Open downpipe for a street car?
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No.
My exhaust decided to take a vacation last Thursday leaving me with an open downpipe until my v-bands come in and I can find a shop to get it welded up. **** it's annoying. I can't imagine driving this thing on the highway for more than about 5 minutes. It's embarrassing too, people look at me on the street like I'm driving some shitty POS with a rusted-out exhaust.
I really do like the diesel-esque whirring at low-rpm though.
Conclusion: If you're considering running just an open downpipe on anything but a track-car, don't do it.
My exhaust decided to take a vacation last Thursday leaving me with an open downpipe until my v-bands come in and I can find a shop to get it welded up. **** it's annoying. I can't imagine driving this thing on the highway for more than about 5 minutes. It's embarrassing too, people look at me on the street like I'm driving some shitty POS with a rusted-out exhaust.
I really do like the diesel-esque whirring at low-rpm though.
Conclusion: If you're considering running just an open downpipe on anything but a track-car, don't do it.
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I drove mine home 20 miles open down pipe on the freeway, and it wasn't bad. Although this morning I was headed to the muffler shop and a cop was in opposing traffic. I put in the clutch, and crossed my fingers. He was half a block away, and I engaged the clutch, he flipped a u-turn and headed straight for me. Luckly I was in front of the muffler shop and ditched in his drive way just in time for the cop to give me dirty look.
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I like that story. I try to make it as quiet as possible when I pass cops, and knock on wood, they haven't come after me yet. I've ordered parts though so when they do I've got an honest story.
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I drove mine home 20 miles open down pipe on the freeway, and it wasn't bad. Although this morning I was headed to the muffler shop and a cop was in opposing traffic. I put in the clutch, and crossed my fingers. He was half a block away, and I engaged the clutch, he flipped a u-turn and headed straight for me. Luckly I was in front of the muffler shop and ditched in his drive way just in time for the cop to give me dirty look. ![big grin](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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The thing about your story that pisses me off is that you drive through my small town [A bedroom community of Birmingham] on a pretty day and you can't swing a cat around without knocking some dude off a Harley and some of those things are so loud you can hear them for miles away. I have never seen a cop giving any of those guys tickets.
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The thing about your story that pisses me off is that you drive through my small town [A bedroom community of Birmingham] on a pretty day and you can't swing a cat around without knocking some dude off a Harley and some of those things are so loud you can hear them for miles away. I have never seen a cop giving any of those guys tickets.
effing ****** police bitches.
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