Mod cheap, mod twice.

 

Yea your right. Its called learn the hard way. Its a awesome thing these forums one person's lesson can save the next person alot of grief.

 

I can't find anywhere, does anyone know RnR Turboback with a cat, and how loud it is dB wise.

 

Zero, how is the preformance from the megan exhaust ?

 

RnR I want the exhaust for 600 , does it throw any engine lights ? all installation parts included ?

 

Please PM me and we can work it out. It includes everything you need to install, clamps, etc. In almost all cases it doesn't throw a CEL with the pipe extender we use.


Our turbo back w/HF cat is actually pretty quiet. We offer the

 

Just FYI to all...bought an MR catback after intially reading this post. Was 375$ on ebay plus shipping (45$)---I figured why spend hundreds of extra dollars for jack squat.

Well, it really is pretty good quality fit and finish wise. With the two hangers, it swings into perfect position with the can spitting out right in the middle of the hole cut in the bumper.

However...you need to be comfortable with getting your hands dirty. It does NOT fit up to the stock cat. I had to buy a $19 cobalt bit to drill out the studs buried in the cat. You also have to buy a seperate O2 bung and have it welded in (unless you can do this yourself---I can but don't own a welder). This added about $60 dollars total to the cost for me since I wanted a stainless O2 bung and not the cheap mild steel s**t they sell at napa/advance/etc.

I am however an old fart and I really like the sound. It did seem to drop spool up by maybe 150 RPM though this may be wishful thinking.

I will however be buying a DP elswhere after hearing Volunteer's agony--

hopefully helpful since the thread was resurrected

 

So you're paying all that money AND you still have to do some welding on it. Damn, that's just not right. Not everyone has a welder in their garage. And hacking the **** out of the stock cat will leave it unreturnable to stock form. I guess that's okay for some people, but not me. I like mods that are well thought out and don't take shortcuts in order to get the "entry" price lower. Megan Racing parts seem to lack quality control and don't tell you up front what "massaging" you'll need to do to get their POS systems to work.

 

..you can return it to stock form; just not with the original bolts. Still costs less than other cat backs but there are some hidden extra costs all should be aware of... I agree with most of what you're saying but it isn't a true POS. Weld quality is solid. Fit is good. It just isn't "plug and play" like most of us want when we buy an aftermarket exhaust (or anything else for that matter). I would have probably have gone with BR had I to do it over again though I'm not unhappy with what I got. Just took more work than expected.

 

Buster42,

I agree with you on weld quality and appearence. MR's stuff looks great, price is right. But like you said its the quirks and massaging you have to do to get it right. On my down-pipe situation the first one I got from them didn't fit it rested on the front differential, the second I got fit perfect looked great. I can't get any kind of gasket to seal. They didn't use a flange that uses the factory doughnut to seal the pipe to the O2 housing. I've called XS Engineering, and several others and no one will make a gasket for it because they said it wouldn't hold. It gets 1200-1500 degrees at that joint and the only way to get a good seal is to utilize the factory doughnut gasket. Its a shame that MR takes short cuts like this on their products, if they didn't they'd really have something good going.

 

"I like mods that are well thought out and don't take shortcuts in order to get the "entry" price lower. Megan Racing parts seem to lack quality control and don't tell you up front what "massaging" you'll need "

I totally agree, but they're are those of us like myself that gets suckered in by the attractive price and a couple of good references on this forum. I think its a hit and miss thing with MR, and I don't want to deal with a company like that again. Even if my Evo is just my TOY, it tries my patience, and takes up my time. I'd rather wait and pay a little more and do it once.

 

wasn't one of the advantage of getting this MEgan exhaust is that the piping will clear nicely the lower control arm?

And the other catback don't

 

I guess I've done enough part massaging on my DSMs to not want to go the cheap route any more. I've learned my lesson enough times. I wish I had reviews to read about parts before making my purchases before. Now I'm glad I do.

I know part of the modding process involves some massaging and compromise, but I try to keep those things to a minimum. I know a lot of aftermarket parts omit bends and supports for ease of manufacturability and to minimize material costs, but it usually results in a part w/ mediocre fit and finish. I'm pretty **** about the small details about my car and am willing to pay more for parts that fit like factory.

 

Amen!!! LOL, I'm feeling that now.

 

ok as i always say of a kid wants to mod his car with cheap parts let him maybe he wants performance but not the best performance..any exhaust is gunna upgrade your car some better then others...yes quality matters but maybe he dont care and just wants to mod his car but not make it crazy whne you mod your car it should be the setup you like not what others like....he asked the cheapest exghaust so tell him and then thats it maybe thats all he wants to do and not put better parts maybe he dont want to make his car crazy fast....jsut my 2 cents