Emily's 04 VR SE

Postby **NitroDann** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:20 am

Why get pissy about general discussion in someones thread?

Its just chatting.

Dann

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:26 am

spikes wrote:To me, there's something about the green that makes it ugly, no matter what colour the lip it is.

Not uglyyy, just not aggressive.

marty085 wrote:
PaulF wrote:OEM lip for sure.

+1 million

Ok ok ok oem package it is :lol:

and stop whining about not being low enough, club roaster is that way -> :lol:

Its ok Dann no one is getting pissy, Hayden is just trying to keep things on track!

the_darkside · Postby **the_darkside** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:08 am

My car is dríven hard at a semi-functional height, I'd recommend not going for the trap lip because if it does hit something, you're stuffed. IMHO garage vary is best.

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:34 pm

It's just showing respect Dann. Nothing personal. If you want to chat that's fine, but the theses about Emily's car.

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:04 am

Complete Exhaust Upgrade
FINALLY I have done something actually decent haha.

4-2-1 Maxim Works Extractors straight from Japan, coated in high-temp black paint
Custom 2.25" midpipe with Magnaflow high-flow catalytic converter
RS*R Muffler, big thanks to Jesse Streeter who brought this in for me

I would like to say a huge thank you to NitroDann, who welded up the midepipe to match the headers and muffler. It fits perfectly and has made a massive difference to the response and acceleration of my little NA6 :mrgreen:

oem temp sensor housing welded into new cat:

stock cat vs. magaflow cat

model no. for those interested

neat welds:

RS*R muffler, nfi what is says?

midepipe in mid-fabrication and final:

Test fitting the headers to oem system to check if they sat in stock position.

Unfortunately they sit about 3/4" shorter, which is still fine, it just means I have to cut the passenger side seatbelt bolt slightly shorter because the midepipe is touching it. The bolt looks too shiny to be original, and sticks out past the captive plate by about 2", so should probly be shorter anyway lol.

high tensile nuts & bolts & washers used to clamp the mode-pipe to the muffler:

stock rubbish :twisted:

beautiful Maxim Works headers :mrgreen:

Postby **Okibi** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:11 am

Looks great emily and Dann :mrgreen:

Would be cool to get a video clip so we can appreciate the exhaust noise.

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:19 am

Im not sure if its a good thing or a bad thing but its reallyyyyyyyyy quiet. Although maybe anything will seem quiet after the other RS*R :lol:

Absolutely ZERO drone, which I am very happy about, because I was certainly worried as it does have a 3.5" f*ck off tip haha.

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:21 am

So its chambered.

Good result.

Fair bit of extra grunt? :twisted:

Dann

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:27 am

Nah I dont think chambered, rolled a small bouncy ball straight through it, its just got a pretty big resonance box, its bigger than stock muffler haha.

NitroDann wrote:Fair bit of extra grunt?

Why yes, yes it does :wink:

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:30 am

I reckon your hearing is out from that old Milo tin then lol.

Well thats even better, Pretty close to spot on perfect setup for a weekend warrior with some tasty supporting bits!

Dann

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:15 pm

Really enjoying your build Emily. Jealous of the quality on the exhaust.

Keep up the great work.

Kev.

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Aussie Stig · Postby **Aussie Stig** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:52 pm

How to make an exhaust swap interesting. Illustrative photos as well.
Not a fan of the big tip, but each to her own.

More E, More!

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:36 pm

See, I thought the tip looked huge too, when the muffler was sitting in my living room, but actually on the car, its sorta small :lol:

stock 2.25" vs RS*R 3.5"

looks pretty stock from the side

I love it!

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:53 am

Car looks good, I'm more interested in Hong Kong atm!

Aussie Stig · Postby **Aussie Stig** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:46 am

emily_mxV wrote:See, I thought the tip looked huge too, when the muffler was sitting in my living room, but actually on the car, its sorta small
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Yep you are right, it is tucked in really tight and also a straight cut no frills pipe. Good one.

Now those wheels while attractive are a bit too fancy for my taste.

I recently came across a great mod for your colour roadster. See where your top dash crash pad and top of door pads are tan? They can be swapped for black ones. What it does is tie the dash together and makes it look a lot sleeker. Only the top bits need change otherwise you lose the tan effect.