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Callahan bro my 2 cents would be to spray them with wd40 tonight/tomorrow so the bolts will break loose when you want em to....

 

I sprayed them down yesterday thanks tho

 

Well I got my exhaust done yesterday and all I can say is wow... It's one of the best exhaust I have ever heard. It's quite while cruising and at wot it's a monster, but it is quiter than my pervious set up which really surprised me. Also I have next to zero rasp and with pcd and v3 jpipe that's insane. I'm pretty busy today, trying to get my garage and tools organized for the great install next weekend but I'll try to make a couple vids for you guys. Bare with me Tho I don't have a nice cam to really catch the exhaust note but my 4s will have to do for now. O and a couple of my friends have said it sounds like a bike haha. I though inaccurate was crazy when he mentioned that.

 

OH MY your car sounds like it hauls A$$

I can relate. I got rid of my AWESOME 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Manual. 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. 0-100 in 10.5 seconds.

I can wait until I buy an 07-08 WDP TL Type-S. I LOVE TL's

I have owned 3. Even though the Camaro was AWESOME, I missed so many things about the TL's.

Thanks for the awesome Video's !!!!

 

Ha thanks, just wait to you hear my new exhaust. Don't think I'll get a chance today to make a video but maybe tomorrow. My father in law has a 2011 camaro ss 6 spd, we plan on racing once I install/ break in my new clutch. He completely under estimates the tl, can't wait to blow his mind . No homo lol

 

Is your new system identical to mine except for your 16 GA tubing? Did you exit in the same place as mine? Is your resonator in the same place that I have mine? Pics

 

My system is exactly the same, except you can tell I took it to a cheap shop but it'll work for now. I'll try to snap some pics when I get off later today. Loven it so far

 

I am very curious about something. On the forum, only *you* can answer this question

I have been wondering if my single 3" gave me a big increase in power because of the zero back pressure or because of something inherent with the single 3" (for example, favorable harmonics, scavenging, resonance, etc).

Your previous system sounds like (pun intended) it was very free flowing. So if you gained any power with the single 3", it would probably Not be due to the zero back pressure and more so with something inherent with the single 3".

Did you gain much power when you installed your *previous* system? If so, this indicates that the gains are from the free flowing aspect.

Did you gain much power with the new single 3"? If so, this indicates that the gains are probably from the single 3" aspect.


I think *all* mufflers shop are like this. This is why I insisted on doing everything myself and took it to a professional welder to get the welds made. No muffler shops for me

 

I gained a fair amount of power on my pervious setup, it was 3" to a Y which was 2.25". So I didn't gain anymore pipe volume with this setup but I can defiantly tell I lost some back pressure with this setup. I lost some low end, but at around 3-3.5k it seem to have more power than it did before. The Low end I lost was really minor nothing major but in the upper rpm's its pulling a lot harder. I would of loved to do this all myself but I just wanted to c how this worked. Maybe I'll change it up down the line, for now it's 190 bucks well spent.

 

Interesting. So there might be something inherent with the single 3"

For me, I previously had the oem catback. So with my single 3", it was a huge gain everywhere in the powerband. Even at very low rpms. And in the upper half, it was like getting the gains from the PCD all over again.

The $190 is a great deal. Mine was $1000+.

 

^^^ mine was close to 2000

i hate you guys

 

Look on the bright side. When you redo your exhaust to make it a single 3" to save weight and for more power , it will cost a lot less than your dual system.

 

^^^

if i touch my exhaust my balls will go thro a very very harsh hernia exam

but honestly am loving the exhaust note and power.....dont know how by taking weight off the car the damn exhaust note changed....there is no rasp anymore (other than 1 rpm patch) !!! a guy in a EVO X was following me to a friends house and he was telling me how exotic my exhaust sounded....and i was like "really?" ROFL !!!

 

Lol u guys kill me, one thing I love about my single 3" is that it has next to zero rasp, idk how but it is more quite than my pervious setup... It still blows my mind how quite it is cruising but when I stomp on it... Well, I'll just say its a blast lol.

Edit: O and btw 190 included the muffler.

 

 

I am just hoping that your situation is not identical to mine. I said the same thing about my exhaust at first. "No rasp". I even posted that somewhere on the forum. Then about a week later, I was saying the opposite, "I got mega rasp". Even now, I am left wondering how I had thought that there was no rasp in the beginning. Did I not notice it the first week? I doubt that, it is to raspy to overlook. Did the system some how develop rasp after about a week? I don't see how it could. It's just a big mystery to me.

BTW - Remember to make us some vids. Make the vids soon before the rasp develops.

 

^^^

funny i was in the complete opposite boat LOL

 

callahan,

To see if you really have no rasp, try this test. With the trans in normal mode (not SportShift), give it enough pedal to make it shift at 4,000 rpm. Listen for rasp between 3k and 4k rpm.

This is maybe why I thought I had no rasp at first. Mine has zero rasp except between 3k and 4k rpm. It goes from no rasp below 3k to mega rasp between 3-4k. Then after 4k, zero rasp again. So, I have leraned to avoid that narrow 3-4k range by staying below 3k or by quickly getting it past 4k.

 

I actually starting to develop some slight rasp around 3.2k rpms. I really hoping I dont get anymore, but im not tooo worried about I'll love the exhaust either way. I'm guessin as the carbon builds up in the piping/ muffler it's causing more and more rasp but I'm just guessing I am not even close to being an exhaust expert.

I did the test little bit ago, it did relive some slight rasp...I know how you feel tho, my previous set had crazy rasp 3-4k. Im trying to get one of my buddy's to stop being lazy and help me make a exhaust video, maybe one of them will stop being lazy soon lol.

 

OK guys.... This video is very poor quality as all I had was my buddy's phone... First of all It sounds 20x better in person, second I WAS NOT RIDDING THE CLUTCH! I have not done the check value delete yet and my clutch is starting to slip. Let me know what you think...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPywY...xgXj-VVGY4M%3D

I'll try to make a better video when I have more time...

 

 

holy shit that sounds awesome !!!

almost like a Ferrari !!!

 

Hardly lol, once I find a better camera and it's not windy I'll make a better video.

 

Interior sound vid too please

 

^will do, I could do one with my phone tonight. It'll be better than the last video but not by much.

Edit: havnt gotten a tracking number or my clutch yet, hoping to get a update soon. Doesn't look like it'll be going in this weekend...

 

am liking the sound !!!

 

It's ok, I like my last set up better but it's worth keeping for the weight savings.

 

^^^ so how much weight did ya save ?

 

From the sound of it (pun ), it seemed that you were loving the new system. What is it about the new system that makes you wish that you had the previous one again? I am just curious.

 

Didnt weight my last set up but it was differently heavier than stock, so maybe 40 pounds? Not really sure.

Last set up was deeper and had more aggressive sound, It's not that I don't like the new set up... I just don't love it but one thing I do love is the weight savings.

On another note I just came home from work and had a note from UPS saying I missed a delivery. I wasn't sure what it is for as, everything I have been ordering should of came with a tracking number and none of them are even close to being delivered. So I gave UPS a call, come to find out its my clutch! I never got a tracking number for it, which is a little annoying, but anyhow I will being picking it up from UPS tomorrow! I can't wait, ill post some pics for you guys tomorrow

 

dont frogoet to weigh the clutch! will you be puttnig both the clutch and flywheel in this weekend?

 

I wanted to but my mechanic buddy has plans, but I might attempt to do it anyhow. I've installed clutches before just wanted him there for peace of mind.

 

 

Somehow I manage to purchased the wrong clutch again... Hopefully I can exchange, idk how I did it...

 

the clutch looks

 

Does look bad but it will not work with my flywheel, o well guess I'll take more time ordering from now on.

 

Just have a quick update till I have some more time to get on here... I installed my new track coils from XLR8 tonight. Install went really smooth only took two half hours, my car handle a lot better already but need to work on adjusting them. The rear feels like it wants to jump out and ride is a little bouncy. I have the dampening set to 4 in the front and 8 in the rear (1 being the firmest and 32 being the softest). Front is maxed out not sure why it isnt lower, the rear I have about inch and one half left to drop it. Im going to look over them again tomorrow to verify everything is installed right. Well here is a quick pic for now.


Forgot to mention I am probably going to raise up the rear a inch or so, I got the coils for performance reasons not for a 3" drop.

 

I am writing up a post about using stiff suspension. I hope to have it posted in my deit thread in a few days. I am still in the composing and edit mode with it.

Radical Diet + Stiff Suspension = Awesome Fun !!!!!!

Regarding the preload. Preload is not as tricky or important as everyone says. With the coilovers off of the car or with all weight off of the coilovers, lower the bottom collar until the spring moved freely. Then tighten the lower ring by hand until the spring is snug. Then tighten the lower collar by approx two full rotations (360 degrees X 2). Preload is only to make sure that the spring is held captive when the suspension is at full extension. Preload is nothing more than that.

 

^ thanks for the help with the preload and I can't wait to read your new post! I'm sure I'll learn a lot from it, as I always do from all your post.