Gettin' an SR - Questions

[VitaminT]

Electric cooling fan(s)?

[hokiruu]

Let me rephrase that- The Dual N1 is quieter THAN OTHER popular exhausts (i.e. HKS Mega, Dragger, Greddy PE, URAS, JIC Blitz etc) I have heard-at least at idle. My Nur Spec is without a doubt alot louder at idle and full throttle. This is from my experience with these exhausts on both KA and SR cars. Of course all of these are very loud on a KA, I have heard the N1 Dual on both. The number of canisters does not determine how loud an exhaust is. Those canisters are in fact muflers, not amplifiers. So your "the more canisters the louder" appoach is not very well based. Whatever though, there are other factors like whether or not people were using a cat or straight pipe etc.

[UsedToOwn240SX]

Josh,

Throw in $100 for a turbo timer. My woman is pestering me about having to idle the car after running it. I do sometimes forget to idle it too since this is my first turbo car.

[Wuss]

The number of canisters does not determine how loud an exhaust is. Those canisters are in fact muflers, not amplifiers. So your "the more canisters the louder" appoach is not very well based.

I never said they were "amplifiers". And yes, the number and size of the outlet(s) does determine the noise level of an exhaust.

First consider the fact that most of these japanese manufactured exhaust's mufflers have hardly any sort of muffling material in them. Which is why they give such good power gains, and why they contribute to failed emissions testing in states that require it, like mine ( Maryland ).

Besides the design of the muffler, the part that plays a big part of the exhaust note is the design of the outlet.

Ex. a Honda exhaust at a puny 2.25" diamater, with a 3 inch exhaust tip is incredibly loud.

Ex. Roll a peice of paper into a cone and talk into it, the larger the outlet of the cone, the louder the noise. Now if you put 2 paper cones of equal size, and talk into both of them simutaneously at the same strength you did when you had 1 cone, you now have roughly twice the amplification.

It really isn't that hard. I would assume anyone would be able to come to that conclusion themselves.

[VitaminT]

I bought the Greddy PE2 recently and am very pleased. I do not know how loud it is comparitivly, but it sounds nice and is not too loud. I bought it mainly for its low cost and easy to ship ($494shipped). The only think I did not care for was the coated steel vs. stainless, but I wanted cheap so I got what I paid.

[Josh]

Yeah, I would rather have the queitest exhaust possible, that still performs pretty well.

So that N1 Dual comes out at an angle? I can't ****ing stand that. I want a straight one... Glad I found that out before I bought it, or I woulda been pissed.

Thanks again everyone for all the opinions/info/etc...

[jdmfreak]

Yea the only thing I dont like about the N1, is that its at an angle.

[hokiruu]

Pretty much all exhausts for our cars are at some kind of an angle. The HKS Dragger do not as much. But Blitz, A'pex, etc. all do. This is the best way to design the exhaust with minimum bends while still having decent ground clearance. You may not like the way it looks now, but it can grow on you, and more importantly it works well.

[VitaminT]

The Greddy PEII is at a slight angle too, but not too many bends. The 4.5" tip looks kind of ricey.

[hokiruu]

Let's face it, generally speaking, in Japan our cars often come with huge tipped, angled, loud exhausts. It's a ricer's dream come true. it's kind of a matter of choosing the lesser of many evils. I like "evil" though...

[UsedToOwn240SX]

Lol, Josh, you're just like me when I was choosing exhaust system. I couldn't find a straight one. Worse than that, somebody in this forum got angry with me when I called that angled exhaust ricey. He just doesn't know that I eat rice everyday, lol. So I give up, and get a 'ricey' exhaust (dual N1).

I don't know what exhaust is quiet. Anybody here has any comparison or review on exhaust?

[richardxfeng]

5zigen Rocket is straight.....

[hokiruu]

...one with the silencer installed and two square feet of mattress foam rolled into in the muffler:D

[Josh]

...somebody in this forum got angry with me when I called that angled exhaust ricey... ...I give up, and get a 'ricey' exhaust (dual N1).

LOL

Yeah, I think they look ricey too...

1st impressions are big, and the first time I've seen 'em are on riced out CRXs.

[Josh]

...one with the silencer installed and two square feet of mattress foam rolled into in the muffler:D

I was thinking one square foot with adequate duct tape... But yeah, two would probably be better ; )

[Phax]

I also said that because of quality.. imo. not just because everyone has them.. A lot of ppl have the apex n-1 exhaust though and not many with the hks or blitz exhaust. they are a little more pricey, but the quality is there.. not trying to knock apex or anything

I was looking at getting an HKS Hiper. Instead, I ended up with a Meagan Racing 3inch exhaust that came from eBay. The thing kicks ***. It was about half the price of the HKS unit, and has been built well, out of quality materials.

[richardxfeng]

...one with the silencer installed and two square feet of mattress foam rolled into in the muffler:D

seriously,i am going to put the rocket in my car this week,i will let you how is it.

[hokiruu]

good luck and have fun!

[Touring240]

I dunno my 3.5" gp sports spec 3 (no resonator) with 3" ps test pipe and 3" dp is freaking loud !!

iowasilvia thanks for the info on the HT package thats everything that I want to upgrade all in one package and for a decent price.I'm working on getting the supporting mods first before I order it up. had a blitz super sound bov before but it leaked. currently I have:

SR20DET red top stock t25Project Silvia 3” ceramic down pipeProject Silvia 3” stainless resonated test pipeGP Sport Exas III 3.5” stainless mandrel exhaustACT street/strip clutch Skyline R32 GTR fuel pump Greddy Profec B Spec 2 boost controllerHKS turbo timer w/s13 harnessAutometer lunar boost gauge and podK&N open element filter