anybody ran their car w/out the stock muffler??
#286
I wish i had a 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
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
#287
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.
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.
#290
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.
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.
#295
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.
#298
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
#299
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.