12-30-2015, 06:26 PM | #1 |
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Best Mufflers for SS
NO way I can afford 1,000 or more for Corsa which I would love (Best Sounding IMO) and even the Axle Backs most are over $600. Whats you guys thought on just adding Mufflers to Stock Exhaust and if so Best Sounding and Flow for the money? I plan on going maybe with Borla or Corsa after I save up the cash but this is until then.
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12-30-2015, 06:53 PM | #2 |
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Solo axle back with J pipes here, basically a stainless steel muffler kit with J pipes to get rid of drone
Absolutely in love with it. My only complaint is I don't really hear it wake up till 2K in the cabin, and I have to sit outside to really hear it roar. It's the best of both worlds I'd say, Apex sells them for like $500 I think. |
12-30-2015, 07:54 PM | #3 | |
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If you want to hear it roar, then install long tube headers. The exhaust gets real nice with LT's!
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12-30-2015, 08:00 PM | #4 | |
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Any recommendations? I don't necessarily want to spend $1,300 on kooks headers or something. Not bashing them, amazing product but if I was gonna spend that kind of cash I'd swing for 3.73 gears or something |
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12-30-2015, 08:05 PM | #5 |
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Solo Mach XL on mine as well.. Awesome sounding exhaust and can't wait to upgrade to Kooks LT headers soon.
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12-30-2015, 08:13 PM | #6 |
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I would recommend Solo mach or the Stainless works retro chambered 3 inch system. that is the two I chose from and went with SW. it is mufflerless system, having four chambers that have a unique design that has raised little cup like teeth that kind of mold the sound in to a deeper tone. was a tough decision I think I would have been happy either way but I am glad I went SW. might want to check out the apex videos on the SW, those video's also sold me on LT headers
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12-30-2015, 08:34 PM | #7 |
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I put my exhaust dollars into a set of Speed-Engineering headers (came with off-road pipes, no cats). Sounds great with the stock system. Quiet at low throttle, growls when you're in it.
And before anyone hates on the cheap headers, they fit great, look great, preform great, haven't cracked/rattled/loosened in 10 months of daily driving!
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12-30-2015, 08:44 PM | #8 |
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Swapped the factory with MagnaFlows and installed headers. I like the sound.
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12-30-2015, 09:30 PM | #9 |
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anyone one got any vids of there cars with the Mufflers on em mine is a L99 by the way
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12-31-2015, 07:33 AM | #11 |
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I think I have a different answer for you. First off, I have the solo axleback with J pipes. If you add any muffler to the car Stock, it will not change the sound very much. You should only consider keeping a muffler if you're going to add headers IMO.
The answer depends on how much money you wanna spend, what your future plans are for the car (headers?) and what sound you want (more raw or refined). Chopping muffers off and putting straight pipe - cheapest option but may have too much drone for you. ~$100 or less. Solo axleback with J-pipe- chops off mufflers but adds j-pipe for resonance to eliminate drone. $500 If you plan to do headers in the future, an axleback without mufflers can get too loud depending on your tolerance and if you do the cats as well. So in that case you should start with the headers. As you know, a standard (flomaster, magnaflow etc) setup with mufflers is quite costly but it will give you a smoother more refined sound. I prefer a more raw sound which is why I love the muffler delete. It's just a bit quiet still though until you get over 3krpm so I'm not planning to change out the Cats for high flow since I'm not planning to do headers. If no headers are in your future, you can take a stepped approach like I did but in hindsight, I'd probably start with high flow cats since they will give you some power and sound. Then work my way back instead of the other direction like I did. In the end though, it might all cost you the same as going with a complete system when you add in the install costs J |
12-31-2015, 08:23 AM | #12 | |
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I'll keep everything you said in mind. Now would I immediately need to go with high flow cats for headers or could I keep stock cats on till I got high flow cats? |
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12-31-2015, 08:50 AM | #13 | |||
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Heres on with muffler delete also. |
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12-31-2015, 08:51 AM | #14 | |
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Yes you would need new cats with long tube headers. They can and should be ordered at the same time as the headers. The stock cats do not bolt up to and long tube headers no matter the brand. Besides, you don't want stock cats with long tubes. The biggest choke point in a 5th Gen exhaust are the stock cats in terms of both sound and power.
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