Author Topic: What did you do to your Kappa today! (Read 1263862 times)

Excelsior · « **Reply #4125 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:06:38 PM »

I would have guessed 42 since that is they answer to everything.

Treeman · « **Reply #4126 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:38:53 PM »

Quote from: Excelsior on June 03, 2011, 02:24:10 PM

I added Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires today. Thanks for the demo Treeman!

Great - you'll love 'em!

Excelsior · « **Reply #4127 on:** June 03, 2011, 11:12:07 PM »

60 miles down, 440 miles to go. I am not sure if I will do autocross on Sunday unless they are broken in correctly by then.

JimVonBaden · « **Reply #4128 on:** June 03, 2011, 11:23:22 PM »

Quote from: Excelsior on June 03, 2011, 08:06:38 PM

I would have guessed 42 since that is they answer to everything.

Jim

Marc's Carbon Flash · « **Reply #4129 on:** June 04, 2011, 12:04:22 AM »

Quote from: spicy3480 on June 03, 2011, 07:49:43 PM

How's the feel after the crossbar install?

Pretty sharp with the Probeam and LV Cross bar and BackBone. I have to take it out without my wife in the car to get the full testing done. I got home at 5:30 in the morning and installed the cross beam. It took about a half hour.

elff · « **Reply #4130 on:** June 04, 2011, 12:11:11 AM »

Quote from: Excelsior on June 03, 2011, 11:12:07 PM

60 miles down, 440 miles to go. I am not sure if I will do autocross on Sunday unless they are broken in correctly by then.

O snap, didn't realize u were getting tires so fast.
What's the rating on those?
I've never heard anyone say anything but good things about the pilots.
They are also very popular in the sport bike world

J_Bond · « **Reply #4131 on:** June 04, 2011, 01:20:20 AM »

Solo exhaust arrived today. That means a date with my HPT and the dyno next week

REALLY wish I could hear someone's 2.4L with the NA Single exhaust AND the Solo NA hi-flow cat installed.... I hate installing a catback without doing a hi-flow cat, it's always more effective with a high-flow, but I'm concerned my Sky will sound like a teenager's honda civic.... HATE that sound!

elff · « **Reply #4132 on:** June 04, 2011, 01:30:38 AM »

My solo hi flow cat added a nice throaty sound to my magnaflow exhaust
But
It is far from being noisy or obnoxious and is pretty quiet at cruising speeds.
I think you would be fine

J_Bond · « **Reply #4133 on:** June 04, 2011, 01:45:05 AM »

But..... the 2.0L and 2.4L sound sooooo different.....

and... thank you for the info though

duckSol · « **Reply #4134 on:** June 04, 2011, 07:10:00 AM »

Popped the trunk so my ride along could get her purse out.

Since the trunk was open , raised the top so the seat would not burn her bare legs when she got back in.

She was a very nice lady.

elff · « **Reply #4135 on:** June 04, 2011, 08:34:00 AM »

Bond

I would think it would be similar.

I can't remember if Jeremy's solstice has a Hi Flow Cat. It has a nice sound to it. If not, and if adding the Hi Flow cat makes it the same level of more noisy as mine [<-Nice engrish elff] I think it will be fine.

I'd say, take a risk. It will definitely help with your tuning, and with your future SC plans.

elff · « **Reply #4136 on:** June 04, 2011, 08:34:25 AM »

That just made me think

Critter, what is your Cat/Exhaust setup?

SHiNY · « **Reply #4137 on:** June 04, 2011, 08:38:42 AM »

Quote from: elff on June 04, 2011, 08:34:25 AM

That just made me think

Critter, what is your Cat/Exhaust setup?

Critter went away for the weekend, you'll have to ask him again Monday.

elff · « **Reply #4138 on:** June 04, 2011, 09:04:25 AM »

I remembered that right after I posted,
Good thing he has this information in his signature
*********
Focuztech Tri-Y Header & hi-flow cat
Solo Performance SQR-2
*********
With the above, His car sounds aggressive, but is no where near too loud.
My opinion is for you to get the Hi-Flow Cat.
At a bare minimum, you will want to add it when you get the SC.

JimVonBaden · « **Reply #4139 on:** June 04, 2011, 09:55:18 AM »

Quote from: J_Bond on June 04, 2011, 01:45:05 AM

But..... the 2.0L and 2.4L sound sooooo different.....

and... thank you for the info though

The difference is in the turbo, it dramatically changes the sound of the exhaust. The 2.4 usually sounds better, to me.

Jim

Gentleman Jack · « **Reply #4140 on:** June 04, 2011, 11:28:03 AM »

Quote from: SHiNY on June 04, 2011, 08:38:42 AM

Critter went away for the weekend, you'll have to ask him again Monday.

Why don't you roll over and ask him.....

J_Bond · « **Reply #4141 on:** June 04, 2011, 11:29:52 AM »

Wow! Thanks for all the feedback guys! I miss a LOT when I sleep in! Haven't slept-in this late in years!!!!

Anyone have a sound clip or youtube of their exhaust setup? SOLO has a video of the NA-Single, but not with the cat or headers setup

Also, I forgot, I keep reading about the SOLO hi-flow cat 'failing....' that worries me too. Especially the guy who's engine blew from the SOLO cat clogging!!!

Treeman · « **Reply #4142 on:** June 04, 2011, 11:47:40 AM »

CT-Solstice has an NA with the high flow cat and my stock GXP exhaust. Not loud at all and he loves it. Critter's is a bit louder than my GXP with the stock cat and Mach Shorty but it sounds really good. No teenage Honda stuff this. Actually, I would say that about any Solo exhaust. They are different and the Street Race is loud, but they all sound good.

Have you checked out http://www.kappaperformance.com/forum/index.php/topic,351.0.html? Bunch of sound clips. Also, call Steve aka Spicy3480, they guy on the first post of that thread. He is great at talking you through the decision.

J_Bond · « **Reply #4143 on:** June 04, 2011, 11:57:07 AM »

Quote from: Treeman on June 04, 2011, 11:47:40 AM

Have you checked out http://www.kappaperformance.com/forum/index.php/topic,351.0.html? Bunch of sound clips. Also, call Steve aka Spicy3480, they guy on the first post of that thread. He is great at talking you through the decision.

Thanks for the link Treeman!! but.... again, tons of clips for the 2.0L and few of what i need of the 2.4L.

oh man, I HATE when people do clips of the exhaust while the car sits still... useless in my opinion. (as useless as doing a 1/8mile rather than a 1/4!!!) I need to hear the exhaust under load, full throttle through the gears.

TomatoSoup · « **Reply #4144 on:** June 04, 2011, 12:00:00 PM »

If you go to the photo set that DBG posted of MMM8 ( https://picasaweb.google.com/110279536370773342279/SMMM8?authkey=Gv1sRgCOKrzeK809ORugE# ), there's a video near the end of part of the tiki bar run, as taken by GJ. They are following CT_Sols' car (white+green stripe) and you can hear how cool his GXP exhaust sounds (on his NA car).

SHiNY · « **Reply #4145 on:** June 04, 2011, 01:57:17 PM »

Quote from: Gentleman Jack on June 04, 2011, 11:28:03 AM

Why don't you roll over and ask him.....

He doesn't like when I wake him so early. He's a little grouchy in the AM.

duckSol · « **Reply #4146 on:** June 04, 2011, 01:59:08 PM »

I am trying to set up rolling exhaust video drive by up Tunnel Road and through Beaucatcher Tunnel at a minimum for 2012 Summer Solstice in the Land of Sky.

Discuss.

Gentleman Jack · « **Reply #4147 on:** June 04, 2011, 03:04:45 PM »

Discus?
Javeline?
Jump rope.

Ey is goin fo Oj at market wit balls cars out with road skills. See ya when em back!

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #4148 on:** June 04, 2011, 03:43:52 PM »

How did I wake up in Bizzaro world? I can understand Duck but can't understand GJ, make it stop!

Shiny are you saying that Critter is less grouchy, as if possible, latter in the day?

Sly Bob · « **Reply #4149 on:** June 04, 2011, 04:04:28 PM »

Critter and I had this discussion at the MM. He has a hi flow cat and the SQR2 (Mach Shorty) exhaust.

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