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[LIBBY_B4]

ahh nice. Stupid question but notice a big dif from stock pipes?

[Hypnotic]

Noise wise I did , seemed a bit more responsive, however that could have just been a placebo effect.

[LIBBY_B4]

yeh fair enough.... I might get a quote from revzone. Compare the two.

[Soop]

Considering the amount of work and the cost of mufflers/materials to do an exhaust on a B4, $2200 is lean.

I dunno how you can think you'll get it cheaper Morgan.

[LIBBY_B4]

Considering the amount of work and the cost of mufflers/materials to do an exhaust on a B4, $2200 is lean.

I dunno how you can think you'll get it cheaper Morgan.

I thought $2200 was pretty resonable... Im not expecting too much dif in the prices.

A half assed job you will be paying less. I dont want that.

[Hypnotic]

Yeah just looking at my invoice I paid $2500 so in my mind that is reasonable.

[Soop]

I thought $2200 was pretty resonable... Im not expecting too much dif in the prices.

A half assed job you will be paying less. I dont want that.

That's it, at the end of the day time is money and quality takes time. There's no real way around it.

[LIBBY_B4]

Yeah just looking at my invoice I paid $2500 so in my mind that is reasonable.

Yeh sweet...

Will see what they quote me later

[Soop]

Once you get a good look at the exhaust, you'll understand where the value is, they're tricky fiddly little bastards.

[LIBBY_B4]

Once you get a good look at the exhaust, you'll understand where the value is, they're tricky fiddly little bastards.

Haha yeh true.... even looking at the stock exhaust is bad enough...

[Soop]

Haha yeh true.... even looking at the stock exhaust is bad enough...

Yeah, there's just bugger all room to move under those things.

[Jimmy88]

Hay mate seeing that my car looks exactly the same as yours it may as well sound the same...haha

Dont bother with ringwood go to autoexcess out in coburg

http://www.autoxcess...au/contact.html

I paid $1400 for a mild steel setup, 2.5" dumps into 3" center with SS oval muffler sounds great and they have done a few B4's (mainly a few on ozlib) do a search and a bloke has just recently had his done in SS and looks fresh


Im around the box hill area if you want to have a listen to how it sounds.

Thanks

James

[Mosti]

$2200 is pricey for a mild steel set up considering a full stainless system from either MRT or Hi-tech are around $2800

[Soop]

$2200 is pricey for a mild steel set up considering a full stainless system from either MRT or Hi-tech are around $2800

MRT and Hi-tech will make their exhausts on a jig, so time is greatly reduced. Thus the price.
As I said before, time is money, and quality takes time.

(Not to say that MRT and Hi-tech aren't quality, but to work from scratch it takes time)

[Jovi]

i thought Mrt one was about $2200?

I for one dont like loud zorst but i do like the boxer note, i am undecided what i will do with mine 2'5/3 and then into a 3 inch mid or both 2'5/2'5 into a 2'5 pipe. ive had 3 inch from turbo back on my cressida it was way to loud so had it silenced by a 2'5 mid section so its just right...

[Soop]

Silencing with pipe size is the wrong way to do it. If it's loud your muffler isn't right. You can have a free flowing muffler that isn't deafening. It just needs to be designed properly.

Jovi, 2.5 - 2.5 - 3.0 would make the most sense to me.
You need to keep the exhaust velocity up in the pipe, if the pipe is too big it has the same effect as if it were to small.

[LIBBY_B4]

Hay mate seeing that my car looks exactly the same as yours it may as well sound the same...haha

Dont bother with ringwood go to autoexcess out in coburg

http://www.autoxcess...au/contact.html

I paid $1400 for a mild steel setup, 2.5" dumps into 3" center with SS oval muffler sounds great and they have done a few B4's (mainly a few on ozlib) do a search and a bloke has just recently had his done in SS and looks fresh


Im around the box hill area if you want to have a listen to how it sounds.

Thanks

James

Pm sent.....

And will check that place out too.

Iver heard too that the b4 cant get that really loud boxer sound like what the wrx can due to the twin setup.... Am i wrong???

[Jovi]

Silencing with pipe size is the wrong way to do it. If it's loud your muffler isn't right. You can have a free flowing muffler that isn't deafening. It just needs to be designed properly.

Jovi, 2.5 - 2.5 - 3.0 would make the most sense to me.
You need to keep the exhaust velocity up in the pipe, if the pipe is too big it has the same effect as if it were to small.

i silenced it with a smaller pipe and a muffler also created more back pressure turbo isnt spooling at 4000rpm its doing it at 3 now.

[Soop]

That doesn't make much sense to me, but fair enough.

[acres]

Jovi, 2.5 - 2.5 - 3.0 would make the most sense to me.
You need to keep the exhaust velocity up in the pipe, if the pipe is too big it has the same effect as if it were to small.

Considering the size of turbos and displacement is there really any benefit in using a large 2.5 dump over a smaller 2" or 2.25" pipe? Would the smaller pipe not offer better response and spool up, particularly for the secondary at changeover?