muffler vs exhaust

[Spades]

Originally Posted by Split

just cut your exhuast right after the first cat and o2 sensor. Then get a muffler shop to bend you piping all the way to the back with a cherrybomb glass-pack 2" diameter somewhere in the middle and the muffler of your choice at the end.

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thats what i did, my garage has pics of the set up. im running two glasspacks...pretty loud, but good flow and excellant tone. make sure even if you get a turbo style muffle on the end to run a long glasspack right after the cat if you want a nice deep tone. my current set up was the best flowing and cheapest i tried, but second best flowing and sounding was a borla turbo muffler on the end with a long glasspack down the middle of the car.

the borla doesnt flow as well as the shorty glasspack i have now, and it was only slightly louder than stock. good setup if you want performance and silence.

[justjesus]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

A $3 can of high heat paint in the color of your choice fixes that.

Most exhaust shops use alumnized tubing, so the only thing that will rust are the welds.

True that. I just helped a buddy out with his Evo X. The shop used aluminized tubing, and about two weeks later we pulled it off to paint it (for him, it was about looks). The welding was showing some surface rust, but the tubing was looking okay. Some prep work, a couple of cans of high temp in flat black, and it looks pretty good.

at3GG / Racerfreak: You can do like this guy. No need to hack up your stock exhaust. He had an entire exhaust made up. He needed to take it to the dealership for reflash, so he swapped the stock exhaust back in. Didn't take long either

racerfreak Regarding the 2.25"/2.5" in/out, i thought maybe Flowmaster had one, but a quick search through their 40 series and 60 series didn't show one. It seems the only time I see different sizing in/out is when it's a dual outlet design.

[at3GG]

that looks pretty nice

[justjesus]

Originally Posted by at3GG

that looks pretty nice

thanks! (I sprayed it). The price was fairly cheap too. I plan on doing similar for my yaris, but I can't decide which muffler to go with. I think I was quoted about 175, which included a Magnaflow muffler. This would be for an axleback.

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by mastaofdisasta

Or maybe someone just doesnt wanna go thru the time and trouble to make an exhaust, or maybe they dont wanna hack up the stock exhaust for their own purposes, maybe they dont want to have to worry about losing too much low end torque by doin a full catback, many more reasons then what you have mentioned. Axleback is just easier to me.

You can get a custom axleback for $150. Less if you don't want a loud muffler.

My axleback cost me $70.

[justjesus]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

You can get a custom axleback for $150. Less if you don't want a loud muffler.
My axleback cost me $70.

Damn. And I thought my place I went to was cheap! We're gonna have to hook up so I can see what your's sounds like in person (I like the sound on the video on the exhaust thread).

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by justjesus

Damn. And I thought my place I went to was cheap! We're gonna have to hook up so I can see what your's sounds like in person (I like the sound on the video on the exhaust thread).

Sounds good. If you want one I can send you to the muffler shop that did it for me.

[marcus]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

A $3 can of high heat paint in the color of your choice fixes that.

Most exhaust shops use alumnized tubing, so the only thing that will rust are the welds.

sorry that didnt work either only because rust also will come from the inside weld of the pipe...

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by marcus

sorry that didnt work either only because rust also will come from the inside weld of the pipe...

True, but it will take many many years for it to be a problem if you protect the outside of the pipe.

You could send it off to be thermal coated if you are really worried about it.

[RacerFreakXXX]

imo if you are that worried about a $200 exhaust you shouldn't have bought the exhaust... I can understand if you spent 1k on it but no yars exhaust cost that much or should ever

[justjesus]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

Sounds good. If you want one I can send you to the muffler shop that did it for me.

yes please! thanks man