I am so going to h3ll for this...

[aaron7]

Picked this up at a car show today for $20... came off a Neon that hit a tree. The guy said this is all that was salvageable!







How do you think it will look/sound on my Caravan?

My van is kinda a mockery of ricers out there... I already painted things yellow!

[e_fractal]

Hmm ... would make a good tip for a flamethrower setup?

[aaron7]

... you're right! I have to do that! Wish I knew how... everyone has their own theory, but then someone else will say that their idea won't work

[turbovanman]

Go for it, I would be interested to know how it sounds and interior resonance????????

[Chadxton]

Am I glad you're not a local BC resident.

[aaron7]

Well, I hooked it up temporarily to hear what it sounds like, and it isn't a ricey sound at all! It's a nice low bassey tone. Sounds really good actually.

As for interior resonance, it sounds pretty loud, but so did the setup I had before that! Of course, I only hooked it up under the sliding door, so I can't really say yet.

Trying to figure out if I should run a 2.5" or 3" pipe to the rear...

[turbovanman]

Run 3 inch to the back, that way, if you change your mind later, your exhaust is already done.
I figured it would sound good, those glass packs sound good on Turbos, the Supras, RX7's sound good with those on!

[aaron7]

Well, like my other post, I might as well go 2.5 to save a few $. I don't plan on modifing it much more.

[turbovanman]

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Originally posted by aaron7 Well, like my other post, I might as well go 2.5 to save a few $. I don't plan on modifing it much more.

You say that now but once your bitten, you can't stop. I said the same thing last year and havent stopped. Its like a drug, I want to hit 13's in the 1/4, then next will be 12's etc, lol! Go with the 3 inch system now, its not that much more and when you get a bigger turbo, you can get the 3 inch DP and notice even more power.

[aaron7]

Well, if it won't suck with my current motor setup, why not I guess, right?

As soon as the thing gets registered (still have to do the brakes too, dumb caliper thing! (long story))

[JandHbodies]

Wow, for $20, id sure put that on my uh, eh, hmmm -

sell it on ebay :big grin:

[beefalobilly]

You could do what i'm working on, 3 inch downpipe to a cutout, then a reducer so it's 2.5 out the back for easier clearance, quieter and everything.
Eventually then i'll put on a mccord powerplate or something like that, so i'll have a nice quiet exhaust and then a 3 inch downpipe at the flip of a switch

[92lebaronGTC]

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Originally posted by aaron7 Well, I hooked it up temporarily to hear what it sounds like, and it isn't a ricey sound at all! It's a nice low bassey tone. Sounds really good actually. As for interior resonance, it sounds pretty loud, but so did the setup I had before that! Of course, I only hooked it up under the sliding door, so I can't really say yet. Trying to figure out if I should run a 2.5" or 3" pipe to the rear...

Did you just idle or did you rev it at all? A lot of ricer pipes are decent sounding at idle but fart like crazy at high rpm.

[aaron7]

I reved it pretty good too, and it just sounded like a nice tuned exhaust! Like a BMW or something... I'll get some sound clips of it as soon as it's installed.

[Aries_Turbo]

its not the big muffler diameter size that makes it sound like junk..... its one of two things

1. Small 1 7/8" diameter pipe poking into that 3" muffler makes a rice rasp

2. running lean cause you run a header and intake and big exhaust on a motor with no fuel addition due to the stock speed density system. the short stroke doesnt help either.... listen to a 2.2 vs a 2.5, the 2.5l is smoother.

Brian