The Floppy Saga (Formerly The Transplant)
05-28-2013, 01:52 PM
#151
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Originally Posted by Floppy' timestamp='1368297379' post='22535666
I've also decided to sell the exhaust and change it for something a bit quieter and shinier so I'm on the hunt for a HKS Silent Hi-Power at a reasonable price. I'll have to stop spending then though...famous last words 
You know how good mine sounds
Looks immense,
Black red seats finish it off nice,
I will see it in person one day
very true the sound of your Spoon N1 is awesome...crazy but awesome! 
05-29-2013, 02:15 AM
#152
Originally Posted by 4x4 freak' timestamp='1369767606' post='22571761
[quote name='Floppy' timestamp='1368297379' post='22535666']
I've also decided to sell the exhaust and change it for something a bit quieter and shinier so I'm on the hunt for a HKS Silent Hi-Power at a reasonable price. I'll have to stop spending then though...famous last words
I've also decided to sell the exhaust and change it for something a bit quieter and shinier so I'm on the hunt for a HKS Silent Hi-Power at a reasonable price. I'll have to stop spending then though...famous last words
You know how good mine sounds
Looks immense,
Black red seats finish it off nice,
I will see it in person one day
very true the sound of your Spoon N1 is awesome...crazy but awesome! [/quote]
Loud and proud
05-29-2013, 02:24 AM
#153
Looking good Flop
06-18-2013, 04:02 AM
#154
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After posting a thread called 'exhaust conundrum' and a bit of conversation with some helpful forum members I had a PM from a fellow member who had just sold his car and taken his exhaust system off. After a bit of negotiation and a drive to Sandy in Bedfordshire I am now the owner of a GReddy Spectrum Elite by GoTuning and couldn't be happier with the way it sounds!
When I picked it up my initial impression was that it was very well built and the welds on the hangars were much better quality than the Buddyclub system I had previously but it was also a fair bit heavier and I would guess its not too much lighter than the OEM system. It did have a bit of surface rusting on the pipes from the Y section to the back boxes and as I like to see a shiny pipe under the car I got hold of a polishing kit that I could put on a drill.
At first as you can see from it sitting in my lounge all the piping was quite brown and dirty looking.
After trying to use some exhaust polish and some 800 grit wet and dry this didn't do the job enough to make me happy so I went out and got some 400, 1200 and 1500 grit. After going through all of that as well as the 3 stage polishing kit on the drill it came up quite nicely!
Here's the polishing kit:
Results after the 400 and 800 grit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-collins/9073974697/http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-collins/9073974697/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-collins/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-collins/9076208340/http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-collins/9076208340/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-collins/, on Flickr
...and finally after the 3 stage polishing kit:
I wanted to polish it up a bit more than I managed, especially where the Y section branched off but I couldn't seem to do anything with it and figured that would be in a shadow under the car anyway so it wouldn't matter much.
After doing the main pipes I used the softest polishing head to polish the fine scratches off the back boxes and tips and the tips now looks great! I was loving the look of the system before it was even on the car!
So I then set about fitting it. Getting the car up on axle stands high enough and removing the OEM system was the hardest bit! Once the OEM system was off fitting the GReddy was really easy and the fit is excellent. I made sure that I didn't tighten anything up until it was all hanging in place but I didn't have to make any adjustments at all for each tip to sit nice and centrally in the bumper apertures so I was very impressed with this.
Finally a shot of it completely fitted. It's not a great one so doesn't show the shiny pipe work that I put so much effort into polishing so I'll have to do one another time that does it more justice. As you can see though it fits really nicely.
When I picked it up my initial impression was that it was very well built and the welds on the hangars were much better quality than the Buddyclub system I had previously but it was also a fair bit heavier and I would guess its not too much lighter than the OEM system. It did have a bit of surface rusting on the pipes from the Y section to the back boxes and as I like to see a shiny pipe under the car I got hold of a polishing kit that I could put on a drill.
At first as you can see from it sitting in my lounge all the piping was quite brown and dirty looking.
After trying to use some exhaust polish and some 800 grit wet and dry this didn't do the job enough to make me happy so I went out and got some 400, 1200 and 1500 grit. After going through all of that as well as the 3 stage polishing kit on the drill it came up quite nicely!
Here's the polishing kit:
Results after the 400 and 800 grit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-collins/9073974697/http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-collins/9073974697/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-collins/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-collins/9076208340/http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-collins/9076208340/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/alex-collins/, on Flickr
...and finally after the 3 stage polishing kit:
I wanted to polish it up a bit more than I managed, especially where the Y section branched off but I couldn't seem to do anything with it and figured that would be in a shadow under the car anyway so it wouldn't matter much.
After doing the main pipes I used the softest polishing head to polish the fine scratches off the back boxes and tips and the tips now looks great! I was loving the look of the system before it was even on the car!
So I then set about fitting it. Getting the car up on axle stands high enough and removing the OEM system was the hardest bit! Once the OEM system was off fitting the GReddy was really easy and the fit is excellent. I made sure that I didn't tighten anything up until it was all hanging in place but I didn't have to make any adjustments at all for each tip to sit nice and centrally in the bumper apertures so I was very impressed with this.
Finally a shot of it completely fitted. It's not a great one so doesn't show the shiny pipe work that I put so much effort into polishing so I'll have to do one another time that does it more justice. As you can see though it fits really nicely.
06-18-2013, 06:04 AM
#159
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Thanks guys, Im really pleased with how its looking and sounding now. The exhaust was the icing on the cake for me and it sounds great without hardly any drone at all either!
My next dilemma now though is that I have a Japspeed resonated decat (I think) which has a 2.25 Inch (57mm) bore inlet with a 2.5 Inch (63mm) bore outlet...now the GReddy midpipe is 70mm and then at the Y section reduces to 60mm
So, should I change my decat to a 70mm one to match, get a Berk HFC and if so which diameter or just leave it alone?
Oh and bgh its full stainless
My next dilemma now though is that I have a Japspeed resonated decat (I think) which has a 2.25 Inch (57mm) bore inlet with a 2.5 Inch (63mm) bore outlet...now the GReddy midpipe is 70mm and then at the Y section reduces to 60mm
So, should I change my decat to a 70mm one to match, get a Berk HFC and if so which diameter or just leave it alone?
Oh and bgh its full stainless
06-18-2013, 06:22 AM
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HFC would be good! Then there is no mucking about for MOTs.
Not going to notice any difference in power either.
Looks great by the way, waiting to hear it in person now! ;/)
Not going to notice any difference in power either.
Looks great by the way, waiting to hear it in person now! ;/)