I know this exhaust issue has been beat to death, but I need some opinions on mufflers. I just installed a new exhaust on my car and its way too loud for my taste. I have a header, a 2.25" carsound cat, a 2.25" no name resonator, and a 2.25" Flowmaster mufller. I'm pretty sure its the Flowmaster that is making it so loud. It has a nice deep throaty sound, but still way too loud for me.
I guess my quetion is...what muffler can I get that is as quiet or almost as quiet as stock? I wanna keep my car a sleeper. Also, I kinda want to keep the stock look (twin pipes out the back, or at least a 2.25" single pipe). I would even forgo the free-flow of the muffler if it would quieten it down.
I was looking at the Magnaflow. Are they quiet? Any help would be appreciated, because I'm really disgusted and embarassedwith the sound of my car now! Thanks. Later.
I'm with you there. My car has a 5" tip on my hayame exhaust (bought the carlike that) and I spent 12hours highway driving the past 5days (6hours each way) the drone is horrid. I'm so sick of how loud my car is but dont want to forgo any gains.
Aftermarket and sleek with speed is where I want to go.
There was a 4gen in import tuner some months ago, theres a couple threads on it ( i think i started one) he had a greddy sp exhaust and wanted his car to be a "sleeper" as well. Seemed to work for him but I can't comment on how loud it would be.
HKS Sport and Thermal Stealth are pretty quiet, too. The only problem with the quiet exhausts is that they are good for low end to mid power. Some of the louder exhausts provide better top end.
My car is pretty quiet at idle and nice and throaty at WOT and cruising it drones, but on highway rpms are 4k+ like i said .. and for hours on end it deadens the clarity of audio so ... need somethin fast and stealth.
I have an older RS*R full catback... if you know cars then you can tell the note is slightly off from stock if you strain to listen, but just anybody would think its stock exhaust for the most part. (minus the 4" tip)
the CAI is much louder than the exhaust.
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Magnaflows are pretty quiet for a straight thru muffler, but it also depends on your resonator as well. If you want it very quiet and don't care about performance, get something at MIDAS
Originally posted by xratedSH Magnaflows are pretty quiet for a straight thru muffler, but it also depends on your resonator as well. If you want it very quiet and don't care about performance, get something at MIDAS
Its tempting! I just want to get back to close to stock sound and style. I upgraded to 2.25" so the exhaust should flow a little better, right? Later.
Originally posted by yield APexi WS is very quiet and a nice all around catback for cheaper than most other systems (<$400)
i have the Apex'i WS full catback and it's a great exhaust! Quiet at idle and a tad bit louder at WOT. It does have a large tip though, as seen in my sig.
Dont know about the sound on Ludes, but the Magnaflow on my friends Integra sounds like a high pitch fart can. Everytime I hear that exhaust, I start laughing my ass off.
Originally posted by PRelude787 If you can afford it.....the Mugen exhaust sounds beautiful. Not too quiet and not too loud, it's just right. Power gains aren't bad either.
Just look at the new ones and compare them to the old. I don't believe that RS*R put the same quality into the new exhaust. Seriously, the new one looks like a Pacesetter
Question for those with the Apexi WS - does it hang low? I know that the Apexi N1's tend to hang a bit lower than the factory exhaust, and I'm gonna be getting rid of my fuxored N1 in the near future.
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Originally posted by SoFlaLude Question for those with the Apexi WS - does it hang low? I know that the Apexi N1's tend to hang a bit lower than the factory exhaust, and I'm gonna be getting rid of my fuxored N1 in the near future.
NOt too low. The middle is a bit low to go under the axle - I've scraped that once or twice. You could raise it up on the hangers a bit though. Pics:
Closeup - but it's really dirty, was in the midst of cleaning it up and decided to take a pic for some reason:
Damn dude thats pretty low ... and that looks to be on stock suspension.. When I put on my H&R sports I dont want to be scraping ... I guess thermal stealth would be the way to go ? ..
I just want somethin that wont hang low, gives me a bit of gains and isn't going to wake up the neighbors ... please tell me theres something better than stock.
so ... need somethin fast and stealth.
