Race car sound? I think so!

370Z Purist

You could definitely wrap some of the portion, and also ceramic coat (but probably not both). A nice, thick ceramic coat should also help with exhaust scavenging and lower some of the potential that the exhaust gases will cook anything near them.

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FPenvy

well it'll be up on the rack soon since i will be doing the end of the year cleaning before it goes to sleep for winter. maybe i'll do some research and see what i can do.

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370Z Purist

Some custom fabrication is definitely in the works. This is pretty much a race car setup, so you're gonna wanna find a good shop.

Something to consider is that you can have the pipe visible by running it along the length of the sideskirt (you'll probably want to remove the sideskirt to replace that whole length with pipe, since you'll barely clear the ground otherwise), or by going until the point where the stock y pipe ends and where the stock midpipe begins, then bending out towards the front of the rear axle. This would eliminate some issues with the paint melting, but then you're introducing more bends into the exhaust, which is never a good thing.

This would probably look a lot like the AC/Shelby Cobra.

You can also have the long tubes end right behind the front axle, which might be easier to manage than running a length of tubing that far back into the car, where it was designed to go straight through the middle until you get to the rear exit. Less heat transfers to the car, and you'll not have much exposed pipe, although it still brings the issue of cooking whatever is along that path, like brake lines, clutch lines, other fluid lines, etc.

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-Phil

"Since one of my brake light bulbs just went out, the forum told me that my piston rings are about to blow."

FPenvy

haha youre making this sound like more work and heartache than fun. worst case i'll just cut the fckin mufflers off and put 2.5" pipes in there place and literally have straight pipes lol theres more noise, same heat level, and not alot of R&D time lol

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370Z Purist

That work and heartache would transform into beautiful, ear-shattering, pants-soiling, panty-dropping, steez-staining, soot-leaving, fire-making, power-producing noise.

Although it's all hard parking unless you track it.

Plus you have the opportunity to produce a unique exhaust which may eventually end up being an "off-the-shelf" mod, although it's quite a lot of work to make the mod work.

If you give up on that, though, running long tubes with the developing AAM exhaust for the short tails pretty much gives you straight 2.5" piping with almost no resonation.

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-Phil

"Since one of my brake light bulbs just went out, the forum told me that my piston rings are about to blow."

FPenvy

mine is pretty much brutally loud as is now. even though it has its tame side at idle but you smack that gas with the windows down and your in the lane against the jersey barrier it makes your ears ring no joke.

i actually have a secret plan forming right now for a winter project

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370Z Purist

I am excite for this secret plan of yours.

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-Phil

"Since one of my brake light bulbs just went out, the forum told me that my piston rings are about to blow."