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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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hmmm don't know what to say ..if it do the job well thats good but...??????? lol
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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i cant say enough about this setup...its exactly what i wanted in a cat-back...and more....and yes i was going for the "doesnt catch the eye" sleeper look....lol...heres some pics of the real dolphin---


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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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heres another of mine...
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:43 PM
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"Stealth" maybe, but not sleeper. "Sleeper" is something nearly indistinguishable from stock, like the Racing Beat twin tip... not a "black hole" under the rear bumper because you blacked out your exhaust. That doesn't look stock, it looks like you're one of those people whose exhaust fell off on the freeway and were too lazy to go back and pick it up.

I don't have a problem with the down-turned tip, and I'm well aware of why people do it. That's not my objection. It's the lack of anything really visible that is what I find most "aesthetically displeasing" about your exhaust. If you like it, fine, but in both of the pictures above, the exhaust is very visible. If you were going to black it out, you might as well have made a replacement panel for the rear valance that didn't have the very noticeable notch for the exhaust on the right hand side. That way it wouldn't look like something was missing and wouldn't be so "aesthetically displeasing"...
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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It just looks flat satin black to me.

I have a feeling it looks much better in person.

Cmon Jim, just let the guy have his dolphin exhaust and be happy!
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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Originally posted by clayne
Cmon Jim, just let the guy have his dolphin exhaust and be happy!
No, Goddamnit!

I agree that it looks a lot better in the latest picture he posted, and it does go with his wheels.
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 04:57 PM
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Well I think it is great that you created a custom part for your car! And who cares what people think as long as you like it. (I personally think it looks great.) I also plan on creating a custom catback, maybe with a Remus muffler.

So do you have any pics from the underside or before you installed it?
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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I like the real thing way better with even a bit of chrome, than the knockoff... but that's my taste....
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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I gots mad skills, yo!
after all what would the world be like if everyone agreed
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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I like it. Better than the chrome "Hungry Man" fart can canister tips Kinda reminds me of a bus but fabbed is cool
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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heres one with the N1....kinda over powering for the sexy lines of the 7 if you ask me....

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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 08:14 PM
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The N1 looks and sounds like ***, and the N1 dual doubly so...

Seriously, I've never heard an exhaust on the FD that I liked less.
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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The more I see the Dolphin style, the more I want one. Good job on going through with it.


ps: jimlab is lame.

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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 08:28 PM
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ps: jimlab is lame.
Does that mean I can't come over to play any more?
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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The more I see the Dolphin style, the more I want one.

thats exactly what happened to me....lol...eventually i gave in to temptation and broke out the miller.....
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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jimlab, its pretty obvious you dont even like the rotary engine in general, nevertheless how it sounds. btw hows that v8 swap doing?...Personally I went from a WRX boxer engine with full exhaust to the rx7 with full exhaust and apexi n1, and honestly I like the chainsaw on steriods sound. jack you should make a video of it, also, the turndowns are very functional, keeps the bumper from looking like mine...well my car also shoots flames that go all the way up to the rear hatch...
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 10:15 PM
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looks good to me...it's simple and functional (if you ever hit the track). Anyone who road races knows that many many road courses have db levels which is a problem with rotaries. Most FC's in the SCCA angle some tip downward but yours looks real close to the RE piece. thumbs up from me.
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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 06:29 AM
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While you all have your little hissyfit arguments, does ANYONE agree that it could be the XR1?
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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 08:25 AM
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It looks like "Deputy Droopalong's" gun barrel...

It's like getting in bed with a naked woman and not having an erection...

It has no "intimidation factor."

My opinion is that the RX7 should appear aggressive and some what intimidating... Based on its performance...
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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 12:42 PM
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Originally posted by Flybye
While you all have your little hissyfit arguments, does ANYONE agree that it could be the XR1?
Why doesn't BoostCrzy just answer that question? After all, Pettit doesn't make much in-house, so regardless of where he got the canister, if it's a Borla, it'll say Borla on the side. They're not shy about labeling their products.

And while we're talking about hissyfit arguments, aren't you the one who stopped by my thread to tell me that I went to all that work and then "picked the ugliest ****** wheels on the planet"?

Everyone who posts pictures has to be open to the possibility that not everyone will like what they've done with their car.
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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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Originally posted by Flybye
does ANYONE agree that it could be the XR1?
It could be but like what has pretty much been hinted at I'm sure if there was no shame in saying what kind of muffler it was, he would have already said "It's a borla xr-1, dimensions are yada, yada, yada..." All I have to say is some sort of silver temp coating(or possibly using a borla stainless muffler and finding a stainless tip) versus all black would have made a big difference probably.
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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 03:20 PM
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i dont know who manufactured the canister...all i know is it was sold by Pettit racing.....
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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 03:26 PM
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Originally posted by RX7UP

It has no "intimidation factor."

My opinion is that the RX7 should appear aggressive and some what intimidating... Based on its performance...

Wanna race?....lol....i think the rx7 is aggressive enough on its own without a big chrome can hanging from its rear screaming "i want to look pretty".......im going more for the "how fast am I?" look......
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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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Jim, quit posting here and get back and finish your car! I want to see/hear about it on the street or track. It's a garage queen!
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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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I still want a 'tasteful' dual exhaust and I don't care about a little extra weight. Someone fab up one of these (and not with chrome 'canister' 5" tips)...
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