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Old 06-22-08, 05:01 PM
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Buying a new muffler

Hey so i need to get a new muffler and while looking around i thought why not ask people who have more experience
So my question is whats a good muffler which would give me some more hp for lower then 200$
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are you looking for just a muffler, or the whole exhaust system? cuz 200 is pretty cheap for exhaust systems..
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thats cheap even for like hondas. Try the for sale section, that is pretty much your only bet.
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alright well thanks anyway
For now i mostly need to just replace the old one

On a side note though which fuel do you pump your car with?
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regular will do man, nothing fancy, good thing about rotaries, they'd chug just about anything lol
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regular will do man, nothing fancy, good thing about rotaries, they'd chug just about anything lol
cool cool thats what i fueled it up last time
Thanks again
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now don't go and put the really really really cheap stuff and then it'd do something weird lol. regular has worked for me and i've even put some really cheap stuff and it did make a bit of difference in the idling but nothing major. as soon as i put a better (regular still) type of gasoline it ran fine again.
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This is what you want for sound control and longevity.
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If anyone is interested in ROTAFLO mufflers or resonators I can now provide them again (brand new)
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BEEF!!!!

I still love my rotaflo, but for post '76 cars in Cali, stock looking will get the least hassles.

BTW...how are the the rotoflo resis at mellowing P-Ports. Yours pulling into the carpark wasn't too bad. Most likely will try to run 3 in a row.
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Originally Posted by Jaime Enriquez
BEEF!!!!

I still love my rotaflo, but for post '76 cars in Cali, stock looking will get the least hassles.

BTW...how are the the rotoflo resis at mellowing P-Ports. Yours pulling into the carpark wasn't too bad. Most likely will try to run 3 in a row.
The resi's do a pretty good job.

This video is of 48mm PP with twin 2.25" system two resinators and one Rotaflo muffler with 4" dump tip
http://video.google.com.au/videoplay...78763751884285

Same motor with twin 2" system 2 resonators and 5 year old Rotaflo muffler
http://video.google.com.au/videoplay...94700358111459
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That '79 sounded perfect! May have to go that route

So, those are Rotaflo resi's...and what size rotaflo? RF300 or rpf250?

and where are you collecting the pipes, just before the diff? and how long does your collector run? To the end of the box?
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Originally Posted by Jaime Enriquez
That '79 sounded perfect! May have to go that route

So, those are Rotaflo resi's...and what size rotaflo? RF300 or rpf250?

and where are you collecting the pipes, just before the diff? and how long does your collector run? To the end of the box?
Muffler is a RPF250, the resinators are not Rotaflo (I don't think they made resi's back when I had my system made) pipes are twin to just before diff then short collector and 3" over the diff into muffler
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Here's some pix of my Rotaflo, plus in interior shot. WELL WORTH THE $$

...plus, there are some Aussie cars making over 600rwhp running one of the RF300's!...and within track sound limits!

These are basically the best until you start making your own...(and yes Rice Racing...I know you prefer the SMB's =)

It was just over $300US shipped. Unfortunatley Jon, the original owner sold the company, but as far as I know, the quality is the same.
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