Rusty's SS-II progress thread, Many TRD goodies Options

[BonzaiCelica]

haha look at this is, it's proof of what the vvt-i beams adapter looks like. such a stupid attachment!!

http://www.nengun.com/kakimoto-racing/st20...a-muffler-63515

oh and for the love of god please get an exhaust clip of you doing a fly by at 80 mph pinned in 3rd gear going into 4th. I want to hear your exhaust scream!!!

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Oct 4, 2010 - 2:01 AM

[Rusty]

bhhaaa lol

not 100% sure about that, don't fancy a fine and demerit points


anyway Whatthe, the weights
front 4.1 kg mid 2.5 kg end 8.1kg Total 14.7kg

and the internal diameter are all 57mm (2.25in), except the rear which is 62mm (2.44in)

close up measurements of the exhaust for bonzaicelica



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This post has been edited by Rusty: Oct 6, 2010 - 2:01 AM

[Rusty]

so yesterday, we sprayed some crc stuff on the exhaust bolts right at the back to hopefully lossen the bolts, had good look underneath at the stock setup.


Today, parked it on ramps, and tried lossen the bolts









dang bolts wont come off
tried a few things but they wont move, its quite tricky because of the rubber mounts and the odd nuts they have on. last thing I want to do is round them off.

Any ideas? I've thought about going into an exhaust shop to see if they can loosen them for me.

[TRDGT4]

Are you wanting to keep standard exhaust system??

[Rusty]

at this stage, yes

good news, we have managed to lossen 2 bolts in the rear

but the ones next to the cat, wont move, just dont have the extra room to move and use a strong arm.

I did however take a couple of short videos, to hopefully compare the stock and the new HKS exhaust system.

[BonzaiCelica]

bhhaaa lol

not 100% sure about that, don't fancy a fine and demerit points


anyway Whatthe, the weights
front 4.1 kg mid 2.5 kg end 8.1kg Total 14.7kg

and the internal diameter are all 57mm (2.25in), except the rear which is 62mm (2.44in)

close up measurements of the exhaust for bonzaicelica



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Ok Rusty Thanks for the pics I'm still confused as to which part of the exhaust you are getting those measurements from. tell me if I'm correct :



This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Feb 26, 2013 - 4:36 PM

[TRDGT4]

the ones at the CAT will be tough make sure you use a single hex socket or apply some heat

[Rusty]

yeah we've been using a hex socket with a mini strong arm bar for the rear one, brake cleaner helped us with the rear ones, just dont have the room underneath needed to get a big strong arm bar in.

sorry both first and the middle pipes are still a 57mm, the end pip starts off 62mm. (sorry if I wasn't clearer with the discription and pictures)

paint ftw

This post has been edited by Rusty: Oct 7, 2010 - 10:51 PM

[TRDGT4]

sounds like you might have to hit it with some heat!!

[Johnnyny]

torch em off!

[Rusty]

success... the other 2 bolts are off


details to follow later this afternoon

[TRDGT4]

good work mate, can't wait to see it!!

[Rusty]

Made some great progress today

So this morning, went to my local goodyear tyre shop (I get mates rates) and put my car on their vehicle hoist. a s14 sil was getting his rear tyres changed (typical ) he came over and had a look at my car, said it was very clean and tidy.
So with a lot more room on the hoist we managed to crack one (finally), but still couldn't get the other to move, until we tried... makita one way (they also do lowering springs lol (angle grinder)) it was a small pneumatic tool, which was surprisingly cool.

So after that, drove home carefully, only a slight exhaust leak, it did make me laugh though.. pbpbpbpbpb down the road we went.

My brother tried to take over arrrgh I'm doing it, go work on your own car, but hey free labour lol

Got the rear wheels on the ramps and and used car jacks on the front for a bit more height (we dont have 4 ramps).


So heres my opinion of the exhaust. great
Install: very simple, lined up with all factory mounts, no rattles etc
Sound: Was expecting a very noticable, sort of a loud idle tone, but was really impressed at how quite it was, very close to factory, and not droney when reving, very quite nosie when crusing along at same speed (still running cat, so would expect to sound louder, gutted) not running the silencer either
Flow: first the factory exhaust small pipe, not very good bends from factory, first muffler free flow. the rear one, very restrictive, so thats why I was expecting a very loud noisey exhaust since the HKS is very free flow.
Look: Was not a fan of the rear cannon muffler, but its growing on me, the shinyness should dull after a while.


pictures:










videos & fitted pictures to follow...

I also noticed, when you watch youtube vids you dont really get the true sound the car makes.

This post has been edited by Rusty: Oct 9, 2010 - 11:37 AM

[BonzaiCelica]

ah yes Rusty, it hurts me to say they a little but you were right! Although I knew that C-One was discontinued their Exhaust for our cars I denied the fact that there was still one out there. I contacted nengun, in which they had two on auction for $815 and another at $915. They then called the provider that was auctioning the C-One exhausts, and they confirmed that they had none in stock. I guess the older have more knowledge/experience. The only other exhaust company to make one new out of the box as listed on the Japanese Website is Fujitsubo Legalis R. It only has a decibal rating of 91 db vs the hks 98 db output. Also the Legalis R is priced at around $1000 plus shipping. HKS is really our only option guys! such little option for price affordability. Then there is always the idea of buying a quality exhaust can and getting custom piping.

what does the silencer put the db rating at? so normal 98 db without silencer and with silencer?

check out these vids of hks hi power on ST202 it sounds so nice!! :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4wjE1NOFok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLazdOWcjqY

The exhaust will take a while to break in before you get the true sound, right guys!?

[Rusty]

hmm, sorry to say, but I thought that might happen... it doesn't idle at 98db (my guess hat would be the max sound if you were using the hks header and gutted cat and exhaust, taking a reading at 6,000rpm)well at the moment, its sounds very much the same as the stock system. but I do expect it to get a little bit louder

anyway I'll add the videos so you can all see/hear (got one with the stock system and the hks system on, and with the silencer added... and no exhaust aswell ) when I when I add the silencer it gets louder, but you'll see why in the videos

This post has been edited by Rusty: Oct 9, 2010 - 11:40 PM

[njccmd2002]

hmm lthose pics, looks like the first tube is reversed. the resonator should be away from motor, thats how i installed mine because of space.

[Rusty]

hmm no issues with space, there was actually quite a lot of room where it goes and the flanges are different sizes so it can only go in that way The info book it came with, showed the same way I have it

This post has been edited by Rusty: Oct 10, 2010 - 1:16 AM

[TRDGT4]

time for some photo's of it on the car me thinks

[Rusty]

I'm trying to get a video made up of the factory system and the new one, all in one video. But thats not working, so instead it all be 4 10sec videos


Yeah will try and take some pictures this afternoon, weather isn't that great

[whatthe]

Nice looking garage..... oh yeh super sick exhaust!