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[MellowVR4]

SNOHACKIN has this on his vr4 and it sounds deep.

 

[jeverts]

We use vibrant on a lot of the exhausts that we build at the shop and they sound really nice. I also didn't want the big fart can hanging off the back of my car. I know a lot of people run them on the GVR4s and to each their own but I don't like the way they look on these cars. The 2gs they look alright but not on the older cars.

 

[strokin4dr]

I'm running the same Vibrant muffler with an 18" resonator and full 3" piping and no cat. It sounds nice, but is a bit louder than I was hoping for or expecting.
I may add another resonator eventually.
Also, You have to get creative with the rearmost hanger to get the muffler to look right and not hit the body due to the shape and short tips compared to the stock setup.

 

[jeverts]

Well I think its time to make a TRUE billet intake. No welding. Bolts, Billet, and seals. Picked up a chunk of MIC 6 and going to get started on it this weekend.

 

[GSTwithPSI]

Jesus. What'd that run you?

 

[jeverts]

This is just for the runners. Its way more than I need. Discount steel up here has a drop section that you can dig through to get material so its a little more discounted than off the shelf. It was $250 for that but I am going to saw probably 2 inches off the length and chop it in half the long way.

 

[prove_it]

So your going to build an intake that will cost the same as a Magnus or similar and not have any R&D behind it?

 

[jeverts]

I wont have $700 in material in it and I am machining this myself so free and anything is going to be better than the cyclone gutted that I have on there now.

 

[jeverts]

I know most people won't understand but there is a lot of satisfaction that comes from being able to create some from a raw piece of material into something that I consider to be a work of art and I am saying that for everyone that works in my field. I enjoy what I do and I will do this more as a learning experience and as a challenge. I am not selling these, and if it doesn't perform the best it won't bother me. Its more of a; "I designed that and built it". Not many people can say that.

 

[EHmotorsports]

I can 100% agree with that. plus after its made its not hard to throw it on a flow bench and test it.

 

[ApexHunter]

End tanks look awesome sir. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/applause.gif

 

[jeverts]

Thank you.

 

[jeverts]

Getting there.

 

[strokin4dr]

Sick!
Keep the pics coming.

 

[jeverts]

All finished up.

 

[VR4_1752]

That looks sick!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif

 

[transparentdsm]

looks soo good. is your camera inverting the pictures? it looks like the spot where the egr would be is on the wrong side. it could also be me.

 

[jeverts]

You freaked me out. I was at home when I read that. No, its good I think you are looking at it upside down. Most of the intake flanges that are made are not flat across the top. I did that to make it easier on myself for machining.

 

[transparentdsm]

ooh so the top is flat. ok. that makes sooo much more sense to me.

 

[jeverts]

Not sure if sarcasm? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Sorry I was vague on that. I meant to say, the head side flange is flat across the top side.