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Any Single Tip Exhaust Rx8"s Out There?????

Old Jul 16, 2010 | 03:10 PM
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bumppp, anyone know?
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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i think you need to cut out the middle part to do that unless you make it come out the side, in which case you probably better off just getting the HKS
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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Oh dude, I'm drooling over this. The wide fender trim too!

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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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i has just got Hi power single ill take pics when my car is clean...

my tip is straight and not at an angle tho.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Two mufflers on a single exhaust is twice the restriction simple
I always thought 2 exhaust exits would be better than 1..

since the hks is 3" its more flow than stock, but any 3" would be better flowing. a dual exhaust with 3" should be better flow than a single with 3" since there are 2 exits.. right??
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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Ok were to start, lets say you have a v8 that means you have two headers and then in that case you would be able to use a true dual exhaust running a single pipe of each header that would = more flow. We have one header therefor in order for us to get better flow we would need to find the shortest less restrictive route to get the spent gases from motor to the ground. Now by nature a muffler's job is to restrict the flow in order to meet sound restrictions. In order to do this they use a series of baffles that are welded inside the muffler that channel the gas throw the muffler like a maze causing a whole lot of restriction. Therefor two mufflers on one pipe would equal twice the restriction. Duals on a RX are dual mufflers not a true dual exhaust purely for show not go
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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ok. that makes sense. BUT i keep thinking that since there would be 2 mufflers, the restrictions are less due to the exhaust gas being split into to mufflers thus half restriction..

ur thing makes sense though. i really wanted to switch to the dual racingbeat. i thought itd be more gains than my hks.
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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I Kinda like the Exotic speed Exhaust,,,, i might go for that 1..
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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^ Exoticspeed is awesome
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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Anybody have experience removing the stock exhaust parts?

just looking for Suggestions.? because the Muffler shop refuses to remove my cat and put a test pipe ///
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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Mexican muffler shops FTW!!

Removal is pretty straight forward, removing the rubber hangers can be a bitch but just get a spray bottle and fill it with some water and dish washing liquid. This works as a lubricant and dries up after without a mess.

The front bolts for the cat can be seized and might need to be cut off so if you don't do mechanic work it could turn into a nightmare.

Also many aftermarket midpipes and exhaust vary in how they attach so sometimes a trip to the hardware store is needed for washers and bolts of the right size.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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ive seen a a picture, where someone removed the exhaust with the little rubbers hanger things still attached to it......

Funny thing is, i did go to a Mexican Muffler shop..... or at least i thought it was LOL


i guess i can take it off myself....unless those bolts are Rusted up
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Yep, my other rubber hangers are hanging where they used to hold the factory muffler
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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net week i will be trimming my rear like the jic car will be posting pics of the final product i will hae my dual turbo xs on still so might look funny till i single it out

opinions?
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 12:32 PM
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i am also intrested in the jic set up. i am thinking about taking out the shrouds and swapping in a single apexi "colored" n1 out the back simmialr to the jic setup. why you ask? bc nobody else in the states has done it for a street driven 8, and if they have, i have yet to see any.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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Its gonna be loud if u do a straight pipe
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 01:27 PM
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if you were to do a custom exhaust, i'd recommend putting the muffler on the right side of the car
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by pistonkilla
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i am also intrested in the jic set up. i am thinking about taking out the shrouds and swapping in a single apexi "colored" n1 out the back simmialr to the jic setup. why you ask? bc nobody else in the states has done it for a street driven 8, and if they have, i have yet to see any.
i too have looked into the Apex-i cans colored but the price is outragous!
c0ldf1ame if you were to do a custom exhaust, i'd recommend putting the muffler on the right side of the car


yeah just like the rx7 is what i was thinking
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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I just put a single can muffler on my car today, looked very nice sounds awesome with my high flow cat no resonator. I didn't go for 3" piping, I just reused the original piping cut and reweld a single can muffler with a 4" SS tip. To be honest with an NA setup 3" vs 2.5" piping i think you'll actually lose more torque but gain HP at higher rpms, just a speculation. I think my only problem is that it melted my exhaust shroud . either the tip was just too close to the plastic or the combined heat from the once 2 tipped system was just too hot. we'll see with more driving, I definitely like the sound of a single can vs a dual can from magnaflow, the single can was definitely bigger than the 2 smaller ones and it sounds very deep. lol the picture on the box shows a trunk, i think we put a brodowser muffler on
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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^^Someone went a little crazy with fiberglass bodykits :P
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Tweek
^^Someone went a little crazy with fiberglass bodykits :P

Looks like a stock appearance package to me, I don't see a body kit
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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lol what fiberglass body kit? my car all stock plastic .
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 03:10 PM
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^ Nice..... Still havnt goten around to moding my exhaust.... But i really want to..... Just stuck fixing other stupid **** that keeps breaking.!!


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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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The exhaust ports are painted very nice look
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 10:23 PM
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im not quite so sure you have to cut anything. iv crawled up under and peeked around many times. looks like its just all pins and a few bolts. if you look at the jic it looks mighty clean n smooth to be cut, even if it was trimmed up to look nice. however, we wont truley know untill somebody undergoes the process.
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