Turn Downs?
Le Mans Master
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Just want to be sure. Dumps under the SMC floor, there would be alot of heat, IMO not advisable for a street driven car. Muffler eliminators with and without straight pipes. Chambered exhaust. It depends on how loud you want to be.
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awe wasn’t aware of the potential heat damage. Wouldn’t the heat just hit the ground or is it not that simple?
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The cat gets way hotter than any of the exhaust gases get... I wouldn't worry about it melting anything so long as they turn down... there was a kid on YouTube who did it but used glass packs too....
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if I follow through I’d skip the cats and wouldn’t even consider glass packs.
Melting Slicks
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Any exhaust turn down before the rear axle could let exhaust fumes rise up around your cabin area, especially while idling at a traffic light. Better have your windows rolled up when stuck at those long traffic lights.
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Be careful with that one. Law says that the exhaust needs to extend 1" outside/beyond the cabin of the car...just for that reason.
383 uses dumps/turn downs...but that's on a strip only car. '84's had turn downs!
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dont exactly care what the law says as none of my vehicles even have a state inspection. Yes on the fumes though-nothing bad but my clothes do get a slight fuel smell.