andrewdingemans Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Hey all, I certainly have been neglecting this forum since I poked over to FFC. Just like to share my most recent mods to my car. MS6 Brake upgrade. DBA Wiper Slot Rotors, Performace Hawk Pads, and Speed6 Calipers Painted Black with G2 Caliper kit. Had a local garage weld on some new 4" dual chrome plated stainless steel double walled tips to my borla. A bit of rear-valance modification was needed. Sorry they're only Blackberry quality photos 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jim Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 When you get a few miles on the brakes, please post back about your perceptions. I'm especially courious about the Hawk pads. Tell us how they behave and how dirty they are. I'm really happy with my Speed 6 upgrade. I'm sure you will be too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdingemans Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 I certainly will. I stand by hawk pads. I've used them on every car that i've done brake jobs for. Great stopping power. The ferro-carbon compound acts almost like the ceramic pads in the sense that they perform better when they are warm. It takes a few km before the pads warm up when the temp is below 0 degrees celsius, but they perform exceptional in the spring and summer and on the track. I will have to wait until next year to get the car on the track to test the performance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptron Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 sound bite please? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdingemans Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) Only video I currently have of the exhaust. I'll try and get a new one with the new tips, doesn't sound too different though. Video really doesn't do it justice Edited November 12, 2012 by andrewdingemans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u2nyr27 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 andrewdingemans that sounds awesome. A couple questions. 1. how do I duplicate that sound? 2. May be a dumb question but what is a QTP? 3. Is that whistling sound in your drive-bys from that, the intake, or is the car turbo'd? Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u2nyr27 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Oh, and where did you get the exhaust tips from, and did you do the body work to fit them? Ok, I'm done now, swear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdingemans Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 u2ny27 sorry for the late reply. Pretty much do all of the upgrades that I have done? things that affect the sound are the Steeda Intake, Borla Exhaust, and a little bit to do with the tips (they work on the same principle of a megaphone). I also have the SCT 93 Tune, but not sure if that affects sound. QTP is the supplier and the cutout is pretty much a muffler bypass that in theory is supposed to remove exhaust restrictions therefore resulting in higher horsepower. Unfortunately with increased horsepower applied this way, there is a loss of torque. Some tinkering and pressure testing a few weeks ago I found that the QTP had a small leak, which in-turn caused the high pitched whine that was coming at take-off and higher revs. I wish the whistling could be from a turbo, but with my car having all the bells and whistles and a cramped engine bay I don't have $8,000 to throw at a custom turbo setup and to leave it in a shop for the needed 3 months. The exhaust tips I got from ebay and they are spec'd for the camaro's and corvettes. I parked near a 'vette this past weekend and he asked what corvette did I 'steal' my tips from. Keep in mind I hacked up my $1,200 Borla less than 6 months after to put on some $200 exhaust tips. (I call that dedication) I did the modifications required for the rear valance. If you aren't comfortable hacking up your current one, you can always buy one off ebay and hack that one up. It took me a bit of math to figure out how to cut it properly with all the angles and to get even spacing all the way around etc. Hope I helped answer your questions. I'll try to check back here a bit more often. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonoxideChild Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Love the speed6 brakes. Still one of my favorite mod's ive done myself. And those exhast tips look GREAT!!! The only thing im not a fan of is the rear mud flaps sticking out so much from the body. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdingemans Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thanks. They look great and sound even better. They add a little more growl to the already awesome sound of the Borla. Yeah, I was the same but it has grown on me. With where my wheels sit with spacers, the flaps are only protruding less than 1/4" from the face of the tire. The way the bumper slopes to the underside of the car makes the flaps appear to be very far out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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