Dumb question about muffler bypass pipes
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If muffler bypass pipes simply eliminate the mufflers and extend the cats out to the normal exhaust point, couldn't you just remove the mufflers and just let the exhaust terminate at the cat (i.e no mufflers or muffler bypass pipes)?
what would be the problem doing this other than cosmetics?
now to give a little context;
i believe there is something wrong with one of my stock mufflers (the inner packing is oil soaked due to a bonehead oil overfill incident and i cant get rid of the smell of burning oil from that side of the exhaust)
so, i am considering either sport mufflers or muffler bypass. i'm not looking for super loud exhaust tone. so, does it make sense in order to get a feel for what muffler bypasses would sould like, to just remove the mufflers and tool around a bit without anything post-cat?
what would be the problem doing this other than cosmetics?
now to give a little context;
i believe there is something wrong with one of my stock mufflers (the inner packing is oil soaked due to a bonehead oil overfill incident and i cant get rid of the smell of burning oil from that side of the exhaust)
so, i am considering either sport mufflers or muffler bypass. i'm not looking for super loud exhaust tone. so, does it make sense in order to get a feel for what muffler bypasses would sould like, to just remove the mufflers and tool around a bit without anything post-cat?
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I'm not sure its a hot idea to run hot exhaust straight into what amounts to a plastic bumper with some tinfoil on the inside of it. The muffler bypasses are relatively cheap and they do actually make a bit of a difference with respect to sound.
As for your overfill problem, you may have definitely gotten some oil into your mufflers. You could just get another set of stock mufflers. I sold a set for about $250.
As for your overfill problem, you may have definitely gotten some oil into your mufflers. You could just get another set of stock mufflers. I sold a set for about $250.
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I'm not sure its a hot idea to run hot exhaust straight into what amounts to a plastic bumper with some tinfoil on the inside of it. The muffler bypasses are relatively cheap and they do actually make a bit of a difference with respect to sound.
As for your overfill problem, you may have definitely gotten some oil into your mufflers. You could just get another set of stock mufflers. I sold a set for about $250.
As for your overfill problem, you may have definitely gotten some oil into your mufflers. You could just get another set of stock mufflers. I sold a set for about $250.
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also, once i receive the used mufflers, should i just change the one i need or should I bother changing both so they are a "matched set" for whatever its worth?
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