Exhaust Poll

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2in arospeed piping no resonator, hollowed cat, and 3A turbo muffler, all this has my neighbors signin petitions to ban my car from 9pm-6am :) :)
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2.25 cat back magnaflow mufler no resonator stock cat. sound really deap under 3000 and almost unaudioble above 3000. call me a freak but i'd rather hear the engine than the exhaust. even under 3000 it barly breaks 75db. the sound also changes as it warms up. kinda trippy but cool!
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Vibrant Performance 2.25" inlet /w dual 3.25" square exhaust tips. I know it's loud because people walking on the sidewalk often turn around to see what's coming. lol
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powertech muffler with stock piping .. http://www.geocities.com/driftingboogie/mx3.wav <p>selling soon to replace with a gold apexi 115mm n1 muffler and 2.5" piping after turbo.
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I like to experiment so I tried something different. Got a cherry bomb 21/2" strait thru ($29.99). I removed the resonator (free), and put a Ractive SS tip ($35.00). It sounded rough before the tip was installed. The shape of the tip (4" oval) is critical to the sound. The tip is a divergent duct that forms an aerodynamic back pressure by slowing the velocity of the exhaust gas as it exits, this also acts as a sort of sound baffle. There is a mid to low pitch at idle, mid range RPM sounds awsome with a very low tone. The High PRM (4500+) has a high pitch. Sounds like an airplane when wound right out. Pretty loud, but not annoying. It changes pitch when it warms up too. I know... it sounds like a cheesy way to go, but I'm a V-8 hot rodder recently converted to respect import performance and the cherry bomb was a left over...figgered what the hell, it made that 55 Chev sound great give it a try. I was not wrong, this cheap combo sounds much like a full stainless system I installed on a 95 Acura. My MX is a 95 V-6. I tried the same setup on a 4 cyl and it sounds cool too, but not quite as high pitched at top end. Outstanding for only $64.99.
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its all about the side pipes, O sorry, I mean stock muffler... lol. I like how my mx sounds :shrug:
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BRullen Cat-Bat, dual chrome tips, 2.25 mandrel bent and i love it. Its not too loud but it has a nice deep tone.
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I have a stainless steel round Magnaflow muffler with 2in piping from the cat back. Sounds deep and mellow, not farty and obnoxious like a lot of mufflers.
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hey all...i have an apexi dunk series muffler...5 inch tip, with 2inch catback exhaust piping. I plan on upgrading to bigger piping after the turbo project, and also getting a high flow cat.
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All I did was put 2" pipe from the cat-back, and put a couple of tiny bottle mufflers on (it's kind of a quasi dual exhaust - wish I could have done it properly, but that costs $$$). It's fairly deep at idle, but it get's kinda whiny above 4000 RPM.. Lotta people told me that they like the sound, tho.
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About 2 months ago, I had 2.25 stainless steel piping put on with a Ractive MT225 dual tip exhaust put on....my wife and kid know I'm coming home now when I turn the corner of the street!
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well i have the pacesetter exhaust on my gs and i dont see what the big issue is about the sound as soon as your burn outs done the exhaust sounds great
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i have a midas replacement muffler and it's just too damn loud! Deep rumble in low RPMs and jet-engine like in high RPMs.<p>I wish I had a quiet muffler. Are stock quiet?
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i got ractive.....my car sounds great.....a nice deep tone at low rpm...still sounds great at higher rpm too
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