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Silver Bumble Bee · 08-13-2010, 05:23 PM

I got the Magnaflow 16580 catback comp series installed today.
It sounds great and maybe it will get louder and deeper sounding over time but I think I want it to be louder. The car has a manual transmission and no performance mods. Is there a way I can modify only the exhaust to make it louder? I have researched many threads about a TRU-X pipe but I really don't understand how that works and if it will make my exhaust set up louder. If someone has a suggestion please explain it such as cut this part out and weld this part in it's place because I am not an exhaust expert.

pnyklr · 08-13-2010, 06:34 PM

Solo High Flow Cats?

-Funk

3min3m2 · 08-13-2010, 07:17 PM

Long tubes will make it a lot louder.

BackinBlackSS/RS · 08-13-2010, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnyklr

Solo High Flow Cats?

-Funk

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3min3m2

Long tubes will make it a lot louder.

This! You are about as loud as you are gonna get without swapping out cats and/or headers.

Apex Motorsports · 08-13-2010, 07:42 PM

The Tru-X will help some, but high flow cats and headers will make it a whole hell of a lot louder. Just depends on how much extra sound you want and how much coin you are prepared to drop. Let me know if you have any questions about either.

carguy50 · 08-13-2010, 08:01 PM

buy flomaster 40s

csjcsj · 08-13-2010, 08:20 PM

Headers are a must with or without cats.

Snake Slayer · 08-13-2010, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver Bumble Bee

I got the Magnaflow 16580 catback comp series installed today.
It sounds great and maybe it will get louder and deeper sounding over time but I think I want it to be louder. The car has a manual transmission and no performance mods. Is there a way I can modify only the exhaust to make it louder? I have researched many threads about a TRU-X pipe but I really don't understand how that works and if it will make my exhaust set up louder. If someone has a suggestion please explain it such as cut this part out and weld this part in it's place because I am not an exhaust expert.

Drive it for 1500 miles trust me on this one. I was really unhappy but Jordan from JDP told me the packing has to burn out. My car screams now after 5k miles with the system.

GraysonPeace · 08-13-2010, 10:08 PM

[QUOTE=Snake Slayer;2217273]Drive it for 1500 miles trust me on this one. I was really unhappy but Jordan from JDP told me the packing has to burn out. My car screams now after 5k miles with the system

DITTO!

Blackhawk6 · 08-13-2010, 10:12 PM

Sounds Great after the packing burns off......

Silver Bumble Bee · 08-13-2010, 10:35 PM

what do you mean by "packing burns off"?

Ovenmitt · 08-14-2010, 05:13 AM

The mufflers are full of steel wool/fiberglass packing internally. It takes A few weeks of driving (750-1500 miles) to burn off a good bit of the packing. Sometimes this is called "breaking in" the muffler/exhaust. It will get significantly louder after some miles are on it.

Scheil · 08-14-2010, 12:52 PM

I have the magnaflow comp series cat-back and solo hi-flow cats and its a lot louder, deeper and just plain more aggressive sounding since I put on my cats. I love my hi-flow cats cause I keep me warrenty but kinda wish I would have gone with long tubes, either way you won't loose.

LosXC451 · 08-14-2010, 01:42 PM

Get high flow cats from JBA or Solo

and here http://www.youtube.com/user/Hicompre.../1/h2jDbuA7oL4
This is what I want to do with mine

08-13-2010, 05:23 PM	#1
Silver Bumble Bee Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Silver Blk Stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Huntsville Posts: 94	How to make magnafow 16580 louder I got the Magnaflow 16580 catback comp series installed today. It sounds great and maybe it will get louder and deeper sounding over time but I think I want it to be louder. The car has a manual transmission and no performance mods. Is there a way I can modify only the exhaust to make it louder? I have researched many threads about a TRU-X pipe but I really don't understand how that works and if it will make my exhaust set up louder. If someone has a suggestion please explain it such as cut this part out and weld this part in it's place because I am not an exhaust expert.

08-13-2010, 07:17 PM	#3
3min3m2 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS SIM L-99 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dunbar WV Posts: 385	Long tubes will make it a lot louder. __________________ 3rd Time is the charm 2012 2SS/RS VR 6M. Borla S type, Volant CAI.

08-13-2010, 08:20 PM	#7
csjcsj Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS 6spd Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jefferson, Ga Posts: 4,399 View My Garage	Headers are a must with or without cats. __________________

08-13-2010, 10:12 PM	#10
Blackhawk6 Drives: Born:18 Sept 2009 #47903 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gloucester Virginia Posts: 1,500 View My Garage	Sounds Great after the packing burns off...... __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS________________________________________Litho#140

08-14-2010, 12:52 PM	#13
Scheil Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IBM w\ Silver Stripes Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 42	I have the magnaflow comp series cat-back and solo hi-flow cats and its a lot louder, deeper and just plain more aggressive sounding since I put on my cats. I love my hi-flow cats cause I keep me warrenty but kinda wish I would have gone with long tubes, either way you won't loose. __________________ -Matt Team L99

08-13-2010, 06:34 PM	#2
pnyklr Drives: A Gift From My Wife Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 1,557	Solo High Flow Cats? -Funk

08-13-2010, 07:42 PM	#5
Apex Motorsports Drives: 2000 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky. Posts: 25,165	The Tru-X will help some, but high flow cats and headers will make it a whole hell of a lot louder. Just depends on how much extra sound you want and how much coin you are prepared to drop. Let me know if you have any questions about either.

08-13-2010, 08:01 PM	#6
carguy50 Drives: 2SS/RS, Sequntials,Tune,Flomstr,CAI Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South TX Posts: 350 View My Garage	buy flomaster 40s

08-13-2010, 10:08 PM	#9
GraysonPeace "Go on the last yellow.." Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 CGM Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 171	[QUOTE=Snake Slayer;2217273]Drive it for 1500 miles trust me on this one. I was really unhappy but Jordan from JDP told me the packing has to burn out. My car screams now after 5k miles with the system DITTO!

08-13-2010, 10:35 PM	#11
Silver Bumble Bee Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Silver Blk Stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Huntsville Posts: 94	what do you mean by "packing burns off"?

08-14-2010, 05:13 AM	#12
Ovenmitt Account Suspended Drives: 2011 RJT 1SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Fort Lewis, Washington Posts: 730	The mufflers are full of steel wool/fiberglass packing internally. It takes A few weeks of driving (750-1500 miles) to burn off a good bit of the packing. Sometimes this is called "breaking in" the muffler/exhaust. It will get significantly louder after some miles are on it.

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