Custom stainless steel single exhaust
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love the sound of it. I do have a momentum performance y-pipe so it can be insanely loud at times but it definitely delivers that vq sound I love, especially at wot.
but if you ever feel like selling your new one let me know. may need to start prepping for another z lol.
but if you ever feel like selling your new one let me know. may need to start prepping for another z lol.
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Finally got around to completing this thing and making jigs for each half of the exhaust. Being as clumsy as I am, I dropped my tig cup and it broke into 2 pieces -_- Can't finish it until I get a new one.
Also! I fit 2 regulators on the argon bottle and ran one at about 6CFH for the back purge. I was able to get 2 welds done before I broke my cup
I still have a long way to go
Also! I fit 2 regulators on the argon bottle and ran one at about 6CFH for the back purge. I was able to get 2 welds done before I broke my cup
I still have a long way to go
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So pretty
Now put a resonator lol
Now put a resonator lol
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Finally got around to completing this thing and making jigs for each half of the exhaust. Being as clumsy as I am, I dropped my tig cup and it broke into 2 pieces -_- Can't finish it until I get a new one.
Also! I fit 2 regulators on the argon bottle and ran one at about 6CFH for the back purge. I was able to get 2 welds done before I broke my cup
I still have a long way to go
Also! I fit 2 regulators on the argon bottle and ran one at about 6CFH for the back purge. I was able to get 2 welds done before I broke my cup
I still have a long way to go
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New TIG torch setup...
These were the first welds I did before my trial and error process produced the welds on the v band flanges.
Since this is the first exhaust I've made since I made the decision to take fabrication more seriously, I'm keeping it. This is because this exhaust still isn't as good as I want it to be...
For the future, expect to see CNC'd mating flanges, cleaner butt welds on the joints, and a better muffler hanger setup
Sound clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm0l...ature=youtu.be
Car currently has HR exhaust manifolds, resonated test pipes, and the stock y pipe. I was expecting some rasp but this thing ended up sounding better than the AAM I had on
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Thanks man. Keep in mind that I don't own any of these tools and in order to use them, I have to pretty much work for free. To be able to use the shop for half a day, I had to create a lot of CAD models for some temperature control units and when welding I have to use my own argon. Also the tig welder is some cheap Chinese cracker box. I want to make more than just exhausts for our cars but I need to make enough money to get my own work space and tools. At this point in time, all I really own is an under developed fabrication technique/ welding skills, and now 1 complete exhaust. I had to plow through a lot of "road blocks" to even get here so forgive me if I sound a little bitter
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I have a mig welder and was thinking of fabbing up some aluminum parts but I haven't been motivated enough yet... I couldn't even get motivated enough to patch up hairline cracks in my y pipe.
The struggle is real, keep on keeping on... That came out great I would be pretty happy with myself if I made that from scratch even if it cost more in time energy and free labor then a big brand ti system.
The struggle is real, keep on keeping on... That came out great I would be pretty happy with myself if I made that from scratch even if it cost more in time energy and free labor then a big brand ti system.
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I have a mig welder and was thinking of fabbing up some aluminum parts but I haven't been motivated enough yet... I couldn't even get motivated enough to patch up hairline cracks in my y pipe.
The struggle is real, keep on keeping on... That came out great I would be pretty happy with myself if I made that from scratch even if it cost more in time energy and free labor then a big brand ti system.
The struggle is real, keep on keeping on... That came out great I would be pretty happy with myself if I made that from scratch even if it cost more in time energy and free labor then a big brand ti system.
And come on bro! Hair line cracks shouldn't take too long to fix, tig would be easiest because it would basically just be a fusion weld (no filler wire needed). Just make sure you clean it real good before welding.
I plan to keep moving forward with this also. I already broke the bank once so there's no where to go but up
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It's pretty loud, especially over 4000 rpm. It does have a small resonator (plus stock y pipe and cats) so it can still cruise quietly if you keep the rpm under 2500 and try hard enough. Cold starts have a pretty loud bark.
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Sound clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm0l...ature=youtu.be
Car currently has HR exhaust manifolds, resonated test pipes, and the stock y pipe. I was expecting some rasp but this thing ended up sounding better than the AAM I had on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm0l...ature=youtu.be
Car currently has HR exhaust manifolds, resonated test pipes, and the stock y pipe. I was expecting some rasp but this thing ended up sounding better than the AAM I had on
To be clear, in the clip ypu essentially you have RTP's, stock Y and this? I didn't hear rasp, and that surprises me. I would have the exact same setup in the end. Do you have any other more complete sound clips?
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I really like the sound of this. I'm glad I searched first because I was just about to purchase the same muffler and have a shop fab it up.
To be clear, in the clip ypu essentially you have RTP's, stock Y and this? I didn't hear rasp, and that surprises me. I would have the exact same setup in the end. Do you have any other more complete sound clips?
To be clear, in the clip ypu essentially you have RTP's, stock Y and this? I didn't hear rasp, and that surprises me. I would have the exact same setup in the end. Do you have any other more complete sound clips?
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Glad you like it man! and unfortunately, no I don't have a better sound clip. I've been too busy with school to do more exhaust related stuff. Now that I'm out, I have another project in the works I'm going to be making another version of this exhaust but with a resonator. Also, I have a couple friends in the photography/video industry that I'm going to ask to help me put together a short video of it
Are you adding a resonator because you didn't like the sound after a while?
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Personally, I love the sound. Even with the cheap a** test pipes I own, the rasp is practically non existent. When I put the cats on, it got that clean "trumpet" Nissan V6 sound. I heard my car from the outside yesterday when I went cruising with some buddies and it sounds better than I expected. The reason for the resonator is because the next one I make will be going up for sale. Even though there is low chance of rasp for anyone's exhaust setup, I want to make sure it's completely cut out by using a midpipe resonator