doodoo

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I have been looking for an exhaust similar to the 5zigen fireball mega. I saw this thread and was wondering what yall would think about this mod? https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...t-5inches.html Its a lot cheaper than getting a 5zigen mega exhaust too. Like 1/3 the price. I don't know if I would take out the resonators or anything yet, I dont like the drone but want a little more sound. Any opinions appreciated. Thanks

elid786

Looks great if you ask me, if your happy with doing it then go for it mate!
I think if your just after the sound then why not, even seen people do muffler deletes so this seems like a good idea.

1sWt2GS

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save up and get the 5zigen

doodoo

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Im happy with how it looks just kind of iffy on how it will sound. Dont want my car sounding like a fart cannon.

doodoo

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Is there any pros to the 5zigen? I mainly like it due to the looks. Unless there is some other pro to it. I dont want to pay a premium just because its discontinued and jdm.

Kira X

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I like it for the look. It sounds alright, but I don't think it's worth the insane amount of money people want for them.

1WILLY1

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that looks really cool, almost as good or better then the fireballs.

the fireballs are nice but im not sure they are worth all the hype.(and price)

doodoo

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Yeah, anything sounds better than now though. Which is nothing. I looked up the parts and it's 140 for two obx mufflers and 60 for two quality mbrp tips totaling 200 for parts. And probably another 50 to weld everything in. 250 for a custom exhaust setup is not bad at all imo.

doodoo

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I totally agree. It's not gonna make my car as fast as a lfa or anything and I just mainly want the look. I can get the look for less than half the price of a set of fireballs.

Kira X

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Make sure the mufflers have an offset inlet or they won't fit. I ran into this issue when I was looking at Borlas and most mufflers that I liked won't fit the LS properly. Oval shaped mufflers like the Borla S-Type or resonators like the SLP Loud Mouth would work and they're pretty cheap on Amazon or Summit Racing. You can get some nice Borla tips on Amazon for under $100 for two.

Bigger piping will also help with the sound too. I went with a 2.25 inch Magnaflow X-Pipe with 4.5 inch Borla tips and it sounds like a Corvette/GTO.

doodoo

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Well I don't want my car to sound like a corvette. My dad has a grand sport with npp exhaust and its loud to me. I want the jdm kind of rumble not the american muscle car kind. maybe you can tell me if this setup will work. The muffler body i was going to get is this http://www.ebay.com/itm/OBX-Universal-Oval-Muffler-Resonator-Type-KV-2-5-2-1-2-w-o-Neck-/131033196893?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e822fe95d&vxp=mtr and the tips are these http://www.ebay.com/itm/MBRP-Exhaust-T5140-Weld-On-Tip-4-O-D-Angled-Cut-Rolled-2-5-Inlet-12-Length-/130944672504?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e7ce922f8&vxp=mtr I think it will look nice and give some sound. I am debating to remove the third cat and replace with xpipe or not.

SQuester

Going to quote myself in my build thread. Basically, for the cost of fireball mega's(which can't be purchased new), I got a better look(placement wise) and ran full stainless piping to the center resonator, all fully TIG welded.







As far as sound goes, almost everything you do will equal a subtle exhaust note. Deleting the resonators and running straight pipes like Kira_X mentioned is going to be on the extreme end of things for a LS, but I would personally not mind the sound. I've heard a similar setup on a local LS.

I don't care what you do, you won't get any kind of ricey or whatever sound from these motors, it's just not possible. If anything, it'll be too subtle for you after a week of driving. Eventually I plan to get the straight pipe sound while retaining the exact look I have now, which will take a creative touch with opening up my magnaflows and dechambering them to be completely straight through in regards to flow.

ultm8mind

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There has to be someone who has done this to an LS, or atleast I think there'd be. I am interested on how this will play out personally, I am thinking of doing exhaust, mainly for cosmetic reasons after I put my kit on.

doodoo

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Those look real nice. For the muffler, did you buy a 2.25 or 2.5 to connect to the original piping? Im going to be a guinea pig and do it. I will order the parts and maybe install within next two weeks since I have a break for thanksgiving.

Celsior21

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I would keep in mind the factor of going with a reputable branded muffler. I was witnessing rusting or bad weld on mufflers attempting to save a few buck from a few of my friends as well as exhaust shops. Obx was one of the brand. You can save a good amount for replicating an exhaust, but make sure you use quality parts to do so if not you are not really saving yourself from anything. Initially I was attempting to do a fireball mega replicate as well. After adding up quality mufflers, tips, resonators, and labor the pricing isn't any further away. Nothing better than owning a piece of that discontinued part for your car.