Photo Request - Dual Exhaust Under Bumper without Bumper Cutouts

[Narwhal]

Really didn't want to start a new thread for this but none of the others I found were specific enough and I only saw pictures of one guy who tried this...

Looking for pictures and feedback on guys who have run a dual exhaust under their rear bumper, aiming straight out the back, without the factory bumper cutouts. I just picked up a 2018 Express Hemi and it has this type of bumper and I'm curious if it would look like crap or not.

I've been in touch with Corsa and even emailed them pictures of my truck, showing that the hangers are on the passenger side already. I've talked to Magnaflow as well but not a huge fan of the tips on their system and they didn't think different tips would work.

So has anyone out there done this, regardless of system, custom ones included?

To be clear, I've seen enough pictures of "hidden" exhausts with rear bumper turndowns, and I've also seen side exit exhaust, both single and dual. I don't need pictures of those.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BiGMERF]

i wish i could help ya out.. ive seen pics over time and in my opinion it is not a good look.. functional yes, pretty no... just my opinion of course

 

[Narwhal]

i wish i could help ya out.. ive seen pics over time and in my opinion it is not a good look.. functional yes, pretty no... just my opinion of course

i appreciate the anecdote. i'm worried it will look bad too. borla also has an under-bumper system. their polished stainless tip version is on clearance right now but the black tip one isn't.

 

[BiGMERF]

is that a supra ?!!!!

 

[Narwhal]

is that a supra ?!!!!

haha. it is.

 

[BiGMERF]

well... lets see a full size shot please... !!!

 

[Narwhal]

well... lets see a full size shot please... !!!

 

[swine]

Here's mine. While I'd like to get the cut out bumper it's not in the budget right now. If the bumper was chrome it'd be easy to find a replacement, but it's painted a metallic black and they're impossible to find around here. Factory dual exhaust and tips. They have to be angled down in order to clear the bumper.

 

[TXCOMT]

Found a bunch o' images when I Googled "hemi ram 1500 dual without bumper cutout."

I'd say it's an OK look, but that's what I like about the Rams versus Chevy and Ford...the exhausts under those trucks just hang there like afterthoughts. Our rigs have pipes that are much more thoughtfully placed.

TXCOMT

 

[BiGMERF]

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niiice.... going to use the ram to tow her to shows ?

 

[S0CAL]

Awhile back I did this Magnaflow, as an initial mod.

 

[Narwhal]

Here's mine. While I'd like to get the cut out bumper it's not in the budget right now. If the bumper was chrome it'd be easy to find a replacement, but it's painted a metallic black and they're impossible to find around here. Factory dual exhaust and tips. They have to be angled down in order to clear the bumper

Did you try or consider trying using longer hangers to get the exhaust lower? Or modifying it such that you could get the tips further past the bumper so they don't hit?

 

[Narwhal]

View attachment 133657 Awhile back I did this Magnaflow, as an initial mod.

can you post more pics from different angles when you get a chance?

 

[Narwhal]

niiice.... going to use the ram to tow her to shows ?

i drive it to shows aggressively. the ram is just to run people over =D

 

[BiGMERF]

i drive it to shows aggressively. the ram is just to run people over =D

hahahahaha.. nice !

 

[stimpy433]

Did you try or consider trying using longer hangers to get the exhaust lower? Or modifying it such that you could get the tips further past the bumper so they don't hit?

I couldn't find a picture but when I was still running the non cutout bumper with the OEM dual exhaust the tips didn't touch the bumper. I had at least a finger thickness of space between the top of the tips and the bottom of the bumper. It doesn't look bad but I do like it better now with my cutout bumper and 5" tips.

 

[Narwhal]

I couldn't find a picture but when I was still running the non cutout bumper with the OEM dual exhaust the tips didn't touch the bumper. I had at least a finger thickness of space between the top of the tips and the bottom of the bumper. It doesn't look bad but I do like it better now with my cutout bumper and 5" tips.

...and that standoff between the tips and bumper was good enough? never rattled or made contact?

like swine, i have BBP paint and i don't think i'll find a bumper anytime soon. not sure i want to invest in one for $250+paint just to have the exhaust look right on a lease. if the under-bumper look sucks and and i can't find a cutout bumper that's already painted, i'll probably just do a hidden exhaust or possibly even a different side exit exhaust.

 

[swine]

Did you try or consider trying using longer hangers to get the exhaust lower? Or modifying it such that you could get the tips further past the bumper so they don't hit?

The tips don't touch the bumper. I put a 1/4" spacer between them and the bumper, adjusted them and tightened them in place. I wasn't inclined to modify any of the exhaust just to change the angle/height of the tips. I may eventually get a new bumper, but between the cost of a bumper and getting it painted to match I'm probably looking at least $450. It's not high on my priority list.

 

[atom13]

Here's mine. While I'd like to get the cut out bumper it's not in the budget right now. If the bumper was chrome it'd be easy to find a replacement, but it's painted a metallic black and they're impossible to find around here. Factory dual exhaust and tips. They have to be angled down in order to clear the bumper.

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That really doesn’t look bad. I bought a muffler locally for $20. Im getting my pipes later this week from a local guy for $125. I’ll be running it without cutout until I can find a good chrome bumper.

 

[S0CAL]

View attachment 133657 Awhile back I did this Magnaflow, as an initial mod.

This is the only other shot. I ended up taking it back to the shop and went with rear wheel exit solo and lovin' it.