Exhaust Tip Purpose?

Unique question I know but does anyone know the purpose of the exhaust tip other than looks and sound?

Is anyone running their Tacoma with the exhaust tip removed?

Just curious!

 

Chrome exhaust tip removal was the first thing I did to my truck on day number one.

 

Bling.

 

I think polished stainless just looks better than a rusty pipe. Edit: Oh and I found it in a discount store open without a box or price tag. I took it to the cash and said I wanted to buy what I think is a tooth brush holder but it’s missing the bottom. The Manager gave it a once over and said $1.99 plus tax. Alright... I’ll take it

 

This is true that it's mostly bling, Serves no real purpose other than appearance, is better than
an ugly rusty or muddy pipe.

 

Subjectivism in Aesthetics...

 

+25 HP

 

Anyone who tells you it adds performance is trying to sell you a tip.
A muffler tip is like a bumper sticker. It’s for ppl to look at and that’s it. Rims can make you slower or faster by weight reduction or increase. Tip don’t change air flow either way. I seen ppl put a 8” exhaust tip on a 3” pipe looks stupid. Also seen ppl put a double tip on a single pipe and call it dual. Both are False advertising

 

I put a bad ass black chrome tip, brand new 1/4” larger mandrel bend piping cat back, with magna flow high output exhaust muffler, TRD intake set up along with K&N filter. Around $700 later, all add ons combined, I gained about 3-7hp tops. It’s mostly a sound and cosmetic upgrade.

 

Its truck porn

 

Just one more thing to bend over & polish......so I tossed it in the shitter

Funny thing is the factory window sticker had it listed as a $90 option ARE YOU SHITTING ME?

 

Ahahaha so true.

 

I got the black chrome exhaust tip because I wanted to be cool. then I realized it will almost always be dirty and caked with mud, salt, dirt, what have you, not 5 minutes after you wash the truck.

 

Chick magnet...

 

$23 DC Sport Black Universal Bolt On Exhaust Tip 2.875" Inlet 3.75" Outlet - Fits 1.75" - 2.5" Tail Pipes

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I have this, it look great and cheap

 

I wanted to keep my stock tip cleaner

 

Truth.

Anyone who calls a black chrome tip badass is slightly touched in the head.

I love it when the truth is spoken. Your setup looks nice.

 

The black chrome tip was standard.

 

Careful. That's getting kinda racy, pulling stuff like that off.

Of course many of us don't have one to remove. We were OE racy.

 

I cut my exhaust immediately after the down-turn where it clears the rear axle. A pipe sitting behind the rear tire doesn't last long on the rocks. Truck looks better with no visible exhaust pipe too.