Building new exhaust, got some luck!
 

Finally decided to build the exhaust for the R6, and started collecting my parts.

Well, I started looking for an OEM exhaust on ebay and such, and everyone wanted up-wards of $250 for the setup. Well, I got super lucky... heh... and found a guy on Craig's list selling an 06 complete OEM exhaust for ... $25!!!

I get there and the guy is super cool. The manifold has 2 small dents in in, no problem as you won't see it. I tell him I'll take it, and he says $20... SWEET!

So I called a muffler shop that has done work for me before, and asked them if they would cut off the cat for me. Guy says he won't, but if I want to come use his sawzall, I can come up. So I do. Guy is gone for the day, and owner won't let me cut it off, so another guy working does it for me. I offer to pay him, he says "aw hell maaane, dontcha worry nuthin bout it. You jes bring that thang up ahure whence (which I think was 'once') you giter put on". I offer to haul off the cat, he again says not to worry. Cool dude.

Got them home and hollowed out the 3 inches of honeycomb and prepared them for paint.

Headers with cat cut off, taped ready for paint and mid pipe i bought:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...20R6/nocat.jpg

Got the 1st coat on tonight, lookin pretty good. Have 2 more coats to go. Still have to stop by the shop and grab some new gasketts and bolts, and mount it up.

Painted:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...a%20R6/all.jpg

Will post more pics when I finish her up.

are you going to make a low GP style exhaust?

I have an 07, so I already have the shorty exhaust. Won't change anything physically but removing the 12lb cat.

What sort of paint you use for that, that would look good on my TL.

Tom

Just Hi-Temp engine paint. Good up to 2400 degrees. Going to apply 3 coats, let it set for 7 days then install and bake it on. You can get it from any local auto parts store. (reccommend not getting the cheap brand)

Cool thnx, wont need it for a while since that will be one of the last things to do but will def make it look better.

Tom

and the luck just keeps on comming...

Just found this on ebay, and guy is selling it to me for $145, brand new, never been used.

http://i13.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/43/ec/1e8e_1.JPG

Well, ebay guy turned out to be a douche, so I didn't get the slip on. Well, I bought the carbon GYTR.

Still waiting on it to be delivered. But I got the headers welded to the midpipe. Slapped the akrapovic megaphone slip on, on to it... HOLY HELL IS IT LOUD... I really hope that the new GYTR will quiet it down a bit. The only new thing is that my engine now runs about 10 - 15 degrees warmer than before...

Think I am going to run the GYTR slip on and see how loud/hot it gets. And if it is too much, I may just go back to OEM with GYTR.

You can always run engine ice to lower the engine temp back down.

I am already running water wetter, and it is not even dead of summer yet. Water wetter (with oem exhaust set up) dropped the temp about 5 degrees.