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R50/53 Would Anyone Be Interested In Purchasing This Exhaust?

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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 06:47 PM
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Would Anyone Be Interested In Purchasing This Exhaust?

The guy who built my exhaust may be interested in taking orders if there is enough interest.

The exhaust consists of a custom resonator and a 3" straight pipe. No mufflers. I suppose it could be made with a 2.5" straight pipe if that is preferred. I am pretty sure this would be the loudest exhaust on the market if configured as it is now. It's super high quality as well. It could be polished to a mirror finish without much work. The welds are super clean too!

This exhaust features interchangeable parts. The custom resonator is attached via a clamp using wing nut like bolts (kind of hard to describe). Because of this, different resonators could be swapped in on the fly. If more sound/performance is desired, a test pipe could be swapped in. A more heavy duty muffler could be used for street use. It's a pretty neat system.

I'm guessing the price would be around $500.

Here are some GoPro videos of the exhaust systems.




3" straight pipe with a custom resonator. No mufflers


















3" straight pipe. No resonator, no mufflers.










 

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Old Apr 7, 2013 | 05:33 PM
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Sounds sweet. How is the drone on the interstate?

Price?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by schnell
Sounds sweet. How is the drone on the interstate?

Price?
As you may expect, it does drone a bit on the highway. I have a sunroof and if I just crack it it doesn't drone at all. That's what I do daily.

Sorry I forgot about price. He didn't say but I'm guessing $500 or below.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2013 | 10:26 PM
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What about for an 03 r53 and what is he using for tips?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2013 | 10:50 PM
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Would it cost more to add a single resonator, what material is it made of and would he do one for the 02-04 hanger style?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Superat03
What about for an 03 r53 and what is he using for tips?
Originally Posted by SniperDetailing
Would it cost more to add a single resonator, what material is it made of and would he do one for the 02-04 hanger style?
Good questions. My car is a 2005, but I'm sure he'd be able to do an '02-'04 style exhaust as well. The ~$500 figure I posted would include a single resonator. So the system would consist of a custom resonator and a 3" straight pipe, no mufflers. I'm sure it would be cheaper if just a 3" straight pipe was wanted.

He uses 316 sanitary stainless polished inside and out. Fully purged. Mine is 3" with a 0.65 wall.

The tips could probably be a variety of shapes/sizes, but mine are dual 3" with a straight cut.
 
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