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orthojoe · 10-24-2013, 11:54 PM

One thing guys:

If you're going to jury-rig some sort of sound meter beating exhaust setup, please do it properly. There are plenty of instances where people are putting on stupid contraptions and they fall off on track. Then the cars behind you either get hi or run over the contraptions, and then blow a tire or damage the car as a result. This happens too often.

BigFatFlip · 10-25-2013, 12:44 AM

Those "work-around" pics are hilarious!

bkblitzed · 10-25-2013, 01:18 AM

yea some guy with an evo did that home depot thing. His fell off on the track somewhere haha.

AyJay · 10-25-2013, 01:51 AM

I've heard stories from friends about people trying to use the silencers that come with aftermarket exhausts and the silencers fly out and do damage to the guy behind them.

sw20kosh · 10-25-2013, 03:28 AM

Lmao yeah mine will be secure. Untill it flies off into someone's windshield...

Edit: I was just kidding. If I did make such a contraption I would try my best to make it very secure. It wouldn't be some haphazard attempt with no regard for others.

I never will forget driving behind an old slammed modded integra at WSIR where I literally had to dodge bits and pieces that were falling/ripping off his car... Luckily it wasn't a hot lap and I could kinda just laugh it off as it was a somewhat hilarious sight to behold.

orthojoe · 10-25-2013, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sw20kosh

Lmao yeah mine will be secure. Untill it flies off into someone's windshield...

How is that funny?

overlookedx · 10-25-2013, 11:50 AM

It's just fuckin sad that because of the sound restriction, people have to be less safe on a race track. Safety should be priority #1. No one ever intends to be unsafe with a home-made silencer/sound deflector, but then no one wants to go to a race track with one of those things, so it just makes it a shit show.

sw20kosh · 10-25-2013, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orthojoe

How is that funny?

Sorry, I should have added:

"Just kidding. If I did make such a contraption I would try my best to make it very secure. It wouldn't be some haphazard attempt with no regard for others."

But as OL stated, I would assume the majority of people making these things go into it with the intention of it not flying off, but don't necessarily have the know-how to make a sturdy one. I was actually thinking about using exhaust piping and bolting it to the exhaust tips. I wouldn't mind having at least one permanent bolt hole for it since I do plan on driving LS many times and the dB limit is dropping to 90 for 2014 (confirmed from HOD).

When reading your post about things flying around on track hitting cars behind I was also reminded of this video:

[ame]http://youtu.be/7G4kt5MLL5E[/ame]

RC51ed · 10-25-2013, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sw20kosh

Sorry, I should have added:

"Just kidding. If I did make such a contraption I would try my best to make it very secure. It wouldn't be some haphazard attempt with no regard for others."

But as OL stated, I would assume the majority of people making these things go into it with the intention of it not flying off, but don't necessarily have the know-how to make a sturdy one. I was actually thinking about using exhaust piping and bolting it to the exhaust tips. I wouldn't mind having at least one permanent bolt hole for it since I do plan on driving LS many times and the dB limit is dropping to 90 for 2014 (confirmed from HOD).

When reading your post about things flying around on track hitting cars behind I was also reminded of this video:

Wow, buggs bunny didn't get away that time...

orthojoe · 10-25-2013, 02:32 PM

Impressive how much air that rabbit was able to achieve. Somehow the airflow from the cars lifted him even higher?

BigFatFlip · 10-25-2013, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orthojoe

Impressive how much air that rabbit was able to achieve. Somehow the airflow from the cars lifted him even higher?

Looks like the little guy did a huge "freak out" jump to avoid the first car then got caught by the m3 mid air.

sw20kosh · 10-25-2013, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orthojoe

Impressive how much air that rabbit was able to achieve. Somehow the airflow from the cars lifted him even higher?

1. I could be wrong but I think the rabbit saw that car in front of the M3 and said "OH SH*T" and did one of those super high freak out jumps that cats etc do when they get startled where they shoot straight up into the air.

or

2. It's a super bunny.

PMok · 10-25-2013, 03:26 PM

there are rodents at MRLS too... last time I was there a poor bunny or squirrel met its demise during one of the sessions. I saw a "debris" flag coming up on the corkscrew, and then on exit saw the carcass there. Well what a way to go, on the world-famous Corkscrew ...

sw20kosh · 10-26-2013, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by PMok

there are rodents at MRLS too... last time I was there a poor bunny or squirrel met its demise during one of the sessions. I saw a "debris" flag coming up on the corkscrew, and then on exit saw the carcass there. Well what a way to go, on the world-famous Corkscrew ...

poor thing got screwed....

10-24-2013, 11:54 PM	#239
orthojoe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: USA Posts: 485 Thanks: 199 Thanked 339 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 10 Thread(s)	One thing guys: If you're going to jury-rig some sort of sound meter beating exhaust setup, please do it properly. There are plenty of instances where people are putting on stupid contraptions and they fall off on track. Then the cars behind you either get hi or run over the contraptions, and then blow a tire or damage the car as a result. This happens too often. __________________ 2013 Subaru BRZ

10-25-2013, 03:28 AM	#243
sw20kosh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Black FR-S Location: SF Posts: 3,030 Thanks: 881 Thanked 2,014 Times in 990 Posts Mentioned: 153 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Lmao yeah mine will be secure. Untill it flies off into someone's windshield... Edit: I was just kidding. If I did make such a contraption I would try my best to make it very secure. It wouldn't be some haphazard attempt with no regard for others. I never will forget driving behind an old slammed modded integra at WSIR where I literally had to dodge bits and pieces that were falling/ripping off his car... Luckily it wasn't a hot lap and I could kinda just laugh it off as it was a somewhat hilarious sight to behold. __________________ 86DRIVE Challenge Last edited by sw20kosh; 10-25-2013 at 01:23 PM.

10-25-2013, 11:50 AM	#245
overlookedx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2015 WRB Limited Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 536 Thanked 651 Times in 351 Posts Mentioned: 81 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	It's just fuckin sad that because of the sound restriction, people have to be less safe on a race track. Safety should be priority #1. No one ever intends to be unsafe with a home-made silencer/sound deflector, but then no one wants to go to a race track with one of those things, so it just makes it a shit show. __________________ Superfast Jellyfish

10-25-2013, 02:32 PM	#248
orthojoe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: USA Posts: 485 Thanks: 199 Thanked 339 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 10 Thread(s)	Impressive how much air that rabbit was able to achieve. Somehow the airflow from the cars lifted him even higher? __________________ 2013 Subaru BRZ

10-25-2013, 03:26 PM	#251
PMok Codename: Stitch Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 91 MR2; 06 IS350; 16 BRZ; 18 CX-5 Location: Hayward/NorCal Posts: 5,248 Thanks: 4,021 Thanked 5,436 Times in 2,307 Posts Mentioned: 462 Post(s) Tagged: 6 Thread(s)	there are rodents at MRLS too... last time I was there a poor bunny or squirrel met its demise during one of the sessions. I saw a "debris" flag coming up on the corkscrew, and then on exit saw the carcass there. Well what a way to go, on the world-famous Corkscrew ... __________________ 86DRIVE Events Calendar

10-25-2013, 12:44 AM	#240
BigFatFlip sleep, drive, eat, repeat Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '13 BRZ, '12 Outback Location: Sack of Potatoes Posts: 4,431 Thanks: 2,630 Thanked 3,797 Times in 1,981 Posts Mentioned: 188 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Those "work-around" pics are hilarious!

10-25-2013, 01:18 AM	#241
bkblitzed is better than you Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 raven FRS Location: Norcal Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 591 Thanked 1,347 Times in 745 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yea some guy with an evo did that home depot thing. His fell off on the track somewhere haha.

10-25-2013, 01:51 AM	#242
AyJay Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 22 GR86, 13 FR-S, AP2 S2000 Location: Sac, NorCal Posts: 407 Thanks: 208 Thanked 220 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've heard stories from friends about people trying to use the silencers that come with aftermarket exhausts and the silencers fly out and do damage to the guy behind them.

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