Is it safe to run without tail pipes

89-5.0L-LX · 05-30-2003

Is it safe to run my car with no tail pipes and what kind of result will i get from this?

spyder · 05-30-2003

yes and not much at all. maybe 1 hp. guys run dumps more or less to save weight not gain that much performance. also to clear larger tires and what not..

kyle_c_21 · 05-31-2003

you may get some fumes in your car also. not sure how much, b/c i havent had dumps, but others i konw who have, had the fume problem.

410cougar · 05-31-2003

its not too bad. unless your really rich or burning oil. mines lowered too which i would think would make it even worse but its not bad at all.

j

Streetstang84GT · 05-31-2003

I run dumps for a few reasons:

1: sound, its louder without the tails when dumped te waves/tones will bounce between ground and under car which sounds loud which some people like.

2: you dont have to worry about taking tails off when changing parts/exhaust which we all know that its a pain and time issue taking tails off.

3: i was too lazy to put the tails on at the time so i left them off after the work was done lol

Jim

GhostDog 5.0 · 05-31-2003

i have no tail pipes on mine. right after the muffler, it's cut. It's much louder that way. When I had to get my inspection, i had to put pipes on there. I would always be checking the RPM to make sure that it was still on because i was used to hearing a slight rumble. When I took them off I noticed a very very small difference (for the better). Personally I dont like to see pipes on the back. It also makes it look more like a "sleeper".

IF you have good tail pipes on there, i wouldnt go cut them off for performance. State inspections told me in TX (which is very relaxed) that I needed them on there.

As Streetstang84GT already said, whenever you work on the rear end of the car, you just undo the bolts and it's easily removed. It came in very handy when I put the lower controller arms in.

Sargin · 05-31-2003

I have Turn downs on my car and I love em, You get that nice rumble and I havnt noticed any sort of exhaust smell at all. And It even passes California Smog

89-5.0L-LX · 05-31-2003

What i mean though is this gonna ruin my car if i don't use tail pipes?And will it will sound meaner?

GhostDog 5.0 · 05-31-2003

I get compliments on the sound of mine. Unless you are running super rich and could have an explosion out of your exhaust, i dont see any risks

89-5.0L-LX · 05-31-2003

Thanks guys,just don't wanna ruin my car.

rvogster · 06-01-2003

I ran my car for a while without tailpipes and it sounded very nice. I also live in Texas and they told me to put them on because it was unsafe to run without tailpipes. You will probably be fine but I would at least put dumps on to angle the exhaust away from the fuel tank. It cant possibly be good for your car to blow hot exhaust onto the fuel tank. This is just my opinion based on what I have been told.

89-5.0L-LX · 06-01-2003

Well i'm gonna run the tails cause the girlfriend wants boom tubes(chrome and shiny)you guys know what women are like.

rvogster · 06-02-2003

My girlfriend actually hated my car more when I had the tailpipes off. It smelled like exhaust alot more inside and she couldn't talk to me very well because it was so much louder.