Whoa, no muffler.
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From: Germany
Re: Whoa, no muffler.
Originally Posted by Rashiki
that reminds me of the time i got pulled over, the state trooper just came up to the window, without even saying "hi" or "license and registration" or any of that jazz, he simply greets me with "your choice, loud exhaust or no front plate". That's a no brainer :P
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From: Herrin, IL
Re: Whoa, no muffler.
Originally Posted by turbo_Z
What is really amazing is how loud the car gets with no cats. Cats seem to hold back more noise than even the muffler!
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Re: Whoa, no muffler.
Originally Posted by NewbieWar
out of stupidity why is that a no brainer?
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From: College Station, tx
Re: Whoa, no muffler.
I diidn't like the way my car looked with no exhuast tips, so I simply have a pipe runing from the inlet of the muffler, out the other side with a turn down, then no cats.... To me it sounded alot better with the cat, it was a lower rumble, it cancelled out the high frequencies... now it can sound a bit like a farm truck if you lug it..... a resonator woudl probably help
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Re: Whoa, no muffler.
Originally Posted by Paul87
Do you think high flow cats make it quite a bit louder also?
I know because I've done it both ways on my '95 Z28. 
Mike
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From: Northeast NJ
Re: Whoa, no muffler.
Originally Posted by Rashiki
that reminds me of the time i got pulled over, the state trooper just came up to the window, without even saying "hi" or "license and registration" or any of that jazz, he simply greets me with "your choice, loud exhaust or no front plate". That's a no brainer :P
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From: NY
Re: Whoa, no muffler.
Originally Posted by fredmr39
I'm thinking he'd prefer the no front plate ticket if the loud exhaust one would require "repair"?
The exhaust wasn't anywhere near legal at the time, and it was much cheaper to put the plate on. Gives 'em one less thing to harass me about. I don't get pulled over anymore tho, helps working for the sheriff's office
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From: Mason City, Iowa
Re: Whoa, no muffler.
So are ther any negative affects of taking off your muffler besides maybe getting pulled over?? Some people have told me that is pulls timing and you lose backpressure, and say it makes it lose torque on the low end. What do you guys think, cause im thinking about about taking mine off??
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From: Miami, FL
Re: Whoa, no muffler.
I have Hooker LTs and just took off my Hooker catback and Y pipe. I am running open pipes with an 18" turndown. It is VERY loud and wow does the car run good at the track. It is awesome!!! It will be too loud to run this way on the street though.
You need to run at least 18" of pipe after the collectors otherwise you will run very rich.
My car is track only now because of this, but that is the only time I drive it anyways.
You need to run at least 18" of pipe after the collectors otherwise you will run very rich.
My car is track only now because of this, but that is the only time I drive it anyways.
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