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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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yeah that makes sence. much better to let the wife take the fumes sometimes ....
 
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by AstroBlackS
Originally was going to do both sides, then after talking it over with the guys at the shop, we decided only to do the passenger side. 1) lessens the chance for me to be breathing in exhuast fumes if just sitting in traffic or idling, 2) the drivers side would have been more difficult. 3) doing both sides would have been a PITA

That makes total sense. Thanks.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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SIIIIIIICK!! I'll see you at LRP on Labor Day. Are you doing the sunrise run too?
 
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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While i appreciate the work that was done i am not a fan. It sounds like the Mid 80's sentra i used to drive when the exhuast busted of after the cat.
 

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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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OH WOW! that looks awsome. It is a little raspy, but the cool factor is high!
What did you do to the rear so you don't have an empty hole? I didn't read the whole thread so sorry if you answered that question already.
 

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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by TurboMini
SIIIIIIICK!! I'll see you at LRP on Labor Day. Are you doing the sunrise run too?
I'm contemplating it, but just don't know how well the car will hold up on the city streets...
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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Hrmm... this is exactly what I have been looking to do.

What made it harder to do on the driver's side rather than the passenger's?

I'm currently running on the resonator alone, and was thinking of left-side exhaust with a smaller muffler between the resonator and the side of the car.

Input?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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I'm looking at a photo of the underside of my 05 MCS--the gas tank is smaller on the passenger side than the driver side, but this is because there's something that looks to be brake related on the passenger side in the extra space. There appears to be harnesses and other tubing and devices on both sides between the gas tanks and the rocker panels where you would exit the exhaust.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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The RSR Grand-Am cars have side exit exhausts.

 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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Looks cool! Nice job
 
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by astrochex
The RSR Grand-Am cars have side exit exhausts.

And stickers for headlights too!!!
 
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by astrochex
The RSR Grand-Am cars have side exit exhausts.
The builder of this car has a very clean way of routing this exhaust, but it takes some time consuming surgery. Takes up a little bit of floor space in the back seat also.... and I imagine one would not want their feet there too long.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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The RSR Grand-Am cars have side exit exhausts.


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I'd guess a "fuel cell" too....
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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god that is so amazing!
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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This whole thread has not-so-redwhitencooper written all over it
Hahaha yeah it does!


How about dropping the exhaust and having a couple replicated on a bender? I'd buy one.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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Very interesting. Those interested might take a serious look at '65-'67 Corvettes with side exhaust.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BMBULBE
Very interesting. Those interested might take a serious look at '65-'67 Corvettes with side exhaust.
loooool side pipes!!!! yeah baby yeah !!!
 
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Old Sep 9, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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I will do this but on both sides by next weekend
 
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Old Nov 1, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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I just got mine priced for both sides and ill be getting it done on my 04 cooper very soon.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 01:11 AM
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I did usually the same but the quit was on the car entrepreneurs element but I used a resonator on my SRT-4 and it developed it audio better than directly tube and when I used and energy moved you could see the fire.
I think I would have used a Magnaflow individual stage to create it a further audio so it will never audio like a HONDAH!!
Excellent perform thou...
 
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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 04:40 AM
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What?? ^^^

Anybody understand that one??
 
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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 05:51 AM
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I think I got most of it, something about not sounding like a fartcannon Honda ............. LOL
 
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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 05:57 AM
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I saw a mkiv GLI with a setup like this at a local cruise-in and loved it...never considered it on a MINI but I'll be damned if I don't love it even more.
 
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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by S-Driver
What?? ^^^

Anybody understand that one??
Seems like that post is just an incoherent version of this one on the first page.

Originally Posted by mc40mini
I did basically the same but the exit was on the drivers side but I used a resonator on my SRT-4 and it made it sound better than straight pipe and when I sprayed and power shifted you could see the flames.
I think I would have used a Magnaflow single chamber to make it a deeper sound so it wont sound like a HONDUUH!!
Great job thou...
 
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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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hahaha
 
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