Changing my exhaust

[redline24]

I am going to be changing my exhaust probably next week. I will be going with 2.5 inch pipe from the cat back and a straight through muffler. It should give it a nice deep tone and give a liitle more power. I will also be getting an AEM intake as soon as it comes out. AEM said it should be out in the next month and a half. I am looking foward to it coming out.

[Vita]

Originally Posted by redline24

I am going to be changing my exhaust probably next week. I will be going with 2.5 inch pipe from the cat back and a straight through muffler. It should give it a nice deep tone and give a liitle more power. I will also be getting an AEM intake as soon as it comes out. AEM said it should be out in the next month and a half. I am looking foward to it coming out.

you should go and get a dyno run before and after to see what kind of gains you get from the exhaust, then again when you get the intake, if you've got the $$$ to spend...

[SilverBulletRL]

2.5" Mandrel? I can't find an exhaust shop around my area that does mandrel bends =( They say they don't have $70,000 to spend on a Mandrel Bender... pfffttt... what's $70 grand these days??? HAA

LET US KNOW asap if you feel any differance. That muffler under the Red Line is Big and FuGLy!!!!

If you are getting Mandrel Bends, I might be interested in picking a cat-back up from ya.

[redline24]

I go monday at 8:30 in the morning and I will see if they have a mandrel bender but on the redline exhaust its pretty much straight back except for the U bend and the bend over the axel. I will also be saying goodbye to the resonator.

[SilverBulletRL]

Make sure you upload some sound clips.

[SCdyne]

Anyone who pays $70,000 for a mandrel bender is STUPID! I have seen them all over the place for $27K full CNC with large diameter hardware that would be perfect for exhaust bending.
The problem is that it takes a master operator to actually run one and not have massive material loss. It's very hard to set-up and keep working a mandrel bender.

The stock exhaust system is already 2.5" on a RedLine, but before that the exhaust opening of the manifold is only just over 2" so you can do all you want and that will still be the major limiting factor.
-Adam

[SilverBulletRL]

Well then Adam, I guess you'd better get to work on designing a header for the Red Lines Shiiit, I know I would buy one right away.

[redline24]

The redline exhaust is 2.25 and the spot that has the O2 sensor is flattened out so there is some work that can be done. I am also looking forward to that header getting done.

[SilverBulletRL]

Originally Posted by redline24

I go monday at 8:30 in the morning and I will see if they have a mandrel bender but on the redline exhaust its pretty much straight back except for the U bend and the bend over the axel. I will also be saying goodbye to the resonator.

Well... how did it turn out??? SOUNDS? VIDEOS??? PLEASE!!!! PERFORMANCE???

[SCdyne]

Redline SPECIFIC Headers are in progress..
I'm going to "discuss" a production run with a 3rd party until our facility is ready to rock and roll.. (how else did you think I knew about bender prices..? ) so we can get product to market, but after 2005 they'll be made in-house.