am i crazy for thinking bout making my 2002 tls a single exhaust? has it been done before if so any videos

 

yes you are crazy. people want duals most of the time

 

has ne one done this mod and if u have can you post some videos because im not looking for only a lil bit more power im looking for louder sound...
am i crazy for thinking bout doing this mod?

 

you only need one thread man

 

i think a few people have done this, it didn't look bad at all, search for it with the search button.

 

its not crazy, its actually better for performance. i have a friend with an AV6 that went single

 

tl is a luxury sedan .. and i'd keep it that way .. dual exhaust ftw

 

Someones done it but the vid i want to show you doesn't work anymore. It as of a SC'd j35 TL, was pretty sick, guys name is Austin.

 

I think it looks like shit. the car has 2 cutouts for mufflers.

Also, try using the search button. there are a few threads on it.

 

i tried the search button lol i didnt notice anything but the tls nor the tl is a true dual its a 3-1-2 with a y pipe and like i said im lookn for some power along with sound and if im not mistaken if u have a straight single exhaust u get more flow and less chance of an exhaust leak and there fore make more power correct

 

true dual or not the car still has 2 cut outs on the rear bumper for 2 mufflers and it looks funny with just 1 muffler.

You can get just as much flow out of a system like we have as opposed to a single. We arent some big FI motor. I made a ton of upper end power with the twin pipe from the cat setup i have. It will flow much more than a single. Also remember you go to big you hurt performance.

Single exhaust looks cheap.

 

^Agree, i think that the dual exhaust setup is optimal for our cars. Any sort of deviation from that, whether its quad tip or single, just does not look right.

 

yep. i'm keeping mine the way it is, but i'll see if i can get my friend to post some sound clips with his single

 

You can get the same sound from single or dual, it all depends on what you use for the mufflers etc..

 

yeah i know, he's got one that looks like a fart can, kind of angled up too i think?



those are my old wheels by the way haha

 

i had a single on my 99 . i had the comptech headers and 2 n 3/4 all the way back to an apexi ni sounded amazing especially with the nitrous on and it saved me over 20 pounds . i say go for it but make sure it comes out on the right .shorter pipe route and give it that little bit of angla ,like an evo or supra .and pay for quality piping no crush piping pls !!!

 

i got a 01 with type s and i got just one its better performance i think mine flows like crazy its 2 1/2 pipe with a mangna flow

 

sound clips please

 

 

^ got any outside clips?

 

no

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF70Vygxak i did it but its mostly because I am super smart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLZ2xy91WQE

its better for your engine providing the best mixing of exahust gasses, and back pressure to each cylinder, plus the weight savings factor its an all around performance win, a y pipe that can be seen from under your bumper is gay anyway

 

^sounds good^

 

 

i still think ATLP is still the "ULTIMATE EXHAUST MOD"

 

atlp with headers and 2.5" hfc ftw

 

i mean i have almost a full exhaust including a xlr8 2.5" cat and a apexi cat back wut im thinking about doing is cutting off half of the y pipe and patching it with sheet metal and welding it my car is currently off the road soo i think im ganna be doing more to it then that while i can

 

^ I wouldnt. Leave it as is. You wont gain any thing doing what you are talking about.

 

we shall see

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKFINj1wLZs

miss quote that

 

haha i just got done watching "the green mile"

 

its even funnier in those contexts

 

When i was 17 i did a single exhuast on my CLS i post a vid cause a tls and cls has the same motor

 

i have a single exhaust on my 2000, all i did was remove the stock exhaust up to the cat, put a Magnaflow muffler and custom pipes to a single tip out the end.

 

bro I'm with you I'm putting a single exhaust on my tl on tuesday ill let u kno how it goes sound n look

 

I asked the same thing. Single exhaust should be better for performance, and if you run a OEM lip you cant see exhaust cut outs so it wont matter. The more exhaust velocity with the least amount of back pressure is what you want, and this 2.5 inch dual exhaust crap is getting old. 2.25 cat, and matching single exhaust should yield best overall performance until someone shows me proof otherwise. Why do you think so many G35/350Z guys switch to single? Acura used dual to quiet down the car, plain and simple....same reason a 4cyl TSX uses dual. Do you really think a k24 needs that crap? Blah. Leave 2.5 for a dual cam motor that revs to 8200 and relays fully on top end HP like a B18c. Angle that shit and it will look sick.

 

On the flip side..I would wait until I were fairly highly modded to do a single exhaust. If you're loud as hell and mostly stock....not so cool.

 

sounds cool but i wouldn't do it ;|

 

mehh i like my atlp better. that sounds a lil too soft for me

 

This thread tickles my fancy, I know I've seen people post how one exhaust on the 2g looks ugly (which I agree with).
The part that you can get gains through one pipe is very interesting and I'm interested in seeing some dyno results.