imported_jj2ii3344

hi ev1!!
i am looking at this 3.5" exhaust tip on ebay, it says it can produce a louder sound, but I thought exhaust tip is only for cosmetic, can it really make the exhaust louder????
thx!!

imported_toyman29

dont get a tip.. its fake, just get an exaust.. looks better

imported_jj2ii3344

thx toyman!! do u think it can create noise tho??

imported_Hybridtheory

theres nothing in the tip that can make sound........... its just a peice of metal thats been shaped


if anything it will just make an annoying rattle

if your on a tite budget get an axleback exhaust........... or even better a catback if you can afford it

imported_Joker

no sound will come from a tip, its only for looks. If you want sound you have to get at least a universal muffler and put it on, or poke some holes in ur exhaust, or you c ould always get an intake if you wanted some sound

PULOVR

I guess then a "cone" does nothing?

That's why you cup your mouth when you yell. It helps the sound get louder and travel farther. Physics.



If the tip gets wider at the end, it does the same thing. It will amplify the sound that is already there.

If your muffler sounds "tinny" it will be a bit louder, but it will still sound "tinny"

If the muffler already has a nice low tone to it, it will get a bit louder as well, but with the same low tone.

That is why a speaker is in the shape of a cone.....it helps direct the sound wave foward.

The muffler tip does the same thing.......collects and directs the sound.

imported_jj2ii3344

oh yea!!! thx all, I guess my 31% in OAC physic doesn't help me lol

punkindrublic

when you cup your mouth doesn't it just direct the sound.... i dont think it actually amplifies the sound... but instead of the sound going in 360° it just goes in the direction your facing... but you still have the same level of sound its just concentrated in front of you

PULOVR

it actualy raises the sound level a bit.

imported_BoOsTd

PULOVR... you are correct, exept, a mufflers sound depends on the the chamber designs and how much it is packed, and how much the actual exit size of the muffler is (hence a silencer, is just creating a smaller exit)...If you strap a tip onto an OEM muffler I guarentee it will not alter the exhaust note in anyway, since the actual exit of the muffler stays the same size, all a tip does is adds a chrome look, and makes your tail pipe look as if its bigger...I had a tip on my civic for 2 years before i got a full aftermarket muffler, it did absolutly nothing, because the OEM muffler is practically making no sound in the first place, there is nothing to amplify...Thats the point of a muffler right?

Nova_Dust

Cherry Bomb my brother!

PULOVR

I think he should put his cat back on. Getting an altered emmisions ticket is mucho $$'s.

We already get enough heat from the police for having a STOCK car....he doen't need the hasle of this as well....imo.

B_JAI

it actually does raise a little....not just the normal tip though..
inside the tips there's hole....if u get those there'll be sound..
but it's not going to be loud at all....hardly noticable

Trizza

haha if u want one free someones tip fell off rite outside markam fair grounds (darknights) in teh middle of the road haha. almost caused a couple accidents.

punkindrublic

haha that reminds me... like two years ago my buddy had a tempo... and he put a 5zigen tip on it... didn't look to bad... but said he was driving in downtown hamilton and took and turn and then thing fell off and smoked a car waiting that the light... sucks to be him