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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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What does a racing beat muffler sound like

on an 85? does anyone have a sound clip?
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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sounds "raspy" on my SE, I had a magnaflow on my gs like yours and it faaaaaaaaaaaaaarr better sounding.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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way to quite for me i have straight pipe to the RB muffler and im gunna get a header and a n1 style can and then use my RB when i want to be invisible on radar
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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I want a quiet but low sound. none of this rice sound...
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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if you want quite but low and have no smog then the rb cat pipe and muffler are your best bet i think it sounds good but my .2 is its to quite
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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RB PowerPulse rear muffler, pre-silencer, and headers, and it stays 'below-the-radar' which is what I want for my car.

I don't want to get hassled by cops on my way to work or home at the end of the day for too much noise. I already worry that I'll get a cop behind me that smells the exhaust and then wants to see my registration. Why would I want to draw attention to myself?

For the sound, and performance, you can't go wrong. Once you get it over 4k, it really gets louder and I've had people mention that. To each their own,
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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RB PowerPulse rear muffler, pre-silencer, and headers, and it stays 'below-the-radar' which is what I want for my car.

I don't want to get hassled by cops on my way to work or home at the end of the day for too much noise. I already worry that I'll get a cop behind me that smells the exhaust and then wants to see my registration. Why would I want to draw attention to myself?

For the sound, and performance, you can't go wrong. Once you get it over 4k, it really gets louder and I've had people mention that. To each their own,
LMAO Longduck, with cars like yours ( and mine... decked out Mariah ) I don't think either of us can say we don't want to draw attention. Unfortunately, that makes the cops scrutinize us even more. You're right that anything else ( noise, tint, smell, speed, backfires, etc ) will put them on us.

Nice car. I almost went with yellow myself.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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Here are a couple of clips that I hosted for cdrad51. His setup is a RB header and muffler with no presilencer.

http://oregonstate.edu/~abelk/sound clips/exhaust.avi

http://oregonstate.edu/~abelk/sound clips/exhaust1.avi

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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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thanks guys.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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if ur concerned about loud exhaust, the complete rb setup is the way to go, header, presilencer and muffler. that's what i have on a sp 13b.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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ey addict link is died
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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http://oregonstate.edu/~abelk/sound%20clips/exhaust.avi
http://oregonstate.edu/~abelk/sound%...s/exhaust1.avi
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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here's a vid of 6 7's doing a driveby with all racing beat muff 'cept for 1 IIRC...some with headers...some without...different tones...you guys be the judge...

click the pic to view the vid...
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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Sgt. Fox: Thanks for fixing the links. I didn't even check them after I posted.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 10:38 PM
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Damn fox, if that's you, you bury that needle! I was shifting at 7 but I guess 8 is safe
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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hes streetported, thats why he shifts at 8
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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stockport will take 8k also, at least the ones i ran would.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Tech_Greek
Damn fox, if that's you, you bury that needle! I was shifting at 7 but I guess 8 is safe
That's me
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rxtasy3
stockport will take 8k also, at least the ones i ran would.

They will, it's just that if it's stockported, it's a waste as the power is going down after 7k, while the streetported engine will make more power after 7k rpm. That's what hornbm meant as to why I shift at 8k rpm. Or at least I hope that's what he meant.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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Exhaust tuning a rotary is best left up to the pros.
If you want Honda, wheel spinner, tin can sound go to rice.com. RB give a low, raspy, “open” tone. Nothing sounds like it & breathes better. Had the duel 2.5 V8 pipes & trashed the thing after a week of ear-bleeds. RB has the racing pedigree & sounds best hands down.
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