Racing beat full exhaust for an NA
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Racing beat full exhaust for an NA
I was wondering a few things about this exhaust, as it has basically everything youd need in an exhaust system, but is a large investment. So here goes:
Is it too loud for street use in southern california?
Being catless, does the smell attract a lot of attention from other drivers (cops)?
Will it backfire much? Visibly?
If not the rb full exhaust, what would yall recommend?
Thanks guys!
Is it too loud for street use in southern california?
Being catless, does the smell attract a lot of attention from other drivers (cops)?
Will it backfire much? Visibly?
If not the rb full exhaust, what would yall recommend?
Thanks guys!
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Rb exhaust is not too loud. However I used there presilencer in place of cat. You will need a cat to pass smog. Bonez has a cat designed for rx7s that I've heard work well. The smell without the cat is pretty evident.
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It will smell, not horribly if your car is running ok. It won't be too loud. Mine didn't afterfire a lot, at night you could see a bit of purple flame in the exhaust here and there when it was catless
I had an OBX header, an aftermarket main cat and the RB catback. The cat got cooked and died so I replaced the cat with a resonator, and the car was a bit quieter like that. It did smell a little.
I had an OBX header, an aftermarket main cat and the RB catback. The cat got cooked and died so I replaced the cat with a resonator, and the car was a bit quieter like that. It did smell a little.
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I personally feel the header is a necessary piece of the puzzle as that is where the majority of the gained BHP is at. The downside, however, is noise. The factory shoebox header dampens noise significantly due to its design affecting the 'pulses' coming out of the engine.. they mingle in the box and a lot of noise is canceled out as a result. This also makes the shoebox horribly inefficient. A full RB exhaust will net you a noticeable power increase, but utilizing the header and the cutback with either a presilencer or cat in the middle of it greatly increases the drivability. Its a little hard to describe... but I feel it ultimately means youre not accelerating nearly as hard to, say, keep up with traffic at the lights.
The way I see it.. youre paying for decent quality, and the fact that the mufflers where they exit the car looks stock. That is possibly my favorite 'design feature'.. its totally different if you've got two fart cans chillin off the back of the car.. looks like you're up to no good! To top it off, the system sounds great and was engineered to be of actual use, not just make noise and widen exhaust pipe diameter...
The way I see it.. youre paying for decent quality, and the fact that the mufflers where they exit the car looks stock. That is possibly my favorite 'design feature'.. its totally different if you've got two fart cans chillin off the back of the car.. looks like you're up to no good! To top it off, the system sounds great and was engineered to be of actual use, not just make noise and widen exhaust pipe diameter...
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My interpretation of that ^ excellent observation albeit with a twist, if you're primarily daily driving the 7, stay with the stock manifold and just do downpipe to pre-silencer. The extra noise will get old after a while.
If you track it, or are expecting to start tracking it regularly, get the header set up.
If unsure, you can always get a header later.
Racing Beat themselves will give you that same conclusion.
If you track it, or are expecting to start tracking it regularly, get the header set up.
If unsure, you can always get a header later.
Racing Beat themselves will give you that same conclusion.
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I personally feel the header is a necessary piece of the puzzle as that is where the majority of the gained BHP is at. The downside, however, is noise. The factory shoebox header dampens noise significantly due to its design affecting the 'pulses' coming out of the engine.. they mingle in the box and a lot of noise is canceled out as a result. This also makes the shoebox horribly inefficient. A full RB exhaust will net you a noticeable power increase, but utilizing the header and the cutback with either a presilencer or cat in the middle of it greatly increases the drivability. Its a little hard to describe... but I feel it ultimately means youre not accelerating nearly as hard to, say, keep up with traffic at the lights.
The way I see it.. youre paying for decent quality, and the fact that the mufflers where they exit the car looks stock. That is possibly my favorite 'design feature'.. its totally different if you've got two fart cans chillin off the back of the car.. looks like you're up to no good! To top it off, the system sounds great and was engineered to be of actual use, not just make noise and widen exhaust pipe diameter...
The way I see it.. youre paying for decent quality, and the fact that the mufflers where they exit the car looks stock. That is possibly my favorite 'design feature'.. its totally different if you've got two fart cans chillin off the back of the car.. looks like you're up to no good! To top it off, the system sounds great and was engineered to be of actual use, not just make noise and widen exhaust pipe diameter...
the RB header on the other hand is smaller than the port outlets and they cheat the radius on the inlet too, so this is why it doesn't show power gains.
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I just checked out my S5 and some asshat put on 2 cats.( I am sure they are hollowed out)
Seeing it is a royal Screwup and the catback looks like a 2 year old got at it,I got a RB TII setup that has the 2.5 inch tips.It has a 3 inch y pipe flange.
So plans are to toss a 3 inch universal Cat on it and adapt it to the stock downpipe.
I just got the car into the garage today so I will know more as time permits.I'll try to update.
Seeing it is a royal Screwup and the catback looks like a 2 year old got at it,I got a RB TII setup that has the 2.5 inch tips.It has a 3 inch y pipe flange.
So plans are to toss a 3 inch universal Cat on it and adapt it to the stock downpipe.
I just got the car into the garage today so I will know more as time permits.I'll try to update.
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From RB:
"The 1986-92 13B 6-port engines, in stock form with the factory fuel injection, produces similar power gains with either our Header/Presilencer combo or our RX-7 Down Pipe/Presilencer combination. If you have no intentions of installing our Holley intake System (or any other aftermarket carb set-up), we recommend the use of the RX-7 Down Pipe/Presilencer combo since it offers a slightly quieter exhaust note, is easier to install and less costly."
"If you are intending to upgrade the intake or fuel injection system, the Header/Presilencer combo offers the greatest performance potential."
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the RB header is made from 44mm ID tubing, and the exit of the engine is 48mm, there is enough meat to port the RB header so that there is at least a cone/taper from the engine into the header.
the RB pipe is the right size, the FC engine is too big. the racing engines have smaller outlets, so the ideal fix is a new exhaust sleeve, but that requires making one, and then rebuilding the engine so its not very practical
the RB pipe is the right size, the FC engine is too big. the racing engines have smaller outlets, so the ideal fix is a new exhaust sleeve, but that requires making one, and then rebuilding the engine so its not very practical
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The Racing Beat full exhaust is not street legal in the People's Republik of Kalifornia, nor are any of their headers. Therefore, the catback exhaust is your next best choice. The one nice thing about socialism is that it makes your choices a lot easier.
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Hahahaha legal or not doesnt concern me. Whether it smells bad enough for a poliec ociffer to notice is what worries me
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That's not how it works. If your region has mandatory emissions inspections, then you will not pass and therefore can't drive the car on the street until you get it fixed. If your region does not have mandatory inspections, then you will be OK until you get into a wreck or get stopped by a police officer for whatever reason (speeding, parking, not stopping at a stop sign, loud stereo, just to be a *****, etc.). The fine is $2,500 for each illegal part, and possibly jail time. It is stupid to spend a lot of money on an exhaust system that will just get you in trouble.
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You will need a stock setup to use to pass emissions and your inspections. After that it's a roll of the dice on whether any of the things Evil Aviator mentioned happens. Sounds like in the P.R.K the cops pay attention to that stuff. In TN. At least my neck of the woods they could care less.