New exhaust time for r33 gtst

[zackr33]

Hey guys,

My 33's exhaust is getting a bit old and I'm wanting to get a new system. I'm not sure whether to get one made or to buy one of the abundances of off the shelf systems online. There are a few systems for around the $1,100 mark on RHDJapan which seem okay, however I don't mind spending more on getting something made if that is the better option. Any opinions regarding whether custom is better, or some indication of what the best off the shelf system is?

 

Thanks in advance

[r32-25t]

What else is done to the car?

[zackr33]

At the moment only has a TBE, front mount, highflowed turbo and splitfires, but the exhaust will be put together with the next round of parts which will be bigger injectors (thinking 750), Forward facing plenum and a Haltech plug-in so I can get a tune.

[r32-25t]

For what you're using any of the off the shelf exhaust will do the job. Now it depends on what your ultimate goal is depends on if you want to future proof it or not

[niZmO_Man]

Grab two big Magnaflow (or similar brand) mufflers and get something fabbed up (I'd go 3.5" cat back).

In saying that, I have a second hand HKS Hi Power Silent, seems to flow well and is barely legal.

[hy_rpm]

I got a very rare moonface dump and fr pipe which are worth $700 new and discontinued used in very good cond
Good for low cars i would sell for $300
And have a invidia 3 inch stainless steel catback with oval muffler i would sell for $250
Very quiet system yet doesnt have the neck downs like most jap exhaust do which restrict power
All for r33

[AngryRB]

I modded a loud ass hks system with a resonance pipe, got all the flow without the loud drone of a free flowing system

Sounds awesome on boost and quiet . 

[Birds]

Unless it's a titanium Akrapovic...I'll choose custom everytime. Mild steel with mandrel bends finishing at a stainless muffler. Never understood the obsession with full stainless - to me it sounds tinny particularly up high and tends to drone more. Not faithful to the true engine sound. IMO what you want is a dampened/quiet version of the engine running straight off the dumps.

My GTS-T cost about $600-700 to do 3" turbo back with bellmouth dump and resonator - I supplied the cat and the end muffler (varex). The mild steel makes it look stock/factory and it doesn't drone at all. Custom = close to the body - some off the shelf systems don't bolt up well if you have chassis kinks etc. Best of all, you get a unique sound because everyone else does stainless

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Stainless because E85 life.

[Kinkstaah]

If your exhaust actually functions then put the money elsewhere

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

yeah should get a Plazmaman cooler through me

[niZmO_Man]

2 hours ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

yeah should get a Plazmaman cooler through me

You sound like a trader

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

30 minutes ago, niZmO_Man said:

You sound like a trader

I am nawt a traitor

[zackr33]

yeah by the sounds of things I think ill just get a custom one made, thanks for the advice

Edited October 9, 2017 by zackr33
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[Birds]

13 hours ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Stainless because E85 life.

Mild steel + E85 for 6 years and counting

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

7 hours ago, Birds said:

Mild steel + E85 for 6 years and counting

Hahaha man the rust inside!

[admS15]

Hahaha man the rust inside!

Did you say rust?




21 year old Nismo mild steel pipe brah. 2 years on e85, still going strong but is too quiet. About to be replaced with a HKS hi power with a varex on the back so i can hear myself think when i need to or blast out the rb soundtrack.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Needs moar blast pipes ulleh like Reinhard styles. Much sex.

[admS15]

Yes, much sex but popo loves the reinhard too and will inevitably lead to buttsex from popo without lubes. No thanks

[Birds]

My Varex now giving me issues and I blame this thread.

Used every day for 7 years with no faults and out of nowhere it won't open/shut easily.

Such a good muffler, though. As mentioned before, my exhaust doesn't drone and my music/tyres are usually louder anyway, but when you don't want to be heard it's quieter than the factory system. I reckon it's saved me an EPA at least a few times in the vicinity of a cop car / booze bus.