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Thermal R&D exhaust *NOW AVAILABLE*

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Gonna be a bit...Thermal says about the end of the year.
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They said they were going to do a group buy at the end of the month....which means i figured they would have some possible sound clips . How long could it possibly take to make the final decision on muffler choice ? At least a sound clip would keep potential buyers in the game .
 

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Boy, not alot of competition in the exhaust market, no intakes (yes I know they aren't likely to be adding much performance), but we have 9 different intercooler, a dozen different tunes, and a $1000 set of downpipes...I guess at least we know we have some good hard core performance options.
 

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I’m thinking about taking mine up to Fort Worth to Kinneys for a mandrel bent stainless 3” system.
 

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I’m thinking about taking mine up to Fort Worth to Kinneys for a mandrel bent stainless 3” system.
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I actually just reached out to them this last weekend on doing the very same thing.
 

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I actually just reached out to them this last weekend on doing the very same thing.
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A while back they told me $1600ish. Price could move around depending on options. That was for 2.5”.
 

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A while back they told me $1600ish. Price could move around depending on options. That was for 2.5”.
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Yeah they said their current 2.5" system was 1395, but I'd want way less mufflers than they have on that kit lol
 

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Boy, not alot of competition in the exhaust market, no intakes (yes I know they aren't likely to be adding much performance), but we have 9 different intercooler, a dozen different tunes, and a $1000 set of downpipes...I guess at least we know we have some good hard core performance options.
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Besides Whipple, who else makes an i/c for the ST?
 

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Their cheaper system is crimp bent piping. The difference was for mandrel bent.
 

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Corsa is only mid-pipe back. No point in a 2.5” system that retains a few feet of 2.25” piping.
 

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I’m sure Ron wishes it was moving faster as well.
 

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I am wondering why they are going with 2.5" instead of 3"... Even at low boost levels full 3" piping shows significant gains over 2.5" in 99% of turbo applications, so I am wondering if it has to due with space limitations.
 

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Gonna be a bit...Thermal says about the end of the year.
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Hi is it possible for you to share exactly which Ebay exhaust tips you purchased and shoot a few photos looking up at the bottom of the tips showing how it was welded in place to the muffler. I decided I want black tips instead of the chrome ones I bought. I like the looks of the Borla S type muffler and tips but have not fallen in love with that sound or pipe diameter.
 

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Just some random 4” diameter 9” long tips. There’s tons to choose from. I can’t get any pics...I’m away from the house on a jobsite.
 

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Corsa is only mid-pipe back. No point in a 2.5” system that retains a few feet of 2.25” piping.
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Good to know, I didn't know that. So it stops before the flex pipe going to the cats?
 

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