Small Trunk or Big Muffler?

[StrangeLove]

Ya, I ripped my muffler off, sounds much better now

[AZhitman]

"Anything that runs, runs better with no muffler."

-Tim Allen

[elwesso]

must take video NOW!

[Rex]

Well it is effectively 2 mufflers (dual in/dual out), but nonetheless the Q's are infamous for having small trunks in comparison to their size.

[KeeperoftheDead]

im so coming over to hear it!!

[Raxephon]

....... sounds much better ....

[StrangeLove]

Alright, I made a ****ty video...

Excuse the blue smoke, I just had the oil changed and they tend to overfill it

Thats right, I don't change my own oil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipw6yePxpI

I took it with my digital camera, so I only had time to briefly rev it before the 20 seconds ran out...

[TBrack]

o0o0oo sexy

[elwesso]

sounds NICE!

[kimrober]

I thought our trunk space was pretty "adequate," but now I have second thoughts about that. That muffler is HUGE!!Sounds great man

[StrangeLove]

It sounds so much better in person, obviously a digital camera is not the best sound capture device...

[elwesso]

It doesnt sound really loud at idle..... I bet it sounds nasty opened up. now just get some pipes fabbed up to the back

[Jesda]

Pretty darn cool!

[DrewQ45]

Okay I wanna hear it but what happened the video? Nothing @ that link.

[Falkdesigns]

This guy on LuxuryJcars.com has this setup, which is what I think I'm gonna do now since I still haven't done a muffler. I just want much longer tips so you can't see where they start, but this looks great to me.

[elwesso]

Okay I wanna hear it but what happened the video? Nothing @ that link.

worked fine for me!

This guy on LuxuryJcars.com has this setup, which is what I think I'm gonna do now since I still haven't done a muffler. I just want much longer tips so you can't see where they start, but this looks great to me.

I agree, thats a nice looking setup.. I think having no rear muffler is a great exhaust mod since there really isnt much to be gained from exhaust. Plus the Q is insulated and long enough that if you shoot the exhaust out theback its not going to be annoying in the cabin.

[StrangeLove]

Indeed, thats a nice setup.

Cruising on the interstate, I hear absolutely nothing from the exhaust. Even at WOT I wish it were abit louder inside

[Falkdesigns]

That seals the deal then, as long as it's still quiet. I do NOT want it loud in my car, but a little added rumble out back and a nice look is what I DO want.

[Raxephon]

Our trunks are actually pretty roomy, take a look at an S14 trunk, you can barely squeeze 2 whole dead fat guys in that thing!

You could easily get 4 in ours.

Taking the anchor off the rear makes it sound so much better, but it should be replaced with a set of custom pipes running all the way back.

Also, if you remove the catalytic converters with this modification you'll get a much , much raspier exhaust note between 1200 & 2000 rpm.

Its not really bad, but it will get annoying after awhile.

I didn't bother leaving mine in the trunk, but it doesn't look any better in my living room either

[TBrack]

I did mine today and I'm just turning them into downpipes. Got the left side done with the right pipe coming soon...

Turning heads never felt so good.

[elwesso]

that thing sounds nasty... Are you going to run pipes to the back?

[TBrack]

nope just going to do the same to the right side as I did to the left

[Ozzie]

zerothread?id=190637EDIT: Sounds great now, but you still get some "droning" in the cabin.... trust me, it will still sound as good if you run pipes to the back, but gets rid of the in-cabin resonance.
Modified by ozzie! at 12:53 PM 12/1/2006

[elwesso]

nope just going to do the same to the right side as I did to the left

itd probably give it a deeper sound.... more rumbly and low pitched..

[TBrack]

itd probably give it a deeper sound.... more rumbly and low pitched..

Well its just temporary until I get the cash for a body kit, then I'll be doing side pipes.

[DrewQ45]

Well its just temporary until I get the cash for a body kit, then I'll be doing side pipes.

Yeah, I wouldn't keep those downpipes too long as carbon monoxide rises vertically. Don't sit idling with your windows open either.

[xerexabante]

I bet you can't put your trunk in your muffler! Ha ha ha ha ha ha

[TBrack]

Yeah, I wouldn't keep those downpipes too long as carbon monoxide rises vertically. Don't sit idling with your windows open either.

Yea It's actually not that bad. I used a CO meter while the a/c was on outside air and it was safe. But yea I'm not planning on this being on for long. Only cost a few $ at autozone for the peices.

[Raxephon]

Yeah, I wouldn't keep those downpipes too long as carbon monoxide rises vertically. Don't sit idling with your windows open either.

Even with just your rear muffler removed you will get some exhaust in through the windows if you don't run a set of pipes to the rear in place of the muffler.

Not much, but enough for me to notice on mine.

[racingbeast]

Are these street legal?