Well, now that I have that fancy new digi cam, Im taking every opportunity I can to use it, so here are some pics of my new fancy RB muffler .

~T.J.

 

That black paint burns off, right? It's just a coating? Just curious.

 

My muffler is still black.

When did they start using rolled edge tips? I like the angled ones like mine better.

 

i have one that was put on the car in 92, and it has about half the paint still on it. mine also has the angled tips

mike

 

Me too. I dot know though, cause mines BRAND new. Anyone wanna trade? j/k

 

I jusr bought a used one from Stinkfist and the paint is still on it. By the time the exh gets back that far its not nearly as hot as by the header.

 

there chrome will burn off, but i have yet to see the black come off my center section.

 

Almost all of my paint is off from the middle back- I have only had it on for aobut 2 months

 

i was curious about this myself. i think it was manntis that posted a pic of his car and exhaust, and i notcied it there. also missing is the trademark red paint in the resonators/tips that turns to "carbon dust-black" over time ... i still love the old-style, but this is pretty cool, too.

i think the paint lasts according to how you treat it. i've seen some that have rusted (though they still sound good), and on the other end of the spectrum, my brother's is 14 years old and counting and still has black paint on it ...

nice purchase rotormotordriver ... trust me, you'll be very happy!

 

I guess the same people made all their exhausts. They used to outsource the turbo-back exhausts to RS*R, but recently they started producing them themselves (I think).

 

Yeah, it was "the missing piece". After i get this installed, I can take her for a spin. I have the rest of the RB exhaust, but I've never dirivn with it (been waiting for this). I CANT WAIT .

~T.J.

 

Ummm...How? The "chrome" looks like just polished stainless steel. Kinda like the whole thing is made out of stainless, and then they paint it black after they polish the tips. When I got the muffler, they still had the tips masked off from when they painted it...I could be wrong, but it just looks like the paint would come off before the metal looses its polish .

~T.J.

EDIT: To clarify more...The metal tips are just the natural metal from the muffler (polished?), the black is the paint. Theres no coating to burn off on the tips.

 

Besides, Ill take mine off once a year and re-paint it if the paint does come off . lol, j/k

~T.J.

 

I just put mine on my GSL-SE last Saturday, I also have the hollowed pre-cats. The car sounds great and really scoots now!

 

thats correct. the 1st gen mufflers used to be made in italy, i dunno if thats still true.

mike

 

Yup the original PrimaFlow mufflers were made in Italy and had straight tips just like in that pic.. I'll trade ya!

 

The black on my downpipe is starting to look bad LOL

And its got maybe 30 miles on it...

Man look at how small the exhaust pipe OD is I had forgotten

looks sweet tho, you will like it man

 

You're making me wish I haden't sold mine a few months back - and for only $50.