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First off, will this cause problems with the car? now then...
I've looked and looked and there's a great lack of content about SC300's with ONLY the mufflers deleted. I'm looking for a low cost way to get a better sound. Post videos and your setup if you've got them!
Tentative plan:
-Delete mufflers
-replace with straight pipe
-end with either baffled or double-walled tips
Thoughts? and would stock diameter be the way to go? Can I expect any engine/performance/mpg problems by doing this?
It won't cause any problems with the car because I think everything after the cats doesn't matter, you may lose some power on the low end as people usually say but I haven't noticed it to be honest.
I had just the mufflers cut off and double walled tips installed to fill in the bumper cut outs, I also went with stock diameter because I didn't think it'd be worth it to go any larger.
I can't find any pictures of how it looks after but when I get my car back (being painted) I'll post a picture of how it looks and a better video. It's pretty loud as it'll set some alarms off and it's at it's loudest at around 2k rpm's. Grand total was $120.
Dang that sucks! My exhaust looks stock from the back/sides so I don't think you'd have a problem unless a cop literally looks under your car and at that point I'm pretty sure he/she was going to nail you for SOMETHING.
Maybe look into electric cutouts? Like right after your cats, at a flip of a switch you'd have the muffler delete sound without removing the mufflers. A quality cutout is necessary to avoid any leaks though.
Dang that sucks! My exhaust looks stock from the back/sides so I don't think you'd have a problem unless a cop literally looks under your car and at that point I'm pretty sure he/she was going to nail you for SOMETHING.
Maybe look into electric cutouts? Like right after your cats, at a flip of a switch you'd have the muffler delete sound without removing the mufflers. A quality cutout is necessary to avoid any leaks though.
First, thanks the info, vid, and replies! Looking forward to the next video. AND, it's not too sucky actually! Upon consulting with a friend/ former scoutmaster that's an officer in my city, he said the only thing that matters for emissions is to keep the cats. And from what I've read (and personal experience, the South has some loud af trucks) no one will really get you for that.
So if anyone else has info or videos then share the love!!
I feel removing the mufflers will be to load and load is not a better sound in my books, a good sound is a tuned low noise exhaust with an option for a cutout for highway pulls, the most annoying thing is hearing a load car going down the street. most people will agree .
On my sc300 i have the manzo m2 axlebacks with the resonators deleted. The manzo's are decently affordable too. I enjoy this setup because it's deep and bassy. Put headphones in and you can hear/feel the bass.
I did some research and just found TN prohibits muffler cutouts and the like. Sad face. That said, maybe a glass pack of some sort? Just for legal?
I had a 1999 Z28 Camaro with the muffler cut off and a straight pipe in its place. All the rest of the exhaust, cat converters, manifolds was stock. Car was loud when you stepped on it but pretty mild otherwise. The stock cat converters made great mufflers on that car.
Anyways, it always passed emissions in Nashville and I never got a noise ticket. Ran that setup for 3 years with no problems.
Finally got around to those videos
Granted they weren't full throttle/redline but you get a sense of how they sound. I don't think they're obnoxiously loud unless you're mashing the gas 24/7.
05-21-16, 12:03 AM
Post a video of your SC300 w/ muffler deletes!
And from what I've read (and personal experience, the South has some loud af trucks) no one will really get you for that.
