Vibrant Exhaust ?'s
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I could get a good deal on the Perrin, but hell, why pay more for less?
Perrin: 3" stainless, J-pipe-back, no cat (so you still have the first stock cat), no flex section, no resonator, $860 local pickup with 5 day wait for them to get it
Vibrant: 3" stainless, S-pipe-back, highflow cat (deletes both cats and replaces with one HFC), flex section, resonator, $860 shipped
mwah ha ha, might be able to get the Vibrant for cheaper from a local distributor.
Tough choice there.
Perrin: 3" stainless, J-pipe-back, no cat (so you still have the first stock cat), no flex section, no resonator, $860 local pickup with 5 day wait for them to get it
Vibrant: 3" stainless, S-pipe-back, highflow cat (deletes both cats and replaces with one HFC), flex section, resonator, $860 shipped
mwah ha ha, might be able to get the Vibrant for cheaper from a local distributor.
Tough choice there.
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livelyjay said:
I can take pics of it on my car if you want. I don't have a lift, but I can slide the camera under and take a few.
I thought someone did a side by side somewhere. I think it's on that really long thread about the vibrant. I'll see if I can find it.
When I first had mine installed the rattle I got was the head shield under the shifter. I don't have kartboy hangers but have both MT motor mounts. There was also a slight occasional rattle from the rear heat shield by the muffler.
I didn't (still don't) have a mount to secure the exhaust to the transmission underneath the car. I'm not sure if the newer Vibrants have this or not, but your stock J-pipe was attached at the tranny. I'd go get a bracket made and get it secured especially if you don't have both MT or AT motor mounts installed. This second connection point is designed so that any flex in the motor isn't taken out on the exhaust manifold. Think about it - if your motor moves fore and aft, and your exhaust is more or less fixed in place farther back, the exhaust manifold / turbo / s-pipe is absorbing all the flex. Sooner or later the metal is going to fatigue and crack... If vibrant's already added this piece, good on them! (i have the original vibrant prototpye for the MSP on my car so it came without all the bells & whistles... I had to have bungs welded in for EGT and will have to get another one for wideband one day)...
I didn't (still don't) have a mount to secure the exhaust to the transmission underneath the car. I'm not sure if the newer Vibrants have this or not, but your stock J-pipe was attached at the tranny. I'd go get a bracket made and get it secured especially if you don't have both MT or AT motor mounts installed. This second connection point is designed so that any flex in the motor isn't taken out on the exhaust manifold. Think about it - if your motor moves fore and aft, and your exhaust is more or less fixed in place farther back, the exhaust manifold / turbo / s-pipe is absorbing all the flex. Sooner or later the metal is going to fatigue and crack... If vibrant's already added this piece, good on them! (i have the original vibrant prototpye for the MSP on my car so it came without all the bells & whistles... I had to have bungs welded in for EGT and will have to get another one for wideband one day)...
Yes, it is long, but I made it through. It's easy to scan through every post looking for links and pictures. I found the pictures I was looking for side-by-side. Could you take some pictures of it installed? I only want one of the rear bumper, so you can see the entire back of the car, and of the DP and that extra bung. If you aren't willing I understand.Rawyzf said:
livelyjay said:
I can hook you up. They won't be until after work today, but I'll get what I can.
I know I have a few of the rear already.
The one for the extra bung, I can try to get. I don't know exactly how I can get a picture of that, but I'll try. The second bung hole (funny) that you have to put the o2 sensor in, I can't get a pic of that as it's on the top half of the exhaust pipe.
Does that make sense?
Perfect sense. I can see where the stock O2 sensor is supposed to go from the picture on Vibrant's site, so no need for that picture. I'm still baffled by the bung inbetween the cat and the s-pipe. Why the hell is it there in the first place and why did Vibrant put it into their exhaust?Rawyzf said:
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