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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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Anyone here have the factory installed SLP Dual Dual exhaust with the Ring of Silence? If so, has anyone tried to remove the Ring of Silence and can offer sopme guidance on how to do it?

I have it and would like to take mine out.

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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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I have removed mine a while ago. This is how it looks.

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I have the factory installed D/D and now you guys have me wondering what it would sound like with it removed...Obviously louder but,is it a good loud?
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by warp10
I have removed mine a while ago. This is how it looks.
So based on the pic. It looks like you cut the tailpipe off right at the muffler. And the ring is right by the muffler in the pipe. Does that sound about right? I take it then you had to have it rewelded?

Last question... Did you notice any difference in performance due to better flow and was it louder after the ring was removed?

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I have the factory installed D/D and now you guys have me wondering what it would sound like with it removed...Obviously louder but,is it a good loud?
I only just found out about the ring. For the longest time I thought there was something wrong with my muffler, but then I found out it is something SLP did intentionally because of noise restrictions.

I was thinking about getting a Loudmouth II, but if does the trick it would a lot cheaper. and then possibly get a better than stock Y pipe.

I just want to be a little louder, but not too much.
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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wow... never knew of this..
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thats gotta hurt the **** out of flow...
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wow... never knew of this..
Yeah, I'm just finding out. Apparently not all Dual Dual's have it, only the ones that were originally installed by SLP for certain years around 2000 (don't know the exact years).

There are basically two ways to tell if you have "The Ring", they are:

Is your drivers side tailpipe always cleaner then the passenger side?

If you straighten a wire clothes hanger and stick it up you drivers side tailpipe and it get hung up before you reach the muffler.

Then you have "The Ring"
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thats gotta hurt the **** out of flow...
That's what I'm thinking. It's only a half inch hole.
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Never knew about that, thats retarded.
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Not all D/Ds have it.
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I didnt know about this either. That has to restrict the **** out of the exhaust. You have to get rid of that ASAP!!!
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Just another Quality product from SLP
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Just another Quality product from SLP
Why blame SLP? GM is the one that mandated it on certain cars.
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that looks pretty rough. And i was thinking my Flowmaster sucked.
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Doesnt look like you could even drop a dime through that hole!
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Why blame SLP? GM is the one that mandated it on certain cars.
Does that piece come from GM? No, It's an SLP product
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This was a big deal years ago.... suprised so many have not heard of it before. IIRC, it was mostly on cars sold in California.
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Originally Posted by 2xLS1
Why blame SLP? GM is the one that mandated it on certain cars.
why blame gm or slp. if its a fed mandate on noise restrictions. i do know here in jersey there trying to pass another law on decibel levels, below 95.dont blame gm or slp, the blame goes toward your congressman or yourself. and by that i mean wether you vote or not. sorry if im off the subject.
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Does that piece come from GM? No, It's an SLP product
But GM required it due to the law requirements at the time.
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