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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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Dual glass packs?

right now i have a cat back exhaust. I wanna cut off my cat converter and put dual glass packs in the back with huge *** chrome tips. how you think that would sound? I want it loud.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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my dual apexi n1's sound great without cats...its reallllyyyy deep below 3 grand, sets alarms off tho, and really good sounding above that mark. doesnt sound like any other car, no honda high pitch crap. try it out..

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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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The glass inside will melt so they'll be straight through mufflers in about 2 hours.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 383_Rx7
right now i have a cat back exhaust. I wanna cut off my cat converter and put dual glass packs in the back with huge *** chrome tips. how you think that would sound? I want it loud.

If by glass packs you mean something like Cherry bombs then I can tell you, from personal experience, they don't sound great. Supertrapps are wicked loud but can't say that the sound is all that great. I do like the N1's but they are loud.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 08:12 AM
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magnaflow has a large varitey of straight through mufflers. I would use on of them. I have on on my fd and is holding up fine.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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here is almost exactly what that will sound like:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=1525012838

but i only have one straight 3"
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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I am under the impression thant glass packs will melt. Therfore a waste of money.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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I am under the impression thant glass packs will melt. Therfore a waste of money.

Melting aside, they are still a waste of money/time IMHO.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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....glass pack will melt after about 2 days at longest...depending on how hard you push it and depending on if its turbo or not.......They just cant withstand the heat that the rotary engine puts out
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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glasspacks are lame anyways. everyone knows it. just go straight piping and straight muffler and you should be fine.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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If you want loud, go straight pipe from the header like a real bawler! otherwise if you want a respectable car, at least go with magnaflow. its loud minus the annoying raspyness
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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glasspacks in rx7 just wont last rotarys burn much hotter you need at least stainless to get any kind if life span out of your muffs
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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If you want loud, get the RB header/presilencer to Apex N1 single, or corksport. I hav that with the N1 and it sounds great, and is pretty damn loud. If you want REALLY loud, you could just run the header and presilencer. That **** will set off car alarms several blocks away just from starting it up. Ask me how I know.... (technically it was only the stock exhaust manifold, but would have similar volume)
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sideways7
If you want loud, get the RB header/presilencer to Apex N1 single, or corksport. I hav that with the N1 and it sounds great, and is pretty damn loud. If you want REALLY loud, you could just run the header and presilencer. That **** will set off car alarms several blocks away just from starting it up. Ask me how I know.... (technically it was only the stock exhaust manifold, but would have similar volume)
actually, the header makes a HUGE difference in volume. i was getting headaches after i put it on. i had to get a presilencer. now it sounds low and sexy

my setup- rb header> presilencer> GPE catback.
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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idk what u guys are talking about...i've had my duals on for a whileeee and they are still pretty packed to my knowledge with no cats, however they do burn lil blue ***** of fire when i get close to redline looks pretty cool on camera

my n1s do not sound anything like that tii tho..so idk..
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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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I figured that the presilencer would bring it down to similar volume levels of just the stock man. I also have a large streetport with ported exhaust and no diffusers, which makes it louder. Regardless, its approaching the hearing damage level at full throttle.
Also, turbo and non-turbo cars sound considerably different.
Here are some exhaust clips: http://howto.globalvicinity.com/gv_w...i=66&co=1&vi=1
Mine is the last one.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 06:32 AM
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I've been running a pair of glass pack for two years, and love the sound, it's deeper than most rotarys. Originally I had gutted cats>stock Y pipe>glass packs, then I went to my current setup: RB Road Race header>pre-mufflers>glass packs. The header really required extra muffling, those things are loud. The funny thing is people on these boards talk bad about glass packs, but I get compliments on the sound all the time, it's a farcry from that annoying "fart can" sound. And don't listen to people who say they'll melt in 10 minutes, mine have lasted two years, I've videoed my car numerous times and the sound hasn't changed.
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