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 Post subject: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:29 pm 
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So far I'm pretty happy with this exhaust. I bought it because of the clean design that doesn't have pipes and mufflers sticking out from under the car, it's all pretty hidden. I have not run mine yet, but I have heard one and I can say that they have a nice sound and are fairly quite. Testing on these shows no loss in hp when using the muffler vs with out, so you can make power with out being too obnoxious. I like that stealth factor. The finish on it is beautiful, the welds are perfect, and the material is very heavy gauge. On the negative side, I had to trim the underside of my apron to get it to clear, but I'm sure this is because of my tight 36 hp engine compartment, I don't think later cars would have this issue. I also had to trim the slip joint pipes a bit to get it to all fit together, but that wasn't too big of a deal. I'll update this thread after I run the car and drive with it and have more of an opinion on its sound. Till then here are some pictures of it. I will post more pics later...

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Here's a video of the car running where you can hear the exhaust....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb1HfBiqqAY

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:33 pm 
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Here are some other views of it...

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:35 pm 
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I like that a lot.

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:24 pm 
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That's a sweet exhaust system! I really like how the muffler is tucked up underneath too.

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:10 pm 
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It doesn't just look great,it sounds awesome......I still have ringing in my ears......... :P

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:27 am 
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I love the sound of it. I'm very happy with it so far 8-)

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:51 pm 
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Drove the car a little today, the exhaust sounds AWESOME! I will try to get up an audio clip of it... :P

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:22 pm 
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mk-Zero wrote:
Drove the car a little today, the exhaust sounds AWESOME! I will try to get up an audio clip of it... :P


Better yet, a sound clip with video ;) .

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:52 am 
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One thing I forgot to mention. I had heard that you could adjust the passenger side valves with out removing the muffler, well, there's no way in hell. I couldn't even get the valve cover off :lol:
I didn't have to totally remove it though, I basically loosened up the 3 bolts on the flange all the way and then loosened up one of the bolts on the hanger and that allowed it to drop more than enough. Not a big deal, but thought I would mention it :P

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 Post subject: Re: A-1 Sidewinder exhaust
PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:40 am 
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This exhaust sure does sound sweet on the road!

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