FRPP Headers and 2nd Gen Muffler
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Sinovac
GT Owner
FGT899
GT Owner
I have the same setup. Borla long tubes ceramic coated matte black (Jet Hot) with the FR muffler. No drone, mild around town and screams at WOT. No check engine issues either. Very happy.
bonehead
GT Owner
Finally got to my computer to listen to this. Sounds great, Gary. Just a rec, though: you need to get a stereo mic. The mono doesn't convey the sound very well.
BlackICE
GT Owner
Sounds anemic compared to bonehead's FRPP rear exit headers. :lol
Mine car probably even more anemic, stock manifold, FRPP cat deletes and Borla muffler. When I was running the stock manifolds, FRPP cat deletes into an Accufab I would give bonehead or Ed Sims some competition for lost hearing.
Mine car probably even more anemic, stock manifold, FRPP cat deletes and Borla muffler. When I was running the stock manifolds, FRPP cat deletes into an Accufab I would give bonehead or Ed Sims some competition for lost hearing.
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With some miles, I have to say these are loud. So loud that I often hesitate to get on it...for fear of attracting leos from the next county. No joke. It's way cool, but maybe over the top.
If you're thinking of going this way, but have some empathy for your neighbors and society at large, try to get an extended drive. I can't imagine that bonehead's neighbors love his rear exits.
If you're thinking of going this way, but have some empathy for your neighbors and society at large, try to get an extended drive. I can't imagine that bonehead's neighbors love his rear exits.
bonehead
GT Owner
My neighbors probably don't like me very much when I venture out at 6 AM, but no one has egged my house yet, so I'll just assume they don't mind that much
Gary, you really think it's that loud? I imagine the FRPP racing muffler takes the decibels down quite a bit compared to the rear exits. Sometimes, I wish my car was louder....true story.
BlackICE
GT Owner
My neighbors probably don't like me very much when I venture out at 6 AM, but no one has egged my house yet, so I'll just assume they don't mind that much
Gary, you really think it's that loud? I imagine the FRPP racing muffler takes the decibels down quite a bit compared to the rear exits. Sometimes, I wish my car was louder....true story.
If you want it louder you can gut the packing inside the collectors. :lol
bonehead
GT Owner
I said 'sometimes'. I'm not that crazy.
I've never actually looked inside the collectors. I wouldn't be surprised if they were hollow and actually amplified the sound.
BlackICE
GT Owner
bonehead
GT Owner
They look like this inside
What is depicted by the orange? Looks like a merge collector. Is there actual packing in there?
BlackICE
GT Owner
I believe the FRPP collector is of the same design as the XR-1 muffler/collector that Borla sells. It is packed with stainless steel wool.
I don't think there is much of anything inside the muffler. Another difference between the 1st and 2nd gen muffler besides loudness --- the 2nd gen doesn't discolor from heat.
The long tube headers don't have that packing in the collectors.
I'm looking forward to a head to head comparo. Anybody have decibel meter to bring to the rally?
Oh...and I got a CEL after a few hundred miles.