TurboXS is seeking a local RX8 owner (MD/VA area)
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its loud but i love it...if i were to go on a long drive i would put in the silencers...and i consider rice when you put on a ridicously loud exhaust that doesnt give you any gains(please refer to the civic that pulls up next to you revving their engine for an example) and sounds bad...in this case 24-34hp and a louder and deeper sound =no rice.
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Turbo XS let me borrow one of their exhausts, race pipe and cat back, for a few days to see if I like it. I picked it up today, hopefully will be installing it today or tomorrow. I'll try to take some sounds clips of what it sounds like with a turbo, and report back on the fitment.
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Originally Posted by rkostolni
Turbo XS let me borrow one of their exhausts, race pipe and cat back, for a few days to see if I like it. I picked it up today, hopefully will be installing it today or tomorrow. I'll try to take some sounds clips of what it sounds like with a turbo, and report back on the fitment.
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Ya I'm actually suppose to go back up to PFS for some more tuning since I fixed my boost leak and added a boost controller. I'll ask Ray what the base numbers are which should give an idea of how much extra the exhaust gives.
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Originally Posted by rkostolni
Ya I'm actually suppose to go back up to PFS for some more tuning since I fixed my boost leak and added a boost controller. I'll ask Ray what the base numbers are which should give an idea of how much extra the exhaust gives.
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oh yea i'm supposed to be at PFS in about a week....i wont see any stock pulls but i will get a dyno of what the car is getting with the turboxs race pipe and exhaust...so comparing that to 171whp i'll post the dyno's....don't know how much good it will do considering it will be different days and different dyno's but i'll post anyway
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im willing to give up my car for however long you need it, if you still need someone. Im not reading through all of the other posts though.
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The exhaust is on. No problems with the fitment. Sounds good at idle, a little loud under part throttle, but not bad, might just need some getting used to. Going from a high flow cat and stock catback to the turbo xs exhaust seems to have leaned out my AFR alot. Scott's wideband was showing AFR in the 15's under very low boost ~2psi. So I didn't push it any harder till I get it retuned, which is Wed. After I get it back on Friday I'll post some sound clips.
The only possible complaint would be that the exhaust tips don't stick out very far, they are recessed more than stock. Some people may like the look though.
The only possible complaint would be that the exhaust tips don't stick out very far, they are recessed more than stock. Some people may like the look though.
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Originally Posted by rkostolni
The exhaust is on. No problems with the fitment. Sounds good at idle, a little loud under part throttle, but not bad, might just need some getting used to. Going from a high flow cat and stock catback to the turbo xs exhaust seems to have leaned out my AFR alot. Scott's wideband was showing AFR in the 15's under very low boost ~2psi. So I didn't push it any harder till I get it retuned, which is Wed. After I get it back on Friday I'll post some sound clips.
The only possible complaint would be that the exhaust tips don't stick out very far, they are recessed more than stock. Some people may like the look though.
The only possible complaint would be that the exhaust tips don't stick out very far, they are recessed more than stock. Some people may like the look though.
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Originally Posted by Jabberwock
Can some one post how much this exhaust weighs? Is it lighter than stock?
Stock CBE : 38.5
TXS CBE: 37
Stock Cat Pipe: 22.5
TXS Race Pipe: 10.5
Stock Header Back: 61
TXS Header Back: 47.5
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Mark
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Originally Posted by IZoomZoomI
so most of the savings is from the midpipe. ic...
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Does your look like this?
From looking at the picture, the exhaust system really can't be moved up too much or it will hit the cross member. The 3 inch pipe and flange take up quite a bit of space under the RX8. I guess we could look at going to a slip-fit muffler at some point, but I’ve always thought that was kind of ghetto.
Also, have you decided to keep it? I haven’t heard from you, so I’ve not charged your card yet.
-Nathan
From looking at the picture, the exhaust system really can't be moved up too much or it will hit the cross member. The 3 inch pipe and flange take up quite a bit of space under the RX8. I guess we could look at going to a slip-fit muffler at some point, but I’ve always thought that was kind of ghetto.
Also, have you decided to keep it? I haven’t heard from you, so I’ve not charged your card yet.
-Nathan
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I don't think its low enough to cause a problem for me, but for those with large suspension drops, I think its possible it could scrape on speedbumps. But maybe not.
I really like how the exhaust sounds at idle though. So far that has been the only time I've gotten to hear it from outside the car. I'm going to richen up the AFR's a bit so I can get on it and see what it sounds like WOT and try to get some sound clips from outside the car. But I'm having some unrelated issues with my car right now that I have to sort out first, its not playing nice.
I really like how the exhaust sounds at idle though. So far that has been the only time I've gotten to hear it from outside the car. I'm going to richen up the AFR's a bit so I can get on it and see what it sounds like WOT and try to get some sound clips from outside the car. But I'm having some unrelated issues with my car right now that I have to sort out first, its not playing nice.
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