Turn Down VS No Turn Down Vs Stock Tips

alex95621 · Oct 15, 2004

I have a stock lx 5.0 convertible, 91, it just has 2 chamber flows and i had them dumped, a friend said they would be louder if i didn't have dumps just cut it right after the muffler. I was also wondering how much torque is lost with no tips on a pretty much stock car.

85_SS_302_Coupe · Oct 15, 2004

Well, your friend is right...the car would be a bit louder if your turndowns are pointed towards the ground, as the sound is going to hit the ground and bounce back up into the car and drown out. The cool thing to do is clamp the turndowns on so that you can turn them at 45 degree angles or straight towards the outside of the car.

As for torque loss when you lose your tailpipes, i personally think it's noticeable. The last time i dumped a car it just felt like it lost some seat of the pants feeling. That might just be me though. I've got a friend who actually picked up 2 tenths at the track just by dumping his exhaust....it might have been coincidence or just him driving better, but after he dumped, he stayed a consistant 2 tenths or so faster.

85_SS_302_Coupe · Oct 15, 2004

Oh yea...personally, i like tips. I like the car to be loud "outside" the car, not inside the car. With my setup, the car is still pretty loud inside but you can actually talk to someone without having to scream, and it still drowns out most of the cars i race.

The perfect setup would be to have some electric cutouts right after your mufflers and still have tailpipes run after those, so that you can just flip a switch and go from dumps to tail pipes. Then if you wanna get crazy and spend more cash, put another set right after the headers so you can run open headers. It's just a bit pricey since the cutouts are a couple hundred bucks a set.

alex95621 · Oct 15, 2004

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Well I have turndowns facing the ground right now, he said if i cut them tho so there was no turndown just the back of the muffler facing the back of the car that it would be louder...

willys1 · Oct 15, 2004

LX's need crome tips UNLESS,your cranking out 375hp or more,then dumped exhaust is cool.Losing your tail pipes and torque loss? You will lose more torque if you have straight thru muffs.If you have chambered muffs,its not that bad.You will lose more torque taking off the factory headers,and h-pipe.(on a stock motor)

85_SS_302_Coupe · Oct 15, 2004

alex95621 said:
Well I have turndowns facing the ground right now, he said if i cut them tho so there was no turndown just the back of the muffler facing the back of the car that it would be louder...

The reason it'll be louder without dumps at all is because the sound won't be pointed towards the ground....basically the same thing i was saying about pointing the dumps towards the sides, only that would make things even louder, since the sound won't be pointed towards the back of the car.

Sir Hacksalot · Oct 15, 2004

alex95621 said:
I have a stock lx 5.0 convertible, 91, it just has 2 chamber flows and i had them dumped, a friend said they would be louder if i didn't have dumps just cut it right after the muffler. I was also wondering how much torque is lost with no tips on a pretty much stock car.

This is just my opinion, but unless you need tire clearance...and LX without tails just doesn't look right.

Hax

notchman90 · Oct 15, 2004

i have dumps and it is LOUD. I lost alot of torque w/ my setup but once i get supercharged all will be good.

Legendary · Oct 15, 2004

I had my pipes cut at the mufflers and I hated it!! Loud as hell and I lost torque. I was glad when I got my cobra bumper and my LX pipes on.

Kabuki_notch · Oct 15, 2004

i have 2 chamber flow's with my stock cat pipe and stock headers, and i have no tailpipes cause its off my old car which was a notch and the pipes wouldnt fit but anyway its very loud people always know when im coming around the corner its loud inside and out personally i like the look of tailpipes mabey in the future ill get a cobra rear bumper and some nice 3" chrome tips mmmmm

bmorrisj · Oct 15, 2004

i have hedman headers, bbk orx and 40 delta flows 3" in/out w/ 3" tips dumped, its loud enough ....if you cut the dump tips wouldnt exhaust just float up into the car or blacken the underside?

88stangmangt · Oct 15, 2004

its to bassssy witout some kinda end i ran my flow cat back with no tails it was so ****ty i couldnt wait to get home to chage it.

mustangjoe87 · Oct 15, 2004

i've got mac equal length headers(individual flanges ) , mac off road H pipe, mac flow tubes, and 40 series mufflers. personally its okay. but i am changing to bbk equal length headers (1 piece flange ), X pipe, and lx tail pipes. also i am changing to the cobra bumper. currently at about 2000 rpm its deafening

nmcgrawj · Oct 15, 2004

notchman90 said:
i have dumps and it is LOUD. I lost alot of torque w/ my setup but once i get supercharged all will be good.

Any sound clip of the bullits? I still have not heard some with an offroad pipe. Im thinkin about those or spintech prostreets....

notchman90 · Oct 16, 2004

na sorry no sound clips..if you are interested in the setup you can give me a call and ill rev it up on the phone.

jocko · Oct 16, 2004

on all my stangs i would always go with dumps and never felt no loss of torque but the fumes suck,the coupe im driving now has shorties,off road h with 2 chambers and tailpipes and it sounds loud but the dumps just sound meaner so every once in a while i feel tempted.

ZelenVR · Oct 17, 2004

Nice looking notch jocko

I had my car dumped since the Dynomax SuperTurbos (crap) I put on were way quieter than I wanted. After dumping them they roared, could set off car alarms 7 cars down the line in a parking garage. Definitly set them at a 45* angle outwards though, the fumes can be pretty bad. Cant say I noticed a huge torque loss either, though the car was mostly stock.

ZelenVR · Oct 17, 2004

Nice looking notch jocko

I had my car dumped since the Dynomax SuperTurbos (crap) I put on were way quieter than I wanted. After dumping them they roared, could set off car alarms 7 cars down the line in a parking garage. Definitly set them at a 45* angle outwards though, the fumes can be pretty bad. Cant say I noticed a huge torque loss either, though the car was mostly stock.

igotyofire · Oct 18, 2004

where did u guys get on your dumps that clamp on to 2.5 mufflers?

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