Vibrant Performance Catback Exhaust Review - Page 15

Grizam303 · 05-08-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by chenslee_cheese

So, along with being too loud, crooked, dented on arrival, and melting my bumper, the coupler (partly due to the orientation I installed it at) poked a hole in my car.

I would stay inside next time you have an electrical storm.

And don't bother with any lottery tickets.

I Vtec, do you? · 05-08-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by chenslee_cheese

I went over a speedbump last weekend (HFP suspension) and my car started making a horrid gnashing sound over bumps. I was sure that I had fubared my Progress swaybar. Nope. It turns out the bolt ends on the coupling punctured the aluminum heat shield, snagged it, and were giving it a good thrashing.

So, along with being too loud, crooked, dented on arrival, and melting my bumper, the coupler (partly due to the orientation I installed it at) poked a hole in my car.

Damn that sucks man. Now you're worrying me because I too have the HFP suspension. I'll be sure to bend my hangars back a little before I put them on.

aaronk19 · 05-09-2008, 02:42 PM

I just recieved my vibrant catback yesterday, but it only came with one gasket, and two bolts? So now I have to drag my a$$ out to nopi to get the rest?

corza · 05-09-2008, 06:22 PM

Installed my Vibrant Streetpower CatBack yesterday. The resonator had a dime sized and a quarter sized dent on one side, fortunately after installation the dents are facing the inside of the heat shield and are not visible. If Vibrant would just take an extra minute to stuff some newspaper or something around the loose components the dent problem would be minimized.
Installation was a breeze, took about an hour to remove the stock exhaust and install the Vibrant, with the car propped up on one side with jack stands.
The mid pipe sleeve leaked as expected so I had the sleeve removed and the pipe welded together today.
The exhaust tip IS closer to the bumper than I'm comfortable with, about half an inch, so I'm going to fix that issue today.
The Car feels different, I have not driven it enough to be able to give a full review of the performance differences but I will in a couple of days. I can say that it is a little louder than it was with just the RT CAT as the only exhaust mod before the Vibrant exhaust was put on. But the car now has a lower tone. At highway speeds it sounds like stock, no drone.
The Vibrant exhaust is pretty loud with ANY acceleration, soft or hard (hard is louder) but during cruising the tone is very nice and I don't think it would draw the attention of the PO PO. Mine is probably a little louder than just having the exhaust would be because of the RT CAT but it's still NOT too loud and has a very nice low tone. When I "get in it" the car sounds very racie but I'll have to get back to the forum as to any performance differences there may be after I get a few runs on the Butt dyno.
Overall I like the exhaust, the price was right at $490 from Corsport, but Vibrant needs to fix the packing problem, you should plan on having the welding done (was $35) and watch out for the bumper clearance.

chenslee_cheese · 05-16-2008, 03:50 PM

Well, after serving up multiple courses of cheese and whine about this exhaust, I busted some knuckle and took my vibrant cat back off last night and replaced it with the stock pipe. It's still up on the jackstands so I haven't tested to see just how much quieter it is.

Anubis · 05-16-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chenslee_cheese

So, along with being too loud, crooked, dented on arrival, and melting my bumper, the coupler (partly due to the orientation I installed it at) poked a hole in my car.

lmao sorry man it's not funny what happen just the way you said it. I can't believe people are still getting dented ass mufflers and resonators. I had one of the original batches, but I thought the issue was corrected.

That is said IMO that it continues.

VTECnical · 06-03-2008, 03:36 PM

I am back at Midus. They did not install the Vibrant gasket when I was here last. *******. I hope that is the reason my Vibrant exhaust has been so ******* loud. I am really pissed off. ******* car. I will have a ton of shit for sale, check the for sales area. **** it. I just need a car to get around. I am done ******* around and trying to buy power for a 2 liter motor.

Sorry guys. I am in a shit mood today.

05-09-2008, 06:22 PM	#284 (permalink)
corza Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Age: 57 Posts: 96 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Installed my Vibrant Streetpower CatBack yesterday. The resonator had a dime sized and a quarter sized dent on one side, fortunately after installation the dents are facing the inside of the heat shield and are not visible. If Vibrant would just take an extra minute to stuff some newspaper or something around the loose components the dent problem would be minimized. Installation was a breeze, took about an hour to remove the stock exhaust and install the Vibrant, with the car propped up on one side with jack stands. The mid pipe sleeve leaked as expected so I had the sleeve removed and the pipe welded together today. The exhaust tip IS closer to the bumper than I'm comfortable with, about half an inch, so I'm going to fix that issue today. The Car feels different, I have not driven it enough to be able to give a full review of the performance differences but I will in a couple of days. I can say that it is a little louder than it was with just the RT CAT as the only exhaust mod before the Vibrant exhaust was put on. But the car now has a lower tone. At highway speeds it sounds like stock, no drone. The Vibrant exhaust is pretty loud with ANY acceleration, soft or hard (hard is louder) but during cruising the tone is very nice and I don't think it would draw the attention of the PO PO. Mine is probably a little louder than just having the exhaust would be because of the RT CAT but it's still NOT too loud and has a very nice low tone. When I "get in it" the car sounds very racie but I'll have to get back to the forum as to any performance differences there may be after I get a few runs on the Butt dyno. Overall I like the exhaust, the price was right at $490 from Corsport, but Vibrant needs to fix the packing problem, you should plan on having the welding done (was $35) and watch out for the bumper clearance. Last edited by corza; 05-09-2008 at 08:23 PM. Reason: spelling

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05-09-2008, 02:42 PM	#283 (permalink)
aaronk19 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Madison Posts: 49 Aaron iTrader: 0 / 0%	I just recieved my vibrant catback yesterday, but it only came with one gasket, and two bolts? So now I have to drag my a$$ out to nopi to get the rest?

05-16-2008, 03:50 PM	#285 (permalink)
chenslee_cheese Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Beaumont,Tx Age: 33 Posts: 423 Performance>Aesthetics iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well, after serving up multiple courses of cheese and whine about this exhaust, I busted some knuckle and took my vibrant cat back off last night and replaced it with the stock pipe. It's still up on the jackstands so I haven't tested to see just how much quieter it is.

06-03-2008, 03:36 PM	#287 (permalink)
VTECnical Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Providence, RI Age: 28 Posts: 915 Ryan iTrader: 0 / 0%	I am back at Midus. They did not install the Vibrant gasket when I was here last. *****. I hope that is the reason my Vibrant exhaust has been so *** loud. I am really pissed off. *** car. I will have a ton of shit for sale, check the for sales area. it. I just need a car to get around. I am done ***** around and trying to buy power for a 2 liter motor. Sorry guys. I am in a shit mood today.