<table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=100% bgcolor=white><tr valign=top><td width=100%><font size=2 color=black><BR>+1. We used the 2.5 stainless piping kit on Melissa's SE-R. I had heard/read that the mufflers VRS supplies are rather loud. Instead we ordered the piping kit and made a trip down to Summit Racing for a magnaflow resonator and a Borla muffler. It's quiet enough on the freeway that I slept for the better part of a trip down to Mid-O. I can dig up the p/n's of the parts we used if you want them Greg. <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>--- On Sun 02/03, Tim Rogers < timprogers@gmail.com > wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 7px; MARGIN-LEFT: 7px; BORDER-LEFT: orange 2px solid"><B>From: </B>Tim Rogers [mailto: timprogers@gmail.com]<BR><B>To: </B><BR><B>Cc: </B>se-r@lists.deskmedia.com<BR><B>Date: </B>Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:16:45 -0500<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: NX2000 Exhaust<BR><BR>I agree with what Mark Holden wrote, the VRS stuff that I saw on Jerry Eads' <BR>VE equipped Classic looked and sounded really nice.<BR>As with any straight-through exhaust, it is not quiet on its own. Jerry had <BR>added an Apex'i throttle plate style adjustable silencer that is placed <BR>after the cat and is controled by a cable in the cockpit. It is fairly <BR>effective and of course, totally user controlled but probably a bit of a <BR>pain if you needed to keep adjusting it.<BR>Jerry had mentioned to me that Andreas Miko had reccomended the use of <BR>Apex'i's spring loaded silencer that is bolted into the exit of one of thier <BR>Fart-Can style mufflers. It closes under low flow / back
pressure during <BR>cruise and opens up as flow & pressure increase with throttle position.<BR>So, possibly the best combination would be the VRS piping, the longest <BR>possible resonator as Steve mentioned and capped off by an Apex'i muffler <BR>with the optional active silencer.<BR><BR>Tim Rogers<BR><BR>Mark Holden wrote:<BR><BR><BR>>I can only comment on the build quality, as I ordered mine as just<BR>> pre-welded piping in 2.5", no resonator, no muffler, and put a<BR>> straight-through Magnaflow on it (it's a dedicated competition<BR>> vehicle). Anyhow, it was well designed, thick-walled tubing, and<BR>> fit perfectly.<BR>><BR>> So, the build quality is top-notch. I can't comment on the noise<BR>> of their pre-configured systems though.<BR>><BR>> -Mark<BR>><BR>> On Feb 3, 2008 12:04 PM, Greg Amy <GREGA@POBOX.COM>wrote:<BR>>> 'Bout the only quality stuff I've been able to find on<BR>>> the forum is from VRS; any feedback
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