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Exhaust System Upgrades

From 3SI Wiki

Contents

Advantages

reduce backpressure

reduce weight

improve sound

improve appearance

etc.


Disadvantages

excessive volume

drone / resonance

etc.


Materials

aluminized steel

stainless steel

etc.


Options

Headers

Precats

DN Eliminators

Downpipe

EK2MFG

Stillen

Main Cat

Random Technology High-Flow

Cat Back

Borla

JIC Twin Spartan

Tanabe Hyper...

etc.


Comparison

The following table profiles exhaust configurations that members have used on their vehicles with success. The purpose is to provide guidance to fellow members in their selection of exhaust systems for the 3S platform.


Owner Year Model Headers Precats Downpipe Main Cat Cat Back Comments Links
Jim Matthews 1994 TT stock stock EK2MFG stock Zorstec custom:
  • 3" mandrel bent stainless steel
  • 4" common resonator
  • dual mufflers
  • resonated tips
near stock volume, mellow tone, slight drone between 2700-3100 Photos:
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