Tubi Exhaust owners

[Acura NsX Pilot]

All the Tubi exhaust owners .... Are your tips both straight on both sides or is one side crookit ...the left side in particular.Yes ive read the other threads on this and i know some say it was acceptable but mine seem to be pretty off.

Right side

Left side

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[Hrant]

I have seen only one in our area, and his had the same problem; it was not minor and he was obviously not pleased with it; the muffler shop could not fix it either ....

The finish and looks of the Tubi are great, I love the resonated dual tips and I think they are the best looking on an NSX - they fill the space perfectly (wish they were an 1" longer though). But the gurgle when letting the revs go down and most importantly the poor fit especially after so many posts are just inexcusable to me for an exhaust in this price range ..... and that is why I barely held back placing an order after initial enthusiasm.

Where is the promised Borla exhaust .....

 

[Russ]

I just got mine but have not yet had a chance to install it. I'll post pics when I do.

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Russ
'91 black/black

 

[Larry Bastanza]

Bailey,

They are ALL the same. I discussed this about a year ago with Tino. It is my understanding Tubi is not reworking the jig to adjust this. Maybe Tino can comment. You may be able to "adjust" yours a little to compromise the tilt by taking some tilt out on the left and adding a little on the right, but that will be the best you can do.

Mine is about the same, but I have RM headers, so the tilt is just not quite as noticable on mine. Once the weather breaks, if you want to get together and try to adjust it, let me know, and we can look at it.

This is a funciton of the exhaust, not the installation. Since I have done mine with the RM headers and another NSX with the DC Sports headers, I have yet to work with the Comptech headers and the Tubi.

It is worth a few hours to see what we can do.

HTH,
LarryB

 

[Russ]

Originally posted by Larry Bastanza:
They are ALL the same.

You could always think of it as "adding character"

Seriously, how difficult is it to cut & reweld the tips so they're straight?

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Russ
'91 black/black

 

[Larry Bastanza]

Hi Russ,


I have not pursued it, since mine is not quite as tilted as Bailey's. I do know that Matt Shover out on the west coast did have his cut and rewelded. I wil drop him an e-mail and give him your e-mail addy and ask him the drop you a note.

I think the welding is the easy part, figuring out exactly how to position it for the welding, mmm..... If you really look at it, it is off in a compound way, so just rotating the tip might not completely solve it.


HTH,
LarryB

 

[Acura NsX Pilot]

I have thought about rewelding it and had some ideas ,also thought about tryin to bend the pipe but crushing the pipe would be worse then doin a cut and re-weld.Bernie at davis acura did the install and had minor problems with the fitment ... we adjusted the hangers and did what we could but this was about the best we got. Ill give you call Larry and well get together and see what we can do...maybe we can have an install party at periokids since he got a lift.What are your feelings on doin a re-weld??

 

[Acura NsX Pilot]

Ohh...by the way...The sound is like Larry describes.....its INTOXICATING !!

 

[prova4re]

Just bend the hangers on the car its easy to do.

 

[akydakyx]

i just got mine installed w/comptech headers. if i stare at it long enough i think the left is off like yours but so slight that it isn't worth dealing with. however, mine needs adjusting side to side. the whole can is sitting off center a little to the left and that is worth trying to correct b/c it's noticeable.

 

[mikec]

Mine also is like in the pics. The right side is perfect, and the left side is crooked. Bending the hangers isn't going to fix this. Trying to bend the tips or rewelding will result in more damage than good. I am not pleased, but am living with it. Are there any alternatives?

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[BostonNSX]

I guess you should leave it as it is.. even through NSX is a very well made car as well as Tubi, but it just isnt as detailed, precise, and must be "perfect" as fiddle making..


BAD PIX.. bad color and quality... sorryz

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[gheba_nsx]

Mine was installed with the hanger bent of some millimiters. It looks (almost) perfect... something that can be done in a couple minutes with the exhaust off! The sound is so good! Too bad my car is sleeping

 

[Hrant]

Gheba, if the fix is this simple, given the number of owners who have this problem (and it appears the majority if not all), then one has to wonder why Tubi does not do the simple fix on the jig before shipping; this is not a major retooling cost......

This can speak volume to their "attitude" in not responding to customer feedback on fit ........ I wonder if the same attitude will be reflected when warranty issues are brought to their attention ......

Having said this, I think Tino has done a great job at introducing this product to the community as yet another option .... if people are still buying it with the fitting issues, that speaks of a seller's market ......

 

[Acura NsX Pilot]

As noted in earlier posts... this unit is hand built and im sure that each one has its own character and flaws ,,, i think the only thing we can all agree on is the sound is incredible and the quality looks beautiful but fitment is not perfect.

 

[Lud]

Originally posted by Hrant:
...one has to wonder why Tubi does not do the simple fix on the jig before shipping; this is not a major retooling cost......

This can speak volume to their "attitude" in not responding to customer feedback on fit ........

First time dealing with an Italian company?

 

[gheba_nsx]

Exactely, I am used to the "Italian way"... make it beautiful, then who cares?!

From cars to clothes... only the food is also hi-quality in the manufacturing!

Anyway Tubi is probably used to sell to Ferrari customers... where the couple millimiter workaround on the exhaust is a VERY minor issue!

Really, do not be discouraged by such a good product as this one. In a couple minute it will look perfect!

And I am Swiss where quality control and precision are on a different level of priority than Italy. We still buy Tubi!

 

[mikec]

The Italian way? It must be a real treat owning a Farrari or Lambo?

I'm even more glad I got an NSX.

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MikeC 01 #46

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[Larry Bastanza]

Gheba,

How about the Italian women?? I think the same

Larry "Bastanza" 100% US Grade Italian

 

[gheba_nsx]

Many Italian women are very good looking!

But I cannot speak about reliability since I only had a couple testdrive but never owned one!

PS/DISCLAIMERE: joking, women please do not take offence!

 

[Russ]

Out of curiosity I started paying attention to other cars with twin DTM exhaust tips. So far I've seen uneven tips on an M3 and a C5 Vette. In fact, the M was off just like a Tubi, left side tips tilted up to the right. So don't feel too bad!


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Russ
'91 black/black

 

[NSX2play]

Originally posted by Russ:
Out of curiosity I started paying attention to other cars with twin DTM exhaust tips. So far I've seen uneven tips on an M3 and a C5 Vette.

But neither of those have DTM (Deutsche Touring Machine) tips. DTM tips are dual tips with a 30 degree (or so) upwards bend in them about halfway along the tip, like the RM twin tip exhaust.

 

[Russ]

Originally posted by NSX Maven:
But neither of those have DTM (Deutsche Touring Machine) tips. DTM tips are dual tips with a 30 degree.

I stand corrected. Nonetheless they were dual tips and they were crooked!

BTW I installed my Tubi tonight (my wife said it reminds her of a tuba!) and the tips are crooked much like the rest. If you're planning on Tubifying, you may wish to consider the following suggestions:

1) The pipes inside the inlet flanges are mostly flush against the mating surface of the flange. This prevents a proper seal from being achieved because the cat has a protruding rim around the outlet which has nowhere to go. Solution is to create a recess by removing 3mm of Tubi pipe just inside the flange. A Dremel tool is ideal for this. Kudos to Larry Bastanza for this fix.

2) Prior to mounting, bend the left side hangers down 1/2". This won't fix the twisted tip problem, but it will at least raise the left side so that it's even with the right.

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Russ
'91 black/black