straight pipes

[bigdumbheaddj]

i was thinking about putting straight pipes on my 90 t bird sc would that be a good idea

[SC UL8R1990]

no straight pipes is not a very good idea, unless you want to go deaf , lose alot of power, and have extremely bad emissions, hehe.

[bigdumbheaddj]

so if straight pipes are out what would be the best high flowing exhaust system i could use. I want full exhaust and a verry mean american muscle sound

[SC UL8R1990]

your not gunna get a v8 sound with a stock v6. the best i can thing of right now is a custom set up or www.supercoupeperformance.com

[J57ltr]

It will always sound raspy because of the engine design and there isn't really much you can do.

Jeff

[Doug Franklin]

Originally posted by SC UL8R1990
no straight pipes is not a very good idea, unless you want to go deaf , lose alot of power, and have extremely bad emissions, hehe.

WHY THE POWER LOSS?

[SC UL8R1990]

with complete straight pipes from the manifolds back thered be a definite loss in torque, but i guess there could be a general hp gain. i dunno, never ran straight pipes ....just throwing in my $.02

[J57ltr]

As long as the pipes are properly sized there will be no problems.

Jeff

[aplvlydrtybird]

scul8er is right, it will sound like a$$ and you will probably lose power...if its just straight back you wil lose back pressure, and you need some...it might not be that much, but it will probably have a loss in torque

[J57ltr]

See above.......

With that said, it will always sound like azz. And the reason is the way the crank is and the firing sequence.

Jeff

[Doug Franklin]

I will do a little testing this summer on this. I want open pipes as well. Don't have headers but should have Wyns opened manifolds on all V6s running by then.

[Burbank95sc]

I 've had done straight pipes on my 95sc .I cut off right by the 2 cats and went dual 2.5" to single 3" back to dual 2.5" [ no 3rd cat,no resonator ,no mufflers , it was too loud ] than I also put MAC cold a.i. next day went check it for E.T. [50K. on car ,everything alse factory original ] pulled 14.4 -96mph 1\4 mile. I don't think I lost HP. is it bad or good just for 2 modif.

[ThunderRoad]

REAL MEN RUN STRAIGHT " PIPES " ... I RUN THEM ON MY 90 SC.. I PUTS THE " FEAR " I ALL THE THE NON... MEN......USING ONLY " HIGH " FLOW CATS .... MAKES A " NASCAR " SOUND .. ALL THE FANS " LOVE IT.....................FAST FREDDIE... :o :p ;) :) :rolleyes: :cool:

[aplvlydrtybird]

Originally posted by ThunderRoad
REAL MEN RUN STRAIGHT " PIPES " ... I RUN THEM ON MY 90 SC.. I PUTS THE " FEAR " I ALL THE THE NON... MEN......USING ONLY " HIGH " FLOW CATS .... MAKES A " NASCAR " SOUND .. ALL THE FANS " LOVE IT.....................FAST FREDDIE... :o :p ;) :) :rolleyes: :cool:

doesn't that sounds like A$$??? straight pipes on a 6 cyl. IMO its got to have some tone to it...my .02

[ThunderRoad]

IT,S EASY TO KNOCK SOMETHING YOU CAN,T DO....THE MODS HELP MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!!!! :D :) :cool: :rolleyes: ;) :p

[aplvlydrtybird]

Originally posted by ThunderRoad
IT,S EASY TO KNOCK SOMETHING YOU CAN,T DO....THE MODS HELP MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!!!! :D :) :cool: :rolleyes: ;) :p


ohhhhhhhh, what can i not do freddie??? i looked at ur list, and the mod list seems a lil short...if thats all you have...i mean im just saying its a 6 cylinder, its goona sound less aggressive and im sure you dont sound like Dale Jr. going down the street.

I do got a couple of mods too, its not done yet, but i am not running straight pipes either. and since ur car is so extensivley modded, what does it run down the 1/4 are you right next to coy and chris wise???

[ThunderRoad]

NO, I HAVE MODS NO LISTED ,AS I HAVE NOT UPDATED MY SITE...I DON,T CLAIM TO BE TOP DOG ......BUT WHAT I SAY STANDS !!!!!ASK ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN MY SC......FAST FREDDIE;) :p :cool: :)

[aplvlydrtybird]

Originally posted by ThunderRoad
NO, I HAVE MODS NO LISTED ,AS I HAVE NOT UPDATED MY SITE...I DON,T CLAIM TO BE TOP DOG ......BUT WHAT I SAY STANDS !!!!!ASK ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN MY SC......FAST FREDDIE;) :p :cool: :)

well what you said about us not being men, i dont have cats just mufflers, am i a "man" in the eyes of fast freddie??? i just got upset at that comment, kind of annoying...

not bashing your sc, just seems like u are bashing others thats all

[ThunderRoad]

I WAS JUST STATING AN OPINON.....THAT,S WHY THERE ARE SO MANY FLAVOR,S OF ICE CREAM........ :p :o :D

[aplvlydrtybird]

hahaha i gotcha, no hard feelings here jsut didnt want other people to be bashing

[Mr. Break-It]

You will not lose torque going with straight pipes. You will only make more power. You will, however, have a loud car.....and if that is ok with you and you don't have emissions testing like here in Indiana, I say go for it.

[ThunderTurkey]

What I did on my '88 TurboCoupe is have Midas install a set of their own cherry-bomb glass-pack mufflers. These are the straight-thru tube style, and it gave my puny little 4-cylinder engine a very LOW grumbling sound at idle, almost like a 5.0, but not very loud. :cool: