New HKS single exhaust and blackwood kit
09-01-05, 01:53 PM
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New HKS single exhaust and blackwood kit
Pics and vid to come after i get off work. All i can say is wow. The power feels same as stock down low, a little quicker towards redline. power will more then likely increase with the SRT intake.
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Now for the sound. Wow. Sounds like a euro v8, only really needs to be heard. Was nervous about the volume but idles low and just sounds peachy crusing around. The HKS turbo Hiper muffler and custom piping (2.75 from the Y pipe) worked well together.
The blackwood kit is cool, i got some of the adhesive promoter on my door a bit and seemed to fade the paint of the door a bit, might have to repaint all the panels and dash a satin black. Overall it looks good i suppose, there was a gap in one where you can see the regular wood underneath on one side and it was missing a piece when i got it, which im sure will be fixed when luxurymods gets around to it. no complaints!
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Now for the sound. Wow. Sounds like a euro v8, only really needs to be heard. Was nervous about the volume but idles low and just sounds peachy crusing around. The HKS turbo Hiper muffler and custom piping (2.75 from the Y pipe) worked well together.
The blackwood kit is cool, i got some of the adhesive promoter on my door a bit and seemed to fade the paint of the door a bit, might have to repaint all the panels and dash a satin black. Overall it looks good i suppose, there was a gap in one where you can see the regular wood underneath on one side and it was missing a piece when i got it, which im sure will be fixed when luxurymods gets around to it. no complaints!
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09-01-05, 03:36 PM
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the only places you can see the regular wood is on the rear passenger door near the door lock. its small but its there, and the VSC button, a little bit peaks out. nothing major.
im going to head over to get soem 3M tape and finish the ashray so i can put it back in, then just wait for the shifter bezel to be sent.
Now i need some new seats.
im going to head over to get soem 3M tape and finish the ashray so i can put it back in, then just wait for the shifter bezel to be sent.
Now i need some new seats.
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looks and sound. i dislike dual exhausts and will be filling the other hole when i paint the car in january. the power isnt an issue with gas going up, no reason to make lost of power and use up lots of gas while im at it! Plus i saved a bunch of weight too! upwards of at least 30 pounds.
it really sounds good, i gotta hurry up and make a vid of it.
it really sounds good, i gotta hurry up and make a vid of it.
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09-01-05, 04:51 PM
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looks and sound. i dislike dual exhausts and will be filling the other hole when i paint the car in january. the power isnt an issue with gas going up, no reason to make lost of power and use up lots of gas while im at it! Plus i saved a bunch of weight too! upwards of at least 30 pounds.
it really sounds good, i gotta hurry up and make a vid of it.
it really sounds good, i gotta hurry up and make a vid of it.
I'm really intrested in hearing this now...
09-01-05, 04:54 PM
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Wow....it'll take some time getting use to seeing a single muffler on a 2nd Gen GS.
Can you post up some pics of the new exhaust piping? That should be interesting to see.
Pete
Can you post up some pics of the new exhaust piping? That should be interesting to see.
Pete
