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Title: Side exhaust
Post by: mnoll406 on April 14, 2006, 12:50:14 am

I was thinking of running the exhaust out the rear drivers side with a super trap muffler. Anyone try anything like this and how did work/sound?


                                                                         Mike

Title: Side exhaust
Post by: greggearhead on April 14, 2006, 09:02:42 am

I have done a few side exit exhausts.  On an NA engine, unless you have a couple mufflers in the system, it can be obnoxiously loud.  And the Supertrapp is a super-restrictive muffler.  Way more restrictive than you want on a turbo, especially.

Title: Side exhaust
Post by: hillfolk'r on April 14, 2006, 05:51:25 pm

if its turbo,,jus straight pipe it,,,,,,,

Title: Side exhaust
Post by: LeeG on April 14, 2006, 11:50:50 pm

supertrap + soot = superplugged?

Title: Side exhaust
Post by: hillfolk'r on April 16, 2006, 09:16:47 am

yah,,superplugged,,,,,lot of folks dont know that dieselmufflers are different than gas mufflers,so soot doesnt plug them up,,,,,,had a diesel generator at work  last week,,ran like crap,looked underneath,,dude said heput new exhaust on it a few months ago,,,,got an auto muffler at autozone,,well i uncorked it,,ran great,,,lotsa chunks of carbon in it!!!we put on a glasspack,cause it was turbo,,quiet,and no clogging,,,,

Title: Side exhaust
Post by: vph on April 19, 2006, 04:31:17 am

I say go out the side.  If you're turboed then run a straight pipe.  Here is a pick of a friends.  It sounds great, not any louder than mine with a glass pack.  However, he said on the highway at the right rpm it can create a monotonous sound that can get your ears kind of ringing.  Not good.  But it is at a specific rpm.  oh yeah , this exits in front of the rear wheel just behind the drivers door.  It's a 2 door.

http://home.comcast.net/~ridenbug/pics/wabbit/wabbit%20build4.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~ridenbug/rods%20wabbit.htm

Title: Side exhaust
Post by: mnoll406 on April 20, 2006, 12:23:26 am

Link doesn't work. That is what I was planning, but I drive 4000 miles a month for work. I'm not TD yet still NA. That is why I was thinking muffler. What is a good diesel muffler? I would like a canister that would fit in the muffler channel, and do a side exit. Driving 4k a month I'm not up for ringing ears. Would like something that is adequate for NA, but optimised for TD. Will be going with 2.5" tubing.


                                                    Mike

Title: Side exhaust
Post by: vph on April 20, 2006, 09:00:01 pm

I'm not sure what muffler is good for a NA.  However, I did repair my link and added one to all of Rodney's rabbit project pics.  Not trying to hijack here.

Title: Side exhaust
Post by: 935racer on April 22, 2006, 09:30:05 am

Yeah na diesel with no mufflers are WAY loud, turbos really help make it quieter, I sometimes add glass packs other times just straight pipe all the way back. For cars equipped originally with a cat, someone I know puts the glass pack where the cat was *cough* and than welds a cat heat shield to it so that the people at aircare think it still has a cat *cough cough*