I said I was going to put cats on the....

[jagman]

good 😀 I'm excited to read of your results. I want the Velaforza and have an Akra slip on but am thinking of making that switch to the Corsa for sonic reasons. I suspect the Corsa with a catted Velaforza sounds amazing, it's just a question of how much power puts down 👍

[lsmkr01]

May just end up with Gintani midsection after the year long disappointment that was a wait for nothing. Should produce similar power with its merge placed similar to MRF.

[OM VT3]

Originally Posted by lsmkr01

May just end up with Gintani midsection after the year long disappointment that was a wait for nothing. Should produce similar power with its merge placed similar to MRF.

I've got a gintani and make no extra power over when I had an akra

[jagman]

Originally Posted by leigh

I've got a gintani and make no extra power over when I had an akra

interesting

[lsmkr01]

Originally Posted by jagman

interesting

Very very interesting. What Gintani set up do you have on your x-pipe? Akra's evo x is well known to have a dip in power.

[OM VT3]

Originally Posted by lsmkr01

Very very interesting. What Gintani set up do you have on your x-pipe? Akra's evo x is well known to have a dip in power.

I have a custom xpipe got them to put the cats at the back so they didn't hang low with a sport valved rear

[lsmkr01]

Originally Posted by leigh

I have a custom xpipe got them to put the cats at the back so they didn't hang low with a sport valved rear

So Fast Intensions fabed up a Ginani pipe with the HFC (how many CEL?) toward the rear. The same one that others (NA & FI) have tested and claimed solid gains over OEM... This makes me qurious as I was thinking their single resonated x-pipe would give good gains over my stock w/ TP's set up.

Which set up are you running currently?

[OM VT3]

Originally Posted by lsmkr01

So Fast Intensions fabed up a Ginani pipe with the HFC (how many CEL?) toward the rear. The same one that others (NA & FI) have tested and claimed solid gains over OEM... This makes me qurious as I was thinking their single resonated x-pipe would give good gains over my stock w/ TP's set up.

Which set up are you running currently?

It uses the normal gintani cats there just in the rear of the xpipe everything else is the same

[lsmkr01]

Originally Posted by whats77inaname

Nicely. Just waiting on my welder to get a little free time so he can finish up.

You finally get this on the car yet?

[whats77inaname]

Originally Posted by lsmkr01

You finally get this on the car yet?

Not going on before I get it dynoed. I have an appt for that next week, which is when the work will be finished

[s85e90]

Longggg project

[whats77inaname]

Originally Posted by s85e90

Longggg project

Not for me. I have a lot of irons in the fire, this little project is just one of them. Hell, I've been sitting on the rear section for 18 months *lol*, not sweating this at all, I can assure you.

[s85e90]

Originally Posted by whats77inaname

Not for me. I have a lot of irons in the fire, this little project is just one of them. Hell, I've been sitting on the rear section for 18 months *lol*, not sweating this at all, I can assure you.

you are a better man than me for sure!

[W///]

Originally Posted by whats77inaname

Not for me. I have a lot of irons in the fire, this little project is just one of them. Hell, I've been sitting on the rear section for 18 months *lol*, not sweating this at all, I can assure you.

Geez, that's crazy. I get impatient and will do the mods the same day as I get them. Then something will go wrong and the car will be undriveable until I get parts to fix the mistake haha. I could learn a few things from you

[lsmkr01]

Originally Posted by whats77inaname

Not going on before I get it dynoed. I have an appt for that next week, which is when the work will be finished

Dang buddy at least throw in a picture of the finished piece with the cats on

Honestly want you to report negligible gains so i can stop thinking about this already haha

[whats77inaname]

Originally Posted by W///

Geez, that's crazy. I get impatient and will do the mods the same day as I get them. Then something will go wrong and the car will be undriveable until I get parts to fix the mistake haha. I could learn a few things from you

As a DIYer (for the most part), I'm a firm believer in not having to do things twice. The exhaust, for example. I knew I'd have to go back under the car and put on the x-pipe, so to me, it didn't make sense for me to put on the rear when I knew that I'd be getting an x-pipe at some point, and the whole process would start again. I had my coil overs for 2+ years, sitting in the box. Thought that since I was going to purchase 19s at some point, I didn't want to have to go back and spend time to adjust the ride height. So when I got the Volks for over a year later, I waited another year before I finally decided to get them powdercoated and put on the car. Since I had to get new tires at some point, it made more sense to run the tread off the stock 18s first. So I did wheels/tires/suspension all at the same time.

I'm allocated a finite amount of time on earth, and I've realized that I should try to spend it efficiently, as I'm not getting it back. As such, for the most part, I'm a pretty patient dude.

Originally Posted by lsmkr01

Dang buddy at least throw in a picture of the finished piece with the cats on

Honestly want you to report negligible gains so i can stop thinking about this already haha

You know I will

[jagman]

How's it going?

[IzzyGray]

Wanted to chime in on smell. I just did the switch from Challenge Race X pipe(catless with one set of resonators) to Akra Evo X pipe(HFC and one set of resonators). Rear section is Corsa.

Sound:
With the catless x pipe, the sound was amazing. Every time I'm in a tunnel, or better yet stopped at a tool booth(slightly tunneled) and taking off, it reminds me of the good ol' 8 cylinder F1 cars. However there was obvious drone at 2-2.2k and around 3k rpm. Was tolerable for a youngin but it's there. The volume is also high. Downshifting attracted a crap load of attention. I use a speed shop for some stuff and they support track dedicated Porsches. This setup rivaled the off-road only machines.

After the swap, I thought my ears were plugged. Talk about quiet. I thought I made a mistake. However, after 20 or so miles, the volume increased. Louder than stock but not race car loud. Absolutely no drone. I take that back. Same drone as stock(minimal). I drove a buddy's stock setup(in cabin and following behind in both setups) and I'm in love with this setup. It's not boomy like the Challenge Race and still amazing when pushed.

Smell: The Challenge Race is bad. Holy crap it's bad. The Akra has no smell. I even closed my garage door and ran it for a minute or two(not long for obvious reasons) cause I thought wind was just blowing it away. Nadah, zip, zilch. This is one of the main reasons for switching.

No idea what the difference in power is. I'm supercharged(and finally sorting out boost leak issues) so I'm not overly concerned about 10-30 hp :P

[jagman]

Originally Posted by IzzyGray

Wanted to chime in on smell. I just did the switch from Challenge Race X pipe(catless with one set of resonators) to Akra Evo X pipe(HFC and one set of resonators). Rear section is Corsa.

Sound:
With the catless x pipe, the sound was amazing. Every time I'm in a tunnel, or better yet stopped at a tool booth(slightly tunneled) and taking off, it reminds me of the good ol' 8 cylinder F1 cars. However there was obvious drone at 2-2.2k and around 3k rpm. Was tolerable for a youngin but it's there. The volume is also high. Downshifting attracted a crap load of attention. I use a speed shop for some stuff and they support track dedicated Porsches. This setup rivaled the off-road only machines.

After the swap, I thought my ears were plugged. Talk about quiet. I thought I made a mistake. However, after 20 or so miles, the volume increased. Louder than stock but not race car loud. Absolutely no drone. I take that back. Same drone as stock(minimal). I drove a buddy's stock setup(in cabin and following behind in both setups) and I'm in love with this setup. It's not boomy like the Challenge Race and still amazing when pushed.

Smell: The Challenge Race is bad. Holy crap it's bad. The Akra has no smell. I even closed my garage door and ran it for a minute or two(not long for obvious reasons) cause I thought wind was just blowing it away. Nadah, zip, zilch. This is one of the main reasons for switching.

No idea what the difference in power is. I'm supercharged(and finally sorting out boost leak issues) so I'm not overly concerned about 10-30 hp :P

Thanks for giving your opinion

[M3 Pilot]

Originally Posted by IzzyGray

Wanted to chime in on smell. I just did the switch from Challenge Race X pipe(catless with one set of resonators) to Akra Evo X pipe(HFC and one set of resonators). Rear section is Corsa.

Sound:
With the catless x pipe, the sound was amazing. Every time I'm in a tunnel, or better yet stopped at a tool booth(slightly tunneled) and taking off, it reminds me of the good ol' 8 cylinder F1 cars. However there was obvious drone at 2-2.2k and around 3k rpm. Was tolerable for a youngin but it's there. The volume is also high. Downshifting attracted a crap load of attention. I use a speed shop for some stuff and they support track dedicated Porsches. This setup rivaled the off-road only machines.

After the swap, I thought my ears were plugged. Talk about quiet. I thought I made a mistake. However, after 20 or so miles, the volume increased. Louder than stock but not race car loud. Absolutely no drone. I take that back. Same drone as stock(minimal). I drove a buddy's stock setup(in cabin and following behind in both setups) and I'm in love with this setup. It's not boomy like the Challenge Race and still amazing when pushed.

Smell: The Challenge Race is bad. Holy crap it's bad. The Akra has no smell. I even closed my garage door and ran it for a minute or two(not long for obvious reasons) cause I thought wind was just blowing it away. Nadah, zip, zilch. This is one of the main reasons for switching.

No idea what the difference in power is. I'm supercharged(and finally sorting out boost leak issues) so I'm not overly concerned about 10-30 hp :P

Certainly good to know a pair of HFC and resonators keeps the drone at bay.

I have a MPE and looking for a bit more sound with a quad resonator X pipe. Either Dinan or Gintani X pipe.

[BrewRifle]

I ran the AA HFC x-pipe for a short while and I didn't notice any smell compared to stock x-pipe. You get the best of both worlds in my opinion, 90-05% of the gains and no smell.

[s85e90]

Originally Posted by whats77inaname

As a DIYer (for the most part), I'm a firm believer in not having to do things twice. The exhaust, for example. I knew I'd have to go back under the car and put on the x-pipe, so to me, it didn't make sense for me to put on the rear when I knew that I'd be getting an x-pipe at some point, and the whole process would start again. I had my coil overs for 2+ years, sitting in the box. Thought that since I was going to purchase 19s at some point, I didn't want to have to go back and spend time to adjust the ride height. So when I got the Volks for over a year later, I waited another year before I finally decided to get them powdercoated and put on the car. Since I had to get new tires at some point, it made more sense to run the tread off the stock 18s first. So I did wheels/tires/suspension all at the same time.

I'm allocated a finite amount of time on earth, and I've realized that I should try to spend it efficiently, as I'm not getting it back. As such, for the most part, I'm a pretty patient dude.



You know I will

You don't need to do things 2x in these instances you mentioned. I put my coilovers on with 19's and the drop is still perfect with 18s. I've also been through many exhaust setups. You can change the x pipe without touching the rear section. Your last sentiment rings true. You have a limited time on this earth. Enjoy your car parts now!! For we may not have several years to wait

Either way it's your car we're just getting impatient!!!