In the new year I hope to finalise the costs for the exhaust system (Cat-back for now, cat-forward later).

My contacts are on leave at the moment, so it has been hard to firm up any arrangements over Christmas/New Year.

At least Wildcard got one!

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

Well, dale, we have a mutual friend. Crampy at Manta. He also built my race car.

Welcome to the RX8 club!

 

Thanks AMG its nice to be here. I am talking to Cramp about doing some things to the new car.

 

Pepe,

I would have bought a zed myself, but with two kids it is abit more practical. I do like both cars and they both have pluses and minuses. You obviuosly didnt buy a 350, how has your Mazda been. By the way i still sell 350z, But i now run another the yard the company owns. Do you own a black Rx8?

 

Weel than dale, I'll let u be the guinea pig before I let him loose on mine

 

We will see what he can come up with first. How is your Rx8 going?

 

Yeah, got a black one, it's different from the other ones around town in that so far, it's the only one with black plates. The Z was a nice car, but after driving the 8, there was no doubt in my mind You're getting a black one?

 

Yeah im getting black. Love the colour in this car, going to lower it and have ordered 19" racing hart alloys in graphite should look good.

 

Hi guys. Topic please!

Cheers,
Hymee.

PS - I'm not being a *****, just the thread has gone waaaay off topic!

 

Hymee, is there anything from you in pipeline with regards to full exhaust system not just cat back? sorry if this has been asked before. I am in the motor industry, but no one in Canberra really has any info or have done a system for one.

 

Dale,

Nice way to get back on topic! :D

My "pipeline" is planning one. I will keep you all up to date, but we will have to wait until the new year.

Plan is for a mid-pipe with hi-flow cat, and a set of headers. First set will be custom made, and then jigged. Performance tested by an independant tuning shop.

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

Hymee,

Thanks for that look forward to seeing some results.

Cheers,
Dale.

 

Any update on this exhaust? Is it for sale yet? Where do you buy and any soundclips? It looks awesome. What would shipping and total be to 78641? Thanks

 

Leegina,

After a sucessful prototype, we made a master. It is on my car at the moment, and supposed to be coming off very soon. When we take it off, we will be able to make the jig, and then go into production. Some folk have paid deposits to help get started, for which I am most appreciative. When I get the master off my car, I will weigh it and get some quotes for US shipping. You are not the only one from the US to enquire.

Perhaps if we could organise a group buy for the US we could get a better shipping rate. I am keen to see some stateside.

There is more info on these threads, including details on a slight (but better) design mod, sound clips, and dyno charts, and more happy cutomer comments from Wildcard.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=18926

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=20286

Cheers,
Hymee.

Summary Info

More Images

4" Stainless Tips

Aluminised Mild Steel option, also showing revised fitment detail

Dyno Results

Sounds

Start and Idle with a small throttle blip (521KB)

Short drive with windows down (738KB)

Start, bigger throttle blips, 1st gear drive by (917KB)

Best to "Save As..." them to your hard drive.

Raw recordings, converted to MP3 format. No editing done to tart them up.

Pricing

Stainless Steel System $750 AUD + shipping
Consisting of:

1 x Stainless Steel 2.5" flanged adaptor pipe.
2 x Polished Stainless Steel mufflers. Double wrapped and TIG welded. Mandrel bent internal 2.5" tubing.
1 x Stainless Steel Y piece, 2.5" Outlets, Mandrel Bent and flanged front end.
2 x 2.5" Stainless Steel Tail Pipes.
2 x 4" Stainless Steel Tips, Double Wall, truncated ("Magna-flow" style, as per the photo's)
1 x flange gasket
Nuts/bolts/washers/spring washers for flange joint.
No welding required. Re-uses exsiting mounting points and rubber hangers.

Mild Steel / Aluminised System $450 AUD + shipping
Consisting of:

1 x Aluminised Mild Steel 2.5" flanged adaptor pipe.
2 x Aluminised Mild Steel mufflers. Double wrapped. Mandrel bent internal 2.5" tubing.
1 x Mild Steel Y piece, 2.5" Outlets, Mandrel Bent and flanged front end.
2 x 2.5" Aluminised Mild Steel Tail Pipes.
2 x 4" Stainless Steel Tips, Double Wall, truncated ("Magna-flow" style, as per the photo's)
1 x flange gasket
Nuts/bolts/washers/spring washers for flange joint.
No welding required. Re-uses exsiting mounting points and rubber hangers.

Prices in US dollars:
Aluminised Mild Steel - $350 USD + shipping
Stainless Steel - $580 USD + shipping

Looks tuff. Sounds nice, no drone, all what has been said before.

It also passed the noise meter test. It was 86 - 88dB at 6000RPM (3/4 RPM of Max Power). The limit is 90dB.

 

let me know when you have dyno it with and without it on the same condition Hymee... eager to know

 

Don't the dyno results linked above show this? Also, I don't recall additional power being one of Hymee's major claims, but there appears to be c.1-2 RWHP in it.

 

very tempting. It would be really cool if we got flames as well.

 

love the sound

 

I believe the flames are due to the tune. If you want flames, I'm sure we cam program them into a custom tune when that comes... with the relevant disclaimers etc!

Glad you like the sound. I miss the sound now. We just took it off to have the jig made. Progress!!

Taka, I posted the dyno charts, both corrected to SAE J whatever it is. That is about as close as you can get to "same conditions". If that is not what you mean, can you please clarify?

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

Hitman my friend, there is no doubt about you. First it’s the SS and now this.

That Les sure does nice work. (‘Though I’m not sure about you stopping him working on “real” cars.)
Makes you wonder where the “expert” custom shops get their prices from.

 

P.S. Can you, Les and Mark give ME flames?

 

Sorry dudes, but no flames from the Hymee exhaust. Believe me, I tried REALLY hard to get them, but couldn't. I drove my car hard at high revs for about 15 minutes and then revved the **** out of it with a video camera at the ready, but didn't see any flames.

 

I still reckon it is the tune, not the exhaust. Remember the guys in the US got flames out of the stock exhaust when they tried hard enough.

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

I think you are right there Hymee. The US ECU map seems to be richer than ours, which makes flames more likely. Here is that photo of the guy in the US who got flames out of his stock exhaust.....

 

You need a lot of heat to produce a blue flame, that thing has no cat...!

Gomez