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Old 10-19-12, 11:57 AM
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That sounds really nice, I like the look of dual exhausts so I dont think Ill ever convert it to single but I would love to achieve a great sounding exhaust like that with new chrome cans in the back. Any input on diameter piping or a dual ex. system to achieve a close sound to that last single pipe video?
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im for symmetry , so i prefer dual

single for me is only for turbo setup to make more power.
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If a car has blatant cutout a for a dual exhaust, then yeah, keep it dual.
I've always thought it looked silly when an obviously dual exhausted car only had one cutout filled.

That said, if a car doesn't really have a dual cutout bumper, or an obvious cutout of any kind, I prefer to hide my exhaust. I'm not big on the huge can or tips hanging out the back. Would rather a hidden turndown to keep the profile of the car a bit lower on the "HEY LOOK AT ME AND MY MODIFIED CAR," scale!
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I second that, cars dont look right with a double cutout with an exhaust, but I wouldnt do such a bland exhaust either, might aswell bondo up both cutouts and make it look like it has no exhaust. But for a single exhaust, id definately fiber glass/bondo the hole up. very simple and a can of spray paint and clear to closely match the paint and youll never notice there was a second cutout...if you do it right of course. Not very hard to work with fiber glass/resins/bondo. Just time and a sander and finishing touch of sanding by hand with primer coats in between sanding/fillings to ensure a smooth finish.
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