so, my side pipes are annoying me right about now, i wont deny that. ill never say that i dont like them or hate them. they emit some of the Coolest noises that an MK3 could ever make... however, i was on some twisties and my exhaust gave me away about 13 miles before the cop ever saw me. he heard me coming for about 20 minutes as i was taking corners on what bikers call "the north run" between Floral city and Brooksville (its 33 miles long, one way). also, i kept dragging the side pipes through the banked corners and it was limiting how hard i could push the car in the turns; too much body roll, yes. a suspension will lower my car and make me drag even more, in spite of reduced roll.
so, i got to thinking; i want to keep the side pipes in my inventory but i want to run a quiet exhaust for a while. i have a spare 3" resonator from a 2005 Hemi Ram and a stock 2002 WRX muffler that i think i may put together. i want to hear noises from the FRONT of my car now as well as not having to make my radio drown out the exhaust. then, recalling back to the exhaust thread, i really want to do a 4" axleback with a double-wall resonated diesel tip coming out the corner of my bumper. so, i want 3 different exhausts depending on my mood.
my dilemma is, how can i make them all quick-change so as to be able to switch between them all faster than one can switch to slicks on a friday night? one idea is V-band but those can get expensive, quickly, between all the flanges for 3 individual axlebacks. also, the OD of a V-band is about 1" greater than the tubing its mating. i already have a semi-truck style stainless steel band clamp but i dont think those are meant to be R&R'd repeatedly, especially due to the "one-time" conforming packing between the flanges. then, it came to me; sport bike slip-on's. they use springs with hooks to apply tension on the slip joints. its just a few welds and then i can R&R exhausts with just pliers!
input? im not sure if bikes use a wadding or packing in the slip joint to eliminate leakage or if its just as simple as i think it is; one pipe inside the other.
so, i got to thinking; i want to keep the side pipes in my inventory but i want to run a quiet exhaust for a while. i have a spare 3" resonator from a 2005 Hemi Ram and a stock 2002 WRX muffler that i think i may put together. i want to hear noises from the FRONT of my car now as well as not having to make my radio drown out the exhaust. then, recalling back to the exhaust thread, i really want to do a 4" axleback with a double-wall resonated diesel tip coming out the corner of my bumper. so, i want 3 different exhausts depending on my mood.
my dilemma is, how can i make them all quick-change so as to be able to switch between them all faster than one can switch to slicks on a friday night? one idea is V-band but those can get expensive, quickly, between all the flanges for 3 individual axlebacks. also, the OD of a V-band is about 1" greater than the tubing its mating. i already have a semi-truck style stainless steel band clamp but i dont think those are meant to be R&R'd repeatedly, especially due to the "one-time" conforming packing between the flanges. then, it came to me; sport bike slip-on's. they use springs with hooks to apply tension on the slip joints. its just a few welds and then i can R&R exhausts with just pliers!
input? im not sure if bikes use a wadding or packing in the slip joint to eliminate leakage or if its just as simple as i think it is; one pipe inside the other.