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**1ViciousGSX** · 07-30-2007

Exhaust is done.

3.5 after the flex section. 2x Dynomax Bullet 3.5 resonators, 1 Borla XR-1 3.5 muffler, 3.5 to 4.5 stainless tip.

Sounds really good.

**scheides** · 07-30-2007

Beautiful! Why the flex section? Don't you have poly motor mounts?

**1ViciousGSX** · 07-31-2007

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Originally Posted by scheides

Beautiful! Why the flex section? Don't you have poly motor mounts?

I have Prothane inserts in the front and rear torsion mounts, but I actually shimmed the front mount (timing belt area) with additional rubber stoppers from Mitsu to limit movement which works well. Having three of those rubber stopper shims on the front side and one on the rear side is really tight. I'd just rather be safe than sorry, the flex section is not causing a restriction. It has internal webbing just like the outside so the flow is not seeing the shape of the flex section.

Robert Venable · 08-04-2007

How did you determine that you needed 2 resonators? Or any at all?? And when am I gonna see this thing in person again??

**1ViciousGSX** · 08-06-2007

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Originally Posted by Robert Venable

How did you determine that you needed 2 resonators? Or any at all?? And when am I gonna see this thing in person again??

The Borla was the main reason I looked at having two resonators. My Apex-i N1 system got considerably louder with the new turbo swap and it came with two resonators. Moving up to 3.5 inches was going to be even louder with the straight thru muffler. I liked the N1 system's tone and sound level, so I decided to duplicate the component list. By no means is the car quiet now, it's still pretty loud at idle and on acceleration with a deep throaty tone, but once I level out in 5th gear at cruise speeds, you barely hear or feel any exhaust. On my old Spyder I had a bad resonance problem right at cruise speed which drove me crazy, just didn't want it to happen to me again.

I'll be around, trust me.

BuildADSM · 08-31-2007

so are you trying to make the car more street friendly??? I think I might have seen a pic of your car but it looked full drag with a side turbo.

**1ViciousGSX** · 09-01-2007

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Originally Posted by BuildADSM

so are you trying to make the car more street friendly??? I think I might have seen a pic of your car but it looked full drag with a side turbo.

Click on "V" in my sig.
It's always been a street car.

BuildADSM · 09-01-2007

hmm, that is what I thought but then a little birdy said that this was you car
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...Picture015.jpg

I really like the car as it sits now. I'm a big fan and love that it is a street car!!!

**1ViciousGSX** · 09-01-2007

I sure hope that thing runs better than a 10.78. But hell, what am I saying, I hope mine rings out that time or better this year.

**1ViciousGSX** · 10-10-2007

Well I'll be busy this weekend starting my new intercooler set-up. Hopefully I'll get it finished this weekend. I'll be moving my MAFT to blow-thru and the whole system will be an upgrade over the GReddy 24R. Wish me luck, hahahahaha.

**scheides** · 10-10-2007

Good luck! And take pix!

**1ViciousGSX** · 10-10-2007

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Originally Posted by scheides

Good luck! And take pix!

Will do.

**Goat Blower** · 10-10-2007

Nice, what mas WERE you running? I'm almost wondering if I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get a MAFT to keep my Tial BOV. Poo.

**scheides** · 10-10-2007

He was doing MAF-T in suck-through setup

MAF-T is nice, I like it for the fact that you get to use a real BOV like the Tial. On the flip side, it can cause its own problems, so its a tough call over a 2G/evo MAS.

**1ViciousGSX** · 10-10-2007

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Nice, what mas WERE you running? I'm almost wondering if I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get a MAFT to keep my Tial BOV. Poo.

I'm just going to move my 3.5 GM MAF from in front of the turbo to in front of the throttle body, but behind my new Tial BOV.

**1ViciousGSX** · 10-10-2007

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Originally Posted by scheides

On the flip side, it can cause its own problems, so its a tough call over a 2G/evo MAS.

I used to have tuning issues, but once I disconnected the RPM wire and set the MAFT curve to "0" they went away. I use DSMLink to adjust the airflow curve and fuel mixture, runs and drives like stock.

**Goat Blower** · 10-10-2007

Did adding a second muffler/silencer to the 3.5" exhaust quiet it down a bit? I'm tempted to add another muffler to mine as well, it's a little loud for a daily driver.

**1ViciousGSX** · 10-10-2007

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Did adding a second muffler/silencer to the 3.5" exhaust quiet it down a bit? I'm tempted to add another muffler to mine as well, it's a little loud for a daily driver.

I never had the opportunity to try it with only one, when we built the system I just stuck both in, basically just built a much better version of my N1 system. I can definately say it's loud enough at idle and WOT that I can't see me ever thinking about taking one back out. What is really nice is that at cruise speed where the engine has leveled out, you can barely hear the exhaust, if any at all. That 3.5 inch set-up really sounds "hollow" at idle, blip the throttle and you know somebody's leg hair just got burned off.

Jakey · 10-10-2007

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Originally Posted by 1ViciousGSX

Well I'll be busy this weekend starting my new intercooler set-up.

What did you pick for a core?

**1ViciousGSX** · 10-11-2007

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Originally Posted by Jakey

What did you pick for a core?

Garrett/PTE 24x12x4 part number 051-1200