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December 4th, 2008, 12:56 PM
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| | Binder Household Butler
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I currently have an '08 Pontiac Solstice that I got in September. It's going to be my daily driver, even in our wonderful winter weather. So far this winter it's been a breeze to drive, though we haven't had very much snow yet. The stock all season tires were supposed to suck in the winter, but I've been pleasantly surprised with their traction. |
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December 4th, 2008, 01:52 PM
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Nice, Zen! You got mufflers on that thing already?  |
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December 4th, 2008, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo Nice, Zen! You got mufflers on that thing already?  | yep, she rumbles! |
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December 4th, 2008, 02:22 PM
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| | Megalomaniacal
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I knew the exhaust didn't look stock. What did you end up going with?
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New distributor cap & rotor installed. The old ones definitely have seen better days  Startup was smoother and the stumbling throttle was smoothed out even more. 
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December 4th, 2008, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SoloCamo I knew the exhaust didn't look stock. What did you end up going with? | My guess is Flowmaster. |
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December 4th, 2008, 02:50 PM
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| | Megalomaniacal
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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo My guess is Flowmaster. | Good for sound, mediocre for performance at least in the Jeep 4.0 scene. If I ever upgrade my exhaust I'm going for Borla or Magnaflow. 
Regardless, a flowmaster attached to a v8 does sound excellent  |
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December 4th, 2008, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SoloCamo Good for sound, mediocre for performance at least in the Jeep 4.0 scene. If I ever upgrade my exhaust I'm going for Borla or Magnaflow.
Regardless, a flowmaster attached to a v8 does sound excellent  | Just my guess...could be Magnaflow, Ford Racng, or Bassani...those are the three that I know that use rolled tips. 
They really don't do much for power...drone inside kills me, though. |
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December 4th, 2008, 04:08 PM
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December 4th, 2008, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo Just my guess...could be Magnaflow, Ford Racng, or Bassani...those are the three that I know that use rolled tips.
They really don't do much for power...drone inside kills me, though. | Bingo knows his stuff, Bassani.
I was worried about the drone as well, but as long as you dont fart around with the rpm below 1500, its not bad at all.
Definitely wasn't added for power, but looks and sound.
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December 4th, 2008, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo | 7 1/2' pistons man! Oh yeah.  |
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