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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 4 Years, 9 Months ago  
Awesome picture! I am thinking about doing the Stage 1 exhaust modification in the near future. This really helped me out - thanks!
 
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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 4 Years, 9 Months ago  
The bushing is probably inside the 06 muffler.

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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 3 Years, 11 Months ago  
With my Star turning one year old this week... I figured at 9200 miles, it was time for baby to grow up and start playing with the bigger kids...
I did the lazy man Stage-1 this past weekend... (Drilled through the cone and into the baffle plate...)
And, it's taken a little time to get used to the new sound, but it's growing on me now...

So, whadda ya think?
 
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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 3 Years, 11 Months ago  
I've done the same thing, except with more holes. The sound in your video doesn't do it justice. It's really a deeper sound.
 
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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 3 Years, 11 Months ago  
The sound on the video is pretty close to what I'm getting... (Although, it's not Hi-Fi...)
Maybe I need more holes?
 
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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 3 Years, 10 Months ago  
I just did my 08 .. Took me about 15 min to do it.. I took her for a spin and def sounds better.. Its not that loud but much better than stock.. I did the lazy man way also by drilling through both cone and baffle.. I did 3- 1/2 " holes.. I might do one more hole then maybe a couple 1/4 " in between (like 2 of them) I have no backfire on decel at all I guess it does nothing to FI..
Thanks for the tips
 
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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 3 Years, 10 Months ago  
Glad it worked for you..I think you can easily put a few more in it, the ECM will compensate for moderate changes..
 
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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 3 Years, 10 Months ago  
Skip this and go stage 3. Trust me, you'll be glad you took my advice. My stage 1 only lasted about 2 days. Now she's wide open
 
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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 3 Years, 10 Months ago  
What a poor idea to upload video that we want to hear - with this stupid music in the background. Is it here to help or smth?

 
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Re:Drill the Stock Exhaust (stage 1 3 Years, 10 Months ago  
I had read of the Stage 1 mod elsewhere and did it last year. That report specifically called for eight 1/2" holes, after removal of the end cone.

I did it just like the report, and was very satisfied with the results.

But... since I had picked up a Santee tapered cone muffler exhaust system off of eBay for $170, I installed that this past Spring, and I like it even better now, plus I probably removed some 20 lbs. of stock muffler metal... those suckers are heavy!

I'll get a picture up before too long... I promise!
 
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