need help choosing a good brand for midpipe...

[DEBBS42]

hello all... just got the tC back up and running a few weeks ago and it judt got shipped here to missouri on friday... needless to say, the day it got into town i got a ticket... lol...

anyhow, im lookin to do some exhaust work to it... i already have the GReddy Ti-C axleback, and im about to place my order for the weapon-R header/s-pipe... i was wondering if anybody could help me in selecting a good midpipe to complete the setup...
thanks in advance for the help.

-DEBBS

[CadenceScion]

Your best bet would be to get a custom made one or a Tsudo. I wouldn't suggest buying a Megan Mid-Pipe, their quality is least to be desired.

[navylife59]

Being that you already have an axle-back, I would go with Cadence's first suggestions and have one custom made. Depending on the labor rates, you might can get one made with a highflow cat and larger resonator for cheaper than a pre-made one. Go with stainless steel piping and parts. It will last the life of the vehicle.

[CadenceScion]

Hey Scott, speaking of resonators, what do you suggest? I had a Moroso Spiral Flow brand new in the box, but I sold it because I needed the money due to all the major flooding our area suffered lately and needed to make sure my bills got paid on time.

The reason I ask is I heard the Moroso works really well to absorb the drone. Moroso has a spiral baffle with a straight through pipe in the middle, but will kill some exhaust velocity. It's great for sound suppression, but that's about it.

The only other resonators on the the market I am aware of are from Magnaflow, Vibrant Performance and Aero resonators.

[DEBBS42]

guess im going to have a custom one made... thanks...

[navylife59]

I have the Vibrant res on my car but it took 2 to tame it. Open exhaust was absurdly loud. Even with the 2 resonators, I still had to add one at the muffler via my patented exhaust tip silencer to resonator mod. Moroso is a long trusted domestic racing brand. As the exhaust gases flow thru the spiral, it is actually traveling a longer path than the exhaust gases thru the straight middle. As such, it loses some velocity but is picked back up thru eduction of the straight pipe. Along the way, gases in the spiral are picking up quarter reflection waves that add up till they are 1/2 out-of-phase. This attenuates the sound level progressively. Length will play a large part in it's performance. MagnaFlow's resonators are generally larger but they do a heck of a job. Just listen to their sound clips. I have heard Mustangs and Camaros with them and they sound mean.