[qu1Z]

Anyone ever made their own straight pipe for the elise/exige? I'm thinking about it... had my exhaust off recently to take off my stage II and it didn't sound too bad without an exhaust... any thoughts? would the pops/gurgles be awesome on deceleration with straight pipe?

Thanks

 

[Simba]

You'll certainly get more pops and snaps on overrun. It also reduces the risk of fire in the event of a fueling malfunction without the cat.

I personally think most all four-bangers sound like complete garbage without a muffler of some kind, but your mileage may vary.

 

[ducatiexigeowner]

.....:evil:

 

[...m...]

...what about building a true dual-exhaust manifold, two cylinders per pipe coming out each side?..you'd probably get some interesting moire patterns in the exhaust note, and could even attach a pair of lightweight bike mufflers if it's too loud...

 

[choi0706]

.....:evil:

-eek--eek--eek--eek-

got any sound clips?

 

[ducatiexigeowner]

-eek--eek--eek--eek-

got any sound clips?

No but if you click on shay2's links.....you will find one...the 'blowpipe' is on his 's' now in Cali.
...:evil:
The wife found it a little harsh on her teeth....:crazyeyes

 

[wdonovan]

plz stay out of my neighborhood. we got enuf harleys w/o mufflers

 

[Vishus_1]

Shay's link to his car says it has a 2bular GT3 (not a strait pipe) and the videos are now 2 years old?

 

[SharkDiver]

I have a buddy here who recently had straight pipes on his '05 Elise, but due to a significant power loss issue he went with the Stage II instead. I have to say that the sound was pretty awesome. Even after having my elise for a year and a half, one lap around the block in that thing put a huge grin on my face. Sounds great though!