Engine Question about exhaust setup

Question about exhaust setup

So I'm finally going to deal with headers and exhaust for my 9thgen. I'm almost positive I'm going with JP headers, but for the rest of the exhaust what do yall recommend?

I was looking at the borla exhaust which for the money wasn't all that bad. Or do you think its just as effective to have a custom one made?

odd that you brought this up today... I'm doing my exaust next week or so buying Vortexes old muffler and getting a custom one done

My room mates grand pa owns a shop or something and I can get a whole custom set up done for $70(?) Just would have to buy a muffler. I don't know which way to go.

70 bucks an't bad man.. mine is going to be 140 but with a resonater to quiet her down a bit... so yeah custom sounds like the way to go

Yeah, but the borla exhaust sounds sexy like a rabbit.

just get a borla muffler then... has to be cheaper than all that

Hey, now thats a good philosphy. Shoulda thought of that myself.

Hey, how much do you pay to get your springs installed?

nada, did them my self only 5 of us 8 hours... ok I can't say it didn't cost me anything... I got dinner and beer for everybody involved.

Yeah, I know generally how to put them in, but I'm so nervous that I would muck things up that I just wanna shop to do it...only problem is the shops here want 300+ for the install which to me is almost worth messing it up on my own for that amount.

what my friend has on his xrs is a mandreal bent pipe from the cat to his magnaflow exhaust... really sounds nice... and he said it gave some power... no numbers though...

just remember to tighten everything down and you'll be fine... and in a few weeks check the fitment and tightness of everything again... but yeah it is always best to have somebody there with you who has done it before... its not all that hard but getting the springs back on the strut and getting everything tightend down properly is about the hardest part... except maby the 2 bolts that hold the front strut to the back of the break/steering assembly those are a bitch it took 2 people holding the car on one side to keep it from rocking and 2 on the breaker bar to break them loose... hummm maby a qualified shop would be best

Haha, lol yeah. Are you running on stock shocks still?

yeah for now.. I'm of the mind set right now.. that when I blow my stockers I'll buy new ones (also I didn't have enough money to get the kyb's when I got my springs

Thanks for the words of advice bro.

no problem... post up when ever you get everyting installed... always like seeing another 9th gen being moded around here...

Ha yeah, once I get it dropped, put my new rims on, and give her a bath I'll put some pics up.

it took 5 people 8 hours to bolt in an exhaust? is that what i read? that's 40 hours of work!

I think he was talking about spring installation.

A couple friends and I installed my springs/struts (well, mostly them..lol) -- took all afternoon, but we weren't exactly in a hurry..and used all hand tools.

Yea it took me a friend a whole day to do my spring install, with hand and air tools.

sheesh... still... lol

me & my old roommate did the springs in his xB in 40 minutes (have to use handtools.... the top perches are under the windshield overhang)

ah well, at least you guys are working on your own cars!

Was it your first time?

I couldn't imagine an xB could have many tight bolts or rust..we had to break a wheel off my brake drum..took a 6'3"-ish 200+lb guy to do it, too..heh

I'll be lifting my truck shortly, and I don't expect that to take long at all.

2 1/2 inch cat back got rid of the 2nd cat on my car two resinators to make it quite a megan muffler sounds nice http://www.cardomain.com/ride/791028/4 check it out here also got some other pics as well