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    Thumbs up New Dual catback....

    Picked her up from the shop lastnight...

    The system looks amazing! It is a new 2.5 exhaust from the downpipes into new bungs for all the O2 sensors, high flow Mangaflow cats, with an H pipe all the way back to 2 massive Manganflow mufflers with 4inch slanted cut tips.

    At startup and cruising it sounds bad azz, kinda like a grand national with an exhaust! but as soon as you floor it is way to LOUD, New resonators for each side are getting installed Tues. Feel much stronger - more air in much more air out now We are thinking 10-15 more HP when i go back and Dyno it, fingers crossed. This was an expensive mod, but the craftsmanship it top notch, great welds no rattling and mean looking and sounding.

    Also powder-coated my intake crinkle black to help with keeping the heat down and added a new BBK air filter and moved the FMU around.

    Switched from Mobile 1 Synthetics 10w30 to AMSOIL 5w30 too.

    We are thinking off adding water injection and machining the larger pulley down to run more boost (7psi) hopefully.

    I snapped some pics, sorry it is crappy out today, will take some under the VX when we put on the resonators Tuesday.

    Last edited by Cyrk : 10/06/2005 at 08:03 AM

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    OH NO! You have 2 coffee cans sticking out the back of your VX! Are you purcolating VX coffee now or what man?!

    Heard you story about the backpressure. Man, there had to be another way.

    I have been thinking about this for a while now (all summer to be exact). I THINK I may have found a good fab shop here that can run my dual pipes. New speedshop that just opened up and they claim to "do it all" (only been doing my oil changes up to now, haha). Spoke with them about my 30k and my S/C and they said no problem. The techs love my VX so thats a plus. Now.... I just need to think about how much I want to trust them. ALl young techs who are at least have ASE cert, so, we will see. Of course, I just need to come up with some cash. Buying this new house leaves me eating dry leaves from gutters.

    Anyone tried running Y pipe from the PV with an S/C?
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    Has a similar look to mine, but mine has oval on the slant!! Nice!
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    Nice.

    I'd like to have a dual exhaust done next summer.

    I'm thinking of getting a unichip and seeing if that will allow me to run more boost.

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    Why hasnt anyone tried to fab up a 350Z exhaust or a FX35 or something? I cant stand to see these fart cans on a nice car like the VX. Leave those things for the ricy hondas.

    Any sounds clips of any of them?
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    I agree they are a little to big looking... and I am not totally happy until they can quite it down, with the resonators. Getting a chance to drive it today around, it is too loud for me. I am all about better performance and I am now getting nervous that I spent too much money on this and the sound will drive me nuts.

    Does anyone have experience with resonators? Will it quite the exhaust down allot?
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    Why you want to hear them if you don't like them

    Mine sound nothing like the "ricy" hondas.....

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    Cool

    Quote Originally Posted by Numba1goalie
    Why hasnt anyone tried to fab up a 350Z exhaust or a FX35 or something? I cant stand to see these fart cans on a nice car like the VX. Leave those things for the ricy hondas.

    Any sounds clips of any of them?

    An FX35 does have a beautiful sound, has anyone tried this on a VX yet??

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    Looks good except the fart cans.
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    any body got any good suggestions on what kind of mufflers would look good back there instead of these Magnaflow ones? Joe I took a look at the super trapp ones and I not sure I like the look of thoses... I wonder what kind are on the VX02??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyrk
    any body got any good suggestions on what kind of mufflers would look good back there instead of these Magnaflow ones? Joe I took a look at the super trapp ones and I not sure I like the look of thoses... I wonder what kind are on the VX02??
    Cyrk - you have probably THE best looking VX I have seen - I hate to tell you this man, but the best looking mufflers back there instead of what you have are....none. Mufflers need to be hidden - only the tip(s) should show.
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    Thanks guys for all your sugesstions... Tues resonators are going on... if that does not mellow it out I am going to have to lop them off and figure out something else... Performance wise it feels like a beast and has a allot more pull now you can tell the motor is really breathing well now with this setup but boy is it loud... to the point I am embarrassed to get on it.

    Morgan-tech, can i purchase 2 smaller mufflers from you that might work with this setup? i really want that mellow electronic sounding exhaust - alah FX35. What do your muffler sound like?
    Last edited by Cyrk : 10/07/2005 at 06:50 AM

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    Ah man, Morgan-Tec's destiny is to create a dual output system for the VX. Spread the ZooZoo love. Nobody will ever work on a VX cause they have no idea what in the hell they are. That's why I am forced to find a new speedshop now. Mine is in there today as they look it over and see if it's something they are willing to play with even though it's just in for some fluid changes today. The last speedshop was sold and bought up by somebody who made it a general auto mechanic shop. No more 1/4 mile machines there.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyrk
    any body got any good suggestions on what kind of mufflers would look good back there instead of these Magnaflow ones? Joe I took a look at the super trapp ones and I not sure I like the look of thoses... I wonder what kind are on the VX02??
    This was originally posted in another thread but I like this one....

    Quote Originally Posted by DaPenetrator
    I purchased my setup at 3 different shops. The FlowMaster came from Speed Unlimited ($114.00). The muffler, FlowMaster 50 Series (524562, it's on their website) has one inlet and two outlets. The inlet on the 524562 is offset to keep the installation of the muffler in the stock position. I didn't have to use a "Y" connector or baffler. Because the exhaust is separted inside the muffler chambers, you get the same amount of exhaust out of each outlet and therefore each pipe. The tips (which are Stainless 304 Steel) came from Trick Trucks ($65 ea) and Meineke did the pipes and installation ($80 parts and $175 labor). The pipe from one outlet is straight out the rear of the driver's side and the pipe from the second outlet is routed up and over the rear axle, over and behind the gas tank, between the gas tank and rear wheel, and out the back on the passenger's side. Both pipes fall about 2-3" below the bumper and almost directly under the rear reflectors. I also didn't have to lose my rear tie downs. The noise from the 50 series FlowMaster inside the truck is barely above that of stock at idle or while cruising at highway speed. Only time there's obvious noise is during acceleration. But the sound is so sweet!

    $115.00 Muffler
    $130.00 Tips
    $255.00 Parts & Labor
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    $500.00 Total

    http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=3848

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    I have a Flowmaster 50 series muffler . . . and all the pipes are hidden . . . I love the sound . . . end of story :-)


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