Flatt Racing Exhaust Replica
 

I was recently contracted to build a new exhaust system for Chuckles. He had purchased two Thrush mufflers in hopes to make a Flatt Racing exhaust replica.. This is how it came out:)

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...X/DSCF1250.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...X/DSCF1255.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...X/DSCF1249.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...X/DSCF1247.jpg

Still waiting for the tips to arrive... I am about to fire it up to see how she sounds:D

Tom

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Give us sound!! ::D:D (Pretty please?)

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It sounds great!!! One last pic because I didn't get this angle...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...X/DSCF1256.jpg

I cannot get sound on my camera for some reason:confused:

Tom

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That looks awesome. It looks like minimal work to make too, relatively strait with low resistance. Is this something you're considering adding to your "bolt on and go" things for sale, or is this a once and done thing?

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Not that simple. I had to make the Y at the mufflers which took about 2hrs by itself. We are considering making bolt-on exhaust systems but they will use a polished stainless bullet muffler like this one...

http://simplepic.net/albums/userpics...l_DSCF1087.JPG


Tom

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Please provide a sound clip! I am dieing to here what it sounds like

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As soon as I can get another camera in here to record it... Mine doesn't do sound

Tom

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I will do video on Saturday. Looks great! I'm excited about this one.

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Looks sweet. That's very similar to the design I have for the exhaust I'm going to make. I have a pipe bender at work which does near mandrel-quality bends, so I can make all of the pipes a single piece. What are the dimensions of the mufflers you used at the rear? I had planned on some Borla ones that look to fit the bill pretty well.

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I like hte first one you posted better. Keep at it!

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System particulars...

2" pipes post pre-cats
Dual 2" in single 2.5" ot magnaflow cat
2.5 Resonator (not sure of brand, customer supplied it)
Custom 2.5 inlet 2" dual outlet y pipe
2 2" center in offset 2" outlet mufflers
going to dual slant oval tips.

100% mandrel bent with 4 hangers and single 3bolt flange after main cat

Tom

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Well I test drove the car last night and this morning... So some feedback on the system

It is quite tame, not loud, obnoxious, or tinny. It has a nice low end growl that feeds to a nice top end light roar. This car has a cone filter in the engine bay... I know, I know... and the intake it louder than the exhaust is. I am very glad with how the system came out and how good it sounds. It is close to the Stebro sound just a bit quieter:)

Tom

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Tom, now would this system be a performance upgrade, meaning more efficient (less restrictive), as compared to the Stebro system? All I need is the sound clip, I'll most likely be sold on this setup. Was this a one off type deal, or would you be willing to do this again?

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would think this system does flow better than the stebro... But I would rather use a straight through muffler instead of the chambered mufflers that he had brought here. Also If you wanted a performance exhaust, getting rid of the pre-cats would be needed. The system would need to be bigger too, I would say 2.25 head pipes... 3" cat back to 2.25" tails...

Oh did I mention equal length headers??... More or less, someone looking to replace the exhaust w/ new components and wants a little more sound, this is ideal... If you want a real performance exhaust, thats a totally different story.

I would not be opposed to making a similar system again though

Tom

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We will be making bolt-in exhaust kits soon. Here is a pic of the components we will use.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...X/DSCF1258.jpg

They will look like the exhaust on the black car mentioned above except a little different for the bolt-in-ability

Tom