exhaust question (not in exhaust faq)

rnoswal · 11-21-2006, 01:56 PM

BUY A HEADER!!! That will be the best thing you can do for the exhaust. If the engine is stock and N/A then keeping the system close to stock size is best. I gutted the cat and put on a nice free flowing muffler on the back of my daughters 87 N/A and it sounds real good. I have the same system on my Turbo and it is quite a bit quieter due to the turbo muffling the exhaust note. My daughter drives the N/A and I love the sound hers makes when she pulls up and when she leaves.

The straight six has such a nice sound to it. The only thing better is a V12. I would like to hear an exhaust that exits in front of the rear wheels, shorter and meaner sounding I bet.

Russ

Supra2NR · 11-21-2006, 02:30 PM

wasnt there a video here of an mk3 with a side exit exhaust?

but i love the idea of giving your daughter a loud car
that way
you dont jus love it

Quote:

I love the sound hers makes when she pulls up and when she leaves

when she comes and goes

you'll also know WHEN she comes and goes

oh, thank you, im gonna keep that in mind when i have mine

sd88supra · 11-22-2006, 06:55 AM

ive been reading up on mufflers and i was aiming to get a flowmaster 40 which apparently aren't straight thru design. straight thru design i guess is best (helps increase exhaust speed). i was thinking of going with flowmaster for a deep tone (i hate fart can rice mufflers), but how does the tone and volume (and performance) of a flowmaster compare with a magnaflow? a lot of magnaflow guys tell me flowmasters are nothing but name and are better suited for american muscle cars. if the sound is too loud i suppose i could add a resonator (as mrnickleye did). and i remember isphius saying he didn't like his magnaflow... open to suggestions/opinions

rnoswal · 11-22-2006, 01:18 PM

Don't worry about it sounding like a can of bees. The four cylinder cars almost always sound that way. The six cylinder cars sound more like a really nice tuned exhaust on a large four cylinder motorcycle. Some can be very loud but the six cylinder has the 2 extra exhaust pulses that soften the note. V-8's usually have one side separated from the other and have a nice rumble but still loud. The 180 degree headers for a V-8 race care sounds really nice though with all the exhaust pulses merging together like the cars at Daytona.

You almost can't get too loud with a small six like the Supra, but the exhaust can build up an annoying resonance at certain speeds. I went with a flowmaster on both cars and like I said, I like the way my daughters car sounds the best and that is without the cats on both. We can still get away with that here in Louisiana.

But I really don't even worry about the noise because of how loud most Harley's are around here. If they don't get pulled over for drag pipes on the bikes, then there is no way our cars can get pulled over for noise, just for acting crazy, which can be fun!

Just make sure the rubber mounts are used and not solid mounts. Go solid and you will feel it in the car as well as being too noisy inside the car. A good sound system helps, but not all the time.

Russ

11-22-2006, 06:55 AM	#3
sd88supra 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 190	straight thru design? ive been reading up on mufflers and i was aiming to get a flowmaster 40 which apparently aren't straight thru design. straight thru design i guess is best (helps increase exhaust speed). i was thinking of going with flowmaster for a deep tone (i hate fart can rice mufflers), but how does the tone and volume (and performance) of a flowmaster compare with a magnaflow? a lot of magnaflow guys tell me flowmasters are nothing but name and are better suited for american muscle cars. if the sound is too loud i suppose i could add a resonator (as mrnickleye did). and i remember isphius saying he didn't like his magnaflow... open to suggestions/opinions

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11-21-2006, 01:56 PM	#1
rnoswal Lexus & 550's Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bossier City LA Posts: 556	BUY A HEADER!!! That will be the best thing you can do for the exhaust. If the engine is stock and N/A then keeping the system close to stock size is best. I gutted the cat and put on a nice free flowing muffler on the back of my daughters 87 N/A and it sounds real good. I have the same system on my Turbo and it is quite a bit quieter due to the turbo muffling the exhaust note. My daughter drives the N/A and I love the sound hers makes when she pulls up and when she leaves. The straight six has such a nice sound to it. The only thing better is a V12. I would like to hear an exhaust that exits in front of the rear wheels, shorter and meaner sounding I bet. Russ

11-22-2006, 01:18 PM	#4
rnoswal Lexus & 550's Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bossier City LA Posts: 556	Don't worry about it sounding like a can of bees. The four cylinder cars almost always sound that way. The six cylinder cars sound more like a really nice tuned exhaust on a large four cylinder motorcycle. Some can be very loud but the six cylinder has the 2 extra exhaust pulses that soften the note. V-8's usually have one side separated from the other and have a nice rumble but still loud. The 180 degree headers for a V-8 race care sounds really nice though with all the exhaust pulses merging together like the cars at Daytona. You almost can't get too loud with a small six like the Supra, but the exhaust can build up an annoying resonance at certain speeds. I went with a flowmaster on both cars and like I said, I like the way my daughters car sounds the best and that is without the cats on both. We can still get away with that here in Louisiana. But I really don't even worry about the noise because of how loud most Harley's are around here. If they don't get pulled over for drag pipes on the bikes, then there is no way our cars can get pulled over for noise, just for acting crazy, which can be fun! Just make sure the rubber mounts are used and not solid mounts. Go solid and you will feel it in the car as well as being too noisy inside the car. A good sound system helps, but not all the time. Russ