+ 370z Muffler Delete +

semtex · 07-14-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cotizi

im using custom turndowns right where the muffler bolted on until i can afford real exhaust. right after cats would probably be crazy loud?

Um, yeah, I would think so, because you'd be removing the resonators.

spearfish25 · 08-16-2009, 01:32 PM

I'm surprised there isn't an economical bolt-on kit that just deletes the muffler and maintains the exhaust tips for curb appeal. I'd buy it.

I don't fully understand the 'it's too loud and cops will ticket you' mentality. I have many ferarris, lambos, even an Audi RS4 in my neighborhood that are all damn loud and they are stock. I can't imagine that they get regularly ticketed for having too loud an exhaust. There are so few 370Zs in Chicago, I'd just tell the cop it's stock...what's the problem? No one would ticket me here is my guess.

I'm going to post this as a separate thread as I'm interested in the responses.

Shunya · 08-16-2009, 01:40 PM

lol it sounds decent.

wstar · 08-17-2009, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spearfish25

I don't fully understand the 'it's too loud and cops will ticket you' mentality.

It's not about getting ticketed for noise, it's about the extra-loud exhaust attracting more cop attention to other aspects of your driving. When you can hear the exhaust from 1/2 a mile away, it makes a difference in how much attention you pick up from the fuzz.

spearfish25 · 09-08-2009, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex

Now all we need is for someone to make a bolt-on kit so that you can just bolt some pipes/tips in place of where the muffler used to be.

I found a guy who will do exactly this for me on Saturday.

jtown82 · 04-14-2010, 10:13 PM

what are the socket sizes for the bolts on the muffler?

spearfish25 · 04-14-2010, 10:20 PM

mmm, 14mm I think

jtown82 · 04-14-2010, 10:32 PM

im really bored tonight and decided to take the muffler off just to weigh it and see what it sounds like in person. im friends with the local exhaust shop so if i like the south i can have them fab me up a custom exhaust back to the bumper with the stock tips.

thanks Spear for the size.

jeeze those bolts are on there tight. im afraid im gonna strip one or break something lol.

The BlueMax · 04-14-2010, 10:47 PM

Its the poormans answer to aftermarket exhaust system. It sounds alot better than I thought it would. If I was younger and poor I would be getting ready to unbolt mine for a while then fabricate some pipes back to the stock tips.

jtown82 · 04-14-2010, 10:52 PM

well atm i cant get the bolts to budge. where is a dang breaker bar when you need one :P

NewlyIMPORTed · 04-14-2010, 10:53 PM

when i did my muffler delete i just sawed past the muffler and welded the pipes on

Csquared · 04-14-2010, 10:53 PM

Are you guys sure there is no gains at all? I recall people claiming 3-5 whp with an axel back exhaust?! Isn't this basically the same thing? Or am I totally nuts.

NewlyIMPORTed · 04-14-2010, 10:59 PM

idk but i def felt like i lost HP with the muffler delete idk why

jtown82 · 04-14-2010, 11:14 PM

well i was able to get the bolts on the actually muffler to undo. but i cannot get a few of those brackets that are connected to the rubber gromets/frame to come undone.. and im not gonna saw anything since i dont even know if i will like the sound.

RCZ · 04-14-2010, 11:21 PM

I thought that sounds pretty awesome. Probably too loud for the street, but it sounds pretty good. I gotta make one of those videos haha.

04-14-2010, 10:20 PM	#67 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	mmm, 14mm I think __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

04-14-2010, 10:32 PM	#68 (permalink)
jtown82 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: southern Arkansas Posts: 158 Drives: 09 chicane yellow Z Rep Power: 15	im really bored tonight and decided to take the muffler off just to weigh it and see what it sounds like in person. im friends with the local exhaust shop so if i like the south i can have them fab me up a custom exhaust back to the bumper with the stock tips. thanks Spear for the size. jeeze those bolts are on there tight. im afraid im gonna strip one or break something lol. Last edited by jtown82; 04-14-2010 at 10:38 PM.

04-14-2010, 10:53 PM	#71 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 18	when i did my muffler delete i just sawed past the muffler and welded the pipes on __________________ 2011 WRX STICobb Accessport, Nameless Performance exhaust, COBB SF Intake, COBB downpipe, 20% tint, Work Emotion XD9's

04-14-2010, 10:59 PM	#73 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 18	idk but i def felt like i lost HP with the muffler delete idk why __________________ 2011 WRX STICobb Accessport, Nameless Performance exhaust, COBB SF Intake, COBB downpipe, 20% tint, Work Emotion XD9's

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jtown82 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: southern Arkansas Posts: 158 Drives: 09 chicane yellow Z Rep Power: 15	what are the socket sizes for the bolts on the muffler?

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The BlueMax Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Louisville Posts: 337 Drives: 09 370/97 T/A 01 ZRX Rep Power: 25	Its the poormans answer to aftermarket exhaust system. It sounds alot better than I thought it would. If I was younger and poor I would be getting ready to unbolt mine for a while then fabricate some pipes back to the stock tips.

04-14-2010, 10:52 PM	#70 (permalink)
jtown82 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: southern Arkansas Posts: 158 Drives: 09 chicane yellow Z Rep Power: 15	well atm i cant get the bolts to budge. where is a dang breaker bar when you need one :P

04-14-2010, 10:53 PM	#72 (permalink)
Csquared Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 302 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Y 7sp Rep Power: 15	Are you guys sure there is no gains at all? I recall people claiming 3-5 whp with an axel back exhaust?! Isn't this basically the same thing? Or am I totally nuts.

04-14-2010, 11:14 PM	#74 (permalink)
jtown82 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: southern Arkansas Posts: 158 Drives: 09 chicane yellow Z Rep Power: 15	well i was able to get the bolts on the actually muffler to undo. but i cannot get a few of those brackets that are connected to the rubber gromets/frame to come undone.. and im not gonna saw anything since i dont even know if i will like the sound.

04-14-2010, 11:21 PM	#75 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	I thought that sounds pretty awesome. Probably too loud for the street, but it sounds pretty good. I gotta make one of those videos haha.