Looks sweet so far! Can't wait to see the final product!

 

Thats sweet work going on there!!!

 

Very nice fab work!...but why dual 3"?

 

 

I look forward to the finished pics and a video to hear it.

 

Where will you exit?

 

 

 

Tail pipes finished









I need to adjust the length and add tips, then it’s all off to be ceramic coated.

 

jealous of the Syncrowave in the background

 

Aren't you worried it's going to be too quiet?

 

Yeah, I have to be considerate of my neighbors. Imagine starting it up at 3 am when I head off to work.

 

Exhaust system heading off to be ceramic coated. I will post more pictures when it comes back and some with the system installed.

 

The exhaust is installed and this should be the last pictures for this post. The coating is titanium ceramic and the system fits amazingly.

 

I cant wait to see how loud this thing is.

 

Finally got it running, sounds great. This concludes the exhaust portion of the project.

 

I added a muffler to the system for a total of three. It is noticeably less raspy and a bit quieter, but still has a nice rumble. I haven’t driven it yet, just idling in the garage, so I can’t comment on the drone level at this time. Overall it is an improvement over what it was prior to the new muffler. It fits perfectly in the center bay of the rear diffuser, so it’s barely noticeable visually.

 

looks like a precise installation. Curious, what's the ground clearance from the lowest point (perhaps as it goes under the rear differential?)

 

I crawled under the car to take some measurements for you. The lowest point of the entire system is 5 cm at the forward V-band clamps and 7 cm under the differential and the new muffler body. The V-bands show some signs of slight scraping, nothing major due to the suspension having only 25 mm of compression while driving. So far the muffler shows no signs of damage. The added muffler makes driving the car much more enjoyable. If you are not running 600+ HP I would suggest not using 3” dual exhaust. The Holley 6.5 cm true dual system is far more civil and will support 500 HP.

 

Ty. I can’t see me having more than 400hp in the near term. Curious about the vette rear suspension but here in Greater London anything less than 10cm of ground clearance risks scraping

 

Installing a C4 IRS in a 3rd gen F-body has been done several times and is not that difficult compared to the SLA front suspension, but it is a bit more of a commitment than a curiousity. As far as ground clearance under the differential, remember that it will remain constant at the point of the wheels traveling over the same object (i.e. a speed hump). For example, I have 76 mm of clearance on level ground and I will still have 76 mm of clearance as the tyres roll over the obstruction. A 63 mm exhaust system and 10 mm of additional ride height would give the 10 cm of ground clearance that you desire. I have a thread on this forum that covers the installation of the "Corvette suspension" in our cars if you are intrested in seeing what is involved (the wheel tubs are optional). You can PM me here anytime if you please.
Cheers
Steven

 

thanks, appreciate that