ctruss
01-10-2006, 07:42 PM
Ok, I am tired of not having many choices for cat-back exhausts for the xB so my buddy and I are working on a system for all of us xB owners.
The shop the work was done at is Boost Factory in Bloomington, MN. My friend Chuck owns it and his shop mainly does turbo systems, but he can fabricate anything.
Here are pics of the progress so far.....
The center section, test fitted and welded together and positioned under the car.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0892.jpg
Chuck, fitting the muffler.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0894.jpg
Chuck, bending up a hanger.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0896.jpg
The over the rear suspension section test fitted and welded up.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0899.jpg
The stainless tail pipe.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0900.jpg
The center section out from under the car so Chuck could finish the welds.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0903.jpg
The product I applied to the exhaust to make it a little stealthy and to help protect it.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0904.jpg
Another side of Chuck. :-P
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0898.jpg
Muffler inlet compairisons.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0905.jpg
Tail pipe compairisons.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0906.jpg
Center section outlet compairisons.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0907.jpg
Center section compairisons.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0909.jpg
Mounting the finished center section. Notice the stock hangers are used.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0914.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0915.jpg
Mounting the muffler. Notice how all the stock hangers are used.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0917.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0918.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0919.jpg
And the tail pipe.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0920.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0921.jpg
I am not quite happy with the sound right now but I believe a resonator spliced into the center pipe will take care of the problems.
I will post a sound clip once I am happy with the sound of the exhaust.
Also, once I am happy with it, the system is gonna get pulled off my car and sent in to get measured up. Once measured up, Boost Factory will have the pipes pre-bent to fit the xB and then it can be sold as a kit.
Please keep posted to this thread for updates, also post in here if you are interested in buying a kit so I can guage interest in this.
The shop the work was done at is Boost Factory in Bloomington, MN. My friend Chuck owns it and his shop mainly does turbo systems, but he can fabricate anything.
Here are pics of the progress so far.....
The center section, test fitted and welded together and positioned under the car.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0892.jpg
Chuck, fitting the muffler.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0894.jpg
Chuck, bending up a hanger.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0896.jpg
The over the rear suspension section test fitted and welded up.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0899.jpg
The stainless tail pipe.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0900.jpg
The center section out from under the car so Chuck could finish the welds.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0903.jpg
The product I applied to the exhaust to make it a little stealthy and to help protect it.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0904.jpg
Another side of Chuck. :-P
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0898.jpg
Muffler inlet compairisons.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0905.jpg
Tail pipe compairisons.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0906.jpg
Center section outlet compairisons.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0907.jpg
Center section compairisons.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0909.jpg
Mounting the finished center section. Notice the stock hangers are used.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0914.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0915.jpg
Mounting the muffler. Notice how all the stock hangers are used.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0917.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0918.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0919.jpg
And the tail pipe.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0920.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/ctruss53/2006xB/Exhaust/100_0921.jpg
I am not quite happy with the sound right now but I believe a resonator spliced into the center pipe will take care of the problems.
I will post a sound clip once I am happy with the sound of the exhaust.
Also, once I am happy with it, the system is gonna get pulled off my car and sent in to get measured up. Once measured up, Boost Factory will have the pipes pre-bent to fit the xB and then it can be sold as a kit.
Please keep posted to this thread for updates, also post in here if you are interested in buying a kit so I can guage interest in this.