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Originally Posted by TJF,Aug 2 2006, 03:14 PM
Well.. in any case, it looks very nice.
Ill stop jacking here and start another thread trying to figure out how a butt weld flows better than a radiused bend
Ill stop jacking here and start another thread trying to figure out how a butt weld flows better than a radiused bend
Originally Posted by C U AT 9K
Jakub, i believe his point was that another poster stated that exhausts like Borla and Flowmaster have "better" designs due to their mandrel bending than say for example my Amuse R1, however ASMspec pointed out that you can pick up those exhausts for $300, and while an Amuse would cost you 7 times that amount, you get far better gains with them, negating the idea of the $300 exhausts having superior design. I dont think borla makes gains on the S, neither does the fowmaster, which is why you can get them for $300.
2) chop the muffler off of one of those systems and compare it to whats on the amuse. air flows better through things you can see through.
theres your power difference
now compare it to the T1R single. mandrel bent single exit with a see-through muffler. ill guarantee you it makes more power than your color changing equivalent, at half the price.
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Originally Posted by C U AT 9K,Oct 4 2006, 06:20 PM
Jakub, i believe his point was that another poster stated that exhausts like Borla and Flowmaster have "better" designs due to their mandrel bending than say for example my Amuse R1, however ASMspec pointed out that you can pick up those exhausts for $300, and while an Amuse would cost you 7 times that amount, you get far better gains with them, negating the idea of the $300 exhausts having superior design. I dont think borla makes gains on the S, neither does the fowmaster, which is why you can get them for $300.
Oh, and I use my Amuse R1, so...
, made of Ti from a company that started off as an exhaust and re-flash shop focused totaly only on this 2 areas. I'm sure that if they could mandrel bend Ti, they would. There is no comparison between a T1 Amuse exhaust and some marketing joke from Borla, period.
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Originally Posted by fshwcrs,Oct 16 2006, 10:40 AM
now compare it to the T1R single. mandrel bent single exit with a see-through muffler. ill guarantee you it makes more power than your color changing equivalent, at half the price.
, but I also have to be realistic and can not compare the cost of a Ti exhaust designed from scratch with a SS replica.T1R=AJ-Racing=very close to J's racing
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Hey CUAT9k, I was just wondering how loud your exhaust was in the car? I've heard the exhaust in person, but never heard it in the car.
All I have to say is that sucker sounds sikk. You can hear 9k from like a mile away.
All I have to say is that sucker sounds sikk. You can hear 9k from like a mile away.
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After the headers, it's surprisingly more quiet (im very sometimes). With the top down, the noise is nothing, but when the top is up, there is a slight drone between 3-4k rpms, but if you play with the gas pedal a bit and keep it in the right gear, you won't hear a thing (literally...).
sometimes). With the top down, the noise is nothing, but when the top is up, there is a slight drone between 3-4k rpms, but if you play with the gas pedal a bit and keep it in the right gear, you won't hear a thing (literally...).
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Originally Posted by jakub2000,Oct 16 2006, 12:08 AM
I had the t1R my self because it still is the best bang for the $ , but I also have to be realistic and can not compare the cost of a Ti exhaust designed from scratch with a SS replica.
T1R=AJ-Racing=very close to J's racing
, but I also have to be realistic and can not compare the cost of a Ti exhaust designed from scratch with a SS replica.T1R=AJ-Racing=very close to J's racing
i had the t1r, too. my main point, though, was the power difference and the comparison of the flow characteristics between the different pipe "bending" methods. WRT pricing, the J's is over 600$ cheaper and still Ti.
on a side note, it is possible to bend titanium.