I can't wait to hear it.

 

There is a sound clip on that sales link he had. Sounds nice. However, i don't like the wobble.

 

I would rather hear it in person.

 

I'm sure the stock exhaust wobbles too.. it's because when the engine hits the rev limiter it is essentially rocking rapidly back and forth on it's axis which pushes the whole exhaust sytem backwards and forwards

 

Oh, so it's only when you hit the limiter? That would make sense because the video did not wobble the whole time.

 

I think he's talking about the wobble in the sound.

 

Oh. What I dont' like is how the muffler physically wobbles when it revs up.

 

I think I will have to take a new video of the exhaust.. ;)

When Phillip hit the rev limiter, that is when the exhaust moved. Im sure that even a stock exhaust system would move around quite a bit. If you havent seen what happens to the engine when you hit the limiter (especially when the transmision is in neutral), then take a look at a friends car. The engine shakes rather violently.

Nikolas

 

Damn, then I guess I should stop playing the "How Close Can I Get to the Rev-Limiter" game every time I'm driving. lol

 

Wheres the dyno results from yesterday afternoon?

 

Thanks for the clarification. None of my friends have Scions, and no one has driven my car without me in it, so I haven't had the chance to look.

 

I have yet to hear from Phillip. I havent received a phone call or an email from him yet. Usually he emails me the details of what happened, with a scan of the dyno sheet....

Once I have the details, I will make a post here...

Nikolas

 

we are still waiting for the dyno from Phillip's car w/the s pipe and exhaust system!!!

 

I will have the scan from the latest dyno posted to our site later this afternoon. Phillip never emailed me the scanned image, so I had to wait for my hard copy to arrive from the dyno facility in the mail.

So, on to the news... The S-Pipe provided gains of around 2-3whp compared to without the S-Pipe. This is at the lower end of our estimates that were provided. Now, we will be sourcing a header for Phillips car, most likely the Alphawerks header, from RacingSolutions.com

This will allow us to test the complete package:

Cold Air Intake
Header
S-Pipe
Exhaust with High Flow Cat

It appears that the S-Pipe will be a modification for people to make who plan to install, or already have installed, a race header of some kind. The HP returns to $$ spent on the S-Pipe dont make sense unless you have the header. THe factory manifold is still the most restrictive part of the entire exhaust system.

In light of these latest tests, we have broken down our Exhaust offerings for the Scion tC in this way:

Exhaust Kit: $599
Exhaust Kit w/S-Pipe: $699
S-Pipe: $150

When I hear from the fabricator that he has parts ready for me to take pictures of, I will head over there and snap a few new pics for everyone to see. The S-pipe is a very nice piece:

Factory style entrance flange (CNCed out of stainless steel)
OEM Fit Quality
2.5" mandrel bent
High Polished Luster Finish
Anti-Fouler Included
Lifetime Warranty

If you have any questions for us, please post them here or email us.

Nikolas

 

so the hp gain for this exhaust would be arround 10 hp including the s pipe? and when draxas is going to realease the race header for the tC? still waiting

 

when you are planing to do the dyno with all the mods? (int, hea, s pip, exh )

 

We plan to get Phillip and Nikolas the Alpha Werks header by next week so they should be able to dyno shortly after that.

 

"Anti Fouler included?" What's that for?
Is this going to throw a CEL? Is this legal for street use?

 

It will only throw a CEL if you have an aftermarket header. Thats due to the header, not the s-pipe. The anti-fouler will be included so that if you DO have an aftermarket header, it will already have the fix built into it for ease.

 

Sweet! That's a very nice touch.