Homemade dumps.... sorta

CManT1914

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I'm thinking about getting my exhaust dumped after the mufflers. However, I don't want to pay a muffler shop to do this. Can I just get a cutting wheel and cut the pipes off right after the mufflers, then cut the hangers and pull them out, or is it a lot more involved than that?

 

VIPERn94Five-0

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a place like Autozone should have little exhaust tips that turn down....should be pretty damn cheap too....


Anthony

 

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IMO, dumps are all well and great in the beginning, but it doesn't take long to get sick of them.

..for an everyday driving application anyway.

 

CManT1914

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VIPERn94Five-0 said:

a place like Autozone should have little exhaust tips that turn down....should be pretty damn cheap too....


Anthony

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Do I have to weld these onto the mufflers?

 

VIPERn94Five-0

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you could probably get away with not welding them and clamping them on somehow...


Anthony

 

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If you aren't welding them make sure that you leave enough pipe on the back of the muffler for the turn downs to slip onto. Any autoparts store should have them, just ask for the obvious..."turn downs". Also make sure you know what size the pipe is that comes out of your muffler. You'll want to get turndowns with an inner diameter the same as the outter diameter as the pipes exiting your mufflers. Also get two clamps otherwise you'll need to weld em on.

 

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well i work part time at auto zone, we sell some 2 1/4 inch I.D. turn downs so you could cut your stock piipes after the muffler, and wel sell the clamps to just clamp them on you could get everythign for like 10$ If you had aftermarket stuff, just get the 2.5" I.D. stuff.


jason

if you drive the car every day i wouldn't do it if you have an h-pipe, if you have an x or something that is another story

 

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Yeah I had dumps for a while. I liked them for the first couple weeks. Then I started to hate them. I could never talk to anyone at certain rpms.

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Instead of buying that bent up **** from autozone, get some U bends from Jegs, cut them in half and bolt/weld them right to your mufflers... It'll look better, be better for airflow and probably even be cheaper. 2.5" U bend is $17, 2.25" J bend is $14

http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=1327&prmenbr=361

 

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1105 said:

Instead of buying that bent up **** from autozone, get some U bends from Jegs, cut them in half and bolt/weld them right to your mufflers... It'll look better, be better for airflow and probably even be cheaper. 2.5" U bend is $17, 2.25" J bend is $14

http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=1327&prmenbr=361

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idk man, a crimp bent turn down is not gonna effect airflow at all....if he was making full tailpipes sure i would go higher quality, but its just some dumps here...


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yea... but I've seen thoes dumps at autozone... They just look like crap and cheaply made. I would never stick them on my car. Just me though

 

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1105 said:

yea... but I've seen thoes dumps at autozone... They just look like crap and cheaply made. I would never stick them on my car. Just me though

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but can you really even see dumps when you have em on the car??


Anthony

 

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but I know they are there and what they look like Its kinda like the underside of my intake isnt polished and look ugly (but you cant see it) but it still makes me mad

If I knew someone ordering from jegs/summit I'd have them throw in a U bend and give them the money so I wouldnt have to pay for handling. I'll probably be the same price as the stuff you get at autozone so why not get something better... not like it really matters that much. The ones from autozone just looked really weak to me.

On a side note... I agree with everyone who said you'll get sick of it after awhile.. I drove around for a few weeks with my tailpipes off, it was loud thats just about all... Had no tone to it... just a drone.

 

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y would it be a different story if there was an x instead of a h?

 

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i drive with an h pipe and dumps all day long every day and i love it

 

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So would it even be worth it? Or is gonna make it sound like crap? Because, if I cut my tailpipes off, then I can't just "throw" em back on.

 

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I say leave the tailpipes on. Dumps are nice for a week or two like everyone else said, but they get old QUICK! It sounds like a constant drone while inside the car.

 

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As an option, I found a product that installs and lets you choose either to dump the exhaust or use the existing mufflers.. Check it out:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/...1/storeId-10101/p-518/c-10101/catalogId-10101

Just a thought..

 

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i know my flows are 2.5" but what about the stock headers and midpipe? because this little invention will only fit upto 2.25" (what are stock pipe dimensions)

 

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dude, dumps can get really annoying. but if you must, just get the autozone ones. its not like they are tires. it really doesnt matter how they are made.