[Toggie]

I had Josh of ECS in Sterling, VA install the new mid-pipes on my blue 550.

I already had Tubi tailpipes on the back and replacing the stock x-pipe in the middle with dual straight pipes from Bradan makes it sound great.

Just the right amount of exhaust noise IMHO. And I get just a little burble & pop noises as I slow down. Removing the x-pipe changes the sound of the V12 for the better. Now there's no cross-over from one side of cylinders to the other. Bradan is doing some dyno testing but they think it might add a little power too.

I had previously installed the street-version of the more modern Tubi tailpipes on the car about 2 years ago. The newer street Tubi's are more muffled than there older versions or the race version. With the stock x-pipe resonator, they were still a little too quiet for my tastes.

See pictures of ECS and the install in this thread:
ECS installs my new 550 exhaust

[lashss]

Toggie, still have cats in place?

Removing them would do wonders to weight, power, heat, noise...

[360 Modena]

Originally Posted by lashss

Toggie, still have cats in place?

Removing them would do wonders to weight, power, heat, noise...

Amen. And my TR also had pre-cats and I can attest that all that metal was pretty heavy too.

Toggie, if bring the car to the Holy Donut we'll record a YouTube video sound test with a few cars. Could be fun.

BTW, I'll be at Richard's tomorrow morning getting some new P-Zero tire mounted and a wheel alignment. I might take a walk down to the airport and look around if I get bored.

[Toggie]

Originally Posted by lashss

Toggie, still have cats in place?

Removing them would do wonders to weight, power, heat, noise...

Lash,

Yes, the cats are still mounted ahead of the mid-pipes.
I still gotta pass Virginia emissions testing every 2 years down here.

Here is a pic of the stock cats attached to the mid-pipes.
The pic was taken from the front of the car looking toward the rear of the car (from underneath).

Ron