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Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 26th, 2012, 3:07 pm
by kulluminati777
I cant wait to hear the sound of this on a ZE. I hope it sounds EXACTLY like it does on the K8.

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 26th, 2012, 4:10 pm
by Josh
To me it almost seems louder at idle. it has a very nice grumble. I did notice a small loss in upper end response but for the sound I cant go wrong. Its not like I am racing it all the time. I strongly recommend putting a layer of peel and seal on the heat shield, cut the noise down so much, You can actually hold a conversation on the inside of the car while driving down the freeway. at 70mph i am at about 3800 RPM and it gets drowning. I may swap the resonator back to the other one just to see. It could be just a touch louder IMO. I will get them posted.

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 26th, 2012, 4:45 pm
by Tavman_1213
Are you going to peel an seal the inside of the car?

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 26th, 2012, 5:10 pm
by Josh
That is the plan, I am going to start with the rear strut towers and cargo area, as most of my road noise comes from there, and then the doors. I have to figure out some kind of cap to go over the coilovers and camber plates as well as when you look at them you can see the road.

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 12:06 am
by crazycanadian
Josh wrote:That is the plan, I am going to start with the rear strut towers and cargo area, as most of my road noise comes from there, and then the doors. I have to figure out some kind of cap to go over the coilovers and camber plates as well as when you look at them you can see the road.
My friend Rob came up with this idea for his..

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Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 12:11 am
by Josh
That would work great! Is that a plunger?

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 12:34 am
by MrMazda92
Those currently reside on my '92 GS :freak:

Although, the rubber cover isn't present. I imagine putting silicone sealant around the edges(after a thorough cleaning) would do quite well for keeping water out(That stuff handles vibration pretty well).

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 1:46 am
by crazycanadian
Josh wrote:That would work great! Is that a plunger?
Yeah it was a plunger...
MrMazda92 wrote:Those currently reside on my '92 GS :freak:

Although, the rubber cover isn't present. I imagine putting silicone sealant around the edges(after a thorough cleaning) would do quite well for keeping water out(That stuff handles vibration pretty well).
Yeah Rob reused the plunger covers on the K-sports he bought...

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 2:56 pm
by Josh
I tried to get a few vids of each, idle rapping it out and whatnot.

Ok so here is the before - Heders > No Cat > Straight threw res > Magnaflow muffler

http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae32 ... M00004.mp4

http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae32 ... M00006.mp4

http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae32 ... M00007.mp4


MS box is - Headers > no cat > corkscrew style resonator no baffles > GS MS muffler

There is a bit of smoke but it is mostly fuel from no cat and running the KL36 ecu. But the majority of the smoke is from it being below freezing not because the engine is cold!

http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae32 ... M00068.mp4

http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae32 ... M00067.mp4

http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae32 ... M00069.mp4

Then decided to put these on... yep my second set of MX-3 SS sills.

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Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 3:43 pm
by MrMazda92
Looks good Josh!!

Is it weird that I would powdercoat my sills black if I picked a set up? :freak:

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 3:57 pm
by Josh
perhaps a little ;)

Here are what my headlights look like I have not fitted them to the car yet but they are mostly done.

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I forgot this one earlier Open headers :)

http://s984.photobucket.com/albums/ae32 ... M00045.mp4

Here are a bunch of random photos from the end of this year.


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Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 4:12 pm
by Tavman_1213
I like how clean your car looks!! Makes me want to get rid of my ugly front bumper an side skirts! An put stock GS front an full length sides!

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 4:38 pm
by fowljesse
I look forward to seeing those headlights on your car!
I love the sound of the open headers.

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 6:15 pm
by MrMazda92
I want to paint mine... I keep resisting the urge, for fear of condensation seeping in.

The white looks good, I still prefer black, but it looks a lot better than I'd have expected!

Re: Josh's 94' GS - Updated 10/29/12

Posted: November 27th, 2012, 6:44 pm
by Josh
Well I may just ditch the glass lenses and go with full clear. I am going to play with them some more. only reason they are not on the car yet is due to the tabs being broken off and I have to make new ones. only concern is a little bit of chrome is flaking on the very inside of the light so if I go with clear lens then I need new centers. Decisions decisions :)