titanium exhaust?

[brodierx7]

My rex currently has a stock downpipe then a stright through de-cat and then a blitz nurspec cat back but l have the chance to get a titanium cat back to replace the blitz nurspec. will the titanium make much differance in sound to the stainless catback? is it realy worth spending £300 for a ti catback to raplace my stainless steel?

[bimbleuk]

Depends on what you want but to generalize Stainless tends to resonate more as it gets hot compared to mild or Ti so can be louder. Mild a bit quieter but of course will corrode quicker unless treated. I have a Ti cat back and apart from it never seeming to age it gives a lower tone to the exhaust and of course is less than half the weight of an equivalent SS system.

Mines a Magnaflow Ti with 4" pipe and 4.5" tail and is loud without the baffle in place. Should be quieter on your RX with a turbo though (I have an NA engine)

[CharlieP]

Hi- I took my titanium back box off and replaced with a Blitz Nurspec, the sound was similar, the Titanium was a slightly sharper/crisp sound

I have it for sale, but has a large scuff/dent

[brodierx7]

Hi- I took my titanium back box off and replaced with a Blitz Nurspec, the sound was similar, the Titanium was a slightly sharper/crisp sound
 
I have it for sale, but has a large scuff/dent

did the titanium sound nice? do you think £300 is ok for one?

[Nik da Greek]

Titanium sounds slightly brassy but not necessarily any louder or quieter than any other material, that\'s more dependant on the silencing than the material it\'s made from. I paid £500 or so for my titanium exhaust three years ago, but that is for a full system including a silenced decat midpipe, all 100% titanium. Some "titanium" exhausts are made of a titanium backbox but have steel pipework. Not necessarily a problem, but worth being aware of

[bimbleuk]

£300 for a Magnaflow Ti cat back is a good price IMO. I\'ve recently seen one go for £400. They are very well made and mine is all Ti except maybe the hangers which are SS. Mine came with a removeable baffle which makes the car useable for daily driving so check if it has one.
 
I would guess most Ti exhaust are likely to have dents/scuff/scrathes as the rear pipe hangs quite low. Mine has a dent in the pipe just before the back box but it made no difference on a dyno so I\'ve not touched mine.
 
I could post a vid but it\'s not like for like as I have an NA engine

[CharlieP]

did the titanium sound nice? do you think £300 is ok for one?

I did like it yes, but for me when I started using the car everyday it got a bit much, but then so did the Nurspec....so the problem is more down to lack of silencing in the middle haha

Sounds about right, £300, probably selling mine for £150, considering damages, but pretty sure its all titanium as there are no straps

[brodierx7]

Just bought it anyway! so hope it sounds good! its from dragon performance, they had it on one of there demo cars they said. So if i will let you know how it sounds on tuesday hopefully! any one want to buy a nurspec? not sure how much its worth? lol

[brodierx7]

Titanium sounds unreal! very happy with it! :Thumbs-up It surprised me how much if a difference a cat back can make! cheers dragon performance!