[CLOSED] Phat Performance Products - Quad Tip Mufflers

by **moggy** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:27 pm

I might think about painting the body of the muffs but I like the shiny tips. Must be the magpie in me! :lol:

Bob.

by **Arith** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:22 pm

cpitts wrote:that's mainly because the tip size will always limit the massive 5" tip throb obtained on most WRX's.

That's correct, sir. People don't normally pick up a set of quad tips looking for attention seeking overt loudness. Quad tips are a more classy appearance, and one needs a subdued exhaust note and noise level to match. Plus Phat's philosophy has always been to provide maximum gain while having a stealthy appearance to avoid attracting the wrong kind of attention.

by **cpitts** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:48 pm

Arith wrote:
cpitts wrote:that's mainly because the tip size will always limit the massive 5" tip throb obtained on most WRX's.

That's correct, sir. People don't normally pick up a set of quad tips looking for attention seeking overt loudness. Quad tips are a more classy appearance, and one needs a subdued exhaust note and noise level to match. Plus Phat's philosophy has always been to provide maximum gain while having a stealthy appearance to avoid attracting the wrong kind of attention.

Always been my approach to mods as well. When it comes to peformance looks:
Is stock
Is good

(even if the car is far from stock

The less attention from the fuzz the better.)

by **adam** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:22 pm

you've left me with quite the dilemma jim......

do i go for a more stock look..... or do i stay true to my strict "anti-bling" policy?

just quietly, both look FCUKING TOPS!!!!

as i said, quite the dilemma :yes2:

by **Deluded** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:10 pm

anymore photos and after install reports?

by **Arith** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:07 pm

D_Liberty wrote:anymore photos and after install reports?

Danny, Mano's already pushed you back to waiting 2 years because of such questions. Are you looking to increase that?

by **aussiematt** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:55 pm

moggy wrote:I might think about painting the body of the muffs but I like the shiny tips. Must be the magpie in me!

Bob.

I would be up for this setup as well - The painted body and leaving the tips nice and schmick...

Is this even possible Arith? Or is it one or the other - in which case I would have to go all painted

Cheers,
Matt.

by **Arith** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:29 pm

LOL! Let's worry about getting them deployed first!

The reason why Phat doesn't want any deviations from all stainless steel is because then you have control over what you're sending people and people know what to expect. If you paint this and that, unfortunately it can get scratched during shipping/handling and then the complaints start to roll in.

So it's best just to receive the mufflers in its stainless steel form, and then have it painted to whatever you like through your own handy work or any muffler shop would be able to do it. Plus it'll be too time consuming to cover the tips so they don't get painted on and vice versa. Most likely the best Phat can do is paint it all or nothing.

by **adam** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:54 am

"bump" just to keep us on the boil :wink:

so for all the guys standing there, shuffling from foot to foot, hand wringing like an expectant father in a waiting room or a smackie up the cross whose dealer has just popped 'round the corner with $100 of their hard stolen money, where are we at the mo jim?

by **gtspec** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:20 am

cant wait for these babies to arrive :lol:

heard them on arith car yest and they sound and look the goods

very stealth looking

by **senator** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:41 am

adam wrote:"bump" just to keep us on the boil

so for all the guys standing there, shuffling from foot to foot, hand wringing like an expectant father in a waiting room or a smackie up the cross whose dealer has just popped 'round the corner with $100 of their hard stolen money, where are we at the mo jim?

gold,

that responses sets new standards for whoring.....pitty the post counts is not based on a word count

by **blacknwhite** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:31 am

[quote="adam"]"bump" just to keep us on the boil :wink:

Hey Jim are you going to bump him to the end of the line for that? :lol:

Team Burble... Team Phatback

by **smythie** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:16 pm

blacknwhite wrote:Team Phatback

Comment of the year! :rofl:

by **Arith** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:56 am

** UPDATE AS OF THURSDAY MARCH 26TH ** :read:

All, thank you again for your continued patience. I sincerely apologise for the delays. But after the 1st production batch last week, Phat was not happy with how they turned out. :no:

So this week was spent back at the muffler shop re-doing the jigs so that even monkeys would be able to produce a set without mistakes. And no, your mufflers are NOT being made by monkeys. :crazy:

Phat originally modelled the tip lengths after the HiTechs, but they tend to protrude out a bit too much. So he's pushed the mufflers forward towards the front a bit, showing less of the tip and give it has a more integrated appearance with the car. IMO it looks fantastic! Again, modifications to the jigs were requierd for that as well. In any case, Phat is now happy with the jigs, and will start as many more sets in the coming week or two.

Everyone who were fitted with mufflers from the 1st batch have now been fixed (except for poor smythie who has to wait until Friday morning). Big apologies to all non-Sydney siders who were next in line :blush:

, as we had to pull in some more Sydney owners from further down the queue to come in and fit a set. This is to ensure Phat's new jig will fit all model years without a hitch before shipping them outside of Sydney.

So again, thanks for your continued patience. :bye:

But rest assured this is all being done the right way, or in this, the Phat way, to ensure all issues are identified and resolved before they are fitted to your Liberty.

Full production should start again as of tomorrow, and we should see another 5-7 sets (if not more) by mid next week. :ok:

Some pics from Danny's (D_Liberty) car with the update tips to be more hidden. Looks great! :good:

by **loweart** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:11 am

I think I can say this for everyone, in that we all appreciate the GREAT lengths that PHAT ( Michael ) goes through to ensure the final product is 110%

As the saying goes, good things comes to those who wait ! These PHAT mufflers are GOODNESS at its best from what I can see with the latest photos. Thanks to you Jim for your continued efforts in getting all this organised for one and all.

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