Straight pipe

[MikeFTO]

Hey everyone
I was just wondering if anyone has put a straight pipe on their FTO. If you have then how does it sound and have u gotten any significant power gains out of it?

Kind regards Mike

[aza013]

It sounds great but to high on the db's for street use.

[Shane001]

I'll be testing this on the race car soon, mainly because I'm sick of having the quietest car on the race track when I race

I don't know whether I will see power gains or power losses. A lack of back pressure may actually equate to a loss of power. Only way to know for sure is to test

[MikeFTO]

It sounds great but to high on the db's for street use.

so it would attract a lot of attention from the cops? does it sound good just on the stock exhaust when you straight pipe it? do u know of any place where i could find a video of it?
sorry for all the questions, i just cant find answers anywhere

[phunkydude]

you mean.. straight pipe like this?

[phunkydude]

It sounds great but to high on the db's for street use.

so it would attract a lot of attention from the cops? does it sound good just on the stock exhaust when you straight pipe it? do you know of any place where i could find a video of it?
sorry for all the questions, i just cant find answers anywhere

the loud-ness depends on the muffler/piping size/silencer/resonator.

but what's your point of going straight piping but using back the stock restrictive muffler?

if you're afraid of cops then don't touch anything on your exhaust, coz the loud-ness on the stock exhaust is rated at 89db at 5000rpm or so.

legal/allowable loud-ness = 90db , anything more = defect!

[aza013]

I'll be testing this on the race car soon, mainly because I'm sick of having the quietest car on the race track when I race

I don't know whether I will see power gains or power losses. A lack of back pressure may actually equate to a loss of power. Only way to know for sure is to test

there is no real power gain or loss tested on the dyno anyway.
Just makes a Fing good sound.

[Shane001]

PS: When I talk straight pipe, I'm talking extractors, no cat, no muffler, no resonator, staight unobstructed pipe to a side exit

[Shane001]

there is no real power gain or loss tested on the dyno anyway.
Just makes a Fing good sound.

Yep, don't care if I see no power gains, as long as I don't lose power.

I'm just looking forward to having a race car that sounds like a f**king racecar

[aza013]

So you want the same thing that I have for the track .

[aza013]

This is what you will be pushing out Shane .

[Technikhaus]

All I've done on mine is remove the cat, and a small sausage resonator near the rear, and it's pretty damn loud...
The limit here I believe is 100db, and i'm worried that I may be over that....
it sounds damn nice though

[spetz]

Pretty sue the limit is 90db.

You can also use an Evo fuel tank and have a completely straight exhaust

[payaya]

Yep 90db. Stock the Fto is 88.9db.