I've searched the forum and found a few threads related to the muffler delete option; however they didn't answer any of my questions or concerns. Lastly, everyone also has their own taste so please do not reply with "ricer" type comments.

I chose to lease my G so I know there's some things that I can and can't do to it... I YouTube'd a few videos of the G with the muffler delete and I really like how it sounded but is such a modification reversible?

I read some of the video comments and found that it costs roughly $100 to do? I don't want to drive around without mufflers... Are they just removing the stock tips and replacing them with a straight piping?

thanks

 

Welcome aboard first of all. To clarify, a muffler delete replaces the muffler itself, not the tips, with straight pipes. Here's what a G37 Coupe muffler looks like:



My recommendation (since your car is leased) is to keep the factory muffler untouched, and get yourself tanabe mufflers. They sound great, and once you're done with your lease, you sell them and put your OEM muffler back on. Last thing you want to do is cut and weld pipes on a leased car. Just my 2 cents

 

Thanks for the clarification! Yes, I agree that cutting and welding pipes on a leased car is the wrong approach to take. I just wasn't sure exactly what people were doing for the removal of the exhaust but your picture really helps.

I searched online and found the tanabe exhaust for ~$600?

 

People sell their stock exhausts all the time. Wait for someone to sell it for cheap, buy it, and use that as a base for the muffler delete.

If you really want to see what it sounds like on your car in person, you can simply unbolt the muffler at the flanges, spray a little WD-40 on the rubber holders, and gently pull the muffler off. A lot of muffler shops can use their own stockpile of tips too, so you don't have to cut up your exhaust at all.

 

Great point! I'll give a call to a local shop while keeping an eye on the classified section.