Im thinking about doing this on my 7, now that I have a DD, this will be my track/mountain run car, and although I live in GA I have no emissions, bc I register my car in FL. Yes, I know its going to be rediculously loud and spit a bit of a flame,...so before I get flamed, just want you to know that that not a concern for me. Ive had cut exhausts/sraight pipes on my other cars that were near 100db idling. My question for everyone is: do you have pictures?? Im debating between bringing them out mid fender height or at the bottom of the fender. also need to design a heat shield/surround of some sort, but gotta keep it looking good and original. any pictures that you all have would be greatly appreciated, also taking advice if theres something im not thinking about. Yes i did search, and found maybe 3 threads where its only breifly mentioned. Id like to get a collaborative thread going though on the subject

 

im thinking positioning like truckosaurus;

 

um.... its not worth it man. it will be "omfg why did i do this" insane loud. way way way way more than 100db.

 

Understatement of the year.

 

easy enough to undo though (ive been eyeing new fenders anyways, I'd like to try it out for a bit. Im what most would consider willing and able to try anything once. My 350Z just dumps out of a tapererd (for back pressure ) straight pipe, no cats, mufflers, resonators, or anything. It is loud enought that my Gf will not ride in the car.....ever. that doesnt bother me. And i know rotaries are significantly higher pitch, more annoying, and just plain louder, but this is only an "event" vehicle. Ultimately if i didnt like it, I could create a block off plate or a remote exhaust bypass switch, or convert back to the full exhaust setup again, only thing Id need is a new fender. I do appreciate the input though. I know what Im in for its gonna sound like ***,...really loud ***, but I think ill like it...for occasional and appropriate driving.

 

On that note, if anyone has PICS......or ideas...please post

 

SirCygnus, where are you located in ATL, whatre you driving? ill look out for ya. not too many of us around

 

i ran open dp, side exit, open exhaust housing on turbo, umm pretty much anything. its really not that loud. i mean it is a little loud but these are all on turbo cars so its not quite as loud as N/A...i think N/A would be crazy loud

 

please don't do this to your car.

 

Shut your ***** mouth... lol


I wouldn't describe it as sounding like ***, more less super aggressive. If its a track car, why not? It'd be so badass!


There was a 13B Peripheral ported turbo starlet with a straight side exhaust that I seen dragging, I was standing about 20' away from it when he was doing a burnout and I honestly have never heard anything that loud in my life.

 

I have straight pipes out the back on my NA and it is SUPER ******* LOUD. Like, window shatteringly loud. It does not however sound like ***.

A little clip. The exhaust is much louder in person, but it'll give you a sense of what the tone of the exhaust is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ1Po_sV2zw

 

Yea but I mean.... right there, basically right outside the driver's windows. I love a rotary tone, but I don't know if I could deal with it. I'd like to hear a sound clip if you do it though .

 

Outside of being excruciatingly loud, what performance benefit do you see from this?

 

Catching your passengers on fire; everyone passing out from rotary fumes; pretty flames?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4mh6MM24wA

 

Because tracks have decibel limits an open exhaust rotary will shatter at idle. Side exhaust is cool, if you find a way to muffle it.

 

walking distance from mazmart.

 

why no flames?? I thought all rotaries with open exhaust or straight pipes blew out fire *****?

 

Still have air injection, it burns off inside the pipe instead of outside.

 

all those videos of rediculously large flames are from turbos, or really lean NAs, oh yeah, and carburated ones like that vid posted

 

???????????

 

whoa running lean shoots flames?!

Guess I'll crank the boost up a few more psi, and lean the afr's out to, lets say 15's

 

my bad, rich, ..you know what i mean.

 

at any rate...i was thinking something like this. Old pic of car the day I got it, and yes its obviously on the wrong side of the car, its just a pic that was available, but works:

 

You wouldnt make it a block without cops being called

 

+1

But if you're committed to this, put it below the trim. Above just looks tacky to me and the exhaust will all get sucked into the window.