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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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straight pipe (video)

So just got the exhaust done , deleted the muffler and now from the cat back It's all straight pipe. It's LOUD a lot louder than I expected and now I finally can hear the back fire
What do you guys think ?


 
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 05:02 PM
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hrmmms.. my full miltek system pops and it has a cat & muffler... I also think its a perfect balance of rumbly\quiet and loud when you want it.

I think this would be too loud for me (fun experiment.. I started my other car with no mufflers for fun when I had them gutted.. and it was LOUD! fun.. but too much everyday)

how much power are you loosing with the reduced back pressure? You should dyno before and after.

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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by element
hrmmms.. my full miltek system pops and it has a cat & muffler... I also think its a perfect balance of rumbly\quiet and loud when you want it.

I think this would be too loud for me (fun experiment.. I started my other car with no mufflers for fun when I had them gutted.. and it was LOUD! fun.. but too much everyday)

how much power are you loosing with the reduced back pressure? You should dyno before and after.

phil.
I don't know how much power Is gained or lost , doesn't feel any different but after a day of driving I think I'll be getting a muffler , cat hasn't been deleted so not a full straight pipe yet I'm thinking of getting headers not so much for sound but for the better air flow
 
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 06:26 PM
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The sound inside the car must be crazy!! Id prolly end up ripping my hair out after so long.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DRoc7822
The sound inside the car must be crazy!! Id prolly end up ripping my hair out after so long.
Yea but I'm used to it , I don't mind it , the drones not as bad as you might think
 
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 07:27 PM
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I got the mufflers chopped and have a magnaflow straight through...literally. It' too loud for me. I've heard someone else driving it and I thought it sounded good from 2 blocks away when they wound it out and let off till they got to a stop sign. Next time I do an exhaust it's going to be super quiet so I can hear the supercharger/intake better. They're way sexier sounding than my exhaust
 
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 11:49 PM
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I think the best sound is a combo of the intake exhaust and sc whine all at one time
 
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Old Apr 19, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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I did this too.



And then I added a custom resonator. The resonator makes it a much more tolerable daily driver!



I made a thread but it's like four pages back.
 
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