o no now ima ricer!!!!!
10-23-2007, 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by REVOSOLDIER
honestly i really am just starting out learning wut parts are good and what not...been around cars all my life just never really did truly understand diff between parts...what is the diff between like dc headers and my headers...they both cut out the cat allowing exhaust to escape quicker and they look the same...info? and that resonator gonna have to weld it in or no?
10-23-2007, 01:30 AM
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NOPI = Number One Parts Inc.
they may look a like but you cant say they make the same power unless you go dyno it. When you pay that extra money, you pay for peace of mind that you are getting something that is reliable and proven to provide a power increase.
The TRD exhaust system is sold as a performance part and it makes 1-3 hp... Who knows, your header could be slightly more restrictive and be made from poor materials causing significant power losses.
You get what you pay for.
Originally Posted by REVOSOLDIER
wow you guys all had lots to say about taht lol. dang...ne ways may be cheaper but it puts out just as much stats as the ones your paying 300 for dc headers i payed 160...and im putting thermal wrap on them anyways so who cares wut they look like. a header is a header is a header. ur only paying for the name.
The TRD exhaust system is sold as a performance part and it makes 1-3 hp... Who knows, your header could be slightly more restrictive and be made from poor materials causing significant power losses.
You get what you pay for.
10-23-2007, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by REVOSOLDIER
honestly i really am just starting out learning wut parts are good and what not...been around cars all my life just never really did truly understand diff between parts...what is the diff between like dc headers and my headers...they both cut out the cat allowing exhaust to escape quicker and they look the same...info? and that resonator gonna have to weld it in or no?
10-24-2007, 05:32 PM
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no im actually gonna mess around with my buddies welder...hes gonna do the job and im gonna learn....he does it all day everyday at a steel factory. lol its deff a skill i would like to have though.
10-24-2007, 06:03 PM
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What size is your exhaust tip? I ran into the unique situation where I could not fit both a muffler and a resonator, so I went with a flowmaster hushpower due to it's compact size and clearance it allowed. (I have a wheelchair ramp on the xB so there is no room for a muffler to be mounted behind the axle) Unfortunately, it droned horribly at 3k. Exhaust was mounted mid-body but the shop mounted a 3 1/2" tip on the rear end, so I ended up using a 90mm Apexi silencer. it cut out the droning to a very large degree, but did decrease performance a bit. I have since upgraded to an Apexi Active Tail Silencer that uses a pressure driven valve to bypass the silencer under load. It is quiter than the fixed one and doesn't lose HP under acceleration.
If you just want to kill the noise for long trips, use a silencer, Apexi has them in 90mm and 110mm depending on your tip size. If you want something that you won't have to pull off, get the resonator.
If you just want to kill the noise for long trips, use a silencer, Apexi has them in 90mm and 110mm depending on your tip size. If you want something that you won't have to pull off, get the resonator.
10-24-2007, 07:12 PM
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thanks man but ive been doing some homework.. theres tons of videos of tc's with silencers and it does not have the sound i want....im gonna try this resonator i found....a guy on here swore by it. http://www.aeroexhaust.com/import_resonator_ar25.html or just go to www.aeroexhaust.com and click the sport import
10-24-2007, 08:08 PM
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Knowing how to weld is a great thing to know. It is harder than it looks. My bf is a certified welder and certified in all that but he still doesn't do stuff like that himself (time and having the place to do it, like a lift)
10-24-2007, 08:40 PM
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Hmm.. from the technical description the Aero mufflers seem almost identical to the Flowmaster Hushpower series. They both use a cone divertor that then recombines airflow with angled holes in a perferated tube downstream. I'm only using the muffler at the moment since I can't seem to squeeze in a resonator.
http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/pr...oducts_id=4035
http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/pr...oducts_id=4035
10-25-2007, 07:43 PM
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ya i would just like to cut it down a lil...cuz other than 2800-3200 rpms its got a good sound. but ya we have a lift on base actually like 10 of them..and its only 4 bucs an hour to use it and all there tools. 
but for 50 bucs ima try it...guy on these forums said the aero one worked like a miracle so well find out soon as i get one.
but for 50 bucs ima try it...guy on these forums said the aero one worked like a miracle so well find out soon as i get one.
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