bim6180

Hi All,
I finally have it done this afternoon....the new custom Magnaflow axleback (#14832 mufflers). The installer did a great job....and pretty picky on the detail too..which is good (he measured everything to be exact).

I really like the look, and sounds just right....it's not loud at all...maybe it needs some more breaking in .....enough talk...here are some quick pic before it started to rain

bim6180

Here is another one

All Mine

Very lovely. Which model Mag's are they?

Stealth CL

very nice. are they mandrel bent? i need to get mine put on, been sitting in my room for a year now.

bim6180

Thanks. They are #14832 magnaflows, and they are mandrel bent piping. There is nobody around here (CT) that can do mandrel bent piping, so i went to a custom exhaust shop, and he ordered a pre-mandrel bent piping, and weld the flange and muffler himself. He even use stainless steel welding (not sure what that means).

I want to do things right, so that's the only way to go.

Stealth CL

how much did that pre-order cost? and do you happen to have any of those specs?

bim6180

He ordered this pipe called Mandrel J Bend (2" dia., same as stock) - 1 piece. The end of that mandrel pipe shapes like U, so he just cut that in half for the bent from Y to the mufflers (left and right), add the 1/8 flange and welding

The 1 piece mandrel J bend cost me $50.81 before tax. Also, labor is pretty expensive here in CT. It took him 5hr to finish (make sure everything aligned properly) but his works sure looks impressive. The labor comes up to $380....little bit on the high side, but that's CT for you.

Let me know if you have other questions.

bim6180

oh..one more thing...try not to go to places like monroe...my friend did that and they took out his resonator without being ask. They just did it because they THINK it'll sound better.....that was a mistake...

Find a good Custom Exhaust place.....with mine, the owner did it himself...I've also seen his other works...which is pretty impressive...

Good luck...and post your pics when you have it on

Stealth CL

yeah there is a pretty reputable shop around here. Do you have any pics of under the car, so that maybe i could print out to show them?

bim6180

Good timiing, just took one this morning



Hope this help

bim6180

The mandrel J bent is 2", and the inlet of the muffler is 2.25". You can see that from the welding between the pipe and the muffler inlet.

Stealth CL

sweet thanks man! Im going to give my shop a visit this week.

bim6180

awesome....hope it turns out great for you....take some pics when done

little brad

looks great man. i hope these mufflers are loud enough for me. i want to notice the difference, but i certainly don't want it to be noisy. g35/350 loudness or maybe a little more is what im after.

im planning on headers at some point, too. that should make it a bit louder as well.

anyone have a video or sound clip of these mufflers on our car?

cltypeSLOW

^^^ iwas just wondering the same thing...

headers will make a huge diff. i had headers on my OEM exhaust and it sounded like a G35.

little brad

well, i just won a pair of those mufflers on ebay for 160 shipped.

bim6180

well,
it's been a little over 2 weeks now, and it's definitely not louder than stock G35 or nissan Z. I've heard a couple clips around here before on these magnaflow, they're louder than mine. Not sure why, maybe i just have to wait longer. Overall, i really like the look of it.

little brad

my mufflers are coming tomorrow

Sun Diego CL-S

hey brad. sounds like a heckuva deal you got there. there is a thread that has a guy who has various videos of idling, taking off etc. to find it, all you need is a quick search under Magnaflow.

and bim, that shit is hot!!

bim6180

Thanks....so far i'm loving it...No droning what so-ever.

little_brad...make sure you install yours with mandrel bent pipe. If you can find a shop to mandrel bent, just buy the pre-mandrel bent one. Hope you like it

little brad

yay

little brad

here's the thread with the videos. sounds great!

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164016