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Originally Posted by outsider
No offense, I have no idea what you have done to the car but the weight savings aren't going to be much you can feel. Keep what you received IMHO.
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My goal is to shed somewhere in the neighborhood of 75lbs this year and up to ~125lbs combined next year after adding CF hood/trunk. I've already dropped ~10lbs per corner with wheels/tires, and wanted the muffler delete since it was pretty much a no-brainer 15lbs for such an inexpensive part. Next would be the med sized race battery.
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Originally Posted by 1speedbike
The difference between the two is 5 pounds. Stock axleback is ~36 lbs, berk race exhaust is like 20 pounds, and street exhaust is about 25 pounds 
If you throw some midpipes on, the sound will definitely get deeper and louder. I had the muffler delete and it was ALWAYS loud. Now I have the midpipes and race axleback and at full throttle it's as loud as the muffler delete. With a light foot it's quieter than the muffler delete by a bit, but still sounds throatier. Maybe Berk will cut you a deal on the midpipes since they shipped you the wrong exhaust and put you through the installation trouble? |
Dewd, has anyone told you how awesome you are? Haha, thanks for the great info!! I think I might hold off on anymore exhaust changes till next year when I do DPs and a full race system (once Cobb has their stage 2 tune released and proven). I like the exhaust well enough for now, and don't want to pay for installation twice. Besides, I just dropped a retarded amount of money on wheels & suspension.
Curious, are the midpipes mostly for sound or does dropping the second cat give a noticeable performance gain? I mean, I know cats generally reduce airflow, but would it register on the butt dyno swapping out the OEM for the Berk piece?