My Euro 'Build' Thread

[integral90]

Update

The custom 2.5" catback is all made up and fitted thanks to Hakkan at Performance Exhaust Centre once again. The system runs 2.5" the whole way from the cat, through 1 Berklee resonator and into the Kakimoto Race muffler. About 25 minutes into the intall we realised the Kakimoto muffler had started tearing away from the inside and was rusting through the back, as we didn't have another muffler there to fit we decided to put it on anyway.

The whole install went smoothly the exhaust looks mean. It also weighs about 8-10kg with muffler, compared to the stock exhaust which is about 20-25kg with mufflers. So with that drop, plus the estimated drop in weight of the headers and cat, I should have saved anywhere from around 15-20kg just on the exhaust.

Initial reaction: LOUD. The car is very loud now, I don't know if it's the design of the exhaust or the fact that the muffler isn't properly working but at the droning range uphill even the steering wheel shudders from the bass. The car instantly picked up torque down low and mid-range, filling in a large chunk of the down low loss that the RBC caused. The car just pulls a bit easier from the lower rpm and overall just feels like a lighter, more agile car when cruising.

At high rpm there is really no difference. I think this is because of the stock, slightly crushed intake pipe sucking in hot air. This will obviously be fixed by the intake and throttle body. I can feel the car wanting to make so much more power but being held back, urgh!

And thanks to some terrible carpark design in Chatswood the car now has a very scratched driver's door. LUCKILY the scratch starts literally at the front of the door and ends about 3cm from the back of it. So it's contained to the one door. The scratches are all in basically a straight line on the door, so would they possibly be able to not have to sand and repaint the whole door?

I'll get a soundclip and post it up with pictures tomorrow.

[corn_flakes]

your car is soooo gonna get raped at the next meet...

thank god euros have dual exhausts....i bags the right one!

[integral90]

your car is soooo gonna get raped at the next meet...

thank god euros have dual exhausts....i bags the right one!

LOL, what do you mean by get raped?

[corn_flakes]

lol remember that news article a few months ago about some messed up dude who had sex with his car? by penetrating the exhaust?

we're going to drool so much over your car that it's going to be a pack rape of your euro. she will never 'ride' the same again. hahahaha.

[integral90]

lol remember that news article a few months ago about some messed up dude who had sex with his car? by penetrating the exhaust?

we're going to drool so much over your car that it's going to be a pack rape of your euro. she will never 'ride' the same again. hahahaha.

LOL, that's disgusting... and it gives me some ideas

The car is just so high right now, like higher than stock because of the sway/strut bar and the fact the car doesn't weigh as much anymore. Next on my list is coilovers for sure!

I hope nobody pays too much attention to it, it might not deliver to expectation

[corn_flakes]

still an awesome project none the less.

i wish i had money to go spastic on the euro like u did.

keep the updates and pics coming....we all love pics!!

[integral90]

still an awesome project none the less.

i wish i had money to go spastic on the euro like u did.

keep the updates and pics coming....we all love pics!!

Thanks man, that means a lot to me

I really don't make much money at all, but literally about 90% of what I make goes into the car. I don't drink or smoke, rarely see movies or anything, eat at home a lot. I'd much prefer to be able to look at the car's progression than have the faint memory of diziness and headaches

Alright I'm uploading pics now, I'll post them soon if you're still online

[integral90]

[felixd]

Thats hot bro how is the sound ?

[tony1234]

Re:the last pic.Try running a random orbital with a light cut clearcoat safe polish over that scratch.By the look of it you may get rid of most of them.

[Crapdaz]

i wonder if it's as loud as akina's buddyclub; if it is i wouldn't be happy too droney

not sure about that but from the design of it running through one 1 hotdog the exhaust should be pretty loud on par with buddyclubs.

damn man i would cry having scratches on the car.

[integral90]

Thats hot bro how is the sound ?

Thanks man. Because the muffler has holes in it it gets those really aggressive off-throttle pops and backfire sounds. When you rev up to about 3500rpm in 1st then go off-throttle it pops like 4 or 5 times rapidly, sounds like anti-lag LOL! But the sound overall is very aggressive, a lot deeper than say a b18 with full exhaust.

Re:the last pic.Try running a random orbital with a light cut clearcoat safe polish over that scratch.By the look of it you may get rid of most of them.

I took a good look at it this morning and found that most of the 'scratches' were paint/plastic from the other car that got basically squashed onto the car. So I used some medium cut clearer, didn't do anything. Then I used a plastic spoon and it started coming off but slowly, so I moved to a metal spoon and rubbed really lightly. The stuff came off like a huge $2 scratchy

Does this mean I can officially put a Spoon sticker on my car without being rice?

i wonder if it's as loud as akina's buddyclub; if it is i wouldn't be happy too droney

not sure about that but from the design of it running through one 1 hotdog the exhaust should be pretty loud on par with buddyclubs.

damn man i would cry having scratches on the car.

It's pretty damn loud man. I drove down Oxford Street to pick up Emily straight after it was put on and everyone's heads were turning, it's borderline ridiculous

After the muffler is swapped it should be a bit quieter, considering all the 'muffling' internals of the current one are dead and there are holes in the back of it. Damn it, it looks so nice until you remember it's ****ed!