[s-cars] Who's got the loudest exhaust now? Frank!

[Robin Stoddard]

I have to agree that the sound that a performance exhaust makes is 
addictive!

I replaced my system with a dual 2.5" pipes hooked up to a 2.5" 
dual-in-dual-out Magnaflow muffler at the rear.  I replaced the system 
starting about 4" from where the wastegate pipe enters the down-pipe and 
put a "Y" just aft of the front axles just below the transmission.

I don't get the impression that the car is that loud from inside the 
car, however, I drove by a friend of mine (unplanned) the other day; he 
later said that the car sounded awesome and that sounded like it had a 
NASCAR V8 in it.  The only problem is that the neighbors are now calling 
me the "Hot Rod Kid"; which I take as a complement.  ;)

On the plus side...the turbo spools up WAY quicker.

I'm leaving the system this way until the end of the month as I will be 
taking it to the track to attend a driving school (and get my comp 
license).  However, for my wifes sanity and to save my marriage, the 
plan is to install the second muffler (same as what is installed now) 
where the resonator used to be.  It probably won't quieten it down that 
much at wot, but maybe remove some of the low end rumble that it makes.  
However, I have designed the system so that removing the second muffler 
will be a simple swap out with the straight pipes.

Cheers
Robin



Postupack, Jeff wrote:

>This is a funny story about Frank Amoroso.
>
>He's not been active on this list in a while, but I had to share this
>report. I exchange email with Frank from time to time and feel I owed
>him a favor, for all the contributions that got ME S-car pregnant and
>onto said Slippery Slope!
>
>Frank has a beautiful Black/Black S4 RS2 _all done up_ with a Stromung
>Gen 2 exhaust. Was pictured in European Car mag a while back. 
>Dave Forgie has the issue I am sure! Frank was really involved in the
>early BOOM car days of Stromung Gen #1 and #2.
>
>About a YEAR ago, Frank asked me to arrange a Stromung straight pipe
>rear section for track purposes.  I hounded Stromung a lot, Frank and I
>exchanged lots of email. 
>And the owner (Scott) did question the sanity in making a rear pipe,
>deleting the resonator and rear muffler.
>After convincing Scott that Frank may indeed be crazy, that it's for
>Track purposes only, I think?  but just BUILD it.
>
> and after some Colorado Mafia intimidation (uh... encouragement)
>directed at Stromung  to get the job
>done and shipped!  It did happen.
>
>Frank took delivery of  a stainless  rear _tube_ to bolt to his cat-less
>TEST pipe on or around March 25th.
>
>So whattaya think happened?
>
>Read on and enjoy!
>
>Frank,  you GOTTA take a video and audio clip of this madness!
>
>All the best 
>Jeff Posto
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank Amoroso [mailto:frank at amoroso.com] 
>Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 6:51 PM
>To: Postupack, Jeff
>Subject: RE: Muffler-less section III?
>
>
>LLLLLOOOOOUUUUUDDDDD!!!!!
>
>Which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, except that it just sounds
>just awful upon start-up, idle and part-throttle acceleration (this
>being said, the 17 year old Mustang owner just LOVES it).  
>
>On the flip side, it sounds KILLER / otherworldly at WOT / Full-Boost in
>the upper rev range.
>
>Anyway, I think I am going to clamp a Supertrapp on there so I can run
>with some muffling to / from the track and still go un-corked at the
>track. 
>
>I gotta take some video of this thing, it is nut-so.
>
>The up-shot is that I should be turning the heads of the Fast & Furious
>females now.
>
>Ha!
>
>Frank--
>
>
>
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