June 2015 – J’s Racing 70RS Dual Stainless Steel
I’ve always wanted a J’s racing exhaust and now was my chance. The car already had a high flow cat (maybe a Berk 63mm HFC?) so I haven’t bought a new one yet. I’ve never been a fan of single outlet exhausts on the S2000 unless you buy the single exhaust bumper cap but that costs quite a bit from the US with the current exchange rate. I was left deciding between the 70RS dual stainless steel and the 70RS dual titanium. The price difference between them was ~$800 so I went with the cheaper option of the 2.
In April, I ordered a J’s Racing 70RS Dual Stainless Steel Exhaust through OTR Motorsports in Melbourne, the J’s Racing distributer in Australia. The standard turnaround time for a J’s exhaust is ~1 month from ordering an exhaust, to manufacturing and then receiving it. Late April, I received a call from OTR saying that J’s had made the 70RS single instead of the 70RS dual that I had ordered. My options were to take the 70RS single or wait another month for the duals. I chose to wait another month and in June, I received the exhaust; they even threw in a free J’s wristband and radiator cap! OTR had great customer service and was able to provide continual updates throughout the manufacturing process. The exhaust is lightweight, sounds great and looks amazing with the blue burn on the dolphin tips. It comes with a silencer but I never use those.
I re-used the OEM exhaust rubbers with the 70RS and after driving it for a week, I noticed the sound of something rattling. Once the car was warmed up after ~10 minutes of driving, it rattled like crazy which would make you stand out in traffic. Looking under the car, you could see that it only had 1-2mm clearance between the muffler and one of the bars.
I decided to buy 5x J’s Type A exhaust rubbers from OTR which are the recommended exhaust rubbers to use with the J’s exhaust. After installing these, there is now much more clearance between the muffler and the bar, and there is no rattling at all. Comparing them to the OEM rubbers, you can see that they are slightly thinner.
I’ve always wanted a J’s racing exhaust and now was my chance. The car already had a high flow cat (maybe a Berk 63mm HFC?) so I haven’t bought a new one yet. I’ve never been a fan of single outlet exhausts on the S2000 unless you buy the single exhaust bumper cap but that costs quite a bit from the US with the current exchange rate. I was left deciding between the 70RS dual stainless steel and the 70RS dual titanium. The price difference between them was ~$800 so I went with the cheaper option of the 2.
In April, I ordered a J’s Racing 70RS Dual Stainless Steel Exhaust through OTR Motorsports in Melbourne, the J’s Racing distributer in Australia. The standard turnaround time for a J’s exhaust is ~1 month from ordering an exhaust, to manufacturing and then receiving it. Late April, I received a call from OTR saying that J’s had made the 70RS single instead of the 70RS dual that I had ordered. My options were to take the 70RS single or wait another month for the duals. I chose to wait another month and in June, I received the exhaust; they even threw in a free J’s wristband and radiator cap! OTR had great customer service and was able to provide continual updates throughout the manufacturing process. The exhaust is lightweight, sounds great and looks amazing with the blue burn on the dolphin tips. It comes with a silencer but I never use those.
I re-used the OEM exhaust rubbers with the 70RS and after driving it for a week, I noticed the sound of something rattling. Once the car was warmed up after ~10 minutes of driving, it rattled like crazy which would make you stand out in traffic. Looking under the car, you could see that it only had 1-2mm clearance between the muffler and one of the bars.
I decided to buy 5x J’s Type A exhaust rubbers from OTR which are the recommended exhaust rubbers to use with the J’s exhaust. After installing these, there is now much more clearance between the muffler and the bar, and there is no rattling at all. Comparing them to the OEM rubbers, you can see that they are slightly thinner.
. The pads can get a little dusty though, so prepare to clean wheels often.
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