I was browsing aimlessly around the forum tonight and found a thread on removing the exhaust muffler. It's a 10 min job so i thought i'd give it a go, everyone was saying that it's just as good as fitting an axle-back kit..

if it sounds ok i'll try and get a straight pipe made up and keep it like that..

YouTube - Honda Fit No Muffler

^ that's a vid showing what it sounds like + a straight pipe replacement

anyone got any idea whether it's legal to run without a muffler in the UK? Other than the amount of noise it makes + pollution issues would there be any thing else they could charge for?

 

No muffler=less backpressure=less torque... unless you have a way of tuning it

 

also, removing your muffler wont affect your emissions.

 

Cheers for the info, in relation to the torque, i'm not overly fussed.. i was reading this thread:

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...k-muffler.html

and most people said that it made no real difference

The only thing i was concerned about was legality, don't want to get stopped and fined! just wanted to know whether driving without a muffler would lead to me getting done by police lol

cheers!

 

Anybody in the UK have any feedback on legality?

Don't want to get pulled over and fined/given points for driving with no muffler.. I've looked into getting a straight pipe made up, but that'll cost around £130.. planning on waiting till Jan and getting a discount!

So yeah, if anybody knows whether it's illegal that'd be great!

Cheers!

 

[quote=Chris901202;525483]I was browsing aimlessly around the forum tonight and found a thread on removing the exhaust muffler. It's a 10 min job so i thought i'd give it a go, everyone was saying that it's just as good as fitting an axle-back kit..

if it sounds ok i'll try and get a straight pipe made up and keep it like that..

YouTube - Honda Fit No Muffler

^ that's a vid showing what it sounds like + a straight pipe replacement

well in that video it also has intake and headers... not just a custom straight pipe... but yah i unbolt muffler like once everytime when i want that loud noise... and it does sound nice... well IMO

honestly it does make a huge difference... believe it or not it does... everytime when my brother and i go at it when were both stock (with muffler) were usually side by side... but when i unbolt i usually get him about a car and when i have mines on and his is off he usually gets me a car... oh and thats on a roll in second BTW... it pulls really really good in third gear... trust me it pulls =

oh and one thing... ***please let me know if i can talk about this? if not.. im sorry... to ADMINS/Rules...***

 

I have a straight pipe. It helps prevent me from spending a ton of money on an aftermarket muffler. More groan (not the high pitch raspy sound), no effect on gas, cops don't care. $60 for straight pipe = good deal.

 

I couldn't tell you about any performance difference but from that vid no muffler is definitely louder and more farty than my aspec axel back.

Depends on what you like.

 

cops wont be able to notice unless your racing right in front of them. it is really a stealth look and no shiny fart can for them to red flag you on.

 

Cool, cheers for that guys.. got the car booked in for next wednesday to get the pipe made up!

Will post some pics once done!

 

k&n drop in filter and no muffler very good upgrade