Re: my 85 urQ

[orin@netcom.com (Orin Eman)]

> > What I think I'll do about the exhaust is simply replace the center
> > muffler with a pipe and a generic high flow muffler for the rear. This
> > way I can retain the oem pipes.
> 
> I know a guy that did this and he didn't like it. It made the his car really
> lound. This is why I made sure to get the scorpion piece with a resonator.
> The sound level increased significantly with the resonator Scorpion piece
> going into a stock baffled rear. When I get the scorpion rear, it's going 
> to be at the threshold of what I can stand. With no resonator in the middle
> piece and a free-flow rear, the car will be loud. The guy who did it this
> way said his car set off car alarms when he went by. He installed a piece
> with a resonator and was much happier. Having new boxes welded into the
> stock pipes is a good, economical way to go, but I'd think twice about
> not installing a resonator in that center piece. I'm pretty sure there's
> another little box toward the front of the exhaust system that will make
> a big performance improvement if you remove it...

It's OK with something like a DynoMax Super Turbo at the rear; that's what
I put on my 82.  Heard a little more whine from the turbo, but overall,
it wasn't LOUD at all... muffler shop said something like 'thought it would be
louder than that' when they fired it up.  Just don't put one of those
straight thru glass pack thingies on... Eric???

Orin.