Actually do look pretty good, fills that big area where MINI decided to use pea-shooter double walled tips. :frown5:
I was looking up under our CM the other day (warm day) and noted the entire CM exhaust system is pretty under-whelming, not going to pay $800+ for the MINI sport exhaust, no, no, no... :incazzato:
Don
Now back to MMs thread.![]()
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old81 Club CoordinatorLifetime Supporter
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MM, I just heard a commercial on the radio where the mechanic was telling the lady that her "muffler bearings" needed to be replaced. I thought about your project and wanted to be sure you have considered them.

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My design totally eliminates the need for muffler bearings. MB are so yesterday's technology. But thanks for asking.
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Ya gotta remember that Jim is old military :devil:
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I love prop wash. Use it whenever I detail the fans.
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DneprDave Well-Known MemberSupporting Member
Blinker Fluid? Muffler bearings? KaleCoAuto has everything you need.:lol:
Replacement : KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items!
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Thanks guys.....
All suggestions are appreciated ... I think.
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We are here to help in anyway we can MM :crazy:
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Crashton Club CoordinatorI have to tell you Dave they suck. I tried using their lowering kit on my runflats & nothing! What a waste of money. :mad2:
Although I am a satisfied user of their cross drilled brake lines.
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It's been crazy busy at work and haven't had a lot of time to do much on my custom exhaust. But I did get the exhaust flanges made. Here they are in 3/8" thick T304 SS.
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Ok, this weather has been getting me down, I've been slammed with jobs at work that have been pulling me away from my pet project. It was kinda nice today, so I decided to run down to the shop and work on my project.
It's been kind of bothering me that maybe 4" diameter exhaust tips would be too large. I was leaning towards maybe down sizing them to something like 3-1/2" tubing. So with that in mind, I went ahead and whipped up a set of fake tips just to get a feeling how two 4" tips would look. I cut down some 4" SS tubing to a 3-1/2" length. Put them on my lathe and did some quick polishing to get the finish I'm after.
Here are the SS polished tips.
![[IMG]](http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cb5a678-e690-f5e7.jpg)
Then with a spacer made out of aluminum foil and some duct tape... Instant fake tips.
![[IMG]](http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cb5a678-e6e2-071c.jpg)
Slipped them over the stock tips.
![[IMG]](http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cb5a678-e71f-1c07.jpg)
Top view.
![[IMG]](http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cb5a678-e741-19e8.jpg)
3/4 view.
![[IMG]](http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cb5a678-e75b-66c2.jpg)
Whatever view.
![[IMG]](http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cb5a678-e77a-2aa7.jpg)
Little farther back view.
![[IMG]](http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cb5a678-e7a2-95e5.jpg)
Sooooo....
I'm thinking 4" might be OK???? Give me some feedback here people. What do you think, go with 4"?
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