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01-12-2006, 09:45 PM

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I know someone that took out his cat and muffler coming out of an underground parking lot.

K-Sport - $1000
Stillen lip - $350
knocked off exhaust parts........ PRICELESS.

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SO how many you guys knocked off your b pipe

01-12-2006, 10:00 PM

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my whole undercarrige is protected by SFC's... FTW!!!!

01-12-2006, 10:01 PM

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I know someone that took out his cat and muffler coming out of an underground parking lot.

K-Sport - $1000
Stillen lip - $350
knocked off exhaust parts........ PRICELESS.

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I know someone that BROKE MUFFLER HANGERS coming out of an underground lot.

K-Sport - $740
Stillen lip - untouched
Greddy SP2 replacing stock exhaust on FRIDAY the 13th....PRICELESS.

fixed ......

i was bored so.........

01-12-2006, 10:16 PM

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Mike,

I have always admired your illustrative skills, its like drawing with crayons but on a pc.

BTW, that drawing of your car shows you have major wheel gaps. You better tuck those tires in son!

01-12-2006, 10:23 PM

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fixed ......

i was bored so.........

Uhm I dont think you can even get over that in your car get front over and b pipe get hung lol

01-12-2006, 10:39 PM

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How many you guys have the RSB on with coilovers? or do I need it at all?

What good settings for D2 coilovers?

01-12-2006, 10:50 PM

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Uhm I dont think you can even get over that in your car get front over and b pipe get hung lol

that night was a nightmare. the sound of the exhaust and underbody scrapin and things being broken still haunts me. i actually felt the car raise on the b pipe like a ship hittin the shore. the damn car actually got stock, it took 2500 rpm rev to get it out in reverse. i had to go back into the damn garage and exit from the other entrance thats less steep. it was my friends garage and im never going to go in there.

01-12-2006, 10:51 PM

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I'm probably at about 3" drop and I scrape way too much. Too many steep entrances/exits around here in good old TN.

01-12-2006, 10:59 PM

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Any of you guys wanna measure your b pipe and tell me how close it is to the ground? I dunno if it me or what but my b pipe slopes in the front at 2 inch drop i got 3.5 clearance in the front

01-12-2006, 11:08 PM

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Any of you guys wanna measure your b pipe and tell me how close it is to the ground? I dunno if it me or what but my b pipe slopes in the front at 2 inch drop i got 3.5 clearance in the front

ive noticed the b pipe hangs lower, i hope this pic helps u...... enlrage it to the huge size......

01-12-2006, 11:16 PM

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Isn't there a way to fix that? I'm sure those muffler shops can customize some kind of bracket to raise the B-pipe up a bit if there's still enough room up top.

01-12-2006, 11:21 PM

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ive noticed the b pipe hangs lower, i hope this pic helps u...... enlrage it to the huge size......

How low you dropped because yours look higher then mine you scraped it alot of not

01-12-2006, 11:26 PM

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How low you dropped because yours look higher then mine you scraped it alot of not

well that pic is old. its lower right now. .5" lower front and 1" lower in back.

01-12-2006, 11:27 PM

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well that pic is old. its lower right now. .5" lower front and 1" lower in back.

Well how low in front and how low rear?

01-12-2006, 11:30 PM

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i dont know........ u cant squeeze any fingers in on the front. 1 finger goes in at 45 degree angle in the rear. front lip is 3.5" off ground......

01-13-2006, 12:25 AM

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If you remove the b-pipe, cat, and muffler, drive axles and tie rods, you can lower your car even more like this.

01-13-2006, 12:28 AM

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damnnnnnnnnnnn thast wut i call a drop. that drop is really a DROP. SICK !!!

i feel so 4x4 now

01-13-2006, 01:14 AM

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Mike........that is a serious sickness you have. Go get it checked.

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damnnnnnnnnnnn thast wut i call a drop. that drop is really a DROP. SICK !!!

i feel so 4x4 now

01-13-2006, 09:28 AM

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If you remove the b-pipe, cat, and muffler, drive axles and tie rods, you can lower your car even more like this.

That looks photochopped, are you really THAT low?

Here's mine with some artistic license...

01-13-2006, 09:36 AM

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How many you guys have the RSB on with coilovers? or do I need it at all?

What good settings for D2 coilovers?

I took mine rear sway bar off when I installed coilovers. The car is more responsive when turning, and the back end feels lighter.

01-13-2006, 09:37 AM

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That looks photochopped, are you really THAT low?

Here's mine with some artistic license...

yea its a chop......... ur offset helps u slam it even further. i am limited in the front...

01-13-2006, 09:48 AM

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yea its a chop......... ur offset helps u slam it even further. i am limited in the front...

Mines a chop too, I am only down 1.5" or so...

01-13-2006, 09:55 AM

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Mines a chop too, I am only down 1.5" or so...

damn bish. it looked real

01-13-2006, 10:44 AM

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i used to slam my exhaust ont he ground every once ina while, im lowered about 4 in the front and 3.25-3.5 in the back. granted im a 00 so my wheel gap was imo worse than 4th gens. i have a frankencar catback, which ias very heavy. i replaced the hangers with stronger cheap ebay eurothane. that raised the exhuats up alot. i hit it alot less now.

i would never go under 2 inches if u dont have a way of being able to raise it back up if needed. ex.being towed.

from what ive noticed, a better way to measure a drop is from the ground to the highest point of the wheel well. every car sits different, being trans type/systems/mileage/rim size.. were all not starting from the same point.
for example im 24.5 in front and 24.5 in the rear with stock 17s.

01-13-2006, 12:38 PM

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for example im 24.5 in front and 24.5 in the rear with stock 17s.

Im 25.5 all around and already knocked the **** outta my b pipe

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i replaced the hangers with stronger cheap ebay eurothane. that raised the exhuats up alot. i hit it alot less now.

Where can I find these hangers at? Can you supply me a ebay link?

01-13-2006, 01:10 PM

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id link ya, btu im at work and i cant access ebay. i just typed in exhaust hangers, and it brought up these blue and red ones, thats what i used, the different colors have different size holes, i didnt know this and had to shave mine a little. i think they were like 15bucks shipped for a pair, i think i used two pairs.

to make them easier to put on, soak them in very hot water. i boiled mine, then pop them on, theyll be easier to bend and stretch. theyre very stiff when theyre cold(like theyre supposed to)and can be a pain to put on while laying on ur back under a lowered car.

01-13-2006, 01:23 PM

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Well I searched exhaust hangers and there nothing for a maxima nor anything you are describing. If you can link me later that would be great

01-13-2006, 02:29 PM

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i just got my greddy sp2 installed 2 hours ago and i have much more clearance now. the stock resonator was smashed and it was way bigger. i no longer rub against my drive way and it clears it perfectly. stay tuned for pics......

01-13-2006, 03:11 PM

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Yea definately give us pics maybe some comparisons. My exhaust is about all rusted out so it about time for a new one anyway. But does the new b pipe have the bracket the old b pipe did on the front to prevent from something grabbing the b pipe and ripping it off?

01-13-2006, 03:36 PM

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You should lower your car some more in the back!

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01-13-2006, 04:19 PM

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no it doesnt. that bracket on mine was broken and squashed, causing the stock resonator to bend in. the new resonator is much smaller and only slightly bigger than the piping. there is no need for the bracket !