piping that will attatch to the cat or you midpipe... right after the weld.... it is so like the borla.... with the extention....

i feel you might be pleased,, but the borla is only 31lbs...

tip if you are going to put it on yourself.... on the rubber hangers white lithium grease is you friend....

one other ? was the rb duct drop shipped from racing beat?????

btw, thanks for the good work...

beers :beer:

You big tease. When it said reviewed on the title, I thought you had already put it on your car. Pooh. Let us know how it feels / sounds!

Definitly sarcasm. I paid for 2nd day, it was shipped 3-day. :(

swoope, you just want me to measure the flange where it connects to the midpipe?

Bust out the wrenches already! I want a sequel to RP cat vid. Did you say the cat was getting a little loud now that is broken in? New vid. Stop playing with the hamsters and dogs. Don't make me call Stacey.

Sidenote: PA meet 6/10 (RX-8) Allentown BBQ 6/7 (PGT) you going to either? I want to hit both.

The PA meet is a bit far for me. The Cookout, I should be there, but will have to double check my scheduel. But if you are going(and I'm off) I may try to make the RX-8 meet.

And yea, the RP cat was getting a little ricey sounding, so I had a resonator welded in, sounds fine now. The exhuast will go on today as long as it stays dry outside, looks like it may rain a bit. :(

Loved the initial write-up. Entertaining morning read. Good luck! I hope it doesn't rust on you. j/k. :)

I have the headers and i must say im very happy with it no rust on my headers

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hey, did u get them dyno'd? i heard there was a small power loss w/ those. how do u feel about them??? & what setup do u have?

Hey..that's a knock off of my Fujitsubo Legalis exhaust

How does it sound? I'm waiting for the rain to stop so I can go install this.

I had other stuff on the car when i dynoed but i dont think we lost horsepower i believe i dynoed 247 with nitrous.

no the actual pipe dia. of the main tube running back to muffler.

beers :beer: