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Offline 73yellowfish

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73 cuda exhaust tips...
« on: March 16, 2009 - 11:14:19 PM »
another issue i'm dealing with....are my exhaust tips...

my tips are at 2"

my pipes at 2.5"


I have some ideas.. but i'm looking to see what you guys have in mind...
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Re: 73 cuda exhaust tips...
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2009 - 11:23:08 PM »
I would go with reducers from 2.5 to 2 inch.
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Re: 73 cuda exhaust tips...
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2009 - 11:25:21 PM »
You could always take your tips down to a local exhaust fitting outlet and ask if they can expand your tips on there exhaust expansion machine, then they will slide right on in place.
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Re: 73 cuda exhaust tips...
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2009 - 12:18:08 AM »
reducers... see that was my first thought too... but i was worried that it would be less desirable exhaust compression than just straight through... by bottle necking it...  however, i'm not sure if it would even matter by that point..

and the expansion at the shop.. can they expand it to a half inch.. or is that too much? that seems like the right way to do it....

any thoughts?

thanks

dc
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Re: 73 cuda exhaust tips...
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2009 - 12:20:51 AM »
You are talking about 4 or 5 inches of travel at the end of the exhaust system. i doubt you will lose much, definitely nothing you would "feel."
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Re: 73 cuda exhaust tips...
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2009 - 06:44:21 AM »
and the expansion at the shop.. can they expand it to a half inch.. or is that too much? that seems like the right way to do it....

any thoughts?

thanks

dc
They will be able to expand the tips very easily, take hem down and ask, it is that simple :2thumbs:
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