What 3" exhausts are available?
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mazdaowner123
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Street Unit's turboback is in development. Here's the thread with info:
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70537
To summarize:
Full Stainless Steel Turboback Exhaust System:
2.5" downpipe to 3" midpipe all the way back to the HKS C-Ti muffler
No catalytic converters or resonator
02 Bung
Vband clamps, no flanges, no flex pipe, see pic below for example...
http://www.turbohoses.com/Stage10-Completed.jpg
High estimated price is $1,300. Free shipping to the continental US as always.
The pic is of an mr-2 exhaust they made, so the MSP one will be the same high quality.
~brian
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70537
To summarize:
Full Stainless Steel Turboback Exhaust System:
2.5" downpipe to 3" midpipe all the way back to the HKS C-Ti muffler
No catalytic converters or resonator
02 Bung
Vband clamps, no flanges, no flex pipe, see pic below for example...
http://www.turbohoses.com/Stage10-Completed.jpg
High estimated price is $1,300. Free shipping to the continental US as always.
The pic is of an mr-2 exhaust they made, so the MSP one will be the same high quality.
~brian
mazdaowner123
Member
After our turbo is a pipe called the "s-pipe", which right now only iON makes a larger version of. Street Unit is developing one, and numerous other companies have promised them but haven't delivered anything. The Street Unit one is coming though, so that's what I'm waiting for. The greddy sp-2 is just a 2.39" catback. The corksport for $389, is a downpipe back exhaust I'm pretty sure, and is 2.39". By downpipe back I mean not including the s-pipe. The thermal r&d exhaust is a 3" catback. Apex makes 2.5" catted/noncatted and 3" noncatted downpipes (not s-pipes, the pipe after it), and 2.5" and 3" catbacks. The problem with the apex catbacks is that they go under the rear axle, so ground clearance is an issue on lowered cars. Essential Speed's is supposedly a turbo back, but if you send them money chances are you won't see anything back, so I'd advise against them. So the 2 options at the moment are iON and soon to be street unit's. Good luck.
~brian
~brian
Enthused said:
Like Brian mentioned, there is an extra pipe on our stock setup that most turbo cars do not have. It starts with the s-pipe that is bolted to the turbine outlet... then there is a seperate J shaped pipe that is known here as the downpipe. The rest of the system is normal.
You only really have 3 choices if you want to get rid of every piece of the stock exhaust... Custom, Street-Unit (if you want to wait), or iON (if you want a possible wait and have $$$$). The iON exhaust is a true piece of work though, the s-pipe and j-pipe are molded together and can be ceramic coated. The turbine outlet and wastegate are seperated for a few inches before going into a 3" collector.
Here are some of the better pics:
It's such a simple-looking piece that I can't believe other's haven't already released a true 3" DP. I can't wait for ********** to bring their's out. I'm getting very impatient, though. Sometimes I think that I could take welding lessons at my local community college, mine the materials, and build my own before someone comes out with one that I can afford.
Glowmunkey
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It sure seems that way doesn't it? Whaddya say we go chisel iron ore out of some rocks and go to town...Spooled said:
iON Performance
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Enthused - slip joints do not provide the total seal nor does it provide rigity/support to an exhaust system. It's the "easy-way out" when it comes to making exhausts. We use 3/8-1/2" thick stainless flanges which are not as easy to warp as other flanges. When coupled with either the correct exhaust gasket or the use of hi-temp silicone like permatex they provide a positive seal.
Glowmunkey
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I must concur with iON, flanges are the way to go.
