AMUSE R1 SINGLE
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From: Rockville
Hehehe I love the "We drag raced and we're both equal drivers" (how do you determine being both "equal" drivers?) arguments =P
Frankly if you're purchasing an Amuse full Ti exhaust I don't think drag racing is on your menu
One factor that people seem to forget very often when looking at these exhausts is that while they make a few solid extra ponies, most of their benefit comes from being significantly lighter than most other exhausts and ridiculously lighter than stock. I'll take a 6 hp boost and 40+ lb. weight savings any day thank you
And any doubt about the "price-worthiness" of my R1 Titan immediately vanished once I unpacked it and examined the quality and finish of the exhaust first hand.
You get what you pay for.
Frankly if you're purchasing an Amuse full Ti exhaust I don't think drag racing is on your menu
One factor that people seem to forget very often when looking at these exhausts is that while they make a few solid extra ponies, most of their benefit comes from being significantly lighter than most other exhausts and ridiculously lighter than stock. I'll take a 6 hp boost and 40+ lb. weight savings any day thank you
And any doubt about the "price-worthiness" of my R1 Titan immediately vanished once I unpacked it and examined the quality and finish of the exhaust first hand.
You get what you pay for.
AMUSE Titanium dual exhaust.
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Originally Posted by smirfs2k05,Jun 4 2007, 06:20 PM
All I'm saying is we were dead even and he had an exhaust that cost more than double of my old exhaust. All these claims that in hyper rev they gained 6hp with R1 and 12 with R1000 maybe they did I dont know but an exhaust i.m.h.o is mostly for sound/looks, yes they might gain a few hp but I highly doubt gains are very much seeing as how my friend didnt pull me whatsoever.
An exhaust is worth much more than just sound/looks. Like the one guy said, adding 6hp and shaving 40lbs off your car certainly is worth it.
Alex
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From: San Juan
[QUOTE=RIDGERCR,Jun 4 2007, 10:22 AM] According to what I can tell from Hyper Rev vol. 76 (S2000 #2) adding the 60mm single R1 exhaust adds about 6 peak hp while using a cat convertor. Replacing the cat for a test pipe should yield a few more hp to this. (torque goes up somewhat in the mid range and at the peak also)
And if you go with the 70mm R1000 (heh, better have some ear plugs) your peak hp gains look to be aprox 6 hp more in the top-end with more torque gain in the mid-range on up to top-end. This exhaust also is made header-back so there is no cat convertor but its VERY loud. So running this exhaust should give you aprox 12 more hp on the top end.
I'm speaking from experience too as I've had the R1000 and recently switched to the 60mm R1 Titan instead due to noise issues(125 decibels at WOT with the R1000).
The R1 is roughly 10-15 decibels lower because you use the cat convertor with it, but Amuse does sell a test pipe and higher-flowing cat convertors are available too.
But either way you go, both exhausts are amazingly produced, and I believe are top notch as far as these systems go.
And if you go with the 70mm R1000 (heh, better have some ear plugs) your peak hp gains look to be aprox 6 hp more in the top-end with more torque gain in the mid-range on up to top-end. This exhaust also is made header-back so there is no cat convertor but its VERY loud. So running this exhaust should give you aprox 12 more hp on the top end.
I'm speaking from experience too as I've had the R1000 and recently switched to the 60mm R1 Titan instead due to noise issues(125 decibels at WOT with the R1000).
The R1 is roughly 10-15 decibels lower because you use the cat convertor with it, but Amuse does sell a test pipe and higher-flowing cat convertors are available too.
But either way you go, both exhausts are amazingly produced, and I believe are top notch as far as these systems go.