Should i run w/o muffler?

[5thgenaccord 10+ year member]

if it was me i would take the exhaust manifold off and just run it off the block //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[68rustbucket 10+ year member]

if it was me i would take the exhaust manifold off and just run it off the block //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Burnt valves FTW!

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

leave the muffler on it, you will be sick of no muffler within a matter of days, or a matter of hours.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I had straight pipe and after paying tickets I decided to get a muffler.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[funJeep]

if it was me i would take the exhaust manifold off and just run it off the block //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

thats such a stupid idea...and a great way to spend lots of money on lots of tickets...the only cars that should even be running no headers are full out race cars or those top fuel dragsters

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

You will likely experience a decrease in performance. Much like taking your intake / airbox off.

Expect rough idle, loss of power, increased gas consumption.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

thats such a stupid idea...and a great way to spend lots of money on lots of tickets...the only cars that should even be running no headers are full out race cars or those top fuel dragsters

even race cars have sound resrictions keeping them quiet.

 

[94bronco58 10+ year member]

I had a set of Hooker headers I had on my Bronco (5.8 V8) and they didn't bolt up right to the exhaust.... so I spent a couple days running around with just headers.... pros: LOUD!!!, sounds cool at idle, gets everyones attention.... cons: I was about ready to pass out from exhaust in cab, gets VERY annoying on the highway, loss of power, killed MPG's, and would have eventually burnt up the valves.... moral of story; you need back-pressure for optimum performance and best gas mileage.... IMO stick with what you got till you get that 40 series on there, I have the 40 on my bronco and i love it!

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I had no muffler, it was loud as fu*k, and I got a couple of tickets for noise and deffective equipment.

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

Think of it as a ported enclosure; There's a reason for that port //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[rick22 10+ year member]

thats such a stupid idea...and a great way to spend lots of money on lots of tickets...the only cars that should even be running no headers are full out race cars or those top fuel dragsters

they all still have headers even the top fuel dragsters

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

straight pipes FTW...125db =](on a chevy 350) but yea str8 pipes r cool, ran like that for about a month and didnt get busted lol

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

I had a set of Hooker headers I had on my Bronco (5.8 V8) and they didn't bolt up right to the exhaust.... so I spent a couple days running around with just headers.... pros: LOUD!!!, sounds cool at idle, gets everyones attention.... cons: I was about ready to pass out from exhaust in cab, gets VERY annoying on the highway, loss of power, killed MPG's, and would have eventually burnt up the valves.... moral of story; you need back-pressure for optimum performance and best gas mileage.... IMO stick with what you got till you get that 40 series on there, I have the 40 on my bronco and i love it!

hehe, glasspack FTW:naughty:

 

[94bronco58 10+ year member]

hehe, glasspack FTW:naughty:

Once that glass burns out you've got yourself a hell of a sound, im starting to want to go to glasspack now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

Don't do it, your car can't pull it off.