JoeBoomz
06-13-2012, 09:52 PM
I got a couple exhaust tweaks done this month - nothing too big, I want to stick with the stock engine for now, and too much more will bring it over the 450HP mark. I've never been much of a gambler...
First thing to get done was a rear cat delete. I was really on the fence about this one because some people made it out to cause a lot more noise, while others said it kept things quiet. I wanted things quieter because my Merc is a 60-minute a day Daily Driver and I've never personally been a fan of obnoxious exhaust.
Here are the pics of the exhaust with the rear cats replaced by straight pipe:
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5705.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5706.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5712.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5713.JPG
Second change was the exhaust tips - Dad and I both got a 4" set on ConeEng's production run last year and I got them put on at the same time as the cat delete.
Here are some pics:
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5717.JPG
Notice these tips are straight through, no resonators inside (see original ones below)
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5719.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5722.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5724.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5725.JPG
An adapter is required to get these attached, and the guy that did it grumbled that the tips were too large for this car, but he was able to get it done anyway.
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5726.JPG
continued in Post 2...
First thing to get done was a rear cat delete. I was really on the fence about this one because some people made it out to cause a lot more noise, while others said it kept things quiet. I wanted things quieter because my Merc is a 60-minute a day Daily Driver and I've never personally been a fan of obnoxious exhaust.
Here are the pics of the exhaust with the rear cats replaced by straight pipe:
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5705.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5706.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5712.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5713.JPG
Second change was the exhaust tips - Dad and I both got a 4" set on ConeEng's production run last year and I got them put on at the same time as the cat delete.
Here are some pics:
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5717.JPG
Notice these tips are straight through, no resonators inside (see original ones below)
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5719.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5722.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5724.JPG
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5725.JPG
An adapter is required to get these attached, and the guy that did it grumbled that the tips were too large for this car, but he was able to get it done anyway.
http://images.ioncross.com/mercurymarauder.net/06-13-2012-CatDeleteAndMegsTips/IMG_5726.JPG
continued in Post 2...