Coupe midpipe
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how does hte magnaflow straight pipe sound like??
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my first mod experience...
...didn't go so well!
Took the midpipe to my local shop and when he attempted to line it up, he was convinced it was 2-3 inches short! But at the same time, it wasn't flush flange to flange because of the huge sedan resonator...either that I unknowingly bought a 350Z midpipe...are they distinguishable by a serial number or something?
Of course, to make matters worse, the flange on the stock muffler was so badly rusted that he said he would have to cut it off and weld the two (muffler+ midpipe) together with a small section of pipe ...he suggested I go find an aftermarket muffler so that they could be bolted together.
So, my questions are...
1) Did I make a rookie mistake and/or get sold the wrong thing?
2) What are some good options for inexpensive, relatively stock sounding mufflers?
Took the midpipe to my local shop and when he attempted to line it up, he was convinced it was 2-3 inches short! But at the same time, it wasn't flush flange to flange because of the huge sedan resonator...either that I unknowingly bought a 350Z midpipe...are they distinguishable by a serial number or something?
Of course, to make matters worse, the flange on the stock muffler was so badly rusted that he said he would have to cut it off and weld the two (muffler+ midpipe) together with a small section of pipe ...he suggested I go find an aftermarket muffler so that they could be bolted together.
So, my questions are...
1) Did I make a rookie mistake and/or get sold the wrong thing?
2) What are some good options for inexpensive, relatively stock sounding mufflers?
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^^^^^
see, my thought is that because the sedan resonator is so large (and in the way...it really protrudes out), he couldn't line it up properly and then said "it doesnt fit".
to be honest, this is a bit of a fly-by-night shop...i need to take this to a decent place!
one other thing..he said he could move the muffler back to make it fit, but then my rear lip would actually melt/burn...I'm guessing he's right about that.
see, my thought is that because the sedan resonator is so large (and in the way...it really protrudes out), he couldn't line it up properly and then said "it doesnt fit".
to be honest, this is a bit of a fly-by-night shop...i need to take this to a decent place!
one other thing..he said he could move the muffler back to make it fit, but then my rear lip would actually melt/burn...I'm guessing he's right about that.
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Even if it did tuck the tips a little (and it shouldn't) it won't melt your bumper. My tips are tucked because I swapped rear bumpers with an 05 which has a little bit of a lip compared to the 03 rear bumper. So even though my exhaust didn't move, the tips ended up a little "tucked" under the new bumper.
I've been running like that for over a year with no problems with melting or ****.
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I personally like it better than the coupe mid-pipe, its basically the smallest resonator you can get away with on the stock muffler. The tone is a little deeper at low RPM, and very coupe-like from about 2500rpm+
Heres a vid I found of a blue 06 sedan with that setup, I have HR-Y and Z-Tube so mines a tad more aggressive.
Heres a vid I found of a blue 06 sedan with that setup, I have HR-Y and Z-Tube so mines a tad more aggressive.