downsides to having a short downpipe?

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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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the downpipe i had made for the car comes off the turbo and barely bends and tucks under the car my old downpipe was severly damaged due to a pot hole so i mangaged to save some of it. now it ends pretty much where the oil pan is,

is this dangerous?
will this effect my tune?
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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well aren't you going to have the exhaust go all the way to it or run open downpipe?
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18 CYA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well aren't you going to have the exhaust go all the way to it or run open downpipe?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i was running open downpipe before, now the downpipe is just 3 times shorter
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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it'll turn your oilpan black
if it isn't already
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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High off exhaust fumes, might go deaf, that's about it.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90blackcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">High off exhaust fumes, might go deaf, that's about it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Those exhaust fumes will really get to you. For a week I ran an open downpipe that ended where the cat would be and the smell really bothered me.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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yeah, it's real bothersome to have the exhaust fumes. i couldn't last 3 days. haha i had to hit up the muffler shop fasho.

i always wondered if you run an open downpipe prior to the oil pan, could there be a possibility of the oil pan getting hot enough to burn oil. lol
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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if its to short you can dispurse exhaust fumes into the engine bay, suck them in the turbo, and make less power.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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shouldnt it be louder than a longer dp? my short one doesnt sound as loud/mean as my longer one?
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr Wonderfull &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

me either... yukky, but hey, i didnt like my open dump tube either.... </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol i still don't really like my open downpipe. scares the person i'm tryin to race. hahaha
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 01:38 AM
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shouldnt it be louder than a longer dp? my short one doesnt sound as loud/mean as my longer one?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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the exhaust is going to get pushed right back into the engine bay on the firewall side...turn everything black....make you choke on fumes make less power and make you smell like gas everywhere you go
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