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 Dec 13, 2003 - 7:12 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Nov 13, '02 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
well im my celica i have a magnaflow exhaust, 3" piping, and a free flow cat. nautrally my car gets really loud, especially around 2000 to 2500 rpm. i've noticed though that my neighbors give me really mean looks whenever i drive down the street, and i have to drive all the way down the street because i live in the court at the end. has anyone been through the same problems?
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Dec 13, 2003 - 7:27 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well no offence man but if I was sitting there watching tv or sleeping or anything for that matter and some kid cruises by with a needlessly loud exhaust system Id be giving him looks too. Deal with it, and just keep an eye on that car in the night. Because I have enough respect to not act on my impulse which would be smash the drivers side window and drag the kid out and beat him sensless for wasting his money on something that doesnt make the car faster but makes it slower then it already is. But other people arent as controlled so I dont know what to to tell you man. Theres some kid that sits in his car with his buddy across the street all the time pumping his stereo while they sit there and listen but I let it slide because hes just proud of it but Im sure other people are plotting his death as we speak 
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Dec 13, 2003 - 7:30 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '03 From South Central Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
If not his death, how are they going to steal his radio system
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Dec 13, 2003 - 7:58 PM
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 Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Whenever I hear exhaust, I go towards a window to see what kind of car it is.
 I could imagine old people getting angry and annoyed though.
-------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Dec 13, 2003 - 8:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Then you see a 100hp st with back flow and say "what the hell" |
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Dec 13, 2003 - 8:51 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 20, '02 From OKC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
haha thats true... basically the only cars around here with exhaust are nasty civics or some integras and most of them sound like **** |
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Dec 13, 2003 - 9:09 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '02 From Detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I live in an apartment complex and there are more than enough loud exhausts. The ones that are cool about it I don't really mind, but there are some that will sit and rev/peel out all hours of the night.
The Greddy I have isn't too loud, but I still try to keep it quiet at night(staying in certain rpm ranges...). |
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Dec 13, 2003 - 9:18 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From ny to philly Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
haha. me too man, whenever I hear an aftermarket exhaust I'm always wondering what it is.
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Dec 13, 2003 - 10:38 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
haha. i do the same thing. and i dont think people get annoyed of my muffler (hopefully). This post has been edited by BLINKYxMUNKEY: Dec 13, 2003 - 10:40 PM -------------------- |
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Dec 14, 2003 - 1:31 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 14, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I gave up looking out the window, half the damn time its a 89 accord with a tin can exhaust. Some times its a treat like a 300z but those times are few and far in between.
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Dec 14, 2003 - 1:45 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Around my house we got this 35 year old guy who has two Eclipses that are the exact same color and have the exact same mods(Stupid tail lights and Giant Exaust Canister), I think he gets drunk or just is an a$$hole and he Drives up and down the street at 2 in the morning every other day.
--------------------  All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005 |
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Dec 14, 2003 - 2:13 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Minnesota, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
One of old friends had a 92 Prelude...and his two best friends had 00 Cougar and 95 civic...all with exhuasts., They'd rip through the neighborhood at 2 or 3 am after coming from downtown. Lots of neighbors complained. Mine only complained when my supra exhuast was off for a week in the summer. lol. Wow loud...
and yeah, I look everytime I hear loud exhuast...and if I just hear it ahead of me....I'll try and pass peopel to see what it is. It's like an obsessive compulsive disorder...i gotta see what car it is or it bugs me. -------------------- 95 Toyota Celica GT
Dead for now --> Soon to have a 3S-GTE 02 WRX --> This is for speed - Borla Exhaust - TurboXS BOV - Custom CAI 02 Civic EX - MB Quart Reference 5.25" Components - Rockford MTX 8" Subs in the doors - Alpine Type S Rear Fills - 2x Alpine SWR-1042D Subs in a custom fiberglass box - Alpine F345 Amp for the front doors - Alpine M605 on each Type R - Phoenix Gold wiring - Alpine CDA-9855 Head Unit - Alpine Amp link - 2x Rockford Fosgate 1 Farad Caps - The best Viper 791 alarm install ever |
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Dec 14, 2003 - 2:15 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '03 From fort smith, ar Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i know my neighbors hate me..they tell me that they hate me everytime they see me.
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Dec 14, 2003 - 3:07 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
WHY THE HELL DO YOU HAVE 3 INCH PIPING!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
jesus christ, i have a turbo on my car and i only have 2.5 inch piping with a stock cat, your high flow cat probably adds to the noise polution. hows the loss of low end power feel? i would be extremely pissed if you drove up my street on your way home every day. i would walk up to you and ask you silence your exhaust, and if you didnt do anything to quiet it, i would file a complaint. -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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Dec 14, 2003 - 3:21 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i always keep my car under 3500 RPMs in the neighborhood, nothing worse than being woken up by some kid driving home. my friends on the other hand always rev it up when they get a certain distance from my house, so i hear them about 3 minutes before they pull down the street. i just roll my eyes like, thanks for the warning your almost here lol
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Dec 14, 2003 - 3:21 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '03 From San Jose, CA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
When I here exhausts I can pretty much tell what kind of car its coming from, even down to integra or civic, eclipse or 300zx... So if its a honda, I dont usually look out the window, anything else I do.
And, My apartment is right next to a street and it pisses me off when people with an exhaust coming racing down the street in the middle of the night. |
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Dec 14, 2003 - 9:53 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
right in front of my house there is a nice be pothole that has made many of low riding cars around me lose there mufflers..lol... but i never mind here loud exhuast systems... there are a lot of other things in this world that piss me off... but if you really want to get dirty looks from your neighbors drive down in GSXR600 with a dual custom pipes and see the dirty looks you get .. some even thow water ballons..
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Dec 14, 2003 - 5:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 13, '02 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yah i kno 3" is a lot for an st, but it really kicks @ss in the top end. before i couldnt keep up with my cousin who has a 01 v6 accord. now though im able to keep up with him through 2nd gear, after that i get my ass handed to me. my low end sucks a lot though. i have to actually press the gas whenever i back up from parking spots because otherwise i wouldnt be getting anywhere. but for all the power i think its worth it. BTW, whenever i drive down the street i try really hard to keep the revs down. i usually go about 15 or 20 down my street. that usually keep down the muffler to a purr. even if i do that though my neighbors still give me glares. nobodys complained though, and i dont think anyone will. im pretty much known as the good kid on the block. everyone here has known me since i was little. o well 
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Dec 14, 2003 - 6:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
When Im driving I always shift around 2.5rpms, saves gas and, wear and tear. I honestly dont see how 3" piping gets you more power top end or otherwise? With the st engine as is I dont think the stock exhaust would be restrictive period. I may be wrong but I know even people with engines pumping out 200hp only need 2.5".
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Dec 14, 2003 - 7:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
wow, 2500rpms?? dont you bog like mad?? my car isnt happy anything less than 3k, must be the clutch/flywheel combo...
 3 inch piping you probably are actually loosing power all over the powerband on a stock 1.8L -------------------- Believer, you'll leave her, in leaving them all No but I don't buy it Like anything you do, as anyone you are Cause I'm... Ten Speed, of God's Blood & Burial |
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Dec 14, 2003 - 7:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '03 From Santa Barbara, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yea, i kinda feel sorry for my neighbors cause sometimes i have to rev the engine a lot when i turn it on...has something to do w/some sensor, at least that's what somebody told me. i need to get it fixed...anyways, it's loud and sometimes early in the morning lol.
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Dec 14, 2003 - 8:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 10, '03 From FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yea, i hate to be woke up to that damn ricey muffler sound. might as well have a loudspeaker on ur car to drown out the exhaust noise with the lyrics "rice rice baby"
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Dec 14, 2003 - 8:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
anything bigger than 2 and 1/4 inch catback on a stock ST causes a loss in power until the very top of 2nd gear i had my 2.5 inch exhaust on for one day while i was still gathering parts for my turbo setup and low end was non existant. my exhaust gets loud from 2500rpm to 3000rpm, but only inside the cabin. outside my car isnt loud at all, when not in boost. while boosting its another story. the turbo's whining and the exhaust gets a little quiter. the BOV echos on my street(at 8psi, and i rarely hit boost on my street). next month im going to have a resonator installed to quiet it down as much as possible, i got used to stock exhaust and turbo only sound. my car used to sound 100% stock until i got on it. -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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Dec 14, 2003 - 9:11 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '03 From Wichita, KS Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
all that muffles my echaust is the cat. other than that ist not up to bat...... uh excuse me I'm a retard i know. but yeah my turbocoupes mufflers feel off so i just took em out and said f it set of carr alarms all the time in my apart ment complexc.
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Dec 14, 2003 - 9:54 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '03 From Santa Barbara, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
you sound drunk
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Dec 14, 2003 - 10:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '03 From Chatham, Ont Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I find when I start getting near 2k my engine will bog but 2.5k-3k is fine. Im just used to my old mx-3 where I could shift at 1.5k if i wanted to but 2.5k was always my shifting point. And I find 2.5K is like the best spot for smooth shifting escpecially with worn syncros. |
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Dec 14, 2003 - 10:56 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 13, '02 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
my cars an auto so its not really that big of a deal. iono, im thinkin of just getting some muffler thats quieter, cuz now im getting tired of the sound. its not really high pitched or anything, its really really deep. my friends thought i was driving some domestic when they first heard it. the piping though im gonna keep. any good ideas on mufflers to get?
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Dec 14, 2003 - 11:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 14, '03 From Carson to Riverside, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
haha i always look whenever i hear exhausts...
...unfortunately more often then not theyre civics. then i just shake my head and wonder why... |
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Dec 15, 2003 - 12:32 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 14, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I have an Auto with the Greedy SP, no big deal keepin it quiet. But when its pumping out 5k rpm's it sounds soo nice...not the ricey sound but a solid growl.
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Dec 15, 2003 - 1:37 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '02 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I really hate hearing the loud mufflers and the muscle cars pass my house; especially, at night when I'm trying to sleep. I have a Greddy Sp exhaust system installed, it makes my car sound like it has 300hps, but it gets annoying. I want to sell it for $250.
Anybody want to buy my greddy sp exhaust system? |
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Dec 15, 2003 - 2:11 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '02 From Corona & Vallejo, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I never really got back looks like that because I would try to make as minimal noise as possible driving through my streets. I usually hit neutral. I also try not to rev. I had friends and new people who would do stupid annoying things like that... especially when they would back up. Some of you might know what I'm talk about... reving while backing up... grrr... that annoys the hell out of me. |
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Dec 15, 2003 - 4:38 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '03 From Fairbanks AK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
up here it's like a 2 to 1 tuck to car ratio, and at least half of those have dual exhaust. My neighbor across the street i swear is running straight pipes from the cat back you wanna talk loud!!!! the neighbor kid's gotta crx with a tin can on it he used to rev it alot when he first got it which is understandable but he doesn't anymore. I only get looks when i forget to turn the stereo down before i get to the house, and that's usually from the wife while she's complaining about stuff rattling off the walls.
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