Glossary / General

straight pipe

8 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A straight pipe is an exhaust system that has no mufflers or restrictions, making the car louder. It can make the car sound more powerful but might not be street legal in some areas.

Technical Definition

A straight pipe exhaust system is designed to minimize restrictions, allowing exhaust gases to flow freely. This can result in a louder and more aggressive sound, but may also lead to increased emissions and reduced back pressure.

Hear It Discussed

"Well ours was quiet and then all the all the fiberglass packing blue like literally flew out of the muffler and now it's like straight pipe [1258.4s] Um my accident. So I get it."
CA Tire War; Luce Conspiracy Theory; Q&A The Smoking Tire 20:52

"No rubber hoses, all straight pipe, all three-quarter pipe. No drop downs, but I have two reels."
Air Water event recap and visiting the Matranga collection. CarCast 03:32

"where I had the mufflers removed and I ran straight pipe and that thing."
SEMA Show Photographer: Mustang Dreams to Industry Access To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History 30:56