Custom Dual Exit!

So today I decided to not buy an 09 WRX that I've been drooling over and waiting for it to get traded in at the dealership. Instead I went out and ordered a Vibrant High Flow Cat and 2 6"x14" Magnaflow mufflers. They will be installed on Tuesday with a custom bent 2.5" exhaust pipe that will split and end with a muffler on each side. I will be posting before and after pics, as well as a before and after video. Also decided to buy an Injen Short Ram intake that will hopefully be here in a week or so. Next purchase will be Megan headers (unless anyone has any other good options they could let me in on). I'm doing this to a 2001 ES V6 btw. I feel like a little kid waiting for Xmas, I can't wait for Tuesday! :orangesmilewinkgrin

Sounds good, you should see some mild/moderate gains from that. It'll sound alot different for sure...

keep the piping above the rear cross-member in order to maintain ground clearance, especially if you are planning on lowering the car.

Wait a minute, you passed up an opportunity to land a WRX?!?

Hey, Ill always have a place in my heart for Mitsu, but why would you pass up on a WRX to buy "performance" mods for the Galant?

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Originally Posted by Reelax

keep the piping above the rear cross-member in order to maintain ground clearance, especially if you are planning on lowering the car.

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Yeah the guy doing the pipes for me said he was doing that so that I wouldn't have that exact problem.

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Originally Posted by 6G72Galant

Wait a minute, you passed up an opportunity to land a WRX?!?

Hey, Ill always have a place in my heart for Mitsu, but why would you pass up on a WRX to buy "performance" mods for the Galant?

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The problem would have been the price, and not even affording it, just the fact that I would have been paying more than I should have. Since my car was free I'll get some of what I put in back out just because I'll be fixing problems in the process of fixing it up, so by the time I'm done the car will be worth something if only just Good Condition on KBB :icon_biggrin:

A car is almost never worth more just because it's modded.

Just saying ;)

I however don't like the WRXs but I would much rather prefer a turbo than none lol

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Originally Posted by Jasmine

A car is almost never worth more just because it's modded.

Just saying ;)

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Very true, but in its current condition its worthless without body work, so the money i put into correcting the car will benefit me in the long run, anything after that such as performance will just be worth it for my own satisfaction.

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Camera's mic isn't that good, its muffles loud sounds, but you can kinda get an idea of what it sounds like, next will be an Injen Short Ram intake coming in next week, then headers in a couple months. What do you guys think?:orangebiggrin:

sounds ok, you should get some better looking tips.

Looks good!
Thats EXACTLY what I want to do with my car. Just gotta get the dough and find a shop..

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Originally Posted by greddy

sounds ok, you should get some better looking tips.

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I will, those are just pipe extensions for now

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Originally Posted by SpecialCannonBeam

Looks good!
Thats EXACTLY what I want to do with my car. Just gotta get the dough and find a shop..

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I paid just under $800 for parts and labor for the entire thing.

Sounds really good & looks well organized

Looks good, sounds good, congrats on the job well done, some tips will set it off nicely.

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Originally Posted by wetamup2k3g

Looks good, sounds good, congrats on the job well done, some tips will set it off nicely.

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Yeah soon, but most are surprisingly expensive, I want something clean looking and not glossy, maybe even black.

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Originally Posted by Rach3T8G

Sounds really good & looks well organized

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Thanks man!

good stuff!

sounds raspy. u took out the main resonator? it's only gonna get worse if you get headers... the main resonator is what removes that raspy sound, you should think about adding one back in whether stock or aftermarket.

Sounds good, tips will def set off the look. Maybe you should cut-out the drivers side to look like passener side, would look better IMO. $800 sounds kind of pricey to me though...

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Originally Posted by IVORY_G

.... $800 sounds kind of pricey to me though...

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yeah it does sound high. as far as i can see, it was cat back piping, 2 mufflers, passenger side cut-out and some hangers... <$500 since there are no tips or in-depth body work involved.

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Originally Posted by IVORY_G

Sounds good, tips will def set off the look. Maybe you should cut-out the drivers side to look like passener side, would look better IMO. $800 sounds kind of pricey to me though...

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I have a body kit for the car, so it'll be done up to match both sides before I get it all painted. And pricey or not it a bit late now, but I can't say I have any complaints about $770 between all parts and labor. I also can't say it sounds raspy in person, and if after headers and intake it seems raspy I'll definitely look into a resonator.

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Originally Posted by NCamiolo

I have a body kit for the car, so it'll be done up to match both sides before I get it all painted. And pricey or not it a bit late now, but I can't say I have any complaints about $770 between all parts and labor. I also can't say it sounds raspy in person, and if after headers and intake it seems raspy I'll definitely look into a resonator.

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Yeah its kinda late now, but I got quoted @ my local muffler shop $300 for dual exhaust upgrade on my parents '65 mustang (piping & mufflers), & $500 on '67 Chevelle (headers, piping, mufflers). So yeah IJS...
But if your happy thats all that matters.

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Originally Posted by IVORY_G

Yeah its kinda late now, but I got quoted @ my local muffler shop $300 for dual exhaust upgrade on my parents '65 mustang (piping & mufflers), & $500 on '67 Chevelle (headers, piping, mufflers). So yeah IJS...
But if your happy thats all that matters.

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Yeah I'd say I'm happy with it, I mean I paid $370 just for the HFC and two Magnaflows alone, then a custom Y-pipe had to be fabricated, but I think what through them the most was getting the second pipe over and they still unfortunately went under the gas tank, but I'll give them props for all the bending they did.

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Yeah I'd say I'm happy with it, I mean I paid $370 just for the HFC and two Magnaflows alone, then a custom Y-pipe had to be fabricated, but I think what through them the most was getting the second pipe over and they still unfortunately went under the gas tank, but I'll give them props for all the bending they did.

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o the price makes more sense if u had to buy a cat. it's good that they went over the rear cross member since going below decreases ground clearance greatly. also just FYI, that's not the gas tank, it's the spare tire well.

my piping is very similar, here's a pic of my cars piping and bends:

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one more to show ground clearance:

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Very Nice Reelax, SS Camaro tips? kinda hard to find aren't they? and you think lowering on coilovers is doable for me? I'm getting discouraged a bit with this project, starting to think I should have just bought a newer turbo car. I want a good sound and a fun ride, but getting that extra power is expensive with labor, not worried about parts. Know of anyone in Jersey that likes to help our kind lol?

Dont get discouraged man, best thing you can do with the V6 platform is swap for the 6G74 or 6G75, with MT swap and some bolt-ons. Then you would have a very fun car to drive.

X2^ 6g75 ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's a whole new headache....I'm going to look at a '94 RX-7 today, so the galant may become just a bodykit'ed daily driver with an exhaust lol

240SX (S13) is great platform with loads of potential...

This RX7 is clean as hell, I'd dare to say immaculate, and was just rebuilt with a single turbo conversion. not to mention if i keep it long enough for something to break, i'm throwing a corvette engine in it lol been a dream of mine since i was little

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Originally Posted by Jasmine

A car is almost never worth more just because it's modded.

Just saying ;)

I however don't like the WRXs but I would much rather prefer a turbo than none lol

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give me the new Subaru BRZ and turbo it ANYDAY!

oh and hai jaygirl