Pondering some exhaust ideas
#1
Pondering some exhaust ideas
The car is an 08 IS-F, purchased from a board member here. He had a custom exhaust setup on the car, running Corsa mufflers. Stock cats, but from the cats back, it is dual pipes running into Corsa mufflers. From looking at pictures of stock IS-F exhaust, it looks like it's either the stock resonator or secondary cat that was removed when he had the exhaust work done?
The exhaust has a nice tone to it but I'm looking for something a little louder. I have owned several Vettes and other LS1 cars as well and this got me thinking. I was considering having some SLP loud mouth bullet mufflers installed in places of the larger Corsa mufflers. What are your opinions on this? Car does have stock headers and still has the first set of cats, so I don't know that the sound would be too raspy but the secondary cat or resonator (whichever it is) was removed.
I don't want too raspy but definitely something more aggressive than the Corsa's I'm running. If any of you have heard an LS1 car with SLP loud mouths, you'll know what I'm talking about.
The exhaust has a nice tone to it but I'm looking for something a little louder. I have owned several Vettes and other LS1 cars as well and this got me thinking. I was considering having some SLP loud mouth bullet mufflers installed in places of the larger Corsa mufflers. What are your opinions on this? Car does have stock headers and still has the first set of cats, so I don't know that the sound would be too raspy but the secondary cat or resonator (whichever it is) was removed.
I don't want too raspy but definitely something more aggressive than the Corsa's I'm running. If any of you have heard an LS1 car with SLP loud mouths, you'll know what I'm talking about.
#3
Not really looking to spend that kind of money. Although the added power of headers would be nice, it's not a priority right now. A set of bullet mufflers can be had for a couple hundred dollars and might change the tone of the car quite a bit which is why I was considering that.
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Removing that 2nd set of cats will give you more volume for sure. I'd recommend trying to meetup with some other F owners and seeing what exhausts appeal to you the most. Then you can figure out how to modify what you have to get closer to that based on their design. But it kinda sounds like you'd enjoy testpipes all the way back.
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#8
I don't have any real advice but just wanted to help clarify about the cats. The are 2 sets: the first being in the headers, and the second set are the ones you're seeing up-front just before the y-pipe meets up. The other bulky bits are resonators.
Removing that 2nd set of cats will give you more volume for sure. I'd recommend trying to meetup with some other F owners and seeing what exhausts appeal to you the most. Then you can figure out how to modify what you have to get closer to that based on their design. But it kinda sounds like you'd enjoy testpipes all the way back.
Removing that 2nd set of cats will give you more volume for sure. I'd recommend trying to meetup with some other F owners and seeing what exhausts appeal to you the most. Then you can figure out how to modify what you have to get closer to that based on their design. But it kinda sounds like you'd enjoy testpipes all the way back.
#12
I like the idea of the straight pipes but from your thread it looks as if you kept the stock resonator and y pipe section. My resonator has been removed and its a custom dual set up from the cats back... So if I removed the secondary cats, it wouldn't be too raspy without the resonator?
#15
Unfortunately with my work schedule, It's nearly impossible to make it to coffee and cars...
So I guess my question is this... For those running straight pipes, do you still have the resonator in place or did you go with a true dual or X pipe type set up, deleting the resonator?
So I guess my question is this... For those running straight pipes, do you still have the resonator in place or did you go with a true dual or X pipe type set up, deleting the resonator?