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anybody ran their car w/out the stock muffler??

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Old 11-11-2009, 07:36 PM
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i just took mine off and made a turn down tip...........done
 
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Old 11-12-2009, 02:05 AM
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i want to hear a ge8
 
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Old 11-12-2009, 02:23 AM
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ok so im at work and i got impatient so i went outside and did it in 3 mins it sounds really nicee
 
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Old 11-12-2009, 04:23 AM
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i left my stock muffler where it was i jst moved the pipe over .. so it sounds like i have no muffler but its still there i left it on the rubber hangers.. the ge is different i dnt think u can do it with a gd
 
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Old 11-12-2009, 09:20 AM
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? what how is it different. mine is a gd sounds fine to me
 
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Old 11-12-2009, 04:46 PM
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Cool I wish i had a pic,

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chuckvidler; got any pic ?
Cam broke when friend was trying to get a wheel shot... there is a strap hes just a retard.
the dual tip coming out the centre looks epic tho, its making it hard for me to find a body kit... if any one knows of a body kit with centre exhaust port let me know. i want a stainless steel heat shield on it to but i can make that. lol i need to make more money so i can put it into my car
 
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Old 11-12-2009, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by chuckvidler
If you dont like it the dont read it. you obviously found it interesting enough to read on. I did this than set up a not so straight pipe so i have a nice dual tip coming out the center. I hat to remove that steel thing hangin ther and add some heat sheilding for saftey lol. this looks awsome and only cost me $30 cuz i welded it myself and had some pipe laying around.
Not knocking it, if the cops around here weren't such haters on the imports I would rock it that way 100% of the time. Sucks living so close to our recently governmentalized automakers and all the bias that breeds.

A bud of mine was once pulled over with his d16 civic with a stock head-cat-midpipe with a flowmaster axleback. Outside the car that sucker is quieter than most pickup trucks in oem setup (esp. the new dodge ram hemi, or a taco with the trd axleback) and the cop tried to issue a ticket until he was challenged to actually do a sound test, then he backed off.

I miss the sound of the engine so much sometimes.
 
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Old 11-13-2009, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Arisenfury
I'm sure it's possible to squeeze yourself in there but I can't imagine it being a pleasant experience.
That's what she said.
 
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Old 11-14-2009, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by redrumm
? what how is it different. mine is a gd sounds fine to me
the muffler setup is different .. my exhaust without the muffler aims up toward the car now
 
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Old 11-15-2009, 12:21 AM
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Honestly it's not that difficult with the car on the ground. It's just two bolts and a ratchet make it easy. (tip, if your donut is seized on, carefully and gently poke a very thin razor blade behind it and it'll pop off.)

Try taking a tranny out the bottom with the car on jack stands - or using a dremel on the cat converter bolts of said car on said jack stands - that's uncomfortable.
 
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Old 12-09-2009, 08:11 PM
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I just cut the mid pipe and bought a 90 degree bend for ten bucks. It exits in front of the rear wheel and sounds sweet. An added bonus is that it burbles from time to time.
 
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Old 12-09-2009, 08:24 PM
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YOU CUT IT??? how come
 
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Old 12-09-2009, 10:20 PM
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I was bored and it sounded so good without the muffler I figured, why not?!?!
 
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Old 12-10-2009, 09:11 AM
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good enough reason lol
 
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Old 12-10-2009, 12:46 PM
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I changed back to the sock axle back pipe and muffler after over 3 years of listening to a 2 1/2" pipe through a 12" glass rack gradually become louder and louder..... I kind of like the reduced noise level and was actually able to listen to music for the first time in a long time without the volume fully cranked and spent over 6 hours driving yesterday without feeling like my ass had been kicked....I can tell there is a little less pulling power in the upper RPM range but it isn't so terrible because it also seems a little more responsive down low..... Fuel mileage has also dropped a little with the stock system but that could be due to me unconsciously winding the gears a little higher before shifting or any number of other things including seasonal fuel formulation changes.... It is about a 5 minute job to change from one set up to the other depending on whether I am driving down here in bubba land where all of the good old boys have loud dual exhaust systems on their trucks or I am taking a trip on the highway and likely to draw the attention of a small town or city cop out to make his ticket quota for the month.... I am fortunate that the guy that owns the local muffler shop does good work and will help me out with ideas for a complete cat back with a graduation from small to larger diameter pipe whenever I get around to completing all of the engine performance modifications and tuning that I will eventually do if I have enough money and live long enough..... What sounds like music on short drives will wear you out on a long trip so don't cut or mangle the stock mid pipe so that you can't change back to the stock axle back when needed because the sound over a period of time will eventually become annoying.
 
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Old 01-09-2010, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by kancerr
youre not even down there long enough to get uncomfortable.
That's what she said!!!
 
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Old 01-09-2010, 02:43 PM
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I removed the muffler on my 09. It sounds pretty good, slightly louder and deeper than stock. Wish it was louder though, still sounds stock.
 
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Old 01-30-2010, 12:21 AM
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I changed mine it's got 2 3/4 ran to a wicked flow and it sounds like a beast and lots more power it cost 230 installed I put the silencer back on little less power but no more head ache after crusing 70 miles lol
 
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Old 06-28-2012, 09:12 PM
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I took off my axle back the day before I got my Cat-back installed. It sounds really nice, pretty loud, but I definitely felt a loss of power from back pressure (at least that's what i'm assuming it was). All in all, sounds great, but you should just get an aftermarket exhaust for a cleaner sound, and mild power gains.
 
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Old 07-03-2012, 10:12 AM
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Loss of power... What power?!?!
 


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