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Old 03-21-2013, 05:25 PM
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hey guys, so i need some opinions here.

i just got my car back from the exhaust shop today and it is way to loud. I just got a 3in downpipe made to run off the turbo and then contiuned it with a 3in straight pipe as well. Im posting this because i need some opinions on what muffler you guys are runnning. I was looking into possibly buying a borla muffler(not sure which one i want yet) but just wanted to get some opinons first before i made a purchase.

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all you turboed guys, i would REALLY apprciate your oppinions being that i am turboed as well



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Usually, the exhaust shop will let you 'try' different mufflers. That is, hold a few different sorts of muffler up to the tailpipe and see which one sounds right before welding it in. I'd go with that mang.





You didn't think a 3in straight pipe would be loud?
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Haha last year I was full 3inch straight pipe after the 2.5" downpipe it wasn't loud or flowing good enough for me so this year I'm going with a 4" down pipe to the front bumper.

Anyways my friend had a vibrant muffler and it sounded really throaty. Youtube some videos that might help a bit.
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I got a dynomax ultraflo

its got a low rumble to it I like it so far, although I might toss in a glasspack to quiet it down some
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I have two glasspacks. It sounds like a 70's Datsun race car.
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Borla and Magnaflow are good.
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Thanks for all the replies. Went with a Magnaflow. Fairly quiet at idle. Sound great WOT
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I want to say Magnaflows have some of the best flow numbers on the market, but that data is based on decade old tests.

I do know that on my other car, the magnaflow (6" inline) lost very little over the strait pipe.
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it all comes down to personal preference, one can argue which flows better blah blah blah, but its all gonna be a 2-6 hp difference between brands and some of them can be substantially louder than the other or substantially more expensive






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