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post Apr 17, 2013 - 10:57 PM
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QUOTE (cheela @ Apr 17, 2013 - 8:55 AM) *
haha. gotta get the right cat on there.

just read through this thing again and it's very inspiring.
makes me wanna 3sgte. hahaha
still can't believe you did this on your daily ride. with I had time and skills and money to do that as well. hahaha.


Thanks man, I really wanted to contribute something worth reading to this site since its been such great resource for me over the years. And I honestly wouldn't do something like this on my daily again. Too much time pressure.

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Woah I missed alot! you work quick sir!

Sorry for all that grief, but it looks like its going good now!


Thanks Rave,

Your car is lookin pretty good too. Was always a fan of satin paint thumbsup.gif
And yes, lots of grief but all good now. Ironically the one thing I didn't swap ended up giving me all of my problems. rolleyes.gif


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post Apr 18, 2013 - 5:06 PM
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Hahaha. I bet. I could feel the pressure just by reading.

Yeah, this is why I still have my 7A engine with only intake and header. frown.gif
oh well, still love it. someday. smile.gif

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post Apr 28, 2013 - 10:10 PM
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Exhaust is done thumbsup.gif

Finally found a Saturday where I could take my box of parts to get pieced together. The plan was to use the 3'' piping I had prepared earlier in the year for the first half of the exhaust, then use a 2.5'' reducer after the resonator and have the shop mandrel bend the back half of the exhaust. Here are some photos of the progress:


First is a shot of the old hacked up exhaust. I'm actually amazed I was getting any kind of boost at all with this setup. About as restrictive as it gets.


Mock-up of the Piping I had cut earlier in the year. Tight squeeze but everything fit thumbsup.gif


This picture shows the cutout upstream of the magnaflow spuncat and vibrant resonator. I'm currently waiting on a new rocker switch to replace the defective toggle that came with my cut-out. However I did manage to run the car with the butterfly open for a bit and was blown away by the performance. That switch cannot come soon enough!


I am thoroughly happy with the way they bent the piping over the rear subframe. Smooth bends and quality mounting all over. I'm also glad I chose a black coating for the muffler. It really works perfect for maintaining a factory look. The exhaust guy wasn't too excited to have to weld with it though!

Despite all this I still expected a mediocre exhaust note. All of the parts have a straight through design so I figured it would either drone or have some rasp in the higher revs.

For once I'm happy I was wrong biggrin.gif

The exhaust is damn near silent at idle, and has a deep and relaxed tone when cruising around town. Likewise the note stays baritone under full throttle before growing angry higher in the revs thumbsup.gif . Most importantly however, no rasp and no drone. I could not be happier with how this turned out.

Performance wise I was a little underwhelmed when I first hit the highway. Other than a little faster spool the car felt the same. It just didn't make any sense and i was disappointed. THEN, the ecu realized it wasn't breathing through a straw anymore and recalibrated. Now boost comes on much sooner and I gained 4psi, for a peak of 15. Plus the power doesn't taper off after 6500 anymore, instead the car pulls hard all the way to 7200 biggrin.gif All of this together makes it feel like a completely different car, and I really regret waiting so long to do it. But its done, so now I can finally enjoy 3s performance in its intended glory.

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post Apr 28, 2013 - 10:35 PM
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Lovin' it! But you are going to need a different set up once you go AWD.

And you need new rear tires, but they were probably on the front. LOL.
post Apr 28, 2013 - 11:11 PM
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Wait til you get the cutout switch, that 15 will boost to 18psi with a flip of a switch lol .. I generally gain 3psi with my cutout, other setups can be plus or minus, but generally 3-4psi, you'll love the raw power!


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post Apr 29, 2013 - 9:38 PM
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QUOTE (navseal345 @ Apr 28, 2013 - 11:35 PM) *
Lovin' it! But you are going to need a different set up once you go AWD.

And you need new rear tires, but they were probably on the front. LOL.


You are correct, and the thought crossed my mind to mimic a gt4 exhaust. But I was able to justify this exhaust based on the fact that AWD is still a ways off. I need to pay down some school loans before I can purchase a welder. But I'm determined. I waited 5 years to buy my clip so a little longer for the AWD is no big deal.

And yes those were once the fronts haha. How could you tell? laugh.gif Joking aside I really do need a new set. Unfortunately something about throwing down $400+ for tires specific to the stock wheels makes me cringe. Especially since they cant clear st205 brakes. I'm not ignoring the issue by any means, its just that I want to find a set of enkei rs5's before I buy new tires. Just missed a perfect set near me the other month for $200 rolleyes.gif

If I cant find the enkeis soon then I'll have no choice but to bite the bullet.

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Wait til you get the cutout switch, that 15 will boost to 18psi with a flip of a switch lol .. I generally gain 3psi with my cutout, other setups can be plus or minus, but generally 3-4psi, you'll love the raw power!


I only did a few pulls with an open butterfly so I didn't get to really push it. But I really hope you're right biggrin.gif 15 psi is already a huge improvment over the ~11 I was getting before. 18 psi will just be madness. Cant wait for a boost controller, an FCD, some meth injection, and 20+ psi!

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post May 9, 2013 - 6:12 PM
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Quick update: Cutout and interior switch are installed biggrin.gif

Observe:




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post May 9, 2013 - 7:18 PM
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Awesome.


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post May 9, 2013 - 8:21 PM
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So badass! I call first ride at the spring meet!
post May 10, 2013 - 5:25 AM
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post May 11, 2013 - 7:26 PM
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Getting my exhaust done on Monday.... this may have to be a last minute request.
Baller dude


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post May 11, 2013 - 9:49 PM
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Thats a nice switch. But the switch that comes with this cut out regulates the angle of the butterfly. Yours only opens it and closes it right?
Its nice though! I like that looks OEM


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post May 12, 2013 - 2:39 PM
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QUOTE (navseal345 @ May 9, 2013 - 9:21 PM) *
So badass! I call first ride at the spring meet!


No prob smile.gif


QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ May 11, 2013 - 8:26 PM) *
Getting my exhaust done on Monday.... this may have to be a last minute request.
Baller dude


I highly recommend it. Hearing the turbo whine so clearly is phenomenal, and I imagine a uncorked beams would sound like a wild thrashing beast in the high revs thumbsup.gif


QUOTE (diegohiga @ May 11, 2013 - 10:49 PM) *
Thats a nice switch. But the switch that comes with this cut out regulates the angle of the butterfly. Yours only opens it and closes it right?
Its nice though! I like that looks OEM


Thanks! I'm very happy with how it matches the interior. I've been going to great pains to keep things looking oem/understated. To answer your question though, this switch is a DPDT just like the original.


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post May 13, 2013 - 9:43 AM
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Thing sounds mean man! I love how they sound, take any pulls yet?

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post May 13, 2013 - 10:42 PM
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QUOTE (Ted95 @ May 13, 2013 - 10:43 AM) *
Thing sounds mean man! I love how they sound, take any pulls yet?


Thank you thumbsup.gif Believe me when I say the video doesn't do it justice. And unfortunately not yet. Funds are tight at the moment so it's gonna be a few weeks before I can hit the local dyno. I really am curious to see what kind of power it's putting down, so maybe I'll find a way to run it sooner.

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post May 13, 2013 - 10:52 PM
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I ment down the road with it but it should do well on the dyno, it's an impressive motor if you ask me lol And sound vicious with a cutout, I know I love mine haha


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aw yeah! that is definitley something needed to hear in person


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post Jul 5, 2013 - 12:29 PM
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Hello 6gc,

Long time no update. I've slowed down on modding the car lately and unfortunately that translates to fewer posts. I'm at the point where my next mods are going to be very money and labor intensive *cough (Trans/suspension/brakes) cough*

Despite that, I have done a few small things that have been on my mind for a while. Observe:

First thing is my new oil catch can. The st205 engine has an oil catch can that takes care of oil in the blow-by while on boost. During cruising however, the regular pcv valve just dumps the oily blow-by straight into the intake; Which basically makes for a filthy intake track. I decided to remedy the situation with a vms gen II oil catch can: http://rhys-millen-racing.myshopify.com/pr...l-oil-catch-can

I like this can because has really good build quality, has a nice oem-look powdercoat finish, a design that includes baffles, and includes a fill level sight. Many other cans you can buy are literally just a can... Which in my opinion wont do anything. In my application I blocked off the included breather filter and installed it with an in-line pcv valve to keep the manifold from pressurizing it.





So far I've only had it installed for a few days, so no word on how much oil it collects. I'll be sure to update in the future. For now, i'm just happy with the oem-looking placement.

On top of the catch can, I've also bolstered my in-dash wiring for reliability and exapandability. In the future I'm planning to install an EBC, meth controller, and turbo timer. All of those things are going to need power/ground/accessories sources to function. So instead of continuing to solder larger and larger joints in the dash, I decided to take a terminal block and create an expandable source for everything:



This was waaay more work than it looks. But I'm very happy with the results. I've since made a clear plastic cover for it and labeled all of the terminals.

Finally, I've found my enkei RS5's biggrin.gif They come with a set of Falken ZE-912's and are currently in the mail:




They are 17X7 and should make a huge difference with traction thumbsup.gif




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post Jul 5, 2013 - 1:12 PM
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Can you put me in your will? Really amazing job you are doing with your car.
post Jul 5, 2013 - 3:18 PM
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Nice score on the Enkei's. Can't wait to see them at the next meet. thumbsup.gif


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