i got a tenzo muffler, and it sounds real nice, it's low and loud (but not annoying loud), and i have a single tip (one of those ricey ones that are really big). i'm in the process of "de-riceying" my car, so i'm prolly gonna get a dual tip, a little bigger than stock. only thing is, i don't wanna lose any of the sound. will a dual tip instead of a large single tip take away from some of the loudness and deepness of the exhuast, or does it not matter?

 

I don't think that the actual size of the tip matters. What does matter is what's inside the can. I don't know the specifics, but different configurations in there would result in different sounds. Hopefully one of the other knowledgable people will chime in here!!

 

Both matter...what's inside and the size of the tip. I think even if you use the same muffler that you have now for dual the sound will be smoother and not as loud as now.

 

Exaclty. And no the size of the tip does not make a difference.

 

Actually, physics would dictate that the size of the tip DOES matter. It's similar in theory to a megaphone. Ever heard a Corolla with a stock muffler and a 5" tip?

 

All these cars with huge exhausts just sound like leaf-blowers to me. And since they are generally on crappy, low-performance cars I think they get about as much performance boost as if they added a leaf-blower motor to their engine...

 

You mean like a poor man's turbo?

 

I read (I believe it was superstreet) about 6 months ago that the size of the pipe doesnt matter, its all about whats in it. It was an article about building your own custom exhaust.

 

Yeah, but more like a BROKE man's turbo!

 

u might have quoted that wrong cause the size of the exhaust pipe matters a real lot ... not sure about the tip tho ... all i know my boy just put his muffler on his SI and it has a 4 inch tip and sound sooooo good real low and deep

MaCe

 

I meant the tip, not the size. Its whats in the pipe ( or lack of) that makes it loud, not the tip.

 

alright .. i wasnt tryin to call ya out or anythin just didnt want to give him false info ... i think sound comes more from size of the actuall can than the tip itself

MaCe