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Old 08-24-2005, 11:27 PM
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basicly Im running open exhaust right now and it is loud as ****!!! the truck is a lot faster tho...lol i think a coulpe ppl pulled off the road as I drove by! there wetre these two black guys walking and one of them threw up his hands as i got into it when i drove past, and these girls beghind them all covered thier ears...lol hopfully it will be ok driving to work tomorrow.
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u sure it wont scew stuff up runnin the hell outta it?

btw, i think the new 1/4 time is like a 12 or somthin, high end this thing is fast, low end idk, cuz i cant twell if the tires spin cuz the exhaust is so loud i wouldnt b able to hear them.
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blow their ears out!
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LOL ya I will!

what is the best way to gut them out?
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Originally Posted by 99BlAcKz71
LOL ya I will!

what is the best way to gut them out?
a nice red-line limiter rev will gut some ears out.
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Originally Posted by 99BlAcKz71
LOL ya I will!

what is the best way to gut them out?

Weld in a straight pipe. I had gutted cats on, and just replaced them with straight pipes, it soulds ALOT better. if you just gut them. rebar and a hammer works good
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ya i ended up just using a chisel and a hammer and got er done in about 10 min. Gettin them welded back on tomorrow, so i got 1 more day of possibly bieng pulled over...
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I just took my cats off and what I could say. WAY faster and free flowing exhaust and it sounds mean when the pedal is to the floor and quiet at crusin speeds. All gases go thru a Borla ProXcess muffler.........


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When you guys replace the cats with a piece of pipe do you have it expanded or just butt it together and weld it?


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