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Old 05-20-2009, 01:53 PM
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Does anyone have any experience running the T1R 70EM at Laguna Seca? I'm just trying to figure out if I have to either put the cat back on, or swap back to stock. Thanks.
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Exhaust don't really help with lap times, you could do either one, put the cat on or just put stock exhaust on.

Whats the sound limit at laguna ? I believe my stock exhaust did like 93db at 5500 rpm when the referee tested it.
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Just play it safe and install your stock exhaust or bring it with you.

Its not worth it to ruin your whole day because you couldnt be bothered.
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Originally Posted by smirfs2k05,May 20 2009, 03:13 PM
Whats the sound limit at laguna? I believe my stock exhaust did like 93db at 5500 rpm when the referee tested it.
Sound limit varies, but it's pretty strict.
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I ran four sessions with the 70REM Ti and passed the 92dB at Laguna with the following config.

Stock Intake (must)
OEM Cat
70 REM Titanium
R-Compounds (higher rpm out of the corners)

It rained on my last session and I was flagged for sound.
Lower temp. + lower cloud lines could have caused my sound violation but its borderline pass/fail.
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my friend ran his bone stock AP1 with T1R 70 EM and he passed the sound limit (92dB @ 50ft.) just fine.... me, on the other hand..
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thanks for the replies guys. I'll try and find myself a stock exhaust.

The only stock exhaust I have is cut in half..
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Originally Posted by maxrev,May 20 2009, 02:43 PM
I ran four sessions with the 70REM Ti and passed the 92dB at Laguna with the following config.

Stock Intake (must)
OEM Cat
70 REM Titanium
R-Compounds (higher rpm out of the corners)

It rained on my last session and I was flagged for sound.
Lower temp. + lower cloud lines could have caused my sound violation but its borderline pass/fail.
Hey rob,

so you're saying I'd most likely fail with a comptech intake and 70em?
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Intake noise fails a lot of cars at Laguna.
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better to change the exhaust now than risk being SOL and waste a day by not driving or coasting uphill between turns 5 and 6 to pass sound. Just swap out the exhaust to stock now and go have fun on an awesome track.


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