aftermarket exhaust drone
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John, my exhaust does have the accordion. It is my understanding that the later '02 exhaust can have the modification like PSE (tube running from muffler case to exhaust outlet). Pressure allows bypass of some of the muffler internals. The Stage II that Darin was going to sell me was a direct connection between the inlet and outlet tubes outside the muffler case.
Yes I am considering sending my stock mufflers to Darin. I am also considering doing the job myself. I have a mig welder and just need to get the right gas and wire to weld stainless steel. I think Darin does it with a TIG which provides a nicer weld but both will give the same result.
Yes I am considering sending my stock mufflers to Darin. I am also considering doing the job myself. I have a mig welder and just need to get the right gas and wire to weld stainless steel. I think Darin does it with a TIG which provides a nicer weld but both will give the same result.
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No John I still haven't done it yet. I am contemplating doing the work myself. That way if it does have some drone I would just pull it off and patch it back.
My understanding is that Darin is very accommodating. If you don't like the results he would send a non-modded one back in it's place? I have heard nothing but good about his work but as you noted the Tiptronic may respond a little different.
My understanding is that Darin is very accommodating. If you don't like the results he would send a non-modded one back in it's place? I have heard nothing but good about his work but as you noted the Tiptronic may respond a little different.
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Hey Ruffy,
What design is your muffler (i.e. do you know the part number or what version it was)? I have a tiptronic and they are different than some of the manual cars. There is a belows on the intake pipe of my muffler. keeps the car from vibrating when the automatic is at a stoplight. Which version of the mod do you have? Why do you not like it? Looking for more sound?
What part of Arkansas are you in? South of Fort Worth here.
What design is your muffler (i.e. do you know the part number or what version it was)? I have a tiptronic and they are different than some of the manual cars. There is a belows on the intake pipe of my muffler. keeps the car from vibrating when the automatic is at a stoplight. Which version of the mod do you have? Why do you not like it? Looking for more sound?
What part of Arkansas are you in? South of Fort Worth here.
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Hey Ruffy,
What design is your muffler (i.e. do you know the part number or what version it was)? I have a tiptronic and they are different than some of the manual cars. There is a belows on the intake pipe of my muffler. keeps the car from vibrating when the automatic is at a stoplight. Which version of the mod do you have? Why do you not like it? Looking for more sound?
What part of Arkansas are you in? South of Fort Worth here.
What design is your muffler (i.e. do you know the part number or what version it was)? I have a tiptronic and they are different than some of the manual cars. There is a belows on the intake pipe of my muffler. keeps the car from vibrating when the automatic is at a stoplight. Which version of the mod do you have? Why do you not like it? Looking for more sound?
What part of Arkansas are you in? South of Fort Worth here.
Ruffy, if Chuck passes on your offer for the trade, do you want to sell your 02 3.6 modded mufflers? If so, how much $?
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i have moved to merced, california now.
yeah, i have the 02 996 cabriolet and i'm trying to lighten my car that's why i'm interested with the afterhours muffler. the type of modification that was done with the mufflers was the type II where a 2 1/2 inches of bent tube was attached from the corner to the outlet muffler. they say that it sound like pse but i can't verify that because i don't have experience with pse but the sound is a bit louder and aggressive with the modification.
norcal if you are interested, just email me at rrefendor@yahoo.com
yeah, i have the 02 996 cabriolet and i'm trying to lighten my car that's why i'm interested with the afterhours muffler. the type of modification that was done with the mufflers was the type II where a 2 1/2 inches of bent tube was attached from the corner to the outlet muffler. they say that it sound like pse but i can't verify that because i don't have experience with pse but the sound is a bit louder and aggressive with the modification.
norcal if you are interested, just email me at rrefendor@yahoo.com
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Darin is a great guy and does awsome work at a fair price. I had him do the bypass pipe on my mufflers and loved it. But after a while I wanted a little more sound. So I installed a set of fab speeds and love the sound no drone at all.
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I had Fabspeed on my 99 C2 and Darin's modded 3.4 cans on my 01 C2. Fabspeeds are definitely louder than modded 3.4 cans. I've heard that modded 3.6 cars are louder than 3.4 ones. I just purchased a set of 3.6 cans and will have Darin mod those shortly. Will provide some feedback once modded 3.6 cans are on the car.
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Are you looking for louder or less loud? I absolutely loved the sound of my old Fabspeeds except there was some drone at low cruising RPMs. Darin's modded mufflers have no drone whatsoever.
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DJHill, you have my Stage I modification. it is a somewhat mild mod. I don't hardly do any of those anymore. Stage II is the most popular and it is louder and more aggressive sounding then Stage I. Still no resonance, just an issue with vibration on the tiptronic. I will hopefully figure out if it is just the accordian pipe issue or not. I have done tips before and have not seen any issues until John's car, but the mufflers we used on his car were the the ones off of his '99 6 speed (no accordian pipe), and when installed on his tip, caused a funky vibration when sitting in gear with your foot on the brake. once moving it went away. I am thinking the accordian pipe will isolate the vibration. I will be testing this very soon.