Exhaust tips, better sound?

[Red94Camaro]

I found some pipes that are 4 inches in diameter and 22 inches long stainless steel. It has the 2 1/4 inlet so it could be welded on. Would it make it a lot louder and better sounding??? I already have the 80 series Flowmaster, but the tips are the same size as the pipes, stock.

[Original 4th Gen V6]

Tips are for LOOKS, unless they have some kind of baffles in them. My Borla tips are "intercooled", but that pretty much does nothing.

[chevcamaro18]

I put on quad squared tips from fasttoys.net it changed the sound of my exhaust its more throaty and a lil deeper after i put them on
i guess it just depends on the tips

[Texfinn]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Original 4th Gen V6:
Tips are for LOOKS, unless they have some kind of baffles in them.<hr></blockquote>

Not exactly true.

Of course it makes a difference if the exhaust gases have more room to expand in the tips. Not all the noise is staying in the muffler, you know.

In my old 95 Z I first had Flow muffler with OEM tips (the square ones) and when I changed them to SS (round) tips, the sound became much deeper. Not so much resonance anymore and a lot nicer sound.

TS

[Red94Camaro]

But do you think the tips I found would make it sound better?

[HAZ-Matt]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Red94Camaro:
But do you think the tips I found would make it sound better?<hr></blockquote>

How the hell should we know, we're not versed in acoustical physics! ;)

[Wolfy]

if this helps think about when you blow into a bottle and you get that sound, of course tips will effect the sounds of your exhaust, i had some put on my ranger when i had it and yes it makes the sound deeper and thoatier, of course i had purdy big ones put on, but from what i have seen/heard yes they do make the exhaust sound better

[Everglades W68]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by HAZ-Matt:


How the hell should we know, we're not versed in acoustical physics! ;) <hr></blockquote>

Hey, speak for yourself!!! As a friend of mine who works at Kennedy Space Center says, 'as a matter of fact, I am a rocket scientist!'

[Guardsman]

I put the exhaust pipes from a WS6 onto my Flowmaster (about 2.5 or 2.75"). It sounds different than the stock pipes. The sound is more mellow, a little quieter, and it doesn't sound ricey at the high end.

[Red94Camaro]

You guys aren't answering my question. I was just asking about the pipes I had mentioned. You guys are talking about smaller pipes, looks, etc.

[Birdie2000]

From what I've heard (and please don't flame me if I'm wrong), larger tips will make the sound louder and usually deeper. I'm told this is because the larger size of the tips creates an echo effect with the exhaust sound and thus makes it louder.

[veesix]

Those tips should lower the sounds and smooth out the flow.

[Rob94]

I ordered a set of those hooker quad exhaust tips and welded them onto my 2.25 inch pipes coming from my flowmaster 80. My exhaust is louder and has a nice throaty sound at idle that it didn't have before the tips. ;)

[Red94Camaro]

The size of those pipes I want is 4 inches diameter and 22 inches length. Would that fit on my 94 camaro? I have an 80 series Flowmaster.

[Jana]

I think the tips do matter a bit. A friend of mine had the same setup on her car as I have on mine, but different tips. Her's sounded a lot worse. Just my observation.