Muffler Delete, the good, the bad, and the ugly

chotyme · 09-12-2009, 08:01 PM

Post a video of a drive by!! I'm thinking of doing this cos winter's right around the corner and no need to get a full exhaust when my car will be in the garage for the next 4-5 months, stupid Chicago winters. I need some sound from the z before she goes into hibernation!!!

Rps13.jw · 09-12-2009, 09:15 PM

That sounds awsome. If I was in the parking garage and heard that beautiful sound i would mistake it for a super car. I think i will have my friend make me the pipes this week.

kannibul · 09-12-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname

nice, loud is good

try leaving the iphone leaning on something on the floor with the meter infront
press record and rev it up....lol

also, u'r in a parking garage, that amplifies the sound quite a bit.....

I love parking garages and loud exhaust with my bike.

Sounds like a AAA Dragster at take off.

spearfish25 · 09-12-2009, 11:22 PM

Well I have to say, this sound is growing on me. I think I was a bit embarrassed by how loud it was at first. I went to a family party in the 'burbs tonight and everyone was raving about it. As some of you said, they think it sounds like a supercar. In fact, I drove past a GT-R in traffic and the dude snapped his head toward the car as I passed. I'll be damned, but my Z was MUCH louder than his GT-R.

So, for now it stays on. The garage may have amplified the sound some, but trust me...it's just as loud outside. I left my wife and dad on the curb and did a pass, and they claim it's loud but not TOO loud. A good loud if you will. The wife said that if it doesn't set off car alarms, she won't make me take it off. So far, no car alarms triggered

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More videos to come tomorrow. My buddy with the HD camcorder will be taking a spin with me

bluzman · 09-13-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by chotyme

sounds really good but that place sucks... i got some work done there before and they ripped me off.. the guys there have really bad attitudes and they dont give a f*&k after you pay them....... they kept talking gibberish around me (i think theyre indian).

sounds great...but i suggest going else where for exhaust work.

Really a bright comment...someone speaks a language that (I assume) you can't understand so you characterize it as gibberish??

spearfish25 · 09-13-2009, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bluzman

Really a bright comment...someone speaks a language that (I assume) you can't understand so you characterize it as gibberish??

He's friends with the guys in the shop. In a separate thread, he notes that he was joking.

The guys in the shop are great. Five stars for their work and professionalism. (and most of them are hispanic, for the record).

speedoflife · 09-13-2009, 09:15 PM

That sounds very good. Do you have any pics of the setup? The pipes and the tips?

frost · 09-13-2009, 09:16 PM

Will be waiting for more vids. Glad you are keeping it though.

cotizi · 09-13-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Well I have to say, this sound is growing on me. I think I was a bit embarrassed by how loud it was at first. I went to a family party in the 'burbs tonight and everyone was raving about it. As some of you said, they think it sounds like a supercar. In fact, I drove past a GT-R in traffic and the dude snapped his head toward the car as I passed. I'll be damned, but my Z was MUCH louder than his GT-R.

So, for now it stays on. The garage may have amplified the sound some, but trust me...it's just as loud outside. I left my wife and dad on the curb and did a pass, and they claim it's loud but not TOO loud. A good loud if you will. The wife said that if it doesn't set off car alarms, she won't make me take it off. So far, no car alarms triggered

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More videos to come tomorrow. My buddy with the HD camcorder will be taking a spin with me

Your conclusions are perty much the same i came up with. At first i thought it would be too loud, but after driving it this way for months, i put the stock exhaust back on just to see and i took it off after a week because its too boring. I also agree about eventually moving to a real cat-back exhaust system in the future.

spearfish25 · 09-13-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cotizi

Your conclusions are perty much the same i came up with. At first i thought it would be too loud, but after driving it this way for months, i put the stock exhaust back on just to see and i took it off after a week because its too boring. I also agree about eventually moving to a real cat-back exhaust system in the future.

Yep, I would stick with this indefinitely except for the drone range of 3800-5000 RPM. It's interesting...with the purely stock exhaust, I had a lead foot and routinely wound it out to 5k to enjoy SOME exhaust sound. I rarely went above 5k due to the harshness. Now with the muffler delete, I either drive around conservatively below 3500rpm max (which sounds great up to there), or go balls to the wall to get in the heavenly 5000+ RPM range which gets very sweet sounding again. The 3800-5000 range though, nails on a chalk board for me.

I have my eye on the Berk CBE which I think is going to be the middle ground that maintains the deep rumble.

chotyme · 09-14-2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bluzman

Really a bright comment...someone speaks a language that (I assume) you can't understand so you characterize it as gibberish??

my bad... didnt mean to offend anyone, i know the guys there we mess around with each other all the time

chotyme · 09-14-2009, 12:41 AM

spear once again sounds real nice, im shocked at how loud and yet crisp the car sounds with just deleting the muffler

Rps13.jw · 09-14-2009, 01:01 PM

If it's not a problem, can you take pictures of the pipes

choonga · 09-20-2009, 09:53 AM

any updates? pics.. vid?

spearfish25 · 09-20-2009, 10:56 AM

Here are some pics off the car. I'm in the process of selling them to another member as I've decided to go with a formal CBE system.

09-12-2009, 11:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Well I have to say, this sound is growing on me. I think I was a bit embarrassed by how loud it was at first. I went to a family party in the 'burbs tonight and everyone was raving about it. As some of you said, they think it sounds like a supercar. In fact, I drove past a GT-R in traffic and the dude snapped his head toward the car as I passed. I'll be damned, but my Z was MUCH louder than his GT-R. So, for now it stays on. The garage may have amplified the sound some, but trust me...it's just as loud outside. I left my wife and dad on the curb and did a pass, and they claim it's loud but not TOO loud. A good loud if you will. The wife said that if it doesn't set off car alarms, she won't make me take it off. So far, no car alarms triggered . More videos to come tomorrow. My buddy with the HD camcorder will be taking a spin with me Last edited by spearfish25; 09-12-2009 at 11:42 PM.

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09-12-2009, 08:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
chotyme Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: chicago, il Posts: 41 Drives: 09 370 mag blk 7A Rep Power: 16	Post a video of a drive by!! I'm thinking of doing this cos winter's right around the corner and no need to get a full exhaust when my car will be in the garage for the next 4-5 months, stupid Chicago winters. I need some sound from the z before she goes into hibernation!!!

09-12-2009, 09:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
Rps13.jw Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 38 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	That sounds awsome. If I was in the parking garage and heard that beautiful sound i would mistake it for a super car. I think i will have my friend make me the pipes this week.

09-13-2009, 09:15 PM	#22 (permalink)
speedoflife Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MS/TX Posts: 268 Drives: '06 Pontiac G.P. Rep Power: 16	That sounds very good. Do you have any pics of the setup? The pipes and the tips?

09-13-2009, 09:16 PM	#23 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	Will be waiting for more vids. Glad you are keeping it though.

09-14-2009, 12:41 AM	#27 (permalink)
chotyme Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: chicago, il Posts: 41 Drives: 09 370 mag blk 7A Rep Power: 16	spear once again sounds real nice, im shocked at how loud and yet crisp the car sounds with just deleting the muffler

09-14-2009, 01:01 PM	#28 (permalink)
Rps13.jw Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 38 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	If it's not a problem, can you take pictures of the pipes

09-20-2009, 09:53 AM	#29 (permalink)
choonga Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 51 Drives: Red 09 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	any updates? pics.. vid?