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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 10:26 PM
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Muffler Question...

Im sorry for bringing up the subject again...but it is a quick question....I welcome any mod to close or even delete the thread after my question has been answered.

But are these mufflers good for their price and will they hold up to the exhaust heat of a rotary engine?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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I wouldn't recomend cheap mufflers. Your car will sound like ****. Mufflers like the ones you linked will sound raspy. Invest in a RB catback and your car will sound fantastic and it won't look like fart cans.
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 12:20 PM
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-=shrugs=- I guess but i dont have the money for the RB set up yet.....and I kind of like the the look of "fart cans".

Also anyone know the symptoms of a clogged cats?
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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clogged cats= loss of power
cat glows red

now have you looked into the Corksport catback?
It's not that expensive and theres a few for sale in the FS section of the forum
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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Yea....my budget for an exhaust...for the time being is less than 200$ Thats why Im thinking of getting these. If someone is selling a whole bolt on exhaust after the main cat or from the header back(I plan on gutting the cats if I have no money to get whole new piping)
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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isn't this covered weekly?
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by flamin-roids
I wouldn't recomend cheap mufflers. Your car will sound like ****. Mufflers like the ones you linked will sound raspy. Invest in a RB catback and your car will sound fantastic and it won't look like fart cans.


YOUR opinion. Not everyone likes the RB exhaust *raises hand*


Anyways, back to the question. I have ebay mufflers, I've had them for a year, they are loud but they work, and they are holding up fine.
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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I never questioned the quality. And someone who doesn't like the RB exhaust needs to try it first. If you like the rice look and raspy chainsaw exhaust then by all means shop on ebay. And I don't think its only my opinion when it comes to RB exhaust.
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by flamin-roids
I never questioned the quality. And someone who doesn't like the RB exhaust needs to try it first. If you like the rice look and raspy chainsaw exhaust then by all means shop on ebay. And I don't think its only my opinion when it comes to RB exhaust.
Did I say it was only your opinion? No... I just said that comment you made was your opinion, most likely it's others too. I don't like the RB because of how it looks, it hangs too low and is not my style honestly. The only person that has ever gotten it to look good and not hang low and look saggy was RarestRX, but I've never seen anyone else accomplish that.

I have no chainsaw or raspy sound with my ebay mufflers, just loud. It's more of a deep sound than raspy.
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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YOUR opinion. Not everyone likes the RB exhaust *raises hand*


Anyways, back to the question. I have ebay mufflers, I've had them for a year, they are loud but they work, and they are holding up fine.
Yeah some of us like ricer mufflers. *points and laughs*

Don't buy cheap ****. Buy good quality mufflers. RB or Borla get my vote.
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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Yeah some of us like ricer mufflers. *points and laughs*

Don't buy cheap ****. Buy good quality mufflers. RB or Borla get my vote.
Yah they're ricer, I don't really care

They were cheap, and I made a full system for much less than the RB. They are also straight through and not restrictive at all (hence the loudness ) and that's all I really cared about.
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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I got mangaflows
I like em and they arent too loud
2.5" catback for 160
I will be keeping them unless the police think they are too loud
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenteth
isn't this covered weekly?
yes
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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Alright thanks.....I will probably just go with the "ricer" mufflers.(as you riceaphobic people call them...geez every thing is rice now a days....hmm)..Why? Because its in my budget...when I save up more money...most likely after the rebuild or the TII swap(juss the engine is all I need...gots everything else) I will then get a better exhaust system that will be maybe quieter and better but...hey I also like the "ricer" look....and thanks dDub for answering my question and thank you all for giving me your opinions...I will keep them in my head as I decide everything out...who knows...i might just get the RB or Borla or I might just stick to the ebay ones....-=shrugs=- only the future can tell us that
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