My Euro 'Build' Thread

**Crapdaz** · 07-03-2009 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by integral90

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.

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?

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!

I reckon your exhaust itself will be loud no matter what.

Do you get alot of cabin drone in it?

Comparing to my 5zigen exhaust i have a hotdog where you got yours and a resonator near the mandrel bend 90 deg to the muffler.

Rofl the rust and holes are probably from shipping it on cargohold ships... wasn't packaged well enough to stop moisture.

I am happy with my exhaust though since it's not a blast cannon.
BTW only yesterday when i was driving to work when i shift quick and let go off throttle i get 1 pop (backfire) from the exhaust.

You know what the reason for that is?

**integral90** · 07-03-2009 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Crapdaz

I reckon your exhaust itself will be loud no matter what.

Do you get alot of cabin drone in it?

Comparing to my 5zigen exhaust i have a hotdog where you got yours and a resonator near the mandrel bend 90 deg to the muffler.

Rofl the rust and holes are probably from shipping it on cargohold ships... wasn't packaged well enough to stop moisture.

I am happy with my exhaust though since it's not a blast cannon.
BTW only yesterday when i was driving to work when i shift quick and let go off throttle i get 1 pop (backfire) from the exhaust.

You know what the reason for that is?

I bought it used and the brackets were blocking the rust/cracks so that's why it was only noticed when they were cut off at the exhaust shop.

The car does get a lot of cabin drone, but the sound is pretty nice!

I have a feeling the pop you get from an exhaust is the sudden change in the gas pressure of the exhaust pipe vs. the atmosphere. So it suddenly expands very quickly and causes the pop.

**Crapdaz** · 07-03-2009 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by integral90

I bought it used and the brackets were blocking the rust/cracks so that's why it was only noticed when they were cut off at the exhaust shop.

The car does get a lot of cabin drone, but the sound is pretty nice!

I have a feeling the pop you get from an exhaust is the sudden change in the gas pressure of the exhaust pipe vs. the atmosphere. So it suddenly expands very quickly and causes the pop.

yeh, thats what i thought too cause only happened twice on the same day when changing throttle....was cool like a wrx popping hahah from the inside though. Outside my car prob sounds stockish!

**integral90** · 07-03-2009 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Crapdaz

yeh, thats what i thought too cause only happened twice on the same day when changing throttle....was cool like a wrx popping hahah from the inside though. Outside my car prob sounds stockish!

The pop would be most noticeable from the outside as it happens right at the opening of the muffler. I also know this because of the amount of looks I get when it happens

when it happens in multi-story carparks it sounds like a gun firing, LOL

**aaronng** · 08-03-2009 12:01 AM

Is it a straight through muffler or a zigzag? Could you see through the muffler if you looked through one end?

**felixd** · 08-03-2009 12:20 AM

kakimoto racing is supposely a oval straight thru muffler

**racerwannabe** · 08-03-2009 09:43 AM

How much did you pay for the custom exhaust if you dont mind me asking? Are you happy with the quality and craftsmanship? I'm tossing between a custom one and a straight through buddy club one...

Keep this thread up because it's like the only active euro build threads!

**integral90** · 08-03-2009 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Is it a straight through muffler or a zigzag? Could you see through the muffler if you looked through one end?

It's straight through, and dying, extra loud

Originally Posted by racerwannabe

How much did you pay for the custom exhaust if you dont mind me asking? Are you happy with the quality and craftsmanship? I'm tossing between a custom one and a straight through buddy club one...

Keep this thread up because it's like the only active euro build threads!

I supplied the muffler and I get all my exhaust work done at Performance Exhaust Centre so I got a small discount. Paid $375 for the catback with the muffler I supplied. The build quality as far as I'm concerned is second to none. Seeing as it's custom built it will fit your car very well, which is very important for me as I was using non-stock header and cat. The exhaust is literally a straight line until it has to wrap around the fuel tank, can't see how it could be out-performed (except for weight) by any other exhaust!

Give the shop a call, PM me if you want the number. The guy who did mine's name is Hakkan, awesome guy who does amazing work!

**Crapdaz** · 08-03-2009 12:37 PM

yeh cause it's straight through thats why it's loud since your only running 1 hotdog with no resonator.

**integral90** · 08-03-2009 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Crapdaz

yeh cause it's straight through thats why it's loud since your only running 1 hotdog with no resonator.

Yeah, a big part is because it's straight but a lot of it is the fact that they muffling components in the muffler are dying and there's holes in the back of it

I was driving home last night from Kenthurst and it was silent out there except for the car, it sounded a LOT like a WRX. It had that sort of rough revving at around 3000rpm, like you could almost hear each individual cylinder fire so it got that boxter sound. I'm tossing up whether to keep it or not now!

But I realise the more I drive it the more it will die and the louder the car will get until it will be a defect-mobile and unbarabley loud