vletnguyen

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looking good!

sleepinxlionhart

Thanks for the update Dopes. That piece sure doesn't look cheap..

neuronbob

Looking good! That we are so close to release almost makes me with I'd kept my RL.

lstevennl

where do I pay? lol

HEAVY_RL

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you can buy one for me if you need that sense of fulfillment.

sleepinxlionhart

Not trying to hijack this thread or anything, but I emailed RV6 Performance since they are also into doing J-pipe modifications for Hondas, just for more options, and it seems like they are working on one for the RL too.

"We have a jpipe in the works for the RL. I will post up information on
acurazine when ready.

-Rich"

Their site: http://r-.ecrater.com/c/493034/exhaust-products

vletnguyen

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link is dead.

but good find! competition is always good for the consumer haha

sleepinxlionhart

oops, weird how I copy and paste the original link, it shows up funny on here. The "r-v6" of the link automatically becomes "r-" for some reason..I guess the only way is to just search for "r-v6 performance" on google.

HEAVY_RL

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This has happened to me before, I believe there is a code here to prevent links to other site.

EL19

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When will this be put into production???

fatty

Update?

Dopes6070

Ill have one for you guys later today... Just texted Mike so we will see.

fatty

Yoyoyo

Tiago_RL

Any news? This thread was started 5 months ago. Pretty soon I wont even have my rl.Im already thinking about buying something more peppy.BMW 335i

Dopes6070

Its waiting for me at the shop. Im going to pick it up and install it today so ill let you all know how that goes around 6pm or so...

I was in San Diego over the weekend so the lag this time was on my end.

Dopes6070

These are some quick clips of what we are working with. The first video is the first revision with true dual setup all the way back. The second has an H-Pipe integrated and helps a lot with the resonance that you hear when dropping back to idle and when punching the gas (you even hear this a little with the stock exhaust). We are still working on that. The sound seems to come from the stock mufflers I guess getting stronger pulses of exhaust then they were designed for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX63CghCWi0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fESBPBwjpeA

Dopes6070

The really good thing is that the power feels way smoother from around 2000 rpms all the way up to 6500. The low end torque has improved way more with the H-Pipe installed and I don't feel like it lost any high end. The little noise that we are dealing with is really the only thing holding this back but we haven't given up!

Chas2

OK what is an H pipe?

sleepinxlionhart

I like the 2nd sound clip.

Dopes6070

HEAVY_RL

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A cross-over pipe in dual exhaust that helps in balancing exhaust flow.The H is the shape it makes, they are also call X pipes.

Chas2

Many thanks for the explanation!

Dopes6070

Another quick update after around 100 miles. On the freeway at 80mph there is no drone and its bearly louder then stock. Step on it and it has a nice throaty sound with a good increase in power all the way to the redline

fatty

When do you think you guys will plan the dyno?

23109VC

any more video of the exhaust?

neuronbob

THAT SOUNDS GREAT!

Dopes6070

Mike came by yesterday and we drove the car around so he could get a feel for it. We have decided that the sound is just about right. We will try one more thing to get rid of that tiny flutter noise that happens if you rev it in neutral, but you never hear it normally so i'm not sure how big of a deal it is anyway. It sounds sporty but not loud so in my opinion it really adds to the character of the car without taking away the luxury. The power is still awesome and mike is trying to set a date for Saturday the 11th to get the baseline dyno done. Once thats done the final design goes back on and we do another run. I will defiantly take dyno vids so you guys can hear it and have an idea of what its like under load.

Chas2

And you are still running the quiet stock exhausts, right?

Did he say anything further about the goodness or lack thereof WRT stock exhausts?

Dopes6070

Yup everything is stock except the true dual setup. What do you mean by WRT?

neuronbob

"with regard to"

Chas2

thanks bob!
you can imagine where I am going with the exhaust question....

sleepinxlionhart

^ A ATLP exhaust for the RL would be awesome.

Dopes6070

Ooh got it... We think the stock mufflers are baffled but they don't seem to add much restriction.maybe when we dyno we can test to see what loss they cause. They are way to quiet to be straight through.

alfadoctor

Interested to see what the dyno reveals. If you can feel it, then there must be some good gains.

SAHAU

I'll be interested in one of these if they are willing to ship to Australia too? cant wait for the dyno results.

prepreludesh

Wow, just stumbled on this thread! Subscribed!

neuronbob

Updates? Dyno?

Hello? McFly?

Dopes6070

....... Sorry for the major delays. I've been so busy for work I haven't had time to pull the Duals off to do the baseline dyno. Mike is supposed to call me tomorrow to figure out a new date.

037

let's get the dyno as is and then u can do base...

abusive

Updates?