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Muffler delete
Hi guys,
Just wanted to show off one of my latest little projects. I was thinking about building a complete exhaust system and header, but I decided the stock header was nice enough, and as this is still a street car some of the time I didn't want to get rid of the cat. So I decided the muffler was the real weight/space issue, and I welded up a simple stainless replacement pipe. Exits the same place as stock, weighs about a pound, looks way better than a nasty rear panel eliminator, and sounds great. Total cost was about $40.
It is a little loud at low RPM, but not bad enough to bother me, and it is totally amazing above the cam switch over point. Took it to the track a couple of weeks ago and had a whole bunch of people tell me it sounded awesome too. Not sure if there is a power gain, probably 2 or 3 hp but not enough to matter much. Still IMO the car now sounds like it looks instead of disappointing Toyota sound when you start it up.
Just wanted to show off one of my latest little projects. I was thinking about building a complete exhaust system and header, but I decided the stock header was nice enough, and as this is still a street car some of the time I didn't want to get rid of the cat. So I decided the muffler was the real weight/space issue, and I welded up a simple stainless replacement pipe. Exits the same place as stock, weighs about a pound, looks way better than a nasty rear panel eliminator, and sounds great. Total cost was about $40.
It is a little loud at low RPM, but not bad enough to bother me, and it is totally amazing above the cam switch over point. Took it to the track a couple of weeks ago and had a whole bunch of people tell me it sounded awesome too. Not sure if there is a power gain, probably 2 or 3 hp but not enough to matter much. Still IMO the car now sounds like it looks instead of disappointing Toyota sound when you start it up.
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That's popular in California with trucks. What is the db level? Some tracks here have a db limit and was wondering if you had it measured?
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Nice, I am going to try this
Ok, here is a crappy video:
Also, I used a sound meter app on my phone, which recorded the following:
-At idle, standing right behind the car, it was 85db.
-At 70mph in 6th, it was 87db (soft top on, windows up)
-At 35mph in 5th, 82db (going thru town) (soft top on, windows down)
-at 80mph in 6th, going up a fairly steady grade on the interstate, it got up to 94db. (windows up)
-at 30mph in 4th, going up a steep hill (~30* incline), which is the loudest place on my way to work, it was about 90db. (windows down)
I didnt measure how loud it was at WOT, but you can get an idea from the video.
Also, I used a sound meter app on my phone, which recorded the following:
-At idle, standing right behind the car, it was 85db.
-At 70mph in 6th, it was 87db (soft top on, windows up)
-At 35mph in 5th, 82db (going thru town) (soft top on, windows down)
-at 80mph in 6th, going up a fairly steady grade on the interstate, it got up to 94db. (windows up)
-at 30mph in 4th, going up a steep hill (~30* incline), which is the loudest place on my way to work, it was about 90db. (windows down)
I didnt measure how loud it was at WOT, but you can get an idea from the video.
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That isn't a crappy video - sounds nice.
I'd still like to see some flame! LOL
I'd still like to see some flame! LOL
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