A tip doesn't really make the sound any different. It just causes the people behind you to laugh at you. (believe me, they will) DVS is right, save up and get at least a muffler cuz about 2 months after getting the tip, you'll say to yourself, "Gee golly, I wish i had an exhaust." Everyone goes through a "rice" stage... Some people don't ever grow out of it. And once you do all the cheap stuff, you'll say to yourself, "jeepers, why did I spend money on all this useless stuff. I can't count the amount of stuff I wish I HADN'T done to my car. I painted my taillights red, I used to have red and amber taillights. THis is what it looked like.