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Looking forward to seeing & hearing your custom exhaust!
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So am I ... I hope it's quiet. The last time I took a road trip in the car, my ears were ringing and my voice was hoarse for a full day afterward. 70+ MPH in third gear makes an awful din.Originally Posted by Rich_NYS
A few ice ages ago when I decided to replace my rusting "Performance" exhaust from 2004, I bought two Borla Pro XS mufflers. A chart I found on the internet comparing them with similar "performance" mufflers rated them the best for sound reduction, and they were available in stainless steel.
I also bought two small stainless steel resonators to try to make things even quieter. This was a mistake.
Because I incorrectly estimated the amount of space available, there wasn't room for both the mufflers and the resonators. I dropped the resonator idea and decided to buy resonator tips instead.
During engine testing, Bill has been using the Borla Pro XS mufflers with no tips installed. I asked him if the engine was quiet. He said it was more throaty than quiet. I hope that the resonator tips, once finally installed, will help tame it.
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Bill made these two YouTube videos so that everyone can know how this conversion was made.
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For those who just want to know if the engine runs, you can skip to the last couple of minutes of the second video.
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I have a single 2.5" Borla Pro XS on my car and like the sound and quality but it's a fair amount quieter in my configuration. Curious to hear what your twins will sound like on the road.
Luke S :: 10270 :: 82 Grey 5-Speed :: Single Watercooled T3 .60/.48 :: Borla Exhaust :: MSD Ignition :: MS3X Fully SFI Odd-fire EFI :: DevilsOwn Methanol Injection
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I just looked at the second video and it looks like the exhaust tips' fasteners corroded and left rust stains on my stainless steel mufflers.
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ATF leak. Looks like a seal between transaxle & torque converter. Not a big deal, but would have been much easier to replace with the engine out. But that's the way it goes!
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Exhaust is done, but no test driving yet. Shift cable got damaged somehow.
FriggedShiftCable.jpg
Bill also found that one of the transmission mounts is broken - a previous owner's weld failed (likely they tried to weld it on the car).
BrokenTransmissionMount2.jpg
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EDIT - deleted. Was offering a cable for free but realized you have an auto not manual.
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-----Dan B.
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And you did it before I could say "Well, thanks for the offer, but ..."
Too fast for me!
Thanks, anyway.
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