Removal of Muffler - Legal in Texas?

[mayo_pasco]

Does anyone know if it within legal limits to remove the muffler in Texas?

What is the HP gain?

Has anyone removed the muffler and how much louder does the ride get after removing it?

 

[mayo_pasco]

What if I remove the muffler and extend the exhaust w/o using the OYL assembly, only using straight pipes?

Would that pass the emission control or is the OYL minimum requirement to be street legal?

If I do need the OYL, where can I get hold of it and how much is it?

 

[Kurt 97 GTS]

mayo_pasco

Is this a Gen 1 or Gen 2 car? In this case it makes a big difference. I'd be happy to share my thoughts regarding Gen 1 if this is what your after.

 

[mayo_pasco]

Kurt,

I have a GenII RT/10 '96

 

[Ulysses]

Shouldn't matter if you have a muffler shop do pipes for you or if you go with SnakeOyl. Not sure if there is a maximum extension rule for tail pipes, but the muffler shop you go to should know.

 

[Ulysses]

It's pretty darn loud without the mufflers. I can't imagine how loud it would be with hi flows or straight pipes.

 

[Kurt 97 GTS]

I drove my 94 RT for about 5 months without the mufflers and finally decided to put on a borla cat-back. IMHO the sound is much richer, deeper but not as loud. Also, the straight pipes had a hollow sound and some annoying drone at about 1800-2300 RPM. WOT sounded very nice with straight pipes, but I think the borla cat-back sounds much better overall on a side pipe car

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[Jason-Middle Tennessee]

I know that Jeff Ellison has his mufflers taken off of his GEN 1 King Snake and it sounds awesome. I'm not sure if it's ok with the local law enforcement though.

 

[Marv S]

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HUH? a '96 RT/10 GEN II? I think the first GEN II (sorry, Chapter 2) RT/10 didn't come along until '97 <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mayo_pasco:
Kurt,I have a GenII RT/10 '96 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

[Janni]

The 96 RT is a bit of a hybrid - getting the rear exhaust and better suspension with the Gen I engine.

Something to be VERY CAREFUL about is this - on a 96 RT, there is NO MUFFLER in the side sills, just the cat (UNLIKE the GTS of the same year and after as well as later RTs...). If you remove the resonator in the rear, you MAY end up with something that is too loud. The 96 RT is the only year / car with this set up.

That's why the 96 RTs consistently dyno better than all the Gen 1's.... better exhaust. So it's a Gen 1.5???

Hope this helps.

 

[SteveBCloud9]

I have a 96 gts with headers and no muffler. It sounds great, not too loud at all. I bought the car in Calf. and had the dealer smog test it before I bought it..... it passed. I wouldn't worry at all. I'm sure a cop will ticket you for not having a front license plate before he looks for your muffler (at least in ILL.) We're talking about deading sound, not performance gains.