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ALTRNTV · 05-16-2004, 02:38 PM

on alot of RWD and AWD cars (and on alot of ricer cars), i see the exhaust tip on them installed at an angle, and sometimes at an angle and bent upwards, whats the purpose of that? is it just for looks or is there a performance meaning behind that? just curious...

noahrexion · 05-16-2004, 02:47 PM

looks only.

Andrew Bohan · 05-16-2004, 02:54 PM

pipe has fewer bends if it's like that.
goes straight from under the axle to the tip, instead of bending up and then bending back so it's level.

90RS13 · 05-16-2004, 02:57 PM

The tips that turn up are DTM style. That is completley asthetic, and it mimicks the German touring cars. Ehxausts that exit at an angle however do have reasons most the time. On many cars the exhaust path stays more straight if it exists at an angle. This is very true for cars like the MR2 that naturally have a transversly mounted exhaust.

Ghettokracker71 · 05-16-2004, 04:35 PM

My muffler doesn't come out at an angle and my piping is sickingly straight....

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ALTRNTV Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western Conference Posts: 9,429 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Exhaust question on alot of RWD and AWD cars (and on alot of ricer cars), i see the exhaust tip on them installed at an angle, and sometimes at an angle and bent upwards, whats the purpose of that? is it just for looks or is there a performance meaning behind that? just curious...

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05-16-2004, 02:47 PM	#2
noahrexion Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks only.

05-16-2004, 02:54 PM	#3
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Location: Location Posts: 8,330 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	pipe has fewer bends if it's like that. goes straight from under the axle to the tip, instead of bending up and then bending back so it's level.

05-16-2004, 02:57 PM	#4
90RS13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Newark, Arkansas Age: 37 Posts: 348 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The tips that turn up are DTM style. That is completley asthetic, and it mimicks the German touring cars. Ehxausts that exit at an angle however do have reasons most the time. On many cars the exhaust path stays more straight if it exists at an angle. This is very true for cars like the MR2 that naturally have a transversly mounted exhaust.

05-16-2004, 04:35 PM	#5
Ghettokracker71 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Don't look now... Age: 34 Posts: 3,327 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My muffler doesn't come out at an angle and my piping is sickingly straight....