Which exhaust should I buy for my Vr4?

SAgosto · Post by **SAgosto** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:25 am

What mods? My ATR catback did shit even with 15Gs.

cbehnken · Post by **cbehnken** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:32 pm

[quote=""moffman93'""]Is it rusting away yet

[/quote]

hmm, no rust on mine. Seems like good stainless steel to me.

Now, the stocker on the other hand...

Theo1 · Post by **Theo1** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:02 pm

[quote=""Shawn96VR-4""]What mods? My ATR catback did shit even with 15Gs.[/quote]

Me? My car is all stock except for a K&N FIPK

SAgosto · Post by **SAgosto** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:14 pm

[quote=""Theo1""]Me? My car is all stock except for a K&N FIPK[/quote]

I can think of about a billion mods that would be a better pick than a catback too.

vr4 · Post by **vr4** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:22 pm

[quote=""Shawn96VR-4""]I can think of about a billion mods that would be a better pick than a catback too.[/quote]

agreed

catbacks dont make much on a stock car. in a few weeks well find out just how much they make when i finish ours i plan on doing a back to back dyno run on a stock 91 VR4.

moffman93' · Post by **moffman93'** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:32 pm

yea....the stocker rusts like no other. I cant wait to get an aftermarket DP.

vr4 · Post by **vr4** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:38 pm

[quote=""moffman93'""]yea....the stocker rusts like no other. I cant wait to get an aftermarket DP.[/quote]

depends on the year and location. my 97 exhaust looks brand new. stainless OEM FTW

moffman93' · Post by **moffman93'** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:44 pm

well I live in NY so its fairly humid and my house doesn't have a garage.

synergytheory · Post by **synergytheory** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:50 pm

I think sound plays a role too. Personally, I'm getting tired of the sound my ATR downpipe and stock exhaust produces, it's just too raspy.

Anyone know how the new "IPS - Coated Aluminized-Steel" exhausts sound? should they last in the AZ desert? Or should I just go for the stainless single shot?

SAgosto · Post by **SAgosto** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:38 pm

ATR DP/No cats = loud.

That's fine if you are looking for sound but some don't realize that bang-for-buck catback on a stock turbo car just plain and simple sucks. Similiar to the CFDS that people drop crazy $$$ on and get pissed when their car with $3-$4k in mods is slow as bawls.

moffman93' · Post by **moffman93'** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:08 pm

a CFDS is more for feel and smoother driveability than anything but it does give substantial gains. I still can't justify dropping 1.2k on one tho.

As for a catback, I don't plan on buying one until I upgrade to a larger td04 turbo.

cbehnken · Post by **cbehnken** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:49 am

I only got the catback because I found it for about $375 and I hated the way the stocker sounded so raspy. The ATR is actually quieter and deeper, but with a nice scream at WOT. Kinda a cross between a harley and a F1 car, lol.

Theo1 · Post by **Theo1** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:11 pm

[quote=""Shawn96VR-4""]I can think of about a billion mods that would be a better pick than a catback too.[/quote]

My stock exhaust is has a pretty decent size hole in it, thats why I need the exhaust

Theo1 · Post by **Theo1** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:13 pm

Oh, and the downpipe was replaced by the previous owner 5 months ago.

It cost him almost $800

Goshoi · Post by **Goshoi** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:37 pm

quad tip is good.

slage · Post by **slage** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:14 pm

I would get the Tanabe. WAY better build quality than those others you mentioned. I had tanabe a while ago and was not very loud at idle/cruise but once you step on it they SCREAM!!!

I had the quad tip and I didn't like it very much. It had no cat/resonators and droned 2x as much as the Tanabe, which had no cat/resonators either. Fitment was OK but IMO some of the bends could have been made better for clearance purposes.

The HKS system is basically a glorified stock system. I would not waste money on it.

And the Borla is OK but the sound that comes out of it is not my cup of tea. I also hear the drone can get annoying during cruise speeds.

I would really go for the Tanabe. FTW.

Theo1 · Post by **Theo1** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:43 pm

Hmm,then I think Ill start looking at the tanabe.

I looked at the quad tip disasembled, and not to knock on anybody, but it doesnt look that great of quality, I also heard about the tips not fitting.

slage · Post by **slage** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:54 pm

Yeah IMO the piping could have been designed for more ground clearance. The tips would hang too low when using the stock hangers so I had to kinda modify it and use zip ties. The exhaust was damaged in an accident so it's no more.

Heres a thread I made when I had the tanabe http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread.php?t=352734

Right now I run no exhaust

vr4 · Post by **vr4** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:56 pm

accident?

slage · Post by **slage** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:01 pm

[quote=""vr4""]accident?[/quote]

I didn't want to mention about my car being stolen so I call it an accident

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