Okay, so I bought a body kit and I'm starting to put it on but after paint, kit, and other daily costs, I'm a boot low on $$$. But I still need a exhaust system.

I love the deep sound of borla's exhaust but I don't have 1000 dollars lying around.

I'm planning on making my own custom exhaust but what inch muffler do I need to get close to the same sound of brola?

Thanks for tha help

 

I'm planning on keeping dual exhaust btw.

 

You can remove the mid pipe with the cat converter and replace it with a resonator pipe. This will increase the sound output and may give a bit more power.

Weld some 3.5" or 4" tips on your stock muffler.

 

/\ even cheaper : just gut the cat

 

^ I always think in terms of preserving the cat for emissions testing; I guess it depends on the local laws

 

oh oh - the cat king is watching this thread !

run for the hills !

 

Yeah....

 

/\ The suggestion was to spend $ on a midpipe that wouldn't have a cat anyway ........

 

You still fail

 

 

Please don't tell him it's cheaper to pour used oil down the street drain either ...

 

By suggesting that you just unwittingly killed several thousand fish .

 

You guys make baby Jesus cry

 

so get a resonater and weld some 4" on the exhaust? alright

 

Nothing on the RX-8 exhaust is cheap. If it is then it won't last. Think about a used one.
Place a WTB ad on this site for a Cat back system and a mid pipe. A good cat back should be $350 used and a mid pipe should be under $200.

 

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Be wary of cheap mufflers. The packing will just melt. Even flowmaster says not to use their mufflers in a rotary application.

If you're going for the two muffler/two tip look, you can "y" the exhaust off into two 2.5" mufflers and be fine. The stock exhaust is 2.5" to start with. If you're on a small budget, a diy exhaust will break it if you use high quality mufflers and pipe. As said before, check for used name brand systems.

 

[quote=fuztupnz;3793 Even flowmaster says not to use their mufflers in a rotary application.

Even though I did and it has been a great muffler for 12 months now the 44 can handle the heat just fine it was built for big blocks to run the 1/4 thats a lot of heat