ive been looking for a spoon N1 muffler for an EK hatch, but i cannot afford the brandnew ones. i bought one for a sedan... and i know it wont fit properly unless i chop a few inches of the piping - my question is if i take so of the piping out and re-weld it, will it change the performance/sound?

btw - im not going to touch the welds where the pipe meets the canister - im planning to cut it after the welds..

thanks!

 

unless you know how to do exhaust work i sugjest you take it to a muffler shop. i had the back portion of a greddy evo2 and a local shop made me a whole cat back all the way to the muffler for 80.

 

yeah my mate owns an exhaust garage - he will be doing the work - i just wanted to know if it will affect performance/sound.

btw - the axelback will be mated to a t1r b-pipe

 

anyone???

 

It doesnt effect it. I had to modify my apexi n1 to fit on my hatch because it was made for a coupe and didnt fit right. Seriously, its not that hard to do exhaust work as long as you have the bends and a friend with a welder. Hell, I am only 17 and I am making cat back's out of nothing but straight sections and mandrel bends.

 

^ sweet as! thanks for that, i just need to chop and re-weld as i am going to be using the existing spoon pipes anyway

 

I modified my Spoon N1, about 2 inches, to tock it better under the bumper. I cut it right after the mid pipe to axle pipe flang, and welded the flange back up. I then had to bend the hangers to fit it right, but sounds the same and looks better!

compare this



to this

 

IMO it sound like **** anyways so you don't have to worry about the sound.

Perfomance shouldn't be affected unless your friend welds like ****, which I seen many people do.

personal something not loud like WS or custom with a magnaflow.

 

thanks guys!!