Post pics of your exhaust system..... (buyers guide)
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A couple videos of the exhaust in action. The racing one I had a slight leak at the turbo.
Click here to see Video
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=1213123703
A couple videos of the exhaust in action. The racing one I had a slight leak at the turbo.
Click here to see Videohttp://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oid=1213123703
Originally Posted by HDP
Why?
From watching the videos on the site and comparing it to others. I find it still has the distinctive Rx7 sound but doesn't sounds like a civic as my old Apexi N1 did. Also it isn't as deep as a RB or a Borla XR-1.
To each his own though,
Alex
Originally Posted by MirX
im looking at getting a Fujitsubo Super Ti (titanium) catback, and hks downpipe and straightthrough midpipe,
has anyone had or heard ne experiences with fujitsubo???
has anyone had or heard ne experiences with fujitsubo???
Originally Posted by Emartoo
Best Turbo Exhaust Ever: Fujitsubo Legalis R
Build Quality: I'm a certified welder so I know the difference between a poor weld and a good one, and this exhaust is 100% machine welded. It is perfect. The pipes fit exactly dead center in the flanges, and every weld is a work of art. I wish I had two of them; one to hang on my wall and oogle at, and one on my MR2. I took a magnet to the entire exhaust and the only parts of it that are non-magnetic (i.e. other material than stainless steel) are the flanges and some structure inside the muffler canister. All the rest is pure 100% stainless steel. The muffler shell itself is stainless. The overall look is "enhanced stock" and it looks fantastic. Nothing ricey about it.
Sound: The biggest draw of any exhaust is the sound. Some would argue performance, but in that case, I say just get straight pipes. In my opinion, this exhaust is one of the best sounding turbo exhaust I've heard on a 4 cylinder turbo motor. The only other contender would be certain Subaru exhausts, and that has to do with the fact that the Boxer engine naturally puts out a different exhaust tone. I'm currently running a 2.5" downpipe into the 3" Fujitsubo exhaust, with no CATs in the system. I was worried that not having a primary cat would make the exhaust too loud, but again, it sounds exactly like stock but deeper and more full. I guess the difference would be akin to a 22 khz mono MP3 recording of your exhaust tone, and then hearing the 44.1 hkz stereo MP3 version with the sound clicked up a few notches. The only two exhausts I've lived with on my car are the stock muffler and a TKO 7" muffler, and this exhaust is much better. The TKO was too loud for my tastes with a downpipe, especially when you first start the car up in the morning, and the exhaust tone didn't increase in a linear fashion. The Fujitsubo screams like an NA, with the exhaust note simply getting gradually louder and faster as you increase RPMs.
Performance: My car runs stock boost aside from the increase you gain from having a free flowing exhaust. My boost gauge is digial and reads in hkpa. With the TKO muffler, on a hard pull, I'd see about .80 hkpa which is 11.75 psi. If I kept on the throttle, I'd creep up to fuel cut at around .88 hkpa or ~12.9 psi. After swapping on the Fujitsubo, I now see .75 hkpa or 11.025 psi on a hard pull, and it takes a little longer to creep up to fuel cut. So essentially, by swapping on the Fujitsubo, I lost less than 1 psi (7/10ths to be exact). In my view, this is an incredibly free-flowing muffler for not being a straight-through design like the TKO. It actually *feels* like a faster car because it's not as loud, giving the impression that the motor isn't working as hard to make the same power. If you've ever been in a Vtech enabled Honda with a loud, ricey muffler, you know what it's like to have the car suddenly start howling and screaming at you're not really going any faster. With the Fujitsubo, you've got that sinking-back-in-my-seat feeling and you look down at the tach and say to yourself "woah, I'm already at 6000rpm?".
I'd easily give this muffler a 10/10. I'm so impressed with it, I think every car manufacturer should offer a Fujitsubo exhaust as a performance upgrade. That way you'd get maximized performance, sound, and longevity due to the stainless steel construction.
Build Quality: I'm a certified welder so I know the difference between a poor weld and a good one, and this exhaust is 100% machine welded. It is perfect. The pipes fit exactly dead center in the flanges, and every weld is a work of art. I wish I had two of them; one to hang on my wall and oogle at, and one on my MR2. I took a magnet to the entire exhaust and the only parts of it that are non-magnetic (i.e. other material than stainless steel) are the flanges and some structure inside the muffler canister. All the rest is pure 100% stainless steel. The muffler shell itself is stainless. The overall look is "enhanced stock" and it looks fantastic. Nothing ricey about it.
Sound: The biggest draw of any exhaust is the sound. Some would argue performance, but in that case, I say just get straight pipes. In my opinion, this exhaust is one of the best sounding turbo exhaust I've heard on a 4 cylinder turbo motor. The only other contender would be certain Subaru exhausts, and that has to do with the fact that the Boxer engine naturally puts out a different exhaust tone. I'm currently running a 2.5" downpipe into the 3" Fujitsubo exhaust, with no CATs in the system. I was worried that not having a primary cat would make the exhaust too loud, but again, it sounds exactly like stock but deeper and more full. I guess the difference would be akin to a 22 khz mono MP3 recording of your exhaust tone, and then hearing the 44.1 hkz stereo MP3 version with the sound clicked up a few notches. The only two exhausts I've lived with on my car are the stock muffler and a TKO 7" muffler, and this exhaust is much better. The TKO was too loud for my tastes with a downpipe, especially when you first start the car up in the morning, and the exhaust tone didn't increase in a linear fashion. The Fujitsubo screams like an NA, with the exhaust note simply getting gradually louder and faster as you increase RPMs.
Performance: My car runs stock boost aside from the increase you gain from having a free flowing exhaust. My boost gauge is digial and reads in hkpa. With the TKO muffler, on a hard pull, I'd see about .80 hkpa which is 11.75 psi. If I kept on the throttle, I'd creep up to fuel cut at around .88 hkpa or ~12.9 psi. After swapping on the Fujitsubo, I now see .75 hkpa or 11.025 psi on a hard pull, and it takes a little longer to creep up to fuel cut. So essentially, by swapping on the Fujitsubo, I lost less than 1 psi (7/10ths to be exact). In my view, this is an incredibly free-flowing muffler for not being a straight-through design like the TKO. It actually *feels* like a faster car because it's not as loud, giving the impression that the motor isn't working as hard to make the same power. If you've ever been in a Vtech enabled Honda with a loud, ricey muffler, you know what it's like to have the car suddenly start howling and screaming at you're not really going any faster. With the Fujitsubo, you've got that sinking-back-in-my-seat feeling and you look down at the tach and say to yourself "woah, I'm already at 6000rpm?".
I'd easily give this muffler a 10/10. I'm so impressed with it, I think every car manufacturer should offer a Fujitsubo exhaust as a performance upgrade. That way you'd get maximized performance, sound, and longevity due to the stainless steel construction.
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From: Grovetown, Ga
Fujitsubo Super Ti link:
http://www.fujitsubo.co.jp/search/pr...namID=00000084
there's a number of Suby guys running around with it, too. Fujitsubo quality is top of the line and they sound awesome.
http://www.fujitsubo.co.jp/search/pr...namID=00000084
Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Don't have experience w/ it on FDs, but I know it's real popular w/ the MR2 crowd... Lemme know if you're interested in it. I can get one for ya no prob
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Rich, who makes the 4" exhaust you're getting?
Originally Posted by MirX
email sent ramy 
Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Sorry Rambo, didn't see this until now. It's a custom dealio, fabbed up by Sean at A-spec. It'll be 4 inches from the turbo back, and have a magnaflow muffler in the mid section and another at the rear. It'll look similar to the one posted by Cmonakar, but with a s/s tip on it:
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From: Buffalo, NY
Originally Posted by RICE RACING
Three letters SMB
From the home of the best FD ever put into production (Australia and the SP) below is a video and full parts list of the system. It passes road side noise tests, is fully legal and makes 410bhp @ engine on all stock components. Amazing exhaust, its the reason I bought a FD !
http://www.smb.net.au/fullsystemsmazdarx7.htm
http://mugenpower.net/rx7c/ricesp.mpg
From the home of the best FD ever put into production (Australia and the SP) below is a video and full parts list of the system. It passes road side noise tests, is fully legal and makes 410bhp @ engine on all stock components. Amazing exhaust, its the reason I bought a FD !
http://www.smb.net.au/fullsystemsmazdarx7.htm
http://mugenpower.net/rx7c/ricesp.mpg
Originally Posted by livin4hockey
410 bhp on a stock engine?? Are you sure about that? That's pretty amazing if its true. Where do they say this on the site?
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Originally Posted by MirX
im looking at getting a Fujitsubo Super Ti (titanium) catback, and hks downpipe and straightthrough midpipe,
has anyone had or heard ne experiences with fujitsubo???
has anyone had or heard ne experiences with fujitsubo???
ill let u know how it goes if ur interested.
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From: FL-->NJ/NYC again!
Originally Posted by RX7UP
E-town 11/12/06...... How about it Rich?
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Originally Posted by Mahjik
The exhaust itself isn't going to make the 410bhp. He's basically saying that on a 410bhp car, it passes road side noise tests.
