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Old 12-25-2011, 01:30 AM
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bolt on exhaust

I was wondering if there is a bolt on exhaust for the svx. I got one from gibson for my truck and did it all myself and would like to find something like that for the svx. I did use the "search" but just found a lot of stuff that didnt answer my question. Thanks.
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Old 12-25-2011, 12:18 PM
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Re: bolt on exhaust

There isn't much available, most of us with a non-OEM exhaust have some sort of custom setup. Stebro has a system, but it's quite expensive and actually getting your hands on one seems to be fairly difficult (useless customer service reported by most people). I've given thought to selling a version of my system, but I don't have the tools or space to produce it right now.
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Old 12-25-2011, 03:19 PM
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Re: bolt on exhaust

Yeah, thats what i thought. Do you have a sound clip or vid of your exhaust? May be something you could make some money at if you had the stuff and space to do it.
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Old 12-25-2011, 07:11 PM
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Re: bolt on exhaust

I've actually never gotten around to making a sound clip of it, unfortunately. However, I do have a thread detailing the making of it here.

The car is currently in storage for the winter, so no chance of any sound clips till I pull it out again in the spring. Maybe then I'll get around to it.

I would definitely offer a similar system to the other members of this community if I could. Making money would never really be a goal of mine, as long as I get enough in exchange to cover the materials and consumables (argon, welding wires...) I would be happy making these for members. Plus with some tooling made up I'd be able to experiment with my own systems.
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Old 12-26-2011, 03:19 AM
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Re: bolt on exhaust

What does the front look like . The problem always seems to be at the front split ( second cat. ) where it goes into one.
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Re: bolt on exhaust

On my system? Like this:



There's room for refinement. The next version will have the cat moved as far forward as possible to I can make better use of the hangers that hold the stock one.
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Re: bolt on exhaust

I have the stebro and just absolutely love it! The sound is fantastic. It almost makes the svx sound exotic. Getting one is very difficult, though. Stebro has a history of taking forever to ship the exhausts, or simply taking your money and not shipping them at all. Not just with SVX systems, but with everything they make.
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Re: bolt on exhaust

That looks great crazy pilot. Did you have a bender of have someone bend your pipe or did you just buy bent pieces to weld together?
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Re: bolt on exhaust

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On my system? Like this:



There's room for refinement. The next version will have the cat moved as far forward as possible to I can make better use of the hangers that hold the stock one.
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Re: bolt on exhaust

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That looks great crazy pilot. Did you have a bender of have someone bend your pipe or did you just buy bent pieces to weld together?
I bought mandrel bent tubing, cut as required, and welded it all together. Obviously making it out of a continuous piece would cut down on the parts count and time quite a lot, but I don't have access to that sort of tooling. I love fabricating though, so it's really not a huge issue for me.

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Re: bolt on exhaust

Chris,

Very nice set up! I'm guessing you could take the pieces you've welded together to a good pipe shop and have one-piece mandrel-bent pieces made.

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Re: bolt on exhaust

Crazypilot, are those first two catalytic converters or resonators? What manufacturer? I have straight y pipes now without any converter/resonator....think adding these would significantly quiet things down
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Old 12-29-2011, 03:48 PM
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Re: bolt on exhaust

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Chris,

Very nice set up! I'm guessing you could take the pieces you've welded together to a good pipe shop and have one-piece mandrel-bent pieces made.

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Thanks Bill. That's a definitely possibility, again just have to invest the time and effort to get it done. That would also lead to the option of doing the system in stainless, I don't really want to weld all of those joints if it's not mild steel.

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Crazypilot, are those first two catalytic converters or resonators? What manufacturer? I have straight y pipes now without any converter/resonator....think adding these would significantly quiet things down
They're from Magnaflow, part number 59904. Here's where they are on Summit Racing (I think that's where I bought mine).

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MPE-59904/

Not sure what affect they have on sound levels or tones, as I used them to replace my stock system, but they fit the bill perfectly.
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