[Stan]

>>Did anyone out there buy one for $695 at their dealer? Which one? Can always have it shipped.<<

The list price is a bit over 600..it's around 615-625.

Ideally try to listen to any of the sport exhausts on your list, in person and with about 1000 or so miles on the pipes. The Stage 2 sounds nice and shares the signature sound of the stock exhaust but it's meaner and louder. Pops when you let off the gas. The Quicksilver has a different sound quality to it. It's one of those things like ice cream flavors - there is no right or wrong answer. That's why I suggest in person auditions if you can swing it.

 

[Stan]

>>Surfer, do you know what the DB rating is on the QS? Deeper and throatier for me is preferable so might lean towards the QS. It certainly is a benefit that it doesn't require cutting of the diffuser. <<

Jason you can find lotsa pics on the car, not on the car with a search.

The dB ratings are not reliable here. The QS is claimed to be noticeably quieter than the Stage 2 but it seems like it may be louder. Randy failed a noise test with it at an event. They have a new quieter version coming...but that will sound different I suppose.

 

[Stan]

If you don't have to worry about noise rules too much, the present Quicksilver sounds terrrific. Randy runs at the exact site that the SCCA is using to develop their noise rules so they are pretty anal about it over there - most autocrosses are not. Many open tracks test a lot too though. I really like the sound of the QS on Jer's car. I don't know for sure but it may be louder than the Stage 2 when you really get on it at high revs. It sounded great when I was following you Jer!

 

[Stan]

Speaking of weight..has anyone weighed the battery yet? If you don't have to stay stock the 8-13 pound options would be a good mod.