Muffler delete
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Cruising
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From: California
Muffler delete
Well I decided I wanted a beefier sounding exhaust and didn't really want to spend a lot of money, so a few hours after I passed my California smog check I decided to cut exhaust off.
Check it out.
I was in the Los Angeles area last night and went through some tunnels and man does this thing sound awesome.
Originally I wanted to chop off the entire piped right before the exhaust but my cutoff disk was too small. So I cut roughly a 2 x 2 square off the bottom.
I still get flow through the exhaust. Sincw i wanted a permanent sound, I decided not to buy any cutouts. Besides for my taste this sounds better than having a new exhaust system.
Check it out.
I was in the Los Angeles area last night and went through some tunnels and man does this thing sound awesome.
Originally I wanted to chop off the entire piped right before the exhaust but my cutoff disk was too small. So I cut roughly a 2 x 2 square off the bottom.
I still get flow through the exhaust. Sincw i wanted a permanent sound, I decided not to buy any cutouts. Besides for my taste this sounds better than having a new exhaust system.
Last edited by My_Vette_Life; Oct 25, 2015 at 11:54 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2015
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From: Round Rock Texas
Hum might not pass next inspection as part of it requires a "muffler" to be there.
When I ask the muffler shop to do a muffler bypass he though I wanted a delete since he also does inspection said it could not be done. Then I show him a picture that the "muffler" would still be there.
He okay it and for $100 I have a louder system and legal. I did not feel like paying corvette tax for a cat back system over $1k. And sounds good to me
When I ask the muffler shop to do a muffler bypass he though I wanted a delete since he also does inspection said it could not be done. Then I show him a picture that the "muffler" would still be there.
He okay it and for $100 I have a louder system and legal. I did not feel like paying corvette tax for a cat back system over $1k. And sounds good to me
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 10
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From: California
Hum might not pass next inspection as part of it requires a "muffler" to be there.
When I ask the muffler shop to do a muffler bypass he though I wanted a delete since he also does inspection said it could not be done. Then I show him a picture that the "muffler" would still be there.
He okay it and for $100 I have a louder system and legal. I did not feel like paying corvette tax for a cat back system over $1k. And sounds good to me
When I ask the muffler shop to do a muffler bypass he though I wanted a delete since he also does inspection said it could not be done. Then I show him a picture that the "muffler" would still be there.
He okay it and for $100 I have a louder system and legal. I did not feel like paying corvette tax for a cat back system over $1k. And sounds good to me
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 3,311
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From: Toronto Ontario
what did you do exactly? Just got a 2x2 cut out in the pipes or in the mufflers?
When I first got mine I drilled a few 0.5 inch holes in the exhaust pipes right before the muffler, and it added a little sound and surprisingly really let the engine breath, I noticed a power gain definitely.
When I first got mine I drilled a few 0.5 inch holes in the exhaust pipes right before the muffler, and it added a little sound and surprisingly really let the engine breath, I noticed a power gain definitely.
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Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 10
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From: California
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
From: California
what did you do exactly? Just got a 2x2 cut out in the pipes or in the mufflers?
When I first got mine I drilled a few 0.5 inch holes in the exhaust pipes right before the muffler, and it added a little sound and surprisingly really let the engine breath, I noticed a power gain definitely.
When I first got mine I drilled a few 0.5 inch holes in the exhaust pipes right before the muffler, and it added a little sound and surprisingly really let the engine breath, I noticed a power gain definitely.
I actually did the same thing by drilling a hole that was 3/4 of an inch and made slight difference in sound. I'd say it had more backfire to it, but that's cause mainly from my plugs.
Once I fired up the car after the square cutout, I was actually scared from the sound. Sounds sooo mean. Lol.
Getting great response from this mod, everyone thanks for checking out my video and post.
