Modified OEM Muffler 996TT
#226
God! I spent two hours reading this thread. I beleive i have what RichardCH started with. I have an S-Car-Go Racing modified stock exhaust with rear cat delete and 100 Cell cats installed. Just like Richard i feel the car is just to quiet and sounds like a very strong hairdrier.Other Mods are Garrett BB turbos,Big throttlebody,carbon intake tracts,etc. I plan on doing this mod and posting my results. You guys are totally awesome and more of a team than most posts i have been on.......cheers
#227
ok.
I did the tjw mod..and I hate it. I don't know if I did it wrong or what, but I could swear my car seems to have lost power. The sound is a bit drony as well. Is it possible the holes are in the wrong place or too small? I drilled in a little past the curve inside each exhaust pipe. The holes are kind of oval like Whoosh did. I would guess about an inch or so in diameter. HELP.
I read that some people have some spare OEM exhausts out there, I would be interested in getting one.
thanks
Tim
I did the tjw mod..and I hate it. I don't know if I did it wrong or what, but I could swear my car seems to have lost power. The sound is a bit drony as well. Is it possible the holes are in the wrong place or too small? I drilled in a little past the curve inside each exhaust pipe. The holes are kind of oval like Whoosh did. I would guess about an inch or so in diameter. HELP.
I read that some people have some spare OEM exhausts out there, I would be interested in getting one.
thanks
Tim
#228
ok.
I did the tjw mod..and I hate it. I don't know if I did it wrong or what, but I could swear my car seems to have lost power. The sound is a bit drony as well. Is it possible the holes are in the wrong place or too small? I drilled in a little past the curve inside each exhaust pipe. The holes are kind of oval like Whoosh did. I would guess about an inch or so in diameter. HELP.
I read that some people have some spare OEM exhausts out there, I would be interested in getting one.
thanks
Tim
I did the tjw mod..and I hate it. I don't know if I did it wrong or what, but I could swear my car seems to have lost power. The sound is a bit drony as well. Is it possible the holes are in the wrong place or too small? I drilled in a little past the curve inside each exhaust pipe. The holes are kind of oval like Whoosh did. I would guess about an inch or so in diameter. HELP.
I read that some people have some spare OEM exhausts out there, I would be interested in getting one.
thanks
Tim
Post a WTB on OEM exhaust. On ebay, one can get them relatively cheap...2-400 usually.....
I no longer have my spare....I bought one before I did the mod "just in case" for 100 from a 6speeder....there are great guys on this board....go to the forsale section and post.
Sound is personal...there are guys on this board that have been through 8 aftermarket systems.... I like my TJW mod. We got power, so I am concerned that there may be an "error." But, it could just be your taste. Nothing wrong with that. The power is mid-hump and modest. It is mostly a sound mod....
To everyone, the way to go is small hole, see if you like it and slowly expand.... I of course went to 2.25" right away...but I probably should have gone up slowly as I have mini-drone at 2300 rpm. Nothing bad, but I am sure 0.3" less or so and no issues. I used Woosh's dyno plot to make my decision, so I have max power.
So, post pictures.....do try to get light in so we can see what you did.....
Best.
JB
Last edited by jcb-memphis; 02-05-2008 at 03:43 PM.
#230
ok.
I did the tjw mod..and I hate it. I don't know if I did it wrong or what, but I could swear my car seems to have lost power. The sound is a bit drony as well. Is it possible the holes are in the wrong place or too small? I drilled in a little past the curve inside each exhaust pipe. The holes are kind of oval like Whoosh did. I would guess about an inch or so in diameter. HELP.
I read that some people have some spare OEM exhausts out there, I would be interested in getting one.
thanks
Tim
I did the tjw mod..and I hate it. I don't know if I did it wrong or what, but I could swear my car seems to have lost power. The sound is a bit drony as well. Is it possible the holes are in the wrong place or too small? I drilled in a little past the curve inside each exhaust pipe. The holes are kind of oval like Whoosh did. I would guess about an inch or so in diameter. HELP.
I read that some people have some spare OEM exhausts out there, I would be interested in getting one.
thanks
Tim
#233
TT-tommy: asked and thought it was good....others had tried it earlier...he promoted it while being initially laughted at....
Jcb-memphis: unable to come up with funds for a EuroPipe...so driven by cost issues.....and some homework on flow suggested the mod should work...had an EP system been 1500...I would never have done this.....
Woosh: did the dyno runs....no loss, small gain....see the posts.
To everyone, try to find someone who has this. Like any exhaust, sound is a highly personal thing. The mod cannot be "undone" trivially....ebay has OEM exhausts for now.....some day as the cars age that will dry up....probably 5 years....who knows. Anyway, mine is great. No CEL's or other issues. I plan to keep it even if I go aftermarket in case......it is a keeper. I do find slightly more dirt on the tips to wipe now...something I hear is a major issue with straight pipes.... Very minor. I wipe the tips every 4-7 days. No issues.
I plan to go aftermarket as soon as funds allow. I have my eye on a system.....more later. People in our community are super...all the vendors that are on this forum are supportive, professional, and nice. Most philosophies are customer centric or tech centric.....win win. Best to everyone. You cannot beat this mod for price/fun.....save the 500hp car fiber keyfob rumored to be coming... I have my vendor biases...but I think it best to be supportive and not "this is the only one" about things. The systems out there all speak for themselves either well or not well..... What was fun about this is that it is so simple and it worked. TT tommy had the guts to promote it. I ran with it and woosh did the dyno work. You can always find issues with anything...but we all did this for fun and not for profit. And, everyone is on their own on this. None of us can warrant that it will make you happy. You might even hate the mod. Best of luck.
Last edited by jcb-memphis; 02-06-2008 at 05:52 AM.
#236
My car is an X50 too...Nothing but great things to say about this mod.
#240
My TJW system is up for grabs. I put a high end aftermarket exhaust (with is actually a little more quiet than the TJW one.....). Anyway, it is priced very agressively. Pictures are in this thread. I am including some dual tips (x73 style I think)....cheap as well. See the for sale section/forum.
For the person saving for a EuroPipe, GMG, UMW, or Switzer or other high end unit, this is a nice step up from stock without breaking the bank.
JB
For the person saving for a EuroPipe, GMG, UMW, or Switzer or other high end unit, this is a nice step up from stock without breaking the bank.
JB