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Posted by: 914_teener Jun 20 2014, 10:39 AM

Anyone local in So-Cal that is running one on the -4 teener.

I am running a Bursch now and I like the way the Triad look.

I'd like to ride in one to see just how loud they are.....beer and lunch in the offing for a ride.

Rob

Posted by: jim_hoyland Jun 20 2014, 05:25 PM

I drove Greenie's -4 with the triad back at the Issaquah WCR. I surprised that is was not much louder inside the car that a Bursh.

Can't remember seeing any Triads in S Cal.

Posted by: 914_teener Jun 21 2014, 09:52 AM

Thanks Jim....

I can't say I have even seen one down here on anyone's car.

Posted by: campbellcj Jun 21 2014, 10:49 AM

I have a -6 Triad "quiet version" that I may install for Laguna Seca next weekend. I have not used it much as I normally run open megaphones, but it does sound good and is not nearly as loud as my M&K "R" sport muffler or the Dansk 2in/2out sport muffler I used to have.

Posted by: TJB/914 Jun 21 2014, 03:18 PM

914=teener
I just installed a Triad Muffler and really like the sound. I had a Bursch muffler & didn't like the low idle sound when cruising through town. Other wise about the same sound under acceleration. The issue with the Triad, now I have to modify my lower valance with another dual muffler outlet.
Tom




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Posted by: campbellcj Jun 21 2014, 03:29 PM

That looks nice with the ceramic coating and chrome bumpers! My triad is stock black paint and my bumpers are black too.

Posted by: 914_teener Jun 21 2014, 05:35 PM

Thanks Tom....man that looks cool. Did you get the "quiet package" that Chris alludes to?

I don't have a problem modifying the valance as my metal skills are pretty good.

You confirm what others have said...they are about the same as the Bursch.

Posted by: jim_hoyland Jun 21 2014, 06:13 PM

Some Triads don't require modifying the valance. The driver side exhaust uses the existing pathway, the passenger side exhaust points down toward the ground. IIRC Greenies was set up that way

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Posted by: steuspeed Jun 21 2014, 06:57 PM

Triad Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBf1cpu2A2k

Posted by: steuspeed Jun 21 2014, 07:06 PM

Did you have that ceramic coated by Triad or???? How much extra?

Posted by: TJB/914 Jun 21 2014, 07:55 PM

steuspeed.
I had it ceramic coated by a friend at his cost of $215.00, normally it would be somewhere btwn. $250.00 to $300.00
I didn't purchase direct from Triad & would have custom ordered the passenger side outlet below the valance. I purchased mine second hand locally & have over $500 bucks into it. The price of "cool" is expensive. Ask Eric.
Tom



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Posted by: jim_hoyland Jun 21 2014, 08:56 PM

Like the rear fog light ?

Posted by: rhodyguy Jun 22 2014, 10:06 AM

i like the 'bad boy' look sans valance. good ones are becoming rarer and rarer. shame to cut up a nice one. look for a less than premium one for surgery.

Posted by: 914_teener Jun 22 2014, 12:02 PM

Good advice Kevin.....I too have some reservations about cutting into my valance...

I was wondering also if anybody had a picture of one with the turned down exhaust with the valance still on?

Thanks All.

Posted by: jim_hoyland Jun 22 2014, 12:31 PM

There is a pic of Greenies triad See: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=87869&hl=triad

Posted by: championgt1 Jun 22 2014, 12:41 PM

Posted by: euro911 Jun 22 2014, 01:50 PM

Geez Rob, you should have hit me up before I sold mine ...

Posted by: TJB/914 Jun 22 2014, 02:28 PM

Too late guys, I am never coming back. I did save the sheet metal I cut out, you never know if a 6 is in my future?? Hey. Pete Stout went 6-cyl.
I like the valance look better with the passenger side cut out.
BTW: Triad sounds great, real throaty sound and a little deeper than Bursch.
Tom



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Posted by: 914_teener Jun 22 2014, 03:44 PM

Thanks for the pictures guys.

Looks like if you had the 1.7 HE's it would tuck the glass pack up a little past the valance view line.

Mark....I didn't know you had one...why'd you sell it?

Posted by: euro911 Jun 22 2014, 04:55 PM

If you have 1.7/1.8L HEs, you'd need to get the Triad designed for them. They're not interchangeable with 2.0 HEs.

It was too loud for me, even with my hearing loss. The banana quieted it down much better.

Posted by: LINGO Jun 24 2014, 02:22 PM

I dealt directly with Dave at Triad and he was top class to work with. He answered all my questions and his suggestions made the process easy. He suggested the Chrome tips and welded them on. Delivery was perfect. When I climbed under the car to install it everything was spot on and a perfect fit. I've had numerous people walk up to me in parking lots asking about the car in general and how much they liked the low growl. "Bad Ass" is how my nephew and his friends described it. I installed it 3 weeks ago. Still deciding what to do about my valance. Cut the original or search for a replacement.

Posted by: campbellcj Jun 24 2014, 02:36 PM

Minor hijack - I have a new fiberglass valence I'll never use, in case anyone in SoCal is looking for one.