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JCW Exhaust Weight

Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:34 AM
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JCW Exhaust Weight

I've been searching to no avai. Anyone know the weight of the JCW exhaust vs. stock MCS exhaust???
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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I put one on a week ago, but never thought to weigh the 2 of them. What I can tell you is the JCW is substantially lighter than the stock piece. I hope that helps some.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Crashton
I put one on a week ago, but never thought to weigh the 2 of them. What I can tell you is the JCW is substantially lighter than the stock piece. I hope that helps some.
Exactly. The stock exhaust is very heavy compared to the JCW system.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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Put it this way... Any exhaust is lighter than the stock system! lol
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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Don't know exactly about the JCW but the Miltek, which is very simular, is 15 lbs less than stock...
 
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkMiniCooperS
Put it this way... Any exhaust is lighter than the stock system! lol
That's all that matters...

You want lightweight, go with straight pipes
 
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