Lake Pipes?
06-22-2004, 07:32 PM
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Lake Pipes? When I bought my '98 Z28 a couple of months ago I loved the way it sounded and figured that the prior owner had put a cat back system on it. Well, I crawled under it this past weekend and found out that there is no muffler on the car! It looks like there is a pipe welded in place of the muffler. It sounds great, but I was wondering if there are any performance pluses or minuses with not having a muffler? 
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06-22-2004, 07:47 PM
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Well, unless it sits inside the pipe, there's no muffler there. the only place that the stock system looks like it's been messed with is where the muffler was.
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06-22-2004, 07:55 PM
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owned = slammed = disrepected in a vigerouse manner = do not apply here...
how do you figure he got owned?
as long as you donot live in a emmissions **** state like ca or va then there is nothing wronge with your exhast. you are making more hp then stock
how do you figure he got owned?
as long as you donot live in a emmissions **** state like ca or va then there is nothing wronge with your exhast. you are making more hp then stock
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06-22-2004, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by T-WrEcKzSiLv-RBiRdY
it might be a bullet muffler which basically looks liek a bigger pipe and has more sound to it
and no bullet muffler makes more sound then a strait pipe... sorry
06-22-2004, 08:04 PM
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If the "pipe" in place of the muffler is a bullet (like this) then the chances are good that it has an SLP Loudmouth cat-back on it. Good for at least 15 horses over stock, and sounds awesome, IMO.
06-22-2004, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by jaberwaki
and no bullet muffler makes more sound then a strait pipe... sorry
06-22-2004, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by xp3nd4bl3
If the "pipe" in place of the muffler is a bullet (like this) then the chances are good that it has an SLP Loudmouth cat-back on it. Good for at least 15 horses over stock, and sounds awesome, IMO.
Where the stock muffler is, the Loudmouth has nothing. The resonator is underneath the car in the I-pipe, around the back-right passenger seat. There wouldnt be a bullet where the stock muffler is if its the Loudmouth.
Also, you bought the car and didnt even check out the exhaust?
06-22-2004, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by man! treys hott!
hmm maybe you should think before you type..more sound than a reg. muffler and the owned sign was an accident thats why i replied to it i meant to do another smile thing
maybe YOU should think b4 you log in...(your signed on under a differant name trying to explain things you typed under your fist nick)
second you never said ANYTHING about why you posted the owned sign (READ B4 YOU TYPE)
third you never said WHAT the bullit muffler would be louder then...(again READ b4 you post)
forth to the owned sign if it was a mistake there is this wonderful thing called a edit button... perhaps you should learn a little more about the board before you run off at the mouth.... or keyboard as it where...
this would be the proper place for the
have a nice day
06-22-2004, 11:35 PM
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With the correct muffler you could probably make a couple more hp. The effects of a straight pipe exhaust flow can also play with the positioning of the powerband a bit. Exhaust note is a personal thing. If you like it, keep it. As far as power goes, you're in a good place.
06-23-2004, 06:40 AM
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I like it. so I guess I won't mess with it.
As far as buying a car "without checking the exhaust first", I bought it from a dealer and wasn't worried about it. I'd just take it back if there was an issue!
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As far as buying a car "without checking the exhaust first", I bought it from a dealer and wasn't worried about it. I'd just take it back if there was an issue!
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