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18-01-2005, 05:39 PM | #31 | ||
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It was blocked to work as a sound deadener. Like an intake resonator. Mine was one of the original factory ones that had the twin pipes all the way through. Made SFA difference.
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Besides, stereo's systems arn't my thing. Even if it had one of those $99 tape decks, it would more than enough for me.
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19-01-2005, 11:24 AM | #36 | |||
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Must be something they changed in later ones cause mine is AU1 but 99 build...
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It wasnt till last year before I got the full system I saw another 3 XR6's (all AU1) that had the identical twin tips as mine. To me that says that the factory VCT exhaust was originally a twin tip setup that was changed at some early point. Do you have a resonator at the rear after the second pipe is blocked? I know mine had a resonator with 2 pipes in and 2 pipes out on it.
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19-01-2005, 12:51 PM | #38 | ||
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there is only one sound and one sound only LOL you all know what I mean.......
Good luck Bucky in your search of a deep throbbing note !!! Next shop get to more pots....j/k Hope it work's out for you, I personally would have waited till I could put the headers on at the same time.
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19-01-2005, 02:15 PM | #39 | |||
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19-01-2005, 02:40 PM | #40 | |||
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If I had been able to get headers that work as well as the JMM Race headers and still been a std size I probably wouldnt have changed my stock cat back system. I'm not really into the noise side..Bluedriver is right...an I6 is and I6, it will never have the noise of a V8. It is what it is. Loud I6's usually sound crap anyhow. Of course, not sounding like a V8 doesnt mean it cant be as fast as a lot of them :p In the end the headers are the killer...the VCT needs to breath just like any other engine. I have to agree with Bluedriver again too, I'd get the whole lot done in one go too (actually, I did) as sounding nice is ok but it really needs the balls to back it up....and that needs headers.
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19-01-2005, 04:18 PM | #41 | ||
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yep Casper I can only back you up from my own experience trying to get I6's sound good, lots of wasted $$$ and could never get it right....they still GO great but it just not meant to be.
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19-01-2005, 05:09 PM | #42 | ||
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Thing is I think my car sounds great...for an I6. Its never going to sound like a V8.
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19-01-2005, 06:02 PM | #43 | ||
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I'll be going the headers soon.
I got the car back. Instantly I noticed the different. Sounds pretty good. At steady idle with a little acceleration, the note is realy quite deep. Pretty happy with that. Its not till you give it some currie, that the sound of the 6 comes through. Overall, pretty happy with it. Definatley now know its not an 8, where as before, it was muffled and it didn't have much of any sound. I can actually hear the car in the cabin. Yay. Headers are next, followed by the pig pipe. Somewhere in there is the XR50 front
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19-01-2005, 10:02 PM | #44 | ||
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Somewhere in there is the XR50 front
I think there's a few of us that'll be lining up for that.
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20-01-2005, 12:24 AM | #45 | ||
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Any droning bucky? From the car I mean - we know about your droning.
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20-01-2005, 06:34 AM | #46 | ||
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No idea. Not sure what droning sounds like.
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20-01-2005, 08:39 AM | #47 | ||
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Sounds like:
DRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE [gearchange]DRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE [gearchange] etc.
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20-01-2005, 09:04 AM | #48 | ||
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i get the same sensation on the phone with you shane :P
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20-01-2005, 05:55 PM | #49 | ||
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Mines an auto, so doesn't it automatically drone. Especially with the foot on the accelerater when it changes gear.
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20-01-2005, 06:18 PM | #51 | ||
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Yeah but you got all taht stuff done to yours.
I'm not really sure if it drones or not. Or if its good or bad.
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22-01-2005, 07:39 PM | #52 | ||
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I was told the sound is pretty good, but hadn't heard it from behind as the car leaves. Tonight I heard it. Gotta say, it sounds really good from out of the car. I'm impressed now with the sound.
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27-01-2005, 12:18 AM | #53 | ||
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So bucky. Your car looks good, sounds good, but still goes like a 6! Mine, on the other hand, sounds great, looks OK, goes like a 6 with a V8 in it (ie it still gets beaten by a 6. Casper's - on paper, anyway). Must be all your old parts that are now on my car that are holding me back.
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27-01-2005, 12:21 AM | #54 | ||
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And mine looks average....sounds nice (for a 6) and goes like a V8 with a 6 in it. So if we can blend all 3 together we would have one hell of a car.
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