All normal fuels, including diesel and butane, produce carbon monoxide. Sometimes, the inside of a moving vehicle will begin to have high concentrations of carbon monoxide. In studies done by the California Highway Patrol, they found that 30 out of 1,078 vehicles tested proved to have carbon monoxide levels at the height of the driver's face. Each of these 30 vehicles had a defect that permitted carbon monoxide to pass into the vehicle. The types of defects included:
any exposure to any chemical with un unnaturally high concentration will have adversse effects on the individuals exposed. every 2 days in new york city increases your likelyhood of cancer by 1 in 1000000 over the course of your lifetime (EPA statistics)... when you go to the dragstrip you are exposing yourself to concentrated levels of chemicals known to be carcinogens... but everything has a risk associated with it! this is why we all have our own houses and our own cars to control. btw, ~100 8oz steaks increases your likelyhood of cancer by 1 in 1000000 also...
P.S. just remember, you have a 100% chance of dying in your lifetime
Think of it as creating an exhaust leak on purpose. Put washers between your midpipes and your catback to separate the pipes. Its absolutely ridiculous.
are you smurfing kidding me?!
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2006- Pontiac GTO- PBM/Red M6- 1 of 417
ARH 1 7/8 headers, off-road connecting pipes, SW 3" catback, MSD 8.5mm wires, NGK TR-6 plugs, Underdrive pulley, LPE CAI, ported TB, HPE S2 camshaft,
Tuned by only the best (Chuck @ HPE)
437.2 RWHP 399.8 RWTQ
I'm just point out the facts. I don't know about you but I maintain my car with safety first in mind. And yes repeated exposure to carbon monoxide can cause birth defects and cancer. What's wrong? Strike too close to home for you?
are we talking about the cars exhuast or cigarette smoking?
I hear you point, and sometimes you have to go to the extreme to get some people to understand things... but i don't think there have been any studies done on this type of exhaust mod.
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04 Torrid Red/red A4, Kooks Signature series with Corsa Sport. Pedders springs front and rear, raduis rod bushings and Hoitchkis swsay bars all waiting to be installed. And maybe a CAI on it's way.
stage 2 is 2 washers.
stage 3 is more rare, usually big spenders do it. 3 washers!
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CGM 06 a4 346hp/335tq
Kooks SS LT catted
Spintech Catback
Ported TB/Intake/Tuned by Mongillo Motors
Volant intake
Tires 245/285 Ruff 278 Hyper Black
ya ya, big spender
people have been doin this mod since the freakin 60's had a 71 chevelle we made one inch washers out of tubing and put between all the header bolts to make it super loud ran it like that for years nothing ever wrong little harder on new cars but none the less just makes alott of noise cancer and monoxide free
The DMH cutouts have like shrouds..that direct the exhaust gas down. It's not an all around leak.
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Do you make the same rant to people with cutouts right after the mids? Ever smelled a GTO with cutouts? Or one with the "washer mod"? You can smell the gas from being a little rich. Ever rode in a car with either of those mods? You can't smell anything (at least in the cars I have been in). If it was getting into the car at levels strong enough to hurt, he would probably know. Of course, maybe with a good tune not so much, but I don't think the fumes will get in anyway.
Now, a sealed gas can in the trunk you can definitely smell even though you can't smell the gas from the tank in the trunk.
Your point is not falling on deaf ears, but you are going a little extreme with the damaging unborn children and getting cancer.
FWIW, once I put on my catless pacesetters, my washer mod sounded like crap. I bolted it back up and ran it that way for a couple of weeks. I then came across a FREE 05 catback. I cut open the mufflers, removed the packing, cut two holes in the internal baffles, and welded it all back up. They sound good but still a little raspy. It's not too loud but he dog has some bark. It's a good time
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3.91, SLP 455 Bobcat tune, LSS, LT's, Ported TB, Vararam, Drag Bags, 275 Nitto 555R, all kinds of redneck crap to the exhaust.
1.668 60', 7.821@87.571 before Vararam and on a smoking clutch
oh BTW, to "theweight" I've got front row seats to the end of the world I'll sell ya for a measley $500. Send the money to your momma. She'll just turn around and give it to me for showing her whos your smurfing daddy.
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"Life is not fair, never has been, never will be. Walter Payton is dead, and O.J. is still...uhmm...wut?"
From time to time i search for washer mod threads just for the purpose of watching all the people on their soapboxes try and make the "washer mod" folks look dumb.
Some of you people kill me with just how highly they think of their opinions. Get a car, pay for your car, do whatever you want to do with your car. People have been doing things like this for at least 50 years.
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Billet Products Shifter / Super 40s /Stolen Fox H pipe/
From time to time i search for washer mod threads just for the purpose of watching all the people on their soapboxes try and make the "washer mod" folks look dumb.
Some of you people kill me with just how highly they think of their opinions. Get a car, pay for your car, do whatever you want to do with your car. People have been doing things like this for at least 50 years.
Amen brother. The elitist attitude on this site is sickening sometimes.
2005 GTO Owner
