Brettus

iTrader: (2)

did you have a look down the pipe chet ? All resonators are not equal . Some have a saw tooth that protrudes into the airflow while others just have holes in the walls . The sawtooth kind are more effective as a resonator but will reduce flow slightly.

chetrickerman

i looked down it, and it only has holes in it.

thanks charles. now i just have to find one cheaper than 600 bucks

chetrickerman

ok, google it is. no point in putting a WTB. no one ever reads them

mysql101

my midpipe is catless but has a resinator. the resinator is nothing more than a bunch of triangle looking things that stick out slightly from the wall, forming a pattern.

anyway, here's a bunch of videos, same car, different exhausts. You can hear catless midpipe + stock exhaust. It sounds good:

http://rotaryinsider.com/rx8-3.html

chetrickerman

hmm, so far rx7store is the cheapest with $670, but i did find an SP2 for $550

my resonator looks nothing like a bunch of triangles, just a bunch of holes

mysql101

no matter how raspy you think it sounds with a stock exhaust, it will sound FAR worse with an aftermarket exhaust since they do not muffle as well. In my URL above, I show stock + catless, catless + borla, and it's so loud that 2,000 rpm driving can be heard across my entire neighborhood.

mysql101

btw, the hks legamax with a catless midpipe didn't sound to bad. but the borla with catless (on a NA car) was horrible.

Rx8urZ

dude you should have got the rp supercat w/ stock exhaust like i did its perfect...its way deeper than stock on idle and sounds just a little more agressive than stock when you mash the throttle..im trying to upload some vids but having problems

chetrickerman

cant take it back now haha.

damn, all this controversy. thanks mysql, but too bad that those are with the B&B midpipe and not the rx7store midpipe

chetrickerman

also, the ricey raspy-ness is only at 1/2 throttle and mid-range rpms. up top it sounds better. and down low it sounds stock

chetrickerman

oooo, i found a turboXS catback for $448

Mazurfer

Chet....it costs how much?




Just been wanting to use that pic!

Sound like a decent price, but I'm not real sure?????

chetrickerman

HAHA!!!! its a better price than all the other catbacks, but i dont know how good it would sound with the midpipe

Spinning Sushi

iTrader: (21)

I think it's because only 4 ports are open. Do you notice a strange sound/noise when it hits about 4000-4500 RPM? Usually, it sounds better after that but if you listen carefully, you can hear the ports open up with the midpipe.

chetrickerman

hmm, never listened for that. but the ricey-ness goes away at higher rpms

Spinning Sushi

iTrader: (21)

When I had mine on, that was the first thing I notice... I punched my friend when he said "OMG! I can hear VTEC kick in" when all the ports, 5 and 6, open up...

chetrickerman

haha . . . Vtec kick in

chetrickerman

so im thinking of going with the SP2, seeing as it sounds pretty good with the stock cat. but i dont know how loud its going to be with the midpipe

chetrickerman

so does anyone have a greddy SP2 cat back with a midpipe?

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iTrader: (8)

sorry it took so long... phone screen isnt working for some reason so i cant press the stupid record button... i have this from a while ago going through a tunnel..

http://www.bigfilehost.com/en/file/1...ding3-wav.html

this is the only way i know to upload audio??? any other options?

chetrickerman

i have no idea how to use that site.

chetrickerman

ok, got it. were you in a tunnel? sounds good

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iTrader: (8)

yes i was... thats was second gear pull.... the raspyness in my case actually sounds better i think.. its not a ricey rasp its got a nice tone to it... kinda like a high pitched version of a hooker who smokes gurguling sperm if you can imagine what that sounds like...

chetrickerman

hahaha

it sounds good. someone from mazsport let me in on a little secret, so im just gonna stick with my midpipe for now

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iTrader: (8)

um... pm me the secret... shhhh!