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Old Jan 14, 2002 | 09:37 PM
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do tailpipes help sound?

do any of you guys know how the tailpipes and tips affect the sound of the exhaust? now i have the 3 inch pipe into a flowmaster 80 series with stock tailpipes. i would like to weld on some 3 or 3.5 inch tips for looks and was wondering how they would affect the sound. thanx
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 04:34 AM
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Yes, tips affect sound. They give the exhaust something else to go through and reflect off of. I would go with 3" instead.
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 01:40 PM
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i have 3 inch flowmaster pipes, dosnt look good on camaros looks too small. i suggest u get a 4 inch pipe


See what i mean
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 03:40 PM
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Looks good enough IMO.
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 06:53 PM
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i have the flowmaster 3in tail pipes on my car. i like the smaller 3in tail pipes rather than 3 1/2in.
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 09:33 PM
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seems to me that anything over 3.5 would look tooooo *****. trust me, not the look i'm going for here. exactly how do they affect the sound? lower, louder? tx.
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 10:19 PM
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Exactly. They will make it louder. Think, if a pipe is straight out and 3", would it be louder than the stock pipes??
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 11:47 PM
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here are some pics of my 4" dual tips. I like the look of them. and they really have nice sound too.
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Old Jan 15, 2002 | 11:47 PM
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here is another one. sorry
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Old Jan 18, 2002 | 02:49 AM
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i dont think mine look rice
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Old Jan 18, 2002 | 02:52 AM
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i dont think mine look rice sorrey about the 2 post ok why isent my piks showing up

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Old Jan 18, 2002 | 04:44 AM
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I guess every1 likes different tips, but, IMO 3" look WAY better than the 4" there.

SChevy, did u put [IMG] then the same just with a / in front of IMG??

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