Sick of this.

"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon) 09/26/2013 at 16:16 • Filed to: None

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Fake exhaust outlets. Just the worst. And EVERYBODY is doing it these days! Nothing like seeing a 1", peashooter, VW1600 sized exhaust wrapped in 6" of plated plastic. Gag. Worse than engine covers. OK. Almost worse.

Mattbob > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:19

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yup.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:20

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Hmm, I'll have to check the SHO, I fear the worst.

Although exhausts integrated somewhat in bumpers, I am a fan of. It's a cleaner look. But wrapped in plastic? That's too much. I like on my car that you can see the pipes coming through the center and splitting left and right. It's hawt.

Casper > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:20

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Here's a tough question. Which is worse a tiny exhaust surrounded by a fake larger tube or dual exits where only exit is actually connected to the exhaust system? Take your time and try not to get mad that either one is a reality.

davedave1111 > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:22

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It looks even stupider when they hide them, like this:

Party-vi > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:22

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This is why i prefer the current E350 over the E550. Real exhaust outlets.

Bruno Martini > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:22

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Mine has 4 inch tips on here, but its attached to 3 inch ss pipe, she is quiet as a mouse btw..... Too much muffler and 5000cc...

Chairman Kaga > Casper 09/26/2013 at 16:24

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Oh God!!! That's a thing that's real?!?!

*aneurysm*

Nibbles > Casper 09/26/2013 at 16:24

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Vestigial Exhaust Ports are definitely the worst. If you're going to go through the time and effort to make it look symmetrical, at least make it functional as well.

Chairman Kaga > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/26/2013 at 16:26

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Like this?

It's.... better. But I still prefer to see machinery. I hate this trend of trying to convince us cars aren't machines made up of numerous components. Hide it all! No barnacles or buttons or levers or anything resembling a machine. It's an iPod! Yuck.

Chairman Kaga > Bruno Martini 09/26/2013 at 16:29

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I think my brother's Camaro SS just has stainless tips, I think... your have a Mustang, just guessing?

HammerheadFistpunch > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:31

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yup, not as bad as fake vents or scoops, in my opinion, but just as "screw you intelligent car buyer". On the plus side, its nearly impossible to burn yourself on a tailpipe...you know for all the times you rub up against a boiling hot exhaust.....

Victorious Secret > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:32

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The good thing with my fakers is that the two pipes are so far back that unless you're literally parallel you can't tell.

I hate it too though.

I don't mind dual exits that go into quad pipes, so long as the pipes are genuine pipes and not plastic trim pieces attached to the rear bumper. That sucks.

HammerheadFistpunch > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:32

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Lexus IS-F

Chairman Kaga > HammerheadFistpunch 09/26/2013 at 16:35

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I have a "tattoo" on my right ring finger from slicing it across the hot tip of my Integra's exhaust. The grease embedded under the skin and the heat cauterized it. It's been almost 15 years. I'll probably die from it, somehow...

Chairman Kaga > HammerheadFistpunch 09/26/2013 at 16:36

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There's no excuse for a friggin performance car to have fake exhaust tips. Ugh. This is the worst of the worst.

Chairman Kaga > Victorious Secret 09/26/2013 at 16:37

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Out loud.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:40

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Nah I don't like that, the tips should be round. There is no other shape that truly makes sense, as far as I know. I mean little half circle cut outs at the bottom of the bumper for the exhausts to peak out. On my car that's how it is, I can still see my mufflers left and right and the pipes splitting from the center leading up to them. I tried to find a good picture, but it seems I shall have to take my own, haha.

NaturallyAspirated > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:49

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...hmm?

Mikeado > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 16:57

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By far and away, the worst offender is this particular version of the previous-gen Renault Clio I saw in Swansea (it took me about 10 minutes to pin it down and find an image of it online, having forgotten the LE name...):

There are two main issues here. One is that they are so blatantly not metal it makes my mind full of fuck that anyone would think they were. Seriously, that shit belongs on a child's toy. But the worst bit? Easily the fact that, if you look closely, there aren't even any holes in it .

What.

The.

Actual.

Fuck.

Renault?

I mean, help me out here. If they're not supposed to be exhaust pipes, what in Stig's name ARE they supposed to be? This isn't even half-arsed. It's quarter-arsed. Nay, it's one slice of raw bacon. That's how not-full-arsed it is. I'm astounded. I'd rather eat horse pubes than be seen with this fuckery on my car...

Chairman Kaga > Mikeado 09/26/2013 at 17:06

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Winner winner chicken dinner.

And by that, I mean

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Chairman Kaga 09/26/2013 at 18:18

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I've always thought of them as being the automotive equivalent of a fake male reproductive organ. They serve no purpose, other than to make someone feel 'big'.

Bruno Martini > Chairman Kaga 09/30/2013 at 10:00

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Yup Mustang.