Custom exhaust?
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Custom exhaust?
What if I replace my piping from the cat-back to 2.5" and add a spiral flow muffler as a resonator and keep the stock muffler in the back........how would it sound?
I'm looking for a lil bit more aggressive sound since my car is a 5 speed but i dont want it to be too loud.
I've been in my friends' maxima, elantra, civic, prelude with catbacks and fartcans.......and they all have that annoying droning sound at 2000-3000 rpm. I cant stand it.
Will i have that droning if i go this route?
How much $$ would I need to spend to have a shop do it?
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I'm looking for a lil bit more aggressive sound since my car is a 5 speed but i dont want it to be too loud.
I've been in my friends' maxima, elantra, civic, prelude with catbacks and fartcans.......and they all have that annoying droning sound at 2000-3000 rpm. I cant stand it.
Will i have that droning if i go this route?
How much $$ would I need to spend to have a shop do it?
thx
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If you keep the original muffler it should sound the same since the same muffler is making the same sound. Makes since? I mean the only way I see to change the sound is to get a different muffler with the resonator for a more beefier sound. Glasspacks, spiralflow muffler's aren't expensive and so isn't piping. try it out and let us know how it sounds. To me, If I were to do anything to the exhaust I would just want to replace everything as possible, headers back
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yeah if you are doing exhaust work just save your money and replace it all.
Y-pipe(custom bent)
2.5-3 piping(depending on you plans later on)
high flow cat
and a nice muffler. ive heard some hks that sound nice and i think an apexi. Rmm always sound great but thats usually big $$$
Y-pipe(custom bent)
2.5-3 piping(depending on you plans later on)
high flow cat
and a nice muffler. ive heard some hks that sound nice and i think an apexi. Rmm always sound great but thats usually big $$$
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how come I have never seen an es300 with dual exhaust? Is there some kind of restriction to this? I think it would look very nice.......
I'm thinking about gettin a custom dual exhaust with 2.5" piping and mayb one or two spiral flow resonators
I'm thinking about gettin a custom dual exhaust with 2.5" piping and mayb one or two spiral flow resonators
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I Have A 1992 Lexus Es 300. Had A Rice Rocket Muffler On It And It Was To Loud For Me!!! So I Went To A Local Muffler Shop And Replace Every Thing Back Of The Headers. Resinator Instead Of Cat And A Super Z Muffler All In 2 1/2 Inch It Cost About $500 Canadian. Now It Has A Nice Sound. I Also Tryed To Duel It Out At The Rear But Because Of The Spare Tire Trunk Space And My Car Being Lowered The Pipe Would Of Hung To Low.
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how come I have never seen an es300 with dual exhaust? Is there some kind of restriction to this? I think it would look very nice
True duals with an X pipe would be expencive to do at a shop by the time that tack on for fabbing brackets.
For just having dual exhausts. The big reason is most everyone realizes there is no performance benefit from a cat back dual exhaust. (If you're gonna do it, do it right) There have bene several v6 & i4 Camry/solara's with dual exhausts. It's just not a "big deal".
It's also a style thing. If you're goig to do dual exhaust, you need a bumper that will support it. Many of us are so nit-picky about style, that we just simply couldn't bare doing it on the stock bumper with the one little cutout.
The stock exhaust hangs a bit low also. Low exhaust /fueltank interfference / 4 finger gap on the front wheels. It's all a ES/Windom/Entire Camry platform trademark.
Nothing stops you from doing it. Just don't tell us you're gaining performance from it (Because we know you're not). Now do a *real* dual exhaust header back with an X pipe, then ya I cans ee you gaining 20bhp peak from it. & nice power everywhere past 5000rpm.
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thx for the tips........i think ima just stick with 2.5" piping from catback to a spiral flow resonator and prolly a nice muffler out back.
I never expected much of a performance gain from upgrading my exhaust......i've already accepted the fact that my car is basically a 4 door luxury sedan with a clutch......not a sports car
But i just want a meaner sound and better handling from this beast
I never expected much of a performance gain from upgrading my exhaust......i've already accepted the fact that my car is basically a 4 door luxury sedan with a clutch......not a sports car
But i just want a meaner sound and better handling from this beast
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