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Old 06-09-02, 05:49 PM
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OBX mufflers???
has anyone used them on there fc? my friend has some lyin around he'll sell them to me for cheap are they worth it? heres where he got them www.testpipe.com its the b-5 bomb.
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ive got two obx muffs on my car. they are huge canisters with like 4.5 inch tips they look good and sound good. no complaints
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ANYTHING with a 4.5" tip can not possiably look good or sound good...
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Being as inexpensive as they are, I bet they are packed with fiberglass, not steel wool. That being the case, its just a matter of time before the temps from your rotary eat that packing alive, and start screaming "I am a rotary, hear me roar!!!!!" They sure are cheap though, I get them for 59$!
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i saw a ricy civic in the making with SLOWT2 that had like a 5+ inch tip, it looked likeyou could fit a watermellon into it
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this kid will sell them to me for 30 a pop.
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If your muffs are stock they will be worth it i the meantime till you can get something better
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if they do have fiberglass can i repack it with steel wool??
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no, as they arent rebuildable-sorry, but at 30$ **** it, its worth a shot, buy em
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hey powridah has the packing gotten burnt out of yours yet and if you have a picture of the muffs on your car can you email me them? leigh1@voyager.net
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