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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Center Mounted Exhaust on An FD?

I was wondering if anyone knew where i could find the abflug center mounted exhaust.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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Is it me or does that picture remind me of the kool aid dude?
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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hah, I see the kool aid guy too. sorry for going off topic, but I hate those wide bodys that are boxxy or the ones that leave the rear bumber with just some side skirt type things... they need to flow like the chargespeed...god I love that kit.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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Is it me or does that picture remind me of the kool aid dude?
oh yeah
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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I would love to see an RX-8 style dual exhuast on an FD (with the proper aero compliments) or something along the lines of the Ferrari 355 exhaust. But for the Ab flug exhaust....
I would guess that falls in the "custom" fabcrication department. Ooooh Yeah!!!
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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Center mounted exhaust = heated gas.

Looks like a good idea to me.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 03:12 AM
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you'll probably have to cut/modify the spare wheel section (not allowed in some countries) and if you don't, exhaust piping will be very near the fuel tank.
If you route it behind the rear bumper there will be little room and the piping setup will reduce exhaust gast efficiency due to multiple bends and turns
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 03:47 AM
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That set up is not very streetable (very low clearance) and that Abflug car is probably rockin' a fuel cell.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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don't forget the RE-amemiya Greddy car that has center exhaust as well
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Yeah, You'd probably want to set up some sort of dual fuel cell arrangement to straddle it.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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that is one of the ugliest things i have ever seen, exhaust and the whole car
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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that is one of the ugliest things i have ever seen, exhaust and the whole car
lol, agreed. OK idea (with the exhaust, at least), bad execution.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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Uhhh, the people who did that should be arrested, for the good of everything automotive. Not even hondas deserve that kinda torture.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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Why not just bolt on 6 exhaust pipes in a row and get it over with? 2 in the center is for wussies. I'm not thinking kool-aid guy but more along the lines of 'more than meets the eye'.

http://members.wri.com/jeffb/transfo...Scorponok2.jpg
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhode_Dog
I would love to see an RX-8 style dual exhuast on an FD (with the proper aero compliments) !!
+1
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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OH YEAH!
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Reven2Turboz
I was wondering if anyone knew where i could find the abflug center mounted exhaust.
It was a custom setup done for the Abflug car many years ago (probably around 2000-2001). That car also had a fuel cell. There used to be a ton of pictures around for that car, but the only ones which have stayed over the years are just the rear shots (of the exhaust).
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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don't forget the RE-amemiya Greddy car that has center exhaust as well
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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OP, have you tried contacting the company directly? It's probably a one-off piece anyway. You would have to custom make the piping and the whole 9.

Why try to reinvent the wheel?
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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I really dont think the FD was intended to have a center mounted exhaust. It would be a huge pain in the *** unless you moved the gastank around or something.




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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by apexFD
I really dont think the FD was intended to have a center mounted exhaust. It would be a huge pain in the *** unless you moved the gastank around or something.




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Right, Probably ruining the balance of the car as nothing else will be moved (like in race cars)
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 08:11 AM
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Why hasn't anyone said anything about that spoiler?! OMG!
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by drew32
Why hasn't anyone said anything about that spoiler?! OMG!
Its the kool aid man. OH YEA!!
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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Guys, you have to realize that this kit is probably 8-9 years old. That was the look back then. At one point, the old F&F Veilside kit was hot and even your very own Steve Kan was one of the first in the US to rock that full kit.

Things change over time.
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