Has anyone replaced muffler with pipes?

[jaykay]

Originally Posted by navair

Here's my evolution in search of the perfect exhaust note, '02 S:

1. Stock, too quiet
2. Had the "pedro mod" done by Fister in SF Bay area: bypass pipes artfully welded into the twin tips ( your "from B to the outlet"). Perfect sound-no drone, deep, fruity, not too loud.
3. Later got a deal on Stebro secondary cat bypass pipes, installed, and holy s**t it got ALOT louder. Some compliments at the autocross, but too "rice" for the street, really loud when you jump on it. I'm not 18...
4. Experimented with sticking pronged 3/4" fuse box plugs ($1.99 at Home Depot) into the tip bypass pipe exits, and voila-the same muted growl as (2) above, with no secondary cats (that passed CA smog BTW)!

Rubber freeze plug nut expanding plugs work too, assuming they don't burn up

YMMV, enjoy! The moral of the story is that the aft cats do most of the muffling.

Can you show your bypass plug options? Not sure about the fuse plug you are describing.

I need something that won't burn when I go dark...

Does this cause too much back pressure in your Fister as he blocks the entrance to the muffler a bit?