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yay I saved 600 dollars by NOT buying a REV8... got this instead.

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Old 06-23-2006 | 05:53 PM
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yay I saved 600 dollars by NOT buying a REV8... got this instead.




Magnaflow tips -- the part number is the same as another guy who did the same thing. In the end im VERY happy with how it came out. I could not justify spending 600+ dollars just to have a slightly different sound with no "nice" performance gain. I already have the sound I like anyways from my RP Supercat midpipe.

The stock tips were very tiny and thats one thing I REALLY wanted to fix, but i didnt want to spend all that money for a true exaust. (dont get me wrong if i had an extra 600-700 just LAYING around I'd love to get a Racing beat REV8.

Anyways - let me know what you think

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Old 06-23-2006 | 06:31 PM
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Looks good. Same tips I have, it looks like (Rx8store exhaust). The stock tips were so small.
Old 06-23-2006 | 06:44 PM
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Looks good. I'm glad it worked well for you too.

Did the muffler shop cut the pipe behind the muffler or were they able to loosen the U clamp and take the muffler off that way?
Old 06-23-2006 | 06:55 PM
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Looks great. Hows the sound?
Old 06-23-2006 | 07:03 PM
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Looks good. I'm glad it worked well for you too.

Did the muffler shop cut the pipe behind the muffler or were they able to loosen the U clamp and take the muffler off that way?

The muffler shop had to just cut the stock pipe/tips off as they were not able to get them loose.

The sound: is freaking awesome -- its all due to my RP Supercat though... when you are in a cold start its kinda raspy and weird sounding but once it warms up its awesome. More kick and grunt then the stock. I'm sure it would sound even better if i had the Racing Beat REV8, but I will only do that once I have my Axial Flow Supercharger installed heh
Old 06-23-2006 | 09:47 PM
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Racing Beat REV8 can be bought for $620. So if you "saved $600 by NOT buying a REV8" then that means the tips and installation were only $20
Old 06-23-2006 | 09:58 PM
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Not bad, I would have done that if I hadn't acquired the Greddy SP2 when I got the SR Motorsports High Flow Cat.

I think most of the exhausts sound raspy when the car is warming up. Isn't that from the air pump that runs when it is warming up?
Old 06-23-2006 | 10:09 PM
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Love the license plate. Try not to rob any banks in the near future though.
Old 06-23-2006 | 10:15 PM
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your car looks clean! you just need the chrome fuel door, and viola! lol.

kudos on the exhaust tips
Old 06-23-2006 | 10:21 PM
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Please give us a sound bite....please...whats the mid-pipe sound like
Old 06-23-2006 | 11:46 PM
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you have a Mid pipe good move!

But the CAT back exhaust still restricts flow and performance.
Old 06-24-2006 | 01:50 AM
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get rid of the dealer badge, other than that, good stuff
Old 06-24-2006 | 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by ndtechie09
get rid of the dealer badge, other than that, good stuff
lmao, good one
Old 06-24-2006 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ndtechie09
get rid of the dealer badge, other than that, good stuff
I really hope thats a joke... if its not... thats my Texas A&M school badge and no it's not coming off, ever

to the guy that wanted exaust clips - way ahead of you man already made a before and after video:

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/great-quality-videos-i-made-rotary-performance-super-cat-before-after-90966/

FYI too: the license plate is a photochop :-p instead of just blanking it out I wanted to be different.
Old 06-24-2006 | 04:44 AM
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well, i don't think it mattered if you PSed the pic, because in the video, you still have your plates showing
Old 06-24-2006 | 11:10 AM
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Looking good!
Old 06-24-2006 | 02:23 PM
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well, i don't think it mattered if you PSed the pic, because in the video, you still have your plates showing

I honestly don't care if people know my license plate... hundreds of strangers see if every day, so why not yall :-p I thought it would be funny to 888-888 my plate though for the pics.
Old 06-25-2006 | 09:15 PM
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So where did you get the tips?
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