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the muppet

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192 months

Sunday 18th May 2008
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Hello all,

New owner here. 2004 vxr.

the muppet

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650 posts

192 months

Sunday 18th May 2008
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Thanks for the welcome! Black in colour and now missing the two centre exhaust boxes...

I'll try and do some pics through the week

the muppet

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Monday 19th May 2008
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I'm pleased I'm not the only one with a damp mattress lol

the muppet

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650 posts

192 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Pics might appear here...??










the muppet

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650 posts

192 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Those are the boxes that I chopped out and replaced with straight pipes. Nice and burbly now, but looks stock from the back!

the muppet

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650 posts

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Monday 19th May 2008
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Thanks for all the compliments. I overheard two passers-by today:- "I used to want one of them Calibras" !

the muppet

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192 months

Tuesday 20th May 2008
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The noise level inside the car is still really quiet, but when accelerating, you can definately tell it's a V8. It sounded like a Dyson with the standard boxes in! There isn't any droning, even on a long run.

As for cost, I wouldn't have a clue as my mate and I did the mod in my garage. The original back box is retained, the only materials used were two short lengths of 2 1/4" stainless pipe left over from a previous project. The new bits were tack welded in-situ, then I dropped off the whole cat-back section and seam welded it all up. The hangers were cut off the old boxes and welded onto the new pipes. Only took about 5 hours, including a mad dash to get MIG wire after we ran out and about a gallon of tea.