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Old 02-19-2008, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Razz1
reported to be bad. Do a search.
how do you know do you have it?
i know about the header, i was asking him why he thought that.

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Hmmm, I never had any issue with my OBX header.

If you are referring to the red hot dyno run that Charley did at Mazcare, I can verify that after running it for a year it did not cause any heat problems with the area around it.
same, no probs with mine.
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does anyone know the difference between the standard obx and the obx r exhaust. i've searched and haven't come up with any deffinitive answers. and the obx website has nothing.
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Originally Posted by Mikeluvs8
how do you know do you have it?
i know about the header, i was asking him why he thought that.
Their bung is located too far up imo along with a reported heat problem with them.
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Originally Posted by Mr.Sparkle
does anyone know the difference between the standard obx and the obx r exhaust. i've searched and haven't come up with any deffinitive answers. and the obx website has nothing.
I can't find any info on the OBX-R either.
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
Their bung is located too far up imo along with a reported heat problem with them.
who reported that?
the re amemyia and the obx are identical, and i never had a heat problem and i live in vegas.
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Yes I bought it off ebay from Tuning Depot. it is a knock off of the Fujitsubo LegalisR exhaust and sounds pretty close to it once it is worn in and warmed up. i dont notice any drone on the highway and the sound is a little louder than stock but much deeper. I dont know much about the header but highly recommend the catback. PS
I am also using the stock cat. ill try to put a clip up before the end of the week.
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Originally Posted by RedDragonRX8
Yes I bought it off ebay from Tuning Depot. it is a knock off of the Fujitsubo LegalisR exhaust and sounds pretty close to it once it is worn in and warmed up. i dont notice any drone on the highway and the sound is a little louder than stock but much deeper. I dont know much about the header but highly recommend the catback. PS
I am also using the stock cat. ill try to put a clip up before the end of the week.
nice!!!! can you post pic's of exhaust. thanks

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damn cant wait for mine to get here hopefully this week!
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Originally Posted by RedDragonRX8
Yes I bought it off ebay from Tuning Depot. it is a knock off of the Fujitsubo LegalisR exhaust and sounds pretty close to it once it is worn in and warmed up. i dont notice any drone on the highway and the sound is a little louder than stock but much deeper. I dont know much about the header but highly recommend the catback. PS
I am also using the stock cat. ill try to put a clip up before the end of the week.
is that the obx or the obx-r? all i've seen on ebay from them is the standard system.
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Originally Posted by Mikeluvs8
same, no probs with mine.
Are you running a high flow cat or midpipe?

I did have cooler engine bay temps with the midpipe.

I believe Charley's dyno run with the OBX header, that got cherry red, was running a stock cat at the time.
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Originally Posted by 4 years to Supercharge
Are you running a high flow cat or midpipe?

I did have cooler engine bay temps with the midpipe.

I believe Charley's dyno run with the OBX header, that got cherry red, was running a stock cat at the time.
midpipe of course .
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Originally Posted by Mikeluvs8
midpipe of course .


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is that the obx or the obx-r? all i've seen on ebay from them is the standard system.
I have the obx-r exhaust. you have to look in the description of the item to find out.
and also for some reason i had a small dent in the muffler just like supergoat. lol.
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I ran the OBX for awhile before switching to the HKS Hi-power. I thought it was a great pipe for the money. Definitely better sounding than the stock and other than some subpar welds it looked pretty good.
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Originally Posted by RedDragonRX8
I have the obx-r exhaust. you have to look in the description of the item to find out.
and also for some reason i had a small dent in the muffler just like supergoat. lol.
thanks
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http://rapidshare.com/files/93584819/VTS_01_1.avi.html

heres the link to the video everyone asked for. it was actually really hard for me to make. lots of converting. lol. anyway this was done on a semi cold start so there is some condensation. have fun
PS: video is on youtube but this seemed to work better
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Originally Posted by 4 years to Supercharge
Are you running a high flow cat or midpipe?

I did have cooler engine bay temps with the midpipe.

I believe Charley's dyno run with the OBX header, that got cherry red, was running a stock cat at the time.
Wow that reminds me of hymees video of his cat back with midpipe
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the video is now only on rapidshare. sry for any confusion. i was having trouble loading the video correctly onto youtube.
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Here is a Megaupload Mirror to the video above

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VTN3ZTCZ

Sounds very much like stock to me.... Maybe i'll save up a little more and get the greddy sp2. Thanks for the video though, reddragon
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well mine finally came in, looked like the box was dropped outta the sky, but its all in one piece safe and sound. going to go get gaskets and hardware now...

does it fit the doughnut gasket at the cat the same and I just need the ones for the back of midpipe to muffler connection??? i will find out shortly if nobody chimes in...
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that last video is a stock system isnt it??? its not shiny ..... and also, am I the only one not getting the pop/crack on rack down.... i guess it will soon... ?......
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Originally Posted by Guitarded76
well mine finally came in, looked like the box was dropped outta the sky, but its all in one piece safe and sound. going to go get gaskets and hardware now...

does it fit the doughnut gasket at the cat the same and I just need the ones for the back of midpipe to muffler connection??? i will find out shortly if nobody chimes in...
You shouldn't need to replace the gasket on the cat unless you are installing a midpipe too.

It should bolt up with the items you have. Have fun with the exhaust hangers... there is a tool that helps get those off without a lot of work.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
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i have one of those at work.... Snap-On is no stranger LOL i prefer spraying the hangers with penetrating oil and it slides off easily as well... going to fight the bolts at the cat with a snap on battery impact, hell with manual labor!

if i had air here at home it would be done the night it made it to my doorstep!
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It is actually Blue Point which is a subsidiary of Snap-On.

I was disappointed when it wasn't Snap-On... then I looked a little deeper.

It is only 2 nuts and the hangers that hold the cat-back section.


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