exhaust bends

[silver gts-t]

hey

simple questions

how many bends are usually in a skylines exhaust?

cat back

r32 & r33 gts-t's

and is mild steel ok to use or am i better of goin stainless??

help would b greatly appreciated

thanks

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Most decent exhausts will only have 1 or 2 real bends in them, and aslong as they are mandrel bent then the effect on airflow will be quite small.

Mild steel is OK, but I prefer stainless.

See'ya:burnout:

[silver gts-t]

thanks

heaps

[GTS-t VSPEC]

I removed both my centre muffler and cat the other day, the exhaust note is awesome now, no drone like NA cars.

See'ya:burnout:

[JH32]

Your cat aswell?

hey Paul what about just running a pipe through the cat?

I was thinking of doing that as less chance of getting caught

[GTS-t VSPEC]

I have some cat removers etc, where you can put the outside of the cat around a pipe, but it was too much hassel, so we did a straignt bit of pipe instead.

See'ya:burnout:

[JH32]

what would you say if the cops pulled you over?

[GTS-t VSPEC]

It one of those new internal cats.

See'ya:burnout:

[Mr Squiggle]

Im goin for a 3' mild steel from turbs bak. Gettin next week actually. with a hi flo cat.

Should be heaps better hey!

[Sydneykid]

"what would you say if the cops pulled you over?"

I'm allergic to cats, they make me sneeze.

[TomR33]

Does anyone know where you can get stainless steels bends from?

Cheers,

Tom

[silver gts-t]

ive been quoted $250 cat back 3''

there not a performance place so i dont know if i should b worried, although they r a exhaust fitting company.

does every 1 just delete that second muffler?

and do resinators restrict performance?

[Pops]

I have a 3.5" from the turbo back , I was also wondering about that second muffler in there as my exhaust is quiet as a mouse (not necessarily a bad thing), maybe a touch too quiet .

That damn cat they put in when it was complied looks to be about 2.5" looks shonky . Am now considering a cat to suit the rest of the system and possibly taking that second muffler out .

[Clint32]

to answer your original qusetion in a cat back exhaust there will be one 30deg bend then two other bends, these will depend on how the muffler is set up. I usually use a 45 deg and then a 30deg, this makes the muffler on a slight angle.

The rear muffler will determine how loud your car is and if you need a 2nd muffler or not. If you fit a decent muffler(ie not autobarn special) you can usually get away with just the rear muffler and your car will be loud but still quite at cruse and berable on WOT.

Stainless exhusts seem to resonate more in the cab than a mild steel system.

[silver gts-t]

cheers clint