Kitty exhaust tip.

[karr1213]

I have been thinking of putting a Hello Kitty exhaust tip on my Yaris for his one year anniversary with me.
My question is: Will this make the car louder at all? I'm a total noob at stuff like this and have never replaced a tip for no reason other than to be cute like this.

http://imgur.com/2JugS.jpg

http://imgur.com/iozUl.jpg

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

[Black Yaris]

repost

[karr1213]

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Repost?

[90tsi]

No its just a tip wont affect the sound. sayin repost cuz theres already a thread started about this particular tip.

[Prohibit]

I've seen this tip a bajillion times since i've been a member.... maybe we should just make it the banner?

[33OH]

Tips barely effect the sound.

Be sure to check out Garm's pricing before ordering. :wink: http://shop.microimageonline.com/Hello-Kitty-exhaust-tip-hket-1.htm

[karr1213]

Oooh, sorry for the repost. Now I'm curious and I want to see those other posts. :tongue:
I thought that tip would look nice because well, here's my car:
http://imgur.com/9a5P6.jpg

And thanks for the link! All the ones on ebay are always around $80.

[Altitude]

It would look great with your car!

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23312&highlight=kitty

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26822&highlight=kitty

[dean_park]

I just measured the sound level with and without my Hello Kitty exhaust tip.
Baseline in my garage was 44.0 dBA.
Idle with car at operating temp, no AC, no tip 58.1 dBA.
Full throttle (or as close as I can tell without a tach) 90.4 dBA.

With the tip, at idle, 59.5 dBA.
With the tip at full throttle, 94.1 dBA.


I used a calibrated Extech 407764 with the garage door closed @ 1 meter away And 1.5 meters from the floor.

So there is a bit more sound, but shouldn't be enough to get you pulled over.

[karr1213]

Thanks for the further info. I Just like the quietest car possible always! I can't stand loud cars. It's embarrassing.

[dean_park]

It's far quieter than any aftermarket exhaust would be.
You would have to drive with the windows down slow (but high in the RPM range) with the radio off to hear a difference. Even then engine noise may be louder than the exhaust. I do have an AFE intake which is defintely louder than the exhaust tip.
There are a few people on here with Pilot brand resonated tips they've bought at Walmart that say they look and sound nice but not too loud.

[sickpuppy1]

LMAO, the scary part was about him doing sound level checks of his exhaust " with my garage door closed". Whats wrong with that picture,lol

[dean_park]

lol... yeah, sounds bad, but it was only for a couple mins until I passed out. Luckily, I hit my head on the garage door opener and it let in some fresh air.

[tomato]

I didn't notice a difference. This is the one I got from Garm (Micro Image)

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=423976&postcount=111

[dean_park]

That was the one I have. I bought it from jekqmb who bought it from Garm.

[tomato]

That was the one I have. I bought it from jekqmb who bought it from Garm.

hahaha! as long as it stays in the family :wink: