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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by talwang
a little OT here.

Do u mind posting some pics of your Vortec Mufflers w/SS Corsa Tips?
Here's the #2 pic.
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by talwang
a little OT here.

Do u mind posting some pics of your Vortec Mufflers w/SS Corsa Tips?
#3 - they were painted black after this, but I've been repainting them as a gunmetal grey color.
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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#3 - they were painted black after this, but I've been repainting them as a gunmetal grey color.
Thanks, Cecil.
They look very nice and exact what I have pictured.
About an year ago, a local muffler shop here in Houston actually suggested me to do the same setup.

The stock center pipe has flat spots in the piping right before it hits the muffler.
A more economical way to improve that instead of buying new center pipe is to cut both flat spots off and weld new pipe as some ppl do in Japan.





After that, we can just find any mufflers and tips to our liking.



I personally prefer Tom's exhaust tips to Blitz's because they fill up the bumper gaps a lot better, but Tom's doesn't sell these tips separatetly.
Your SS Corsa tips seem a good match to Tom's.
(To Jimmy, the white SC below has the Answer's rear lip, the same one on my car.)

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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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Nice tips Cecil!

Rich, I know what you're talking about w/the flat spots in the pipings. Correct me if I'm wrong but by replacing those flat spots then wouldn't you need to lower the piping a tad otherwise they'll hit parts of the suspension right above it? I'm assuming that's why Toyota made the flat spots right there (as in, not to hit the suspension)?
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Yeah!
Nice tips Cecil!

Rich, I know what you're talking about w/the flat spots in the pipings. Correct me if I'm wrong but by replacing those flat spots then wouldn't you need to lower the piping a tad otherwise they'll hit parts of the suspension right above it? I'm assuming that's why Toyota made the flat spots right there (as in, not to hit the suspension)?
It depends on the size of pipe and the angle they weld it. I think you may lose some clearance more or less.
Tom's center pipe is still flat in that area while Blitz isn't as flat.
Unless you plan to install Tom's lower brace, it shouldn't be a big issue.
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Yeah, my only concern is it hitting the suspension. I don't want to hear clanking sounds everytime I go over a huge dip in the road you know?
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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Jimmy - I don't hit the suspension, but I do scrape a "little" if I go over really tall speed bumps. You'll have to look at them sometime - you can see the rusty scraped spots.

Rich - I like the shape of those Tom's tips. The Corsa tips come as a pair connected to a single side. They were originally intended for SUV's.

Do the Blitz exhausts also have that restrictive flat spot on their pipes? Maybe I'm thinking of another company's aftermarket exhausts.

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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by TXFM
Do the Blitz exhausts also have that restrictive flat spot on their pipes? Maybe I'm thinking of another company's aftermarket exhausts.

Cecil
i believe they don't have the flat spot, but i can't remember anymore since it's been a while. someone else can confirm?
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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Yes it does. Now how much does it restrict I am not sure but I have seen worse. Things are very tight down there with all of the bracings and such.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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Yes it does. Now how much does it restrict I am not sure but I have seen worse. Things are very tight down there with all of the bracings and such.
damn i really hate it when i remember wrong.

but lee, from your member, how is the flat spot on the blitz compared to that on the stock one? a bit better?
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 12:35 AM
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He He ,rememeber Henry, my car came with the Blitz installed.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
damn i really hate it when i remember wrong.

but lee, from your member, how is the flat spot on the blitz compared to that on the stock one? a bit better?
Although Blitz is still flat in that area, yet it is not as bad as stock and Tom's.
Tom's has to make sure its own lower brace set fit its own exhaust pipe.
In addition to that, I think Tom's wants to sell ite lower brace set to those who still want to keep stock exhaust.
I remember reading some threads that members had fittment issues when they tried to install Tom's brace set with Blitz exhaust.

The pics below are from Jeff's(DPRSupra) old thread.









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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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the blitz are alot better then stock. By far a big improvment.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 07:51 AM
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Default Nope - Rear Brembo's

FYI, I just got a response from Brembo this morning:
" Unfortunately we do not have a rear Gran Turismo (big brake) Kit. It is only available for the front, but we do have rear Sport Rotors (OEM drilled or slotted rotors). This will give the car some more braking performance in the rear and also match the high performance brake "theme" you are looking for. If you have any questions please let me know."

However, Paul2X suggested as an alternate for larger rear brakes,
" You have to swap the hubs to supra hubs then you can go with a rear kit for the supra's."

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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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If you've gotten this far, you need to look at the post by Lee [Pearlpower] about his upgrade to Rotora Rear BBK: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=256555
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