"Fart cannon" exhausts. Where did the craze begin? (fast and furious, traction)

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by Gimme3steps

That's ^^ about as silly looking as this

Those actually make sense if you are in a field of grass or stubble so it won't so easily catch fire.

[GTOlover]

Originally Posted by RandyWatson13

honda civic ricers who thought adding giant exhaust would make their 1.6 liter 4 cylinder sound like 5.0 V-8

Even then most stock 5.0 mustang owners never went to a full 3-inch exaust because it cost them alot of low end torque and was not worth it..

Which is why most aftermarket 5.0 flowmaster 40 series or Borla full Cat-back Exhaust kits were 2-1/2" or 2-3/4"

[rsh56]

When the Fast and the Furious was released.

[gman6974]

Originally Posted by rsh56

When the Fast and the Furious was released.

This. Thats when the real craze began.

[frankgn87]

Originally Posted by nitram

Fart canon mufflers date back to the 1940's.

wrong.. In the 40's, there was NO 5-6" diameter fart cans on Japanese 4 cylinder cars.

I remember it starting in the early 90's or so.

[frankgn87]

Originally Posted by PDD

This is where it really started.

Smithy's MufflersMade in the USA.The World's oldest Performance muffler is now available for that "resto-rod" or your 1950's custom. Get the muffler your dad used to impress his friends, and yes, it's still gauranteed not to blow out or leak! Double end cap construction and 3-1/2" Hammertone finished cases assure the original "Smithy" look

wrong again. NO ONE had 3.5" exhaust in the 50's.. Smithys is now catering to what sells..

[frankgn87]

Originally Posted by RandyWatson13

honda civic ricers who thought adding giant exhaust would make their 1.6 liter 4 cylinder sound like 5.0 V-8

but it did not work. It now sounds like crap. BTW- the 650 hp GT500 and the 634 hp Zr1's have 2-2/3" pipes proving the size of the pipes make no difference when it comes to hp.

[Swampmonster]

Originally Posted by Gimme3steps

That's ^^ about as silly looking as this

That "stack" fad has ruined dozens of trucks around here...one of the most assinine things I have seen since the lowering fad trashed so many good trucks....idiotic.

As for the fart cans...there are next to zero of them around here so the HD crowd makes up for it with their noise

[Mr. Opinionated]

Like the glasspacks tailpipes I remember from the 1970's, that guys would install on lowriders and even the really loud, raspy motorcycles seen up and down I and J streets here in Sactown.

[PDD]

Originally Posted by frankgn87

wrong again. NO ONE had 3.5" exhaust in the 50's.. Smithys is now catering to what sells..

Frank, I thought you were up to date on old time hot rod stuff.
Back in the 50's when I started driving flat head Fords ruled the day and if you had a pair of Smithy's you were the coolest guy in the school parking lot.

Yes today's "Fart Cans" are the favorite of the rice burners but it all started back in the forty's and Smithy's was one of if not the first loud glass pack and sometime steel pack muffler.

Now get your facts straight youngster.