Exhausts available for R3 models???
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Exhausts available for R3 models???
hi all
i recently just bought a 2010 Rx8 R3 and was starting to look for an exhaust. i found a couple but most are for the series 1... are there any exhausts for the R3 model available at the moment besides the Racing Beat Rev8?? im not crazy about the sound of the RB.
thanks!!
i recently just bought a 2010 Rx8 R3 and was starting to look for an exhaust. i found a couple but most are for the series 1... are there any exhausts for the R3 model available at the moment besides the Racing Beat Rev8?? im not crazy about the sound of the RB.
thanks!!
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You can modify any of the exhausts to work with a series 2 rx8. Search around this forum someone posted exactly what must be done. I think that the tips need to be lowered in order to clear the shroud, but search and make sure.
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which post are you talking about?
I didn't see anyone who install s1 exhaust to his s2 rx8
I know lowering the hanger will fit it but i wanna know exactly....maybe including pictures.
I didn't see anyone who install s1 exhaust to his s2 rx8
I know lowering the hanger will fit it but i wanna know exactly....maybe including pictures.
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You can either extend the hanger to lower the exhaust(have a shop do it), bend the tips down being careful not to fubar your exhaust, or you could have a shop chop the tips off and re-weld them at a lower angle so it clears the shroud.
As far as I know those would be the 3 best ways to make a s1 exhaust fit an s2 car. I think bending or cutting and re-welding the tips is the better option that way your exhaust should still be snug up to the car and not hanging to low.
As far as I know those would be the 3 best ways to make a s1 exhaust fit an s2 car. I think bending or cutting and re-welding the tips is the better option that way your exhaust should still be snug up to the car and not hanging to low.
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You can either extend the hanger to lower the exhaust(have a shop do it), bend the tips down being careful not to fubar your exhaust, or you could have a shop chop the tips off and re-weld them at a lower angle so it clears the shroud.
As far as I know those would be the 3 best ways to make a s1 exhaust fit an s2 car. I think bending or cutting and re-welding the tips is the better option that way your exhaust should still be snug up to the car and not hanging to low.
As far as I know those would be the 3 best ways to make a s1 exhaust fit an s2 car. I think bending or cutting and re-welding the tips is the better option that way your exhaust should still be snug up to the car and not hanging to low.
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I have a 2010 exhaust on my 04' temporarily since I sold the HKS and I had to have the tips raised so the plastic shrouds would fit. The hangers and everything are all the same.
Just get the RB or one made specifically for the S2. I think Borla is looking for volunteers to develop a setup for the S2.
Just get the RB or one made specifically for the S2. I think Borla is looking for volunteers to develop a setup for the S2.
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I have a 2010 exhaust on my 04' temporarily since I sold the HKS and I had to have the tips raised so the plastic shrouds would fit. The hangers and everything are all the same.
Just get the RB or one made specifically for the S2. I think Borla is looking for volunteers to develop a setup for the S2.
Just get the RB or one made specifically for the S2. I think Borla is looking for volunteers to develop a setup for the S2.
I would let borla use my car right now but all those deals are always in california and I dont want to drive 300+ miles there with 2 cars and have to drive all the way back when they finish. It would be worth the money for sure but 1 to 2 weeks without my own car + all the driving is not.
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The problem with getting the RB one is that it is not loud enough. From what I have seen its barely louder than stock. I know I am not going to get much performance gains from an exhaust if any so might as well go for sound.
I would let borla use my car right now but all those deals are always in california and I dont want to drive 300+ miles there with 2 cars and have to drive all the way back when they finish. It would be worth the money for sure but 1 to 2 weeks without my own car + all the driving is not.
I would let borla use my car right now but all those deals are always in california and I dont want to drive 300+ miles there with 2 cars and have to drive all the way back when they finish. It would be worth the money for sure but 1 to 2 weeks without my own car + all the driving is not.
It sounds really nice on Jcabbi's Auto 2010 GT with the Revi intake, with a BHR pipe it would sound great.
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I think I am going to go for the agency power midpipe + exhaust combo when I get the $$. Loud but doesn't seem to be a "bad" loud from the videos I saw.
Not sure if it will be to loud for me or not, have not heard it in person but if anything I can always get a different midpipe or go back to the stock cat.
Not sure if it will be to loud for me or not, have not heard it in person but if anything I can always get a different midpipe or go back to the stock cat.
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I think I am going to go for the agency power midpipe + exhaust combo when I get the $$. Loud but doesn't seem to be a "bad" loud from the videos I saw.
Not sure if it will be to loud for me or not, have not heard it in person but if anything I can always get a different midpipe or go back to the stock cat.
Not sure if it will be to loud for me or not, have not heard it in person but if anything I can always get a different midpipe or go back to the stock cat.
We have a local member with the AP and it is very raspy IMO.
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i need to finish up other priorities i have going on right now and get out and take a video for you guys of the rotary performance race pipe (single resonator, no cats) and the Exoticspeed R1-T on my car. It's VERY loud though. So, if that isn't your thing, this isn't a combo for the feint of heart by any means.
It does sound good, no rasp really, but it basically sounds like a crotch rocket, especially in the upper RPM range.
It does sound good, no rasp really, but it basically sounds like a crotch rocket, especially in the upper RPM range.
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Racing Beat Midpipe + Exhaust FTW
It is a bit quiet just cruising around, but when you get on it.. heaven
Also, cruising on the freeway you wouldn't know I had a full exhaust system. I consider this a good thing, and so does my brain - drone is no fun
It is a bit quiet just cruising around, but when you get on it.. heaven
Also, cruising on the freeway you wouldn't know I had a full exhaust system. I consider this a good thing, and so does my brain - drone is no fun
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At freeway, is it quieter than stock? Or at least quieter than the stock R3 exhaust? (if the R3 is different from the others). My R3 drones madly on the freeway.
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The R3 exhaust is the same as the normal S2 exhaust. I notice a bit of a drone with mine, certainly more than you'd get on a camry, but it's a sports car and I like the sound. If a RB midpipe and exhaust has the same cruising volume but more when you get on it, i'd love that personally.
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The R3 exhaust is the same as the normal S2 exhaust. I notice a bit of a drone with mine, certainly more than you'd get on a camry, but it's a sports car and I like the sound. If a RB midpipe and exhaust has the same cruising volume but more when you get on it, i'd love that personally.
Thanks for the info on the R3 vs. std S2 exhaust. Is the S2 louder than S1? we test drove a 2007 GT, and later our 2009 R3, and the R3 seemed significantly louder from the get-go.
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I'm not familiar with the S2 exhaust, but my RB midpipe + exhaust produce a sound a few minute dB higher than stock... Which is to say very quiet - I was trying to notice a change, and there is a slightly deeper tone at cruising but it hardly permeates the cabin. If I rode in my car (observer's perspective), I wouldn't know the exhaust had been modified. Absolutely 0 drone on the freeway, or driving around for that matter. Although if you want an exhaust that is loud at idle, the RB exhaust isn't for you.. I wish it were a bit more noticeable when off throttle, but the sound it makes as you get on it makes up for the quiet.
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Same here. I like a quiet car at freeway and driving below 1/2 of redline and at light throttle, but want it to open up and sing (scream?) at WOT redline.
Thanks for the info on the R3 vs. std S2 exhaust. Is the S2 louder than S1? we test drove a 2007 GT, and later our 2009 R3, and the R3 seemed significantly louder from the get-go.
Thanks for the info on the R3 vs. std S2 exhaust. Is the S2 louder than S1? we test drove a 2007 GT, and later our 2009 R3, and the R3 seemed significantly louder from the get-go.
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those videos don't really give a decent idea of what it sounds like. Idle has a nice rumble with the RB. Putting around town under 30 is suddle but when you get on the highway it gets louder.
Its a non-ricy exhause. No drone, no rasp, and not annoyingly loud to others.
Its a non-ricy exhause. No drone, no rasp, and not annoyingly loud to others.