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Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 06:41 PM
I'm doing a bit of exhaust work on the SVT & I'm having trouble deciding on which tips to go with . I really like the look of the double-walled stainless steel tip , but I'm certainly open to the idea of checking out any/all tips you guy's have to show off . I'm trying to decide weather to go with the 15�º angle cut one or the straight cut one . I'm also sort-of undecided weather to go with a 4" tip or a 3.5" tip (for ease of cleaning ) .
I'm going with oval-shaped stainless Magnaflow mufflers , which apparently won't fit under the car without modification to the tow hooks when bought as a combo (as in the 14851 - which is what I was originally after) . I'm not cutting my car up in any way , shape or form , so a seperate muffler & tip is what I'm doing (with a short extension between) .

So - Show me your aftermarket exhaust tips . Welcoming all show-offs !!
Posted By: AliasJerkâ?¢ Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 07:12 PM
id say go with the tips in the first picture provided, the angle would flow with the lines of the rear bumper, overall adding a really nice touch. Oh, and get a 3.5 inch tip, 4 inches is just plain ginormious
Posted By: R_G Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 07:24 PM
15 degree cut looks better IMHO
Posted By: deedum Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 07:50 PM
my beasts

Posted By: jtour Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 08:24 PM
I dont have them on my tour. But on my Stang I have the angle cut. I think it looks the best.

Posted By: owen_SVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 09:25 PM

Posted By: bnails Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 09:27 PM
i would say, dont go with tips. i would find a universal muffler with the 3 1/2 inch angle cut tips, and not double walled. i would go with the single wall. but that is just my opiion. thats what i have, and i think that it looks really good. especially if you have an svt, cause it fits really good into the muffler cutouts in the bumper. sorry i dont have any pics of it.
Posted By: KingpinSVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 09:50 PM
Dont mind the dirt


Straight cut, though connected to magnaflow race mufflers.
Posted By: dpa43_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 10:00 PM
These are not on a SVT but what I had put on my 96 SE.




Oh yeah, they are 3" rolled tip, angle cut.
Posted By: martin005 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 10:34 PM

3"
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 11:32 PM
Nice pics , guys . I'm gettin' some ideas ... keep 'em coming !!
Posted By: MLuko Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 11:43 PM

http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopexd.asp?zone=main&id=792
mufflers
Posted By: jtour Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/20/05 11:52 PM
Originally posted by martin005:

3"






^ NICE EXACTLY WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!!!!!

Posted By: 96 M edition Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 12:55 AM
Originally posted by Tour4reak:

http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopexd.asp?zone=main&id=792
mufflers



nice A$$
Posted By: Goonz SVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:00 AM


Posted By: Pre98 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:25 AM


Taken at SZ05- and no, theyre not all crooked. Must be the angle or something :shrugs:
Posted By: Chris@CTA Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:27 AM
4" round, rolled, angled Magnaflow tips.


Posted By: I-Dom-In-VIII Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:27 AM
So far the best one is Marks.
Posted By: The Five-Oh! Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:29 AM


Posted By: Goonz SVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:32 AM
Originally posted by I-Dom-In-VIII:
So far the best one is Marks.




yea..him and I were discussing my new exhaust maybe
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:53 AM
So many great-looking systems !
Posted By: Nate S Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:57 AM
Posted By: The Digital Slacker Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:00 AM
Originally posted by I-Dom-In-VIII:
So far the best one is Marks.




I agree. Those are the mufflers I am going to get. Hopefully it will look as nice on my t-red as it does on his
Posted By: really BIG fuzzy Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:38 AM
which 1 is marks?
Posted By: JustinCSVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:39 AM
Here's a pic. TruBendz 3" double-walled tips. A little small but they look great and add to the stealth of the SVT.

Posted By: I-Dom-In-VIII Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:44 AM
Originally posted by really BIG fuzzy:
which 1 is marks?





Tour4reak
Posted By: really BIG fuzzy Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:45 AM
Originally posted by I-Dom-In-VIII:
Originally posted by really BIG fuzzy:
which 1 is marks?





Tour4reak




ahhhh thank u
Posted By: I-Dom-In-VIII Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:52 AM
Originally posted by really BIG fuzzy:
Originally posted by I-Dom-In-VIII:
Originally posted by really BIG fuzzy:
which 1 is marks?





Tour4reak




ahhhh thank u




Np jeff
Posted By: Fmr12B_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:56 AM
Old set-up - BOSAL Like NATE S pics above. Just a different angle

Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:58 AM
Originally posted by JCSVT:
Here's a pic. TruBendz 3" double-walled tips. A little small but they look great and add to the stealth of the SVT.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/JCSVT/Contour/Picture005.jpg




I like the look of that setup too (Justin's) .

And that Bosal is pretty tastey also .
Posted By: Trapps_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 03:42 AM



Were mine, Mikey Boy's now.
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 03:51 AM
Man , I forgot how cool those SuperTrapps looked .
Posted By: Trapps_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 04:11 AM
I forgot about the trappless rotated angle cut experiment...





The idea was to follow the contour of the valance as it begins to wrap forwards - to keep the plane of the tip opening on the same plane as the valance opening. It looked good, just missed the trapps too much and switched back after a few months.
Posted By: Goonz SVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 04:19 AM
Originally posted by Trapps:
[image]http://www.contour.org/carprofile/files/871/img/Rear.jpg[/image]
[image]http://www.imagehostplus.com/v2/is.php?i=314182&img=TRAPP_1.jpg[/image]

Were mine, Mikey Boy's now.




what is the idea behind that?
Posted By: Ex-Mean'Tour Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 04:22 AM
Lots of nice photos ! But not what I thought I was going to be seeing... I guess I misread the title!? TIPS...

HA HA HA Just kidding !

Looking good !
Posted By: KingpinSVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 05:10 AM
Google the name for a pic of it, the exhaust comes through vent like discs. You can add or subtract discs for loudness. It sounds weird, but when you see a pic it will make sense.
Posted By: Tourige Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 07:29 AM
Originally posted by owen_SVT:





Hey owen, what Exhaust setup are you running, thats the exact look i want on my T-Red
Posted By: RawBurt Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 12:54 PM


Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:26 PM
Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
Google the name for a pic of it, the exhaust comes through vent like discs. You can add or subtract discs for loudness. It sounds weird, but when you see a pic it will make sense.




They're the SuperTrapps mufflers that Mark (Trapps) showed in his first reply . A pretty cool setup .

Trapps - I like that setup too . Nice , heavy-rolled tips . Who made 'em ? 3�½" tips ?

Rawburt - nice look to yours too . What tips ?

Tourige - Owen's running a custom magnaflow setup with 3�½" dual-wall , straight-cut (magnaflow) tips .
Posted By: RawBurt Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:29 PM
Originally posted by Buddy Palumbo:
Rawburt - nice look to yours too . What tips ?





Good ole magnaflows
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 01:32 PM
Thought so .
Posted By: ToasterOven Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:00 PM
Originally posted by Trapps:

[image]http://www.imagehostplus.com/v2/is.php?i=314182&img=TRAPP_1.jpg[/image]





what?
huh?
what does this do?
is it a cap you take off for auto-Xing or what?
they look cool though
Posted By: rkneeshaw Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 02:49 PM
Originally posted by Buddy Palumbo:
Originally posted by JCSVT:
Here's a pic. TruBendz 3" double-walled tips. A little small but they look great and add to the stealth of the SVT.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/JCSVT/Contour/Picture005.jpg




I like the look of that setup too (Justin's) .




Agreed! Very nice, more details (e.g. mufflers, stock cat-back or aftermarket)?
Posted By: XKontour98 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 03:17 PM
Sorry so big



Posted By: KingpinSVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 05:12 PM
B/C no one seems to get it: http://www.supertrapp.com/
Posted By: Tourgasm Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 08:15 PM
Originally posted by Trapps:
[image]http://www.contour.org/carprofile/files/871/img/Rear.jpg[/image]
[image]http://www.imagehostplus.com/v2/is.php?i=314182&img=TRAPP_1.jpg[/image]

Were mine, Mikey Boy's now.




HOW DOES THIS WORK??? WHERE DOES THE EXHAUST GO?
Posted By: Tourige Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 08:51 PM
read a couple posts up, there is a link to the site.

Just wondering, but how do you install new tips? are they just bolt on's? or do you need a U clamp or what?
Posted By: ToasterOven Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 09:00 PM
Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
B/C no one seems to get it: http://www.supertrapp.com/




hmm.. interesting concept there
applyinh 2cycle tech to 4cycle. looks like it would work though.

well?does it? can you feel a difference between discs
Posted By: Trapps_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/21/05 09:17 PM
Originally posted by ToasterOven:
Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
B/C no one seems to get it: http://www.supertrapp.com/




hmm.. interesting concept there
applyinh 2cycle tech to 4cycle. looks like it would work though.

well?does it? can you feel a difference between discs




Low end really only effects sound. High end and you can certainly tell the difference - more discs, more power. I used to run 12 a side.

Sounds like this...
Posted By: R_G Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 12:23 AM
From our other car:

Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 12:53 AM
Originally posted by XKontour98:
Sorry so big

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/xkontour98/DSCF0441.jpg






Nice ride . That's a Brullen setup ??
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 05:23 AM
Anyone that has dual-walled tips have any close-up shots of 'em ?? Maybe from straight-on or slightly off center of 'em ?
The pics on the Magnaflow site are pretty lame-o & small . I'm curious to see the thickness & taper from inside to outside diameter .
Right now , I'm still leaning towards the dual-walled (not 100% sure straight or taper yet) , and most likely in a 3�½" size .

Thanks a million to the people who posted pics so far ! This thread should also help people searching for this info in the future . Good pics/info , all in one spot .
Posted By: Tourige Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 06:17 AM
yea, it woulda been nice if everyone posted what there tips actually were instead of just putting up pics.
Posted By: MLuko Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 05:31 PM
Originally posted by Tour4reak:

http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopexd.asp?zone=main&id=792
mufflers




magnaflow #14851
double wall tip..
http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopexd.asp?zone=main&id=792
Posted By: aznkid922 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 06:07 PM









regular mufflers and some cheap tips from the car parts store.
Posted By: GoldenTour Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 07:48 PM
Angled cut, they have about the same angle as the lower balance on the bumper

Posted By: scottd60_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 08:00 PM
Which ones



These days I'm likin' the set on the left a little more but here's the Tips on the CSVT

Posted By: owen_SVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 08:19 PM
I just took these a few minutes ago so dont expect a sweet background or anything haha ....oh and of course the car is FILTHY!



Posted By: XKontour98 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/22/05 08:19 PM
Originally posted by Buddy Palumbo:
Originally posted by XKontour98:
Sorry so big

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/xkontour98/DSCF0441.jpg






Nice ride . That's a Brullen setup ??




Yep, Brullen with 4inch angled tips. Good eye!
Posted By: Tourige Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/23/05 12:10 AM
hey owen, how much did those tips cost you (Magnaflow site says like 65 bucks i think) and just wondering how you installed them.
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/23/05 01:41 AM
Originally posted by GoldenTour:
Angled cut, they have about the same angle as the lower balance on the bumper
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/cabutcr/IMG_0209.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/cabutcr/IMG_0258.jpg




Crystian - They're looking like rolled tips (i.e. not double-walled) , but what mufflers are you running (since we can actually see them ) ??
Nice ride , BTW .

More great pics everyone ! Keep 'em comin' ... what setup are YOU running ??
Posted By: GoldenTour Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/23/05 04:18 PM

Crystian - They're looking like rolled tips (i.e. not double-walled) , but what mufflers are you running (since we can actually see them ) ??
Nice ride , BTW .

they are 3" rolled tips with magnaflows i cant remember the p/n for the mufflers.
Posted By: Tourige Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/23/05 07:44 PM
how do you install tips on an exhaust? do you weld them in or what?
Posted By: csvtjohnga Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/23/05 07:47 PM
^
Duct tape/JB/Super glue











Posted By: SVTatGT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/23/05 07:56 PM
they make bolt on ones and weld on ones
Posted By: Static Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/23/05 09:21 PM
oval angle cut...
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 05:10 AM
Static - Got any better shots ? I'd love to catch a closer look at 'em . Who makes the tips ? What exhaust ya running ?
Posted By: LUCA_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 12:30 PM
Great post Allen! I'm looking at doing an exhaust upgrade myself and this thread has been very helpful.
Posted By: Static Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 01:54 PM
sorry man I have some others about as crappy as that. I sold the car or I would get you some better ones. It was the Yo Dude (aka trubendz) exhaust with borla res and magnaflow mufflers. SOUNDS SWEET. When I placed the order it let me pick the tips I wanted and those are what I picked
Posted By: warmonger_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 02:11 PM
Here are my tips. They are 4" double walled stainless with straight cut ends welded onto magnaflows.


Posted By: ContourGuy9817 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 06:14 PM
http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?bg=000000&image=http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/847000-847999/847227_6_full.jpg

trubendz with flowmaster middler muffler.
Posted By: Tourige Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 06:40 PM
anyone with Bosal used any of the other tips? Also, did any of you solve you exhaust sag problem?
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 08:47 PM
Can I ask another favor ?

Can one (or more ) of you guys running the Magnaflows take a couple "under car" shots ?? I'm interested in seeing where the mufflers fall in relation to the tow hooks & stuff as well as how it falls at the other end of the muffler & how hard the bend is where it attatches to the exhaust (i.e. how much room do I have to make the bend into the muffler without it hitting the suspension . I'm concerned about getting those 14" long mufflers under there , holding them back behind the tow hooks . I could go with the shorter 11" mufflers in the 4x9's , but I'm concerned that it'll be too loud/droney & every time the wife & I drive the car (like to my dad's in GA - 11+ hrs) , she'll complain non-stop . I don't want that !

GoldenTour - Are your Mag's the 11" long ones ?

To the guys running the 14851's , how much of the tow hook had to be removed ?? How far past the hook does the muffler hang (side-to side) ? 1" , 2" ??

I just want to have all my ducks in a row before I start cutting & welding .

Thanks again , guys . You're helping me in mass amounts !
Posted By: Pre98 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 10:11 PM
The Trubends Magnaflow setup sits directly adjacent to the tow hooks, but they do not rub or hit them at all.
Posted By: warmonger_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 10:23 PM
you have enough room for the 14" magnaflow oval mufflers. That's what I run. They are only a bit longer than the stockers.
Posted By: NorMich99SE_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/24/05 10:51 PM
Man, I wish I had some good pics of my tips, I think I've got the only set of dual, dual tips I've seen.
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/25/05 02:35 AM
Originally posted by NorMich99SE:
Man, I wish I had some good pics of my tips, I think I've got the only set of dual, dual tips I've seen.




Well get that camera out , son !
Posted By: NorMich99SE_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/25/05 04:40 AM
Heh, I wish I could, but no digital camera sucks. Maybe I'll post the best pic I have tomorrow, we'll see.
Posted By: NorMich99SE_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/25/05 05:45 PM
Well, this is the best pic I could find, not really that great. Tips are from TruBendz, and I ended up cutting off those tie down things under the car. Future plans should end up with these tucked up into the cover like the SVT, but that comes when I can do a custom rear bumper.

Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/28/05 01:18 PM
Looks pretty good , Shawn . You should find yourself an SVT rear bumper & pop 'em through the lower valance .
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/28/05 01:25 PM
Now my next issue ... Should I go with the polished stainless Magnaflows ? Or should I just run the aluminized ?

What did you guys do ?

I know they'll basically be hidden under my car & noone will see 'em but me , but I'm still leaning towards the stainless ones on principal . I don't have to worry about it (an aluminized muffler) rotting out because of inclimate weather , a ton of miles or anything like that .

Is it worth all the extra wampum ?? I'd imagine there's no difference in sound or flow (stainless vs. aluminized) . The only difference I can think of is that my car might be faster with the stainless mufflers , due to my wallet being lighter .

Thoughts ??
Posted By: Tourige Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/28/05 02:03 PM
stainless
Posted By: GoldenTour Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/28/05 05:06 PM
Originally posted by Buddy Palumbo:


GoldenTour - Are your Mag's the 11" long ones ?






Nope mine are 14" long, and i didnt know that my hooks were going to be cut but when i picked up the car it was already done, so i couldnt really do much to change what the shop did.

here's some pics



Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/29/05 01:43 AM
Originally posted by GoldenTour:
Originally posted by Buddy Palumbo:


GoldenTour - Are your Mag's the 11" long ones ?






Nope mine are 14" long, and i didnt know that my hooks were going to be cut but when i picked up the car it was already done, so i couldnt really do much to change what the shop did.

here's some pics
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/cabutcr/DSC01182.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/cabutcr/DSC01188.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/cabutcr/DSC01184.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/cabutcr/DSC01181.jpg




Thanks for the pics , Crystian . It looks like they wouldn't have had to cut so much off your tow hooks , but at least they're still there (albeit not nearly as strong) . How close do the pipes come to the rear suspension arms ? I'm thinking I may mount mine about an inch further under the car (just beyond the tow hooks) . They're center in/center out aluminized , right ?

I've already made a "factory-looking" mount/hook for the passenger side rubber hanger to hang from - looks exactly like the driver's side . It'll mount through the "frame" of the car (through the hole in the tow hook) , so at least both sides will be hung the same & look factory . I'm figuring the lower hook will be welded to the pipe between my muffler & the tip on both sides . I'm not going to use the factory passenger mount behind the bumper .

The only reason I'm even entertaining the thought of aluminized mufflers is the fact that they'll not be seen (much like the factory mufflers aren't seen) . Like I said , odds are , I'll pony-up for the stainless , but I'm open for discussion on the idea , as it may also help someone else in the future .
Posted By: NorMich99SE_dup1 Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/29/05 04:45 AM
Originally posted by Buddy Palumbo:
Looks pretty good , Shawn . You should find yourself an SVT rear bumper & pop 'em through the lower valance .




Thanks for the compliment. When I can find the time (and an extra rear bumper cover) I'm going to try my hand at custom bumper making and try to graft the lower portion of an E46 M3 rear cover onto the upper portion of regular contour bumper. I already have a very good condition M3 cover, now I just need a spare Contour one, and the nerve to start cutting!

Oh, and on the alum. vs stainless issue. I have a trubendz aluminized with a Dynomax polished stainless muffler, and have had it on for just over a year. As of my last oil change (earlier this month) everything still looked good, except the polished stainless was dirty, lol. And the sound is quite nice....
Posted By: Goonz SVT Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/29/05 05:28 AM
Originally posted by owen_SVT:






things i'd give up for stazi mesh
Posted By: GoldenTour Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/29/05 04:55 PM
Posted By: Buddy Palumbo Re: Show me your TIPS - 11/30/05 01:46 AM
Hmmm ... custom "y" in the pipe .