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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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Did yours come with holes on the bottom of the tips??wtf. There is a single hole, like 1/3" on the bottom of each tip, right near the end. Looks absolutly horrible. It cant be for water drainage or anything, as its like an inch from the end of the tip. WTF?!!?! Ive never noticed this before on others cars....
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 02:51 AM
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Mine also has em......I have no clue why they are there though
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 06:17 AM
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I have them too. They are drain holes for condensation.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 07:15 AM
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Yeah mine had them also. I too believe they are drain holes for condensation. Once the inside of your pipes turn black you'll never see it. I cannot believe you can see them now with it installed unless your car sits up like a 4x4.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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Mine have it too.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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Thanks guys I just dont see why the would be needed for condensation being so close to the end of the tip.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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Yeah, over time water can settle inside that lip and rust it out.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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there for baffles i think, my bassani exhaust had them and it had removable baffles.
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there for baffles i think, my bassani exhaust had them and it had removable baffles.
I always noticed water dripping from my tips.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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i know the stock muffler has holes in it to drain out condensation before it gets to the awesome hawtness stock TA tips.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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the holes are for the screws that hold in sound reducers.... you mostly only see it on the anoying *** ricer exhaust.. my buddy's was so loud at times he used the reducers to quiet things down alittle and the hole is where it screws in place... but its not like any of us are going to use sound reducers..haha....
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by FRDnemesis
Yeah mine had them also. I too believe they are drain holes for condensation. Once the inside of your pipes turn black you'll never see it. I cannot believe you can see them now with it installed unless your car sits up like a 4x4.
if you have a formula, you can see it very easily
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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Mine has em
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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Every set of Magnaflow tips I have seen have the holes in the bottom. My buddies for his dodge 1500 and the ones I had on my Tahoe were the same. I figure it's for water to drain out and condensation.
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