a cat, sorry I should have worded it a bit better.Do you mean that a full stainless exhaust is required in PA, or that a cat is required in PA? Only 17 out of almost 100 counties in Ohio do an e-check... Ron
Are you sure about this "upgrade"? I test drove a C900 with a 3" exhaust recently and didn't like the sound at all. Much too boy-racer tryhard for me. Maybe I'm just showing my age...So I am looking into upgrading to a full stainless 3" exhaust w/ cat. Yes I know...but it is required in PA and its my DD. Anyway I have checked a few places including Jak Stoll and prices seem a bit high. Any recommendations?
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excellent suggestion, I have heard the JT and I like it a lot, and doesn't sound too ricey at all. I know a lot of people worry about that before they install the JT but end of liking it a lot. Plus it is supposedly decently quite at low rpms.Are you sure about this "upgrade"? I test drove a C900 with a 3" exhaust recently and didn't like the sound at all. Much too boy-racer tryhard for me. Maybe I'm just showing my age...
Anyway, I would make sure you get the chance to hear the system on a C900 before buying.
I have done a little calling around but I would rather have a c900 specialist or someone who has done one before. I am afraid of all the horror stories I have heard about and seen.Another option would be to find a local place that can weld up an exhaust for you. Some people are able to find good custom shops in their area who can do full exhausts for a pretty reasonable cost. It can't hurt to call around!
ouch...JSP was cheaper than thatIf you REALLY want it, here it is. Pretty expensive though.
http://www.group9performance.com/inv...01&catalogid=1
If you REALLY want it, here it is. Pretty expensive though.
http://www.group9performance.com/in...ar=82&makeid=SA&modelid=900-T-001&catalogid=1
Not 3" but 2.5". 3" is required for some pretty big flow HPs. +300 bhp?I have done a little calling around but I would rather have a c900 specialist or someone who has done one before. I am afraid of all the horror stories I have heard about and seen.
ouch...JSP was cheaper than that
Is that site down?http://www.mandrelbendingsolutions.com/servlet/StoreFront make your own. magnaflow muffler and cat with a resonated tip. perfect.
Unfortunately I dont have a welder or the know-how;oops:http://www.mandrelbendingsolutions.com/servlet/StoreFront make your own. magnaflow muffler and cat with a resonated tip. perfect.
Nothing inherently special about what brand of car someone is working on when doing something like this. Just find a decent fabricator, anyone with half a brain and decent welding skills should be able to lay the exhaust in place under the car and weld it up.I have done a little calling around but I would rather have a c900 specialist or someone who has done one before. I am afraid of all the horror stories I have heard about and seen.
And that is a fair price for what you are asking. You simply aren't going to find someone doing ready to install systems for much less than $1,000. As noted, you're looking at are $500 for stainless downpipes, and there is quite a bit more material and labor involved in an entire exhaust system...unless you can find someone selling their fabrication time for cheap!ouch...JSP was cheaper than that
I didn't build the header so I wasn't responsbile for it's design. The primaries aren't equal length so it still sounds like a c900. The primaries I think are too big, they are 1.75". 1.5" would be a better size. I do get to run an external wastegate and the car doesn't have quiet the kick of torque it used to so that's a good thing.lovely header/collector, Boosted!
Did you find that it was beneficial? Many theorise that headers with a turbo provide no benefit; I'm interested in your experience. Can't imagine that you went to all the effort to produce such a nice looking project just for the looks!
Were the individual pipes equal length? Again, theory suggests that differences in length are of no great consequence.
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