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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: Dougy_Fresh on April 16, 2009, 02:20:17 AM

Title: straight pipes
Post by: Dougy_Fresh on April 16, 2009, 02:20:17 AM
my Bird currently has the cats gutted and the ler replaced with a piece of sraight pipe.

i'm wanting to redo the exhaust, and am considering 2.25" or 2.5" dual straight pipes with an h-pipe (or maybe an x-pipe) and was wondering if it would be obnoxiously loud? if it were just me that rides in it i wouldn't care, BUT, i have a 7 week old son to worry about.
Title: straight pipes
Post by: DVP on April 16, 2009, 03:06:33 AM
Straight pipes = LOUD

Youll have to put some kind of lers on there if you want it to be tolerable.
Title: straight pipes
Post by: thunderjet302 on April 16, 2009, 11:38:06 AM
Straight pipes will be stupid loud with a true dual exhaust, headers, and a H or X pipe. Hell my set up (Headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, H-pipe, and Flow Tech Afterburner lers) is stupid loud on the street. It sets off car alarms :hick:
Title: straight pipes
Post by: DVP on April 16, 2009, 11:45:49 AM
Quote from: thunderjet302;267735
Straight pipes will be stupid loud with a true dual exhaust, headers, and a H or X pipe. Hell my set up (Headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, H-pipe, and Flow Tech Afterburner lers) is stupid loud on the street. It sets off car alarms :hick:


Happens every time I park in a lot.
Title: straight pipes
Post by: RunninWild on April 16, 2009, 11:53:34 AM
I've got straight pipes on mine...or I guess I should say "a straight pipe",But I haven't removed all the cats. It sounds pretty good and it gives it a kind of subliminal growl, especially for a V-6.
Title: straight pipes
Post by: vinnietbird on April 16, 2009, 05:22:16 PM
I never have liked straight pipes.I always thought they sounded "cheap" (for lack of a better word).
Title: straight pipes
Post by: Kitz Kat on April 16, 2009, 05:54:08 PM
Quote from: thunderjet302;267735
Straight pipes will be stupid loud with a true dual exhaust, headers, and a H or X pipe. Hell my set up (Headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, H-pipe, and Flow Tech Afterburner lers) is stupid loud on the street. It sets off car alarms :hick:

I love doing that to ricer piece of shiznits.
Title: straight pipes
Post by: Dougy_Fresh on April 17, 2009, 12:10:20 AM
we shall see i guess, worst case, i go to autozone and buy 2 $20 stock replacement lers for the time being to quiet it down.
Title: straight pipes
Post by: vinnietbird on April 17, 2009, 09:59:13 AM
Even with the off road X-pipe,headers,Flowmasters,and tailpipes,I have set a few alarms off as well.But man,it sounds serious.
Title: exhaust sound
Post by: akh43 on April 17, 2009, 11:39:55 AM
Quote from: vinnietbird;267872
Even with the off road X-pipe,headers,Flowmasters,and tailpipes,I have set a few alarms off as well.But man,it sounds serious.


serious IS the word :bowdown:

i don'd have h or x pipe i'm dual with headers and no cat with flowmaster on 2.5 it sounds really great

one time i'm with my friend on his ride and my gf was in mine.
i tell her to open it ,we are just behind and this sound make my day.
that is the first time a heard the sound of my car when i'm not in.

like vinnie said it sound SERIOUS:evilgrin:
Title: straight pipes
Post by: daddybair7 on April 18, 2009, 03:28:29 PM
I have staights on my sport no h or x pipes it is load on take of and passing but quiets down during the drive
Title: straight pipes
Post by: Dougy_Fresh on April 18, 2009, 03:30:22 PM
Quote from: daddybair7;268073
I have staights on my sport no h or x pipes it is load on take of and passing but quiets down during the drive



how quiet we talking? my bird is almost dead silent at 2000rpms
Title: straight pipes
Post by: shameless on April 21, 2009, 06:03:54 PM
or you could do what I'm doing. lol
(each side)  no cats, just straight from the headers through a slight bend, into a glasspack, and another slight bend coming right out the side, between the door and back wheel. lol  That ought'a make the neighbors happy!!! lol
Title: straight pipes
Post by: 86XR7project on April 21, 2009, 06:11:44 PM
So when are you going to post a vid of the tone?
Title: straight pipes
Post by: daddybair7 on April 21, 2009, 08:44:25 PM
Dougy a low radio volume overpowers the duals at roads speeds. Just not during hard takeoffs ,burnouts,or passing slow people.
Title: straight pipes
Post by: Dougy_Fresh on April 22, 2009, 10:22:09 PM
daddybair, any chance of a sound clip?
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