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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:43 pm 
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Just got a quote for a stainless steel twin 2.5 mandrel system for my xr8 supplied and fitted for $900, is this a decent price?

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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:52 pm 
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yeah sounds like a great price for twin pipes esp in stainless. does this include the cats?

to put it in comparrison my SS turbo back exhaust for my XT forester was 1500 but this included a stainless cat

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:01 pm 
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no cat but its all stainless

 

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Awesome price if it is all mandrel bent.

What mufflers?

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:21 pm 
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there will be only one muffler. so she grumbles like a v8 is supposed to

 

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there will be only one muffler. so she grumbles like a v8 is supposed to


Yeah but what brand, mufflers have a big impact on the price.

 

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magnaflow maybe im not sure but i know he is good as ive seen his work on a mate of mines car

 

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thats a great price for a twin system in stainless
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yep shes going in on tuesday, now shes really gonna sound like a v8 like its supposed to!

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:46 pm 
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got her all done wedensday and boy she sounds nice and rumbly and its only gonna sound better! now what should i get done next performance wise hrmmmmmmm

 

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Flash tune and underdrives!

Then next with the diff, after that a Kenne Bell!

 

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got her all done wedensday and boy she sounds nice and rumbly and its only gonna sound better! now what should i get done next performance wise hrmmmmmmm



am i the only one shrieking inside his head " sound byte!! sound byte!!!"

post her sound up mate for us all to adore :)

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:17 pm 
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ill give it a while first, let her build up carbon so its spot on :)

 

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What sort of system did you end up getting? I tried using only the centre muffler only with twin straight through pipes out the rear and it sounded bad although that was a twin berklee setup.

 

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