Show your mufflers

[Eric]

None. Wrong. Wrong.

dude, sweet E12, why is it dead?

[isolatos]

anyone have a Vibrant pic??

[e30polak]

Not a pic, but here is a clip of mine. You can clearly see the muffler. i love this muffler, I'll never go with anyone else on my car!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS2RJCk_itY

[JRKOUPE]

Not a pic, but here is a clip of mine. You can clearly see the muffler. i love this muffler, I'll never go with anyone else on my car!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS2RJCk_itY

....I forgot..what is your set up again?.......headers on back....great sound.


s50 or 52?.........

I wonder if vibrant makes a single in/out?....Ill look.

[BenM]

....I forgot..what is your set up again?.......headers on back....great sound.


s50 or 52?.........

I wonder if vibrant makes a single in/out?....Ill look.

I think his setup is S52. Try this for a single 2.5" In/out:

http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/Shop-by-Category/Mufflers_2/Vibrant-Performance-Flat-Black-Universal-Muffler-2-5-Center-In-Out-1146

I am going the same setup in the next couple of days (Borla XR-1 in the middle, Vibrant at the end), I'll try and grab a soundclip.

[JRKOUPE]

I think his setup is S52. Try this for a single 2.5" In/out:

http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/Shop-by-Category/Mufflers_2/Vibrant-Performance-Flat-Black-Universal-Muffler-2-5-Center-In-Out-1146

I am going the same setup in the next couple of days (Borla XR-1 in the middle, Vibrant at the end), I'll try and grab a soundclip.

yo B...its Joel


that muffler would be the one if i replace my Borla after we swap in the s50.....!!!!thanks


oh...



Why are you spending so much on a "mid reso" like the xr1?.....Id go a bit cheaper....magna....borla turbo...flowmas....etc.......????.....just doesnt make sense to me., unless it was your last muffler in line.Arent they like over 200 ish?....

[nando]

my borla was like $95.. check on ebay.

[JRKOUPE]

my borla was like $95.. check on ebay.

hey Ndo.....
same here..but its a turbo model.


The xr1s tend to be a bit more iirc???

[nando]

maybe, I don't know. the XR-1 is probably way better quality. the welds on mine are pretty ugly looking. Pretty sure a freshman in high school weld class could do better. And some people want quiet, thus the double muffler/cat :)

[BenM]

maybe, I don't know. the XR-1 is probably way better quality. the welds on mine are pretty ugly looking. Pretty sure a freshman in high school weld class could do better. And some people want quiet, thus the double muffler/cat :)

Exactly, I want it to be quiet, hence the reason for it. It wasn't that much more expensive (I only payed around $130 from Jegs for it) and the size compared to a dinky resonator or cheaper muffler wouldn't be worth it to me.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Borla/157/40941/10002/-1


Joel,

I'd say keep your Borla at the end if its a 2.5" In/out and go with a nice muffler for the center (XR-1 perhaps) if you're looking to keep it quiet.

Just my $.02

[JRKOUPE]

Exactly, I want it to be quiet, hence the reason for it. It wasn't that much more expensive (I only payed around $130 from Jegs for it) and the size compared to a dinky resonator or cheaper muffler wouldn't be worth it to me.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Borla/157/40941/10002/-1


Joel,

I'd say keep your Borla at the end if its a 2.5" In/out and go with a nice muffler for the center (XR-1 perhaps) if you're looking to keep it quiet.

Just my $.02

Ben...wow, they mustve expanded the xr1 line...Ive never seen that one. Good deal. I currently run a magna flow cat...and borla rear muffler on my current m20 and love it. I plan on same set up w/ the s50......or maybe do a vibrant rear instead of the borla.

But Im hoping (like the m20) just a cat and rear muffler is fine. I like it loud as it is more of a track car.

I guess you dont have to run a cat?...

[BenM]

Ben...wow, they mustve expanded the xr1 line...Ive never seen that one. Good deal. I currently run a magna flow cat...and borla rear muffler on my current m20 and love it. I plan on same set up w/ the s50......or maybe do a vibrant rear instead of the borla.

But Im hoping (like the m20) just a cat and rear muffler is fine. I like it loud as it is more of a track car.

I guess you dont have to run a cat?...

Yeah, the xr-1 is a great looking muffler at a nice price. I think the Borla you currently have would sound great with the S50, but with just a muffler and a cat it may be a little loud depending on what exhaust manifolds you're running (ebay, OBD-I, OBD-II, TMS Shorties, etc.). But then again sounds ok since its just a track car. The vibrant sounds awesome, but would it justify the extra $ just to replace the borla? Maybe if its too loud have the borla moved to the middle by the cat and run a Vibrant in the rear?


I technically have to run a cat, but have a modified E30 midsection w/ stock cats that slip right over the eBay headers and bolt right up to any E30 325i catback exhaust which I will use the next time I have to go through the sniffer. My emissions isn't up for another year or so and they just use a sniffer so its no big deal. I barely put 2500 miles on my car this past year so it doesn't bother me.

[e30polak]

....I forgot..what is your set up again?.......headers on back....great sound.

s50 or 52?.........

I wonder if vibrant makes a single in/out?....Ill look.

OBD1 s52, with eBay SS headers > Flowmaster y-pipe > 2.5" piping > Borla muffler (not an XR-1) > 2.5" piping > 2.5" Vibrant Street Power muffler.


The Vibrant almost HAS to be run with a middle muffler! It is a very loud muffler. I tried it with just a resonator and muffler when I switched down to 2.5" from 3", and it was obnixious.

I've tried 3 different middle mufflers to get the tone I wanted (spintech, dynomax, and now the borla) and the Borla was the ticket. I'd be interested to hear what 2 Vibrants would sound like, I love this muffler!!! :pimp:

[JRKOUPE]

OBD1 s52, with eBay SS headers > Flowmaster y-pipe > 2.5" piping > Borla muffler (not an XR-1) > 2.5" piping > 2.5" Vibrant Street Power muffler.


The Vibrant almost HAS to be run with a middle muffler! It is a very loud muffler. I tried it with just a resonator and muffler when I switched down to 2.5" from 3", and it was obnixious.

I've tried 3 different middle mufflers to get the tone I wanted (spintech, dynomax, and now the borla) and the Borla was the ticket. I'd be interested to hear what 2 Vibrants would sound like, I love this muffler!!! :pimp:

thanks......if you have some "underneath" pics...Id love to see em....

[BenM]

Will get an updated clip of my exhaust this week, but damn is it raspy! I wanted to put the middle muffler where the stock resonator is so there is a "S" shaped 2.5" pipe after the Y-pipe. Sounds good, but much louder than my previous setup!