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anyone ever cut the muffler off?
by
wdkingery
on 04 May, 2011 19:38
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got any opinions of losing the muffler on a 1.6NA?
i have a feelin this is going to happen to me soon..
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#1
by
maxfax
on 04 May, 2011 19:48
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It will be LOUD.. And I mean Incredafreakingably LOUD..
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#2
by
wdkingery
on 04 May, 2011 20:10
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It will be LOUD.. And I mean Incredafreakingably LOUD..
well, if that's true, then i'm glad you told me that ... shucks
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#3
by
trav1856
on 04 May, 2011 20:17
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cut it off? or just run straight pipe?
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#4
by
wdkingery
on 04 May, 2011 20:19
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cut it off? or just run straight pipe?
both? cut it off and replace it with a straight pipe..
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#5
by
sdwarf36
on 04 May, 2011 20:43
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Cut it off? Whats wrong with just waiting till vibration work-hardens your pipes till they split? Thats what I do....
and +1 on the LOUD.
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#6
by
wdkingery
on 04 May, 2011 20:50
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Cut it off? Whats wrong with just waiting till vibration work-hardens your pipes till they split? Thats what I do....
and +1 on the LOUD.
hmm i'm not even sure what work-hardens means.. but loud like .. OMG why'd i do this loud? yeah this plan fell apart it seems.. the damn car is already loud to begin with. like it's not mufflerlessly loud: fart-can.. it's.. weird loud.
like .. at 55-65mph, the engine roar is kinda ..LOUD. from the front of the car loud.
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#7
by
745 turbogreasel
on 04 May, 2011 21:07
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Just replaced mine with this
Added 2 spintech mufflers, and it's still loud.
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#8
by
maxfax
on 04 May, 2011 22:38
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but loud like .. OMG why'd i do this loud? yeah this plan fell apart it seems..
Exactly.. With a TD it isn't as bad as the turbo helps muffle things.. I have 2" pipe and a glass pack on my NA and it is borderline "why'd I do this" loud...
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#9
by
stomperz71
on 05 May, 2011 05:33
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I'm running a stright pipe on my '81 Caddy 1.6NA, Oh man its killer load. I put a resonator in and its still way to load. Running anything over 60mph, you can't even think!
My last Caddy had a stright pipe with a 4" stack out the bed and it wasn't quit as bad for some reason. I'm looking to get some sort of muffler back on my Caddy I drive now.
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#10
by
DJPyro
on 05 May, 2011 06:12
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I'm running 2.5 turbo back on my 1.9TD, it's "loud car" loud, but not obnoxious or unbearable, and it's no more audible over traffic than any other "loud car", if that.... However, A 1.6NA drove past me with his exhaust broken off at the rear beam (could see it dragging), and I could hear him over my car for a solid 1/2 km after he went past me. Put a turbo on it... Then ditch the muffler
Turbo=world's most expensive muffler.
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#11
by
745 turbogreasel
on 05 May, 2011 12:06
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^ This post describes my caddy to a T. I tried various combinations of 3 different mufflers, and it never made much diffrence.
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#12
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 05 May, 2011 14:26
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^ This post describes my caddy to a T. I tried various combinations of 3 different mufflers, and it never made much diffrence.
i had a straight pipe with a glass pack muffler on my car when it was still n/a..
it would get exhaust rap at like 800 RPMS, so it would rap for every shift..
it was STUPID LOUD for sure.. and i STILL HAD A MUFFLER!
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#13
by
wdkingery
on 05 May, 2011 18:43
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i wanted to cut my muffler off...
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#14
by
8v-of-fury
on 06 May, 2011 06:13
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Soo doo itt!
I currently run my n/a with a 2" straight pipe with a glass pack for a muffler. You just need to make sure that the exhaust exits from under the car, or else it will resonate under the car and be ridiculous inside the cabin.
It is quieter than my 8v gasser I had on the same exhaust before I swapped motors.
Do it. Hack it off so that its easily fixable and your golden
