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Exhaust changes tone after car wash!?

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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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Well, I was washing my car the other day cause its a Berlina and impossible to keep clean and I must have gotten some water into my spugen dual ti exhaust cause when I started it up it sounded completely different. The exhaust normally is really deep and very agressive at WOT but after the wash it sound almost like a WRX with a exhaust. That real sputter, inconsist tone to it. Sounded cool I'm not complaining but it goes away after about an hour of driving. Just curious if anyone else has noticed this before or why its doing that.
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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yea spray a strong stream of water into your mufflers (park the car on an incline so it runs out) and it'll sound really different. i guess it washes away some of the exhaust dust buildup from the inside which changes the acoustics inside the exhaust.
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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my guess is you're wetting the glass packing inside the muffler and its losing its muffling characteristics until it dries out.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 09:13 AM
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Be careful about spraying water into your exhaust - if it sits it can rust out the pipes over time.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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not a titanium one
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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Wash this inside;it must be dirty.!!
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