Custom Mounted Exhaust Tips - No More Black Soot!
05-04-2007, 12:34 PM
#21
Originally Posted by JasonWW
Are you kidding? You have to use sandpaper to get that crud off.
I don't have any pipes to connect now. Why would I do something so stupid even if I could? I ran the car stock for a couple of years and never like the tips getting black. I already said this. Besides the old muffler is gone for a reason, that space will be used by something else.
I don't have any pipes to connect now. Why would I do something so stupid even if I could? I ran the car stock for a couple of years and never like the tips getting black. I already said this. Besides the old muffler is gone for a reason, that space will be used by something else.
05-04-2007, 01:58 PM
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It's very easy to clean the tips. Use a wet SOS pad everytime you wash the car, problem solved in about one minute. You just wasted a lot of time and money doing that. And yeah, a lot of ricers have fake tips, to turn their single exhaust into a dual...with one "floating" tip on one side.
05-04-2007, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonWW
Are you kidding? You have to use sandpaper to get that crud off.
05-04-2007, 05:06 PM
#24
Originally Posted by JasonWW
Well, I obviously don't see anything retarded about it.
I've never seen a "ricer" with fake tips before. Are you saying they dumped the exhaust before reaching the tips just to keep them clean?
About the black soot, all LS1's have that. Every single one. That pretty much goes for every single car on the road, I believe. I don't think it's something that can be tuned out. Who would do the tuning, a dealership or an aftermarket place?
Are the jester smilies because your just pulling my leg or are you being serious. I can't usually tell when it comes to this stuff.
I've never seen a "ricer" with fake tips before. Are you saying they dumped the exhaust before reaching the tips just to keep them clean?
About the black soot, all LS1's have that. Every single one. That pretty much goes for every single car on the road, I believe. I don't think it's something that can be tuned out. Who would do the tuning, a dealership or an aftermarket place?
Are the jester smilies because your just pulling my leg or are you being serious. I can't usually tell when it comes to this stuff.
I've just seen plenty of ricers who have one exhaust pipe that is real and a completely fake pipe hanging next to it just to "look good".
I'm all for appearance mods untill they bring into play fake items that are supposed to be funtional...
For example, a bolted on hood scoop (or any hood scoop) that doesn't let any air in/out...
Again, I think you had a really good idea and went about doing it in a pretty clean way but at the end of the day it still boils down to having two fake exhaust tips hanging out your bumper just to "look pretty"...
I was serious about the tune... My 1999 Trans-Am gave me the same problems untill I gave her a good tune (so it wasn't running so rich) and she was good to go.
You might get a little WHITE soot or something but nothing that needs SANDING off like you said...
Maybe if you did some type of reverse cutout where normally the exhaust dumps but if you throw the switch it goes back through the real exhaust would make this mod less, for lack of a better word, CHEESY
Or you could hook it back up and just convert to Ethanol
05-04-2007, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonWW
Hey guys, I did this mod over a year ago, but I guess I just forgot to make a thread about it.
Anyway, I always hated the black soot that covers the tips as it hides them. I want to be able to see the tips from a distance and have them always look nice, so I had another of my crazy ideas.
I decided to dump the exhuast before the tips and I then took the tips to get fully polished. I fabbed up some simple brackets that allow for a wide range of adjustment as well as bolt to the rear "bumper" bolts. They are super solid and will lift the car if you pull on them. They also have stayed nice and tight for over a year now.
I think I'm going to switch to the Corsa clone type tips in the future. Anyway, check out the pics.
Anyway, I always hated the black soot that covers the tips as it hides them. I want to be able to see the tips from a distance and have them always look nice, so I had another of my crazy ideas.
I decided to dump the exhuast before the tips and I then took the tips to get fully polished. I fabbed up some simple brackets that allow for a wide range of adjustment as well as bolt to the rear "bumper" bolts. They are super solid and will lift the car if you pull on them. They also have stayed nice and tight for over a year now.
I think I'm going to switch to the Corsa clone type tips in the future. Anyway, check out the pics.
nice, i did the samething because the turbo was coming out one side so dummied them both up
05-04-2007, 11:45 PM
#29
Originally Posted by phantomzer0
How often do you clean your car?!?!? Sandpaper??!
Originally Posted by thmass6
You just wasted a lot of time and money doing that.
Originally Posted by thmass6
And yeah, a lot of ricers have fake tips, to turn their single exhaust into a dual...with one "floating" tip on one side.
Last edited by JasonWW; 05-04-2007 at 11:55 PM.
05-05-2007, 12:11 AM
#31
Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
I'm all for appearance mods untill they bring into play fake items that are supposed to be funtional...
For example, a bolted on hood scoop (or any hood scoop) that doesn't let any air in/out...
Again, I think you had a really good idea and went about doing it in a pretty clean way but at the end of the day it still boils down to having two fake exhaust tips hanging out your bumper just to "look pretty"...
For example, a bolted on hood scoop (or any hood scoop) that doesn't let any air in/out...
Again, I think you had a really good idea and went about doing it in a pretty clean way but at the end of the day it still boils down to having two fake exhaust tips hanging out your bumper just to "look pretty"...
Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
I was serious about the tune... My 1999 Trans-Am gave me the same problems untill I gave her a good tune (so it wasn't running so rich) and she was good to go.
You might get a little WHITE soot or something but nothing that needs SANDING off like you said...
You might get a little WHITE soot or something but nothing that needs SANDING off like you said...
05-05-2007, 12:19 AM
#32
Originally Posted by _JB_
I think it's a pretty good idea. My Corsa tips get dirty in a week, but I don't use sandpaper to clean them just a cloth.
For the record, I've never seen stock tips before! LOL!!!! I actually like them!
For the record, I've never seen stock tips before! LOL!!!! I actually like them!
I like the shape of the stock tips myself. Polishing them makes a huge difference. Look at this older pic of my car and you can see how ugly and black they typically look.
05-05-2007, 12:32 AM
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Hmm I dunno man, Im not feeling it. You usually have some pretty out there ideas, some of which I can see and some I cant. This one I cant. Good job on the creativity none the less.
05-05-2007, 12:42 AM
#34
Originally Posted by JasonWW
See, I don't make a distinction between functional and non-functional. I see things as more of nice looking or tacky looking. This can get a bit complicated. The scoop on the camaro SS is "functional", but not really. Still, I think it looks good. The hood scoops on the new Mustangs which are not functional at all, just seems tacky to me. So neither are functional, but the SS is just better integrated and works with the lines of the car. The Mustang hood scoop does not. So with me it's really a matter of whether it's tacky or not as opposed to functional or not. In my case these are real factory tips which had about 80K miles on them that are now fully polished and non-fuctional. They still look real and functional to everyone that see's them so it's all good by me. Now if I had a pair of those "fart can" mufflers, you know the round polished type, hanging out the back and not hooked up then I could see your point about looking fake.
My engine is pretty much all factory. So how would you tune it, with a laptop? How much does something like that cost?
My engine is pretty much all factory. So how would you tune it, with a laptop? How much does something like that cost?
05-05-2007, 12:43 AM
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Think of it like this. For the last year no one online has noticed that they were fake and I've posted quite a few pics with the new exhaust. The only comments I got were "what kind of tips are those?" as some people just didn't recognize the factory tips. It was only when I showed a low pic of my rear 315's that someone saw the real tips and even then they thought it was a photoshop or something. I had to tell them, no I have 4 "tips" on this car, 2 you see and 2 you can't.
Anyway, it's no big deal if someone doesn't like it. There are a ton of things that have been done to F-bodies that I didn't like and are much worse. One look at the Cheessiest F-body thread will confirm that.
Anyway, it's no big deal if someone doesn't like it. There are a ton of things that have been done to F-bodies that I didn't like and are much worse. One look at the Cheessiest F-body thread will confirm that.
05-05-2007, 12:48 AM
#36
Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
Most of the local guys I know charge about $100 for basic (bolt-ons or less) tunes...
I just haven't gotten real in depth with the engine side of things. In the last 4.5 years of owning this car the most engine work I've done is put a new water pump on. I freakin love these LS1's.
05-05-2007, 12:55 AM
#37
Originally Posted by JasonWW
Think of it like this. For the last year no one online has noticed that they were fake and I've posted quite a few pics with the new exhaust. The only comments I got were "what kind of tips are those?" as some people just didn't recognize the factory tips. It was only when I showed a low pic of my rear 315's that someone saw the real tips and even then they thought it was a photoshop or something. I had to tell them, no I have 4 "tips" on this car, 2 you see and 2 you can't.
Anyway, it's no big deal if someone doesn't like it. There are a ton of things that have been done to F-bodies that I didn't like and are much worse. One look at the Cheessiest F-body thread will confirm that.
Anyway, it's no big deal if someone doesn't like it. There are a ton of things that have been done to F-bodies that I didn't like and are much worse. One look at the Cheessiest F-body thread will confirm that.
05-05-2007, 11:29 AM
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It's of course your car, and you're free to do whatever you want, but I have to agree with the cheesy comments. I mean, you installed fake exhaust tips. If they work for you, great. Some people make fun of me because I like keeping my car looking 100% stock, so I understand the plight of doing something your own way and having other people question it. At the end of the day, you're the one who's gotta live with the car, not someone else.
As for tuning, if you're putting out lots of black soot, you really should look into getting it tuned. It will make your car run better, it will probably get rid of the soot, and a lot of shops will offer you a good deal in the future for a re-tune.
As for tuning, if you're putting out lots of black soot, you really should look into getting it tuned. It will make your car run better, it will probably get rid of the soot, and a lot of shops will offer you a good deal in the future for a re-tune.