A day of interestingness! Opinions please

[Valandis91]

Pics of said areas of interest

Worn inside shoulder due to lots of camber

Pics of current exhaust set up:

[Taz]

Just looks wierd under there with the whole pipe setup!
My advice is you f**k that twisty left hand side s**t off and have a single pipe with dual tip on the right, and if your that set on the 4 pipe setup then get a mock up done on the left. Would just need to cut the tips off and attach them to the left and get a silencer.
Would have less weight ( ) so you will go faster, looks MUCH much cleaner underneath ( again i amuse myself with this s**t) because that matters, but it would be a lot easier to just throw a silencer on the right.

[Taz]

While we were on the subject of exhausts i quickly whipped out to see the size of mine. I always thought it was the 2.5" version of the super drager meant for NA cars. My tape measure says its a fricken 3.5" pipe with a 4.5" tip! Stainless steel mandrel bent pipes at 3.5"....overkill much wtf was this guy planning to do with my car if he didnt sell it?
Not complaining though - my gain n it wont need to be replaced later on for when my car becomes a symbol of pure. sex.

[Shane001]

Hey shane! Is this it?
http://www.meganracing.com/product_deta ... 0&catid=25
Do these 100% fit? and do they have enough adjustment to bring the rear back into line?
Theres also these
http://www.meganracing.com/product_deta ... 9&catid=54
which are for rear toe control...

Yep, there the ones, I managed to buy them both together off eBay for a pretty good price.

Like I said I haven't installed or tested these yet but they look the goods.

[Taz]

If they both fit on the de3a fto, then i think i might get a set of both as well.

[Rob Furniss]

That back box does look very small mate.

[Valandis91]

Alrighty!

So the plan so far:

- Buy megan racing control arms (to fix alignment issue)
- Keep similar set up but with larger muffler and smoother bends after muffler + Track Pipe

Thank you shane! Just about to buy these off ebay. Not that I can afford this really...
But it will save me in the long run with tyres!

Heres the link for others:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MEGAN-REAR-C ... 250wt_1037

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MEGAN-REAR-T ... 848wt_1037

[Taz]

- Keep similar set up but with larger muffler and smoother bends after muffler + Track Pipe

Still keeping the same weird pipe setup? Going in the opposite direction if your wanting a quieter ride.
1 in, 1 out to 1 side, dummy the other - problem solved

[silverGPX]

Id just add a 2nd resonator cheapest, easiest and proven most effective.

[Shane001]

Heres the link for others:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MEGAN-REAR-C ... 250wt_1037

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MEGAN-REAR-T ... 848wt_1037

Yeah that's the seller I bought mine off

Let me know what they're like when you fit em, maybe I'll get mine fitted sometime next year

[Valandis91]

- Keep similar set up but with larger muffler and smoother bends after muffler + Track Pipe

Still keeping the same weird pipe setup? Going in the opposite direction if your wanting a quieter ride.
1 in, 1 out to 1 side, dummy the other - problem solved

There is no way im having a dummy...

Id just add a 2nd resonator cheapest, easiest and proven most effective.

This is also a option...

Ive realised that i really rushed everything before. None of that.
Careful planning and R&D from now on

Heres the link for others:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MEGAN-REAR-C ... 250wt_1037

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MEGAN-REAR-T ... 848wt_1037

Yeah that's the seller I bought mine off

Let me know what they're like when you fit em, maybe I'll get mine fitted sometime next year

I'm really hoping these do the job!

[Bennoz]

While those lower arms are quite nice, why not just replace the camber bolts & washers?

I had the same issue with rear alignment & I just pinched a set of bolts & washers off a Lancer at Pick & Pay Less, he didn't even charge me for them

And that second pipe setup is pretty ordinary! Hows that sh*t angle they welded onto?! Dodgy...

+1 on second resonator. Or going up a size on the first resonator. You can go up to an 18 inch I believe is the biggest.

[Astron_Boy]

I just pinched a set of bolts & washers off a Lancer at Pick & Pay Less, he didn't even charge me for them .

EFA

[Valandis91]

While those lower arms are quite nice, why not just replace the camber bolts & washers?

I had the same issue with rear alignment & I just pinched a set of bolts & washers off a Lancer at Pick & Pay Less, he didn't even charge me for them

And that second pipe setup is pretty ordinary! Hows that sh*t angle they welded onto?! Dodgy...

+1 on second resonator. Or going up a size on the first resonator. You can go up to an 18 inch I believe is the biggest.

I'll replace the camber bolts and washers too. I want the trailing arms from the lancer as well since they are reinforced.

I bought the arms for ease of alignment and just in case my rear is actually bent...

Does having a big resonator affect flow?

[Astron_Boy]

Does having a big resonator affect flow?

No, just sound.
It's the difference between having a canon and a muffler of equal length. 1 simply having more in it to dampen the tone.

[Bennoz]

No. Resonators are not baffled like some mufflers.

[Gholdwayne]

So thats what it looks like in a resonator

[Shane001]

While those lower arms are quite nice, why not just replace the camber bolts & washers?

I had the same issue with rear alignment & I just pinched a set of bolts & washers off a Lancer at Pick & Pay Less, he didn't even charge me for them

And that second pipe setup is pretty ordinary! Hows that sh*t angle they welded onto?! Dodgy...

+1 on second resonator. Or going up a size on the first resonator. You can go up to an 18 inch I believe is the biggest.

I'll replace the camber bolts and washers too. I want the trailing arms from the lancer as well since they are reinforced.

I bought the arms for ease of alignment and just in case my rear is actually bent...

Does having a big resonator affect flow?

If you're getting the Megan Racing arms I wouldn't worry about the bolts & washers, just lock em up tight and do your adjusting with the arms. I bought new washers for mine and they were fucked again after first use, but then I was adjusting to extremes (1.5 deg camber ) for racing so this may have contributed lol!

Also if your chassis is bent then you probably should still get this checked out as it could lead to other problems. Doubt it though, if you look at the figures they gave you for your current settings then have a good look underneath and in the manual at where your adjustments are set, I bet they will account for each other.

[Valandis91]

While those lower arms are quite nice, why not just replace the camber bolts & washers?

I had the same issue with rear alignment & I just pinched a set of bolts & washers off a Lancer at Pick & Pay Less, he didn't even charge me for them

And that second pipe setup is pretty ordinary! Hows that sh*t angle they welded onto?! Dodgy...

+1 on second resonator. Or going up a size on the first resonator. You can go up to an 18 inch I believe is the biggest.

I'll replace the camber bolts and washers too. I want the trailing arms from the lancer as well since they are reinforced.

I bought the arms for ease of alignment and just in case my rear is actually bent...

Does having a big resonator affect flow?

If you're getting the Megan Racing arms I wouldn't worry about the bolts & washers, just lock em up tight and do your adjusting with the arms. I bought new washers for mine and they were fucked again after first use, but then I was adjusting to extremes (1.5 deg camber ) for racing so this may have contributed lol!

Also if your chassis is bent then you probably should still get this checked out as it could lead to other problems. Doubt it though, if you look at the figures they gave you for your current settings then have a good look underneath and in the manual at where your adjustments are set, I bet they will account for each other.

Alrighty will just have to wait for these arms before i put my new tyres on!
I cant track it till then either because that passenger rear tyre will get chewed through like nothing else

Such as what problems? I wouldve thought that the suspension components would be weaker than the chassis so they would give way first as well :S

[Shane001]

Yep, also check all your bushes in the rear especially the big one at the front of the rear trailing arm and check none of the suspension components appear damaged or bent, if so replace.