jag79, I don't think Mieneke pipe bends, call and check. How much $$ to do cat install by itsself or entire system? If just doing cat swap I imagine it should be between $250 and $325?

 

Your right every Meineke is different, hopefully this weekend Im going to take it to get it checked out, if the price is right and they can do it, then its all good, I will let everyone after its done how it turned out.

 

I will let you know this weekend when I take her in to get it checked out. I'm just doing a Cat swap, so it shouldnt be more than $300 for both sides.

 

I believe someone here asked me why I chose a 1.5 pulley instead of a 2.5/3.0 pulley? A. I didn't want to shave down the blower's nose and potentially weaken the structure. Some have shaved the nose and subsequently suffered cracked blower noses ($$$). B. I would have had to go with a smaller belt (not a big deal). C. After conducting research into the already just about maxed out M112 blower, I'm convinced anything more than 1.5 would cause a loss of power in the midrange and beyond part of the powerband. Going with a 1.5 doesn't proclude me from going with a 2.5 later. D. Mina Galleries offfered the 1.5 to me for $175 vs $250 for a 2.5 lb pulley. E. My 100k mile blower may have worn bearings (there's a shrieking sound coming from somewhere at 5000+ rpm which I thought was a worn belt. F. It's coming off this winter and being sent to Stiegemeyer for a rebuild/port and polish. G. As it stands now the car goes like a bat out of hell and I want to bring her to a track but the struts are shot (has the perpetual marshmellow ride=dangerous around corners, etc.). Yesterday I ordered stock (electronic adaptive, ie CAT) front struts from JagBits ($700/pair). When these are in the H&R Sport lowering springs I had sitting around for two months can now go in with a proper wheel alignment. I'll have vids and hopefully a track run soon.

 

Hey PHil, any updates on the install of the Magnaflow Hi flow Cats or exhaust? I didn't get a chance over the weekend to head over to Meineke to get an estimate on the install of the Spun cats, hopefully this week when I get the time will do. Any how, if you have any updates do tell us how it went

 

To anyone using Mina Galleries "Porsche" style exhaust tips: The whistle/shrieking sound while under heavy acceleration is not your blower bearings screaming but the 'Whistling" created by the separator between the twin conjoined exhaust tips. It took me a month to figure this out while shivering of the thought of a blower uninstall-rebuild-install ($$$$) LOL!

 

Hey bro, what body size "Mangnaflow" mufflers should I use if I wanted to swap out my Oem Mufflers off my 03' STR? Kinda confused on which Magnaflow Muffler to get, Polished or Stainless steel regular? If you have a part# to Magnaflow Muffler that would be compatible in size that would be super!

 

So in a way you had made your own whistle tips. The whistles go woot woot. Thats only in da moe nin. Watch this if you have no idea what I'm talking about. You have to watch the whole thing. LOL. Bubb Rubb is quite a character.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnzw_i4YmKk

 

Has anyone tried exhaust mods on a 3.0 V-6? My '03 S-Type 3.0 manual has excellant power for its engine size but there is room for improvement.

 

Hey Riski, the 2.5" Magnaflow Mufflers you have, are they the MagnaFlow Street Series mufflers; 14" body size type that you have? or are they just the Universal Magnaflow 14" body size mufflers? There's like 3 or so different types of Magnaflow mufflers out there, wasn't sure which one you had in your STR,

 

Hi Jag79,
Magnaflow Summitt Racing part number: MPE-11226 $69.95/each.
I believe they are 14" body 18" overall length. Don't quote me on the dimensions but the part # is def. what I installed as I'm reading this off my original Summitt Racing reciept. The OEM mufflers are def. very restrictive (three glass-packed chambers).

 

BFG, I got the MPE-12616 . Haven't installed them yet..do you think they will still work? Those are the ones Riski told me to get..

 

Of course they'll work my man. As long as they have 2 1/2" inlet and outlets and are a flow through design, they'll perform just fine (a rhyme?).

 

Those are the same ones I was planning on ordering or the part#11235.

 

Did you mean part# 12226? (14", 2.5" inlet/outlet, center/offset)

I have a feeling I am gonna love the sound of these...you can see right through them

 

Yes, I used Magnaflow's center/offset. "It" (hi-flow cats, x-pipe, 2 1/2" pipe, flow through mufflers) sounds so very lovely and makes...POWER!

 

My apologies, I did not see this post until today. I am going tomorrow to see the progress, but am not expecting it to be complete until the weekend...