Magnaflow's off of Kook's headers!!!!!!
05-06-2006, 06:10 PM
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Magnaflow's off of Kook's headers!!!!!! First off i wanna thank V6Mike (aka Mike Hutto) for reccomending these mufflers when i was lookin at spending over $100 more on the Borla's. I am AMAZED at how quiet these are.
Well i finally got my Magna flow mufflers in. I took off my bullets and clearenced under may car more than i already had for the bullets.
The mufflers are 4"tall, 9" wide and 18" long (22" total). They are a straight thru design just like the bullets, so there is no gain or los in power. But they are 1,000,000 times quieter.
I am so FREEKIN EXTATIC at how quiet the car is. It is about as loud as an LS1 with a mild cam and 3" true duals dumped at the axles. Shaun ("Z4 performance" i think)drove it around and said it is actually QUIETER than his true dual, X pipe dumped at the axle with twisters(full out cam only Trex car)!!!!!!!!!!!! And these mufflers flow ALOT better.
we went to Jake's "black98ls1" house and started his car up and it is 10x louder than mine (another full out cam only Trex car, with twisters off the headers). His car is a hair quieter than my car was with the bullets, it wouldn't even be worth the swap if you had bullets. But he said he is DEFINATLY getting the same mufflers!!!!
After clearencing under the car i actually have BETTER ground clearence than with the bullets! i can fit a whole coke can under the lowest spot and still have almost a 1/4" of clearence.
It doesn't sound as ALL OUT KILLER at idle like with the bullets (that and they are about 5 lbs heavier each are the only down sides) but it still sounds really good. To tell you the truth to me it sounds EXACTLY like a car with some 3" true duals dumped at the axle with bullets and a mild cam.
Inside its 100 times quieter too. And as soon as i start rollin it actually gets QUIETER! When it idles is prolly when its the loudest. Of couse though it still has that exhaust under the car drone inside but i don't mind that as long as oits not deafening loud like it was before. Hell i got on the highway and was doing 80 MPH (4,000 rpm's
)and didn't even notice it! even driving by the wall it doesn't sound louder AT ALL! People at stop light didn't even roll up their windows when i pulled up to the light anymore. 
I just tacked on the turn down incase it was too loud outside i could turn them facing in. But its perfect just like that so i'm gonna finish welding them Monday. Didn't get any pics of the passenger side, but that side was VERY easy. no clearancing at all. just slid the muffler on the header and added the turn down.
I will get a video/sound clip asap.
Well i finally got my Magna flow mufflers in. I took off my bullets and clearenced under may car more than i already had for the bullets.
The mufflers are 4"tall, 9" wide and 18" long (22" total). They are a straight thru design just like the bullets, so there is no gain or los in power. But they are 1,000,000 times quieter.
I am so FREEKIN EXTATIC at how quiet the car is. It is about as loud as an LS1 with a mild cam and 3" true duals dumped at the axles. Shaun ("Z4 performance" i think)drove it around and said it is actually QUIETER than his true dual, X pipe dumped at the axle with twisters(full out cam only Trex car)!!!!!!!!!!!! And these mufflers flow ALOT better.
we went to Jake's "black98ls1" house and started his car up and it is 10x louder than mine (another full out cam only Trex car, with twisters off the headers). His car is a hair quieter than my car was with the bullets, it wouldn't even be worth the swap if you had bullets. But he said he is DEFINATLY getting the same mufflers!!!!
After clearencing under the car i actually have BETTER ground clearence than with the bullets! i can fit a whole coke can under the lowest spot and still have almost a 1/4" of clearence.
It doesn't sound as ALL OUT KILLER at idle like with the bullets (that and they are about 5 lbs heavier each are the only down sides) but it still sounds really good. To tell you the truth to me it sounds EXACTLY like a car with some 3" true duals dumped at the axle with bullets and a mild cam.
Inside its 100 times quieter too. And as soon as i start rollin it actually gets QUIETER! When it idles is prolly when its the loudest. Of couse though it still has that exhaust under the car drone inside but i don't mind that as long as oits not deafening loud like it was before. Hell i got on the highway and was doing 80 MPH (4,000 rpm's
)and didn't even notice it! even driving by the wall it doesn't sound louder AT ALL! People at stop light didn't even roll up their windows when i pulled up to the light anymore. I just tacked on the turn down incase it was too loud outside i could turn them facing in. But its perfect just like that so i'm gonna finish welding them Monday. Didn't get any pics of the passenger side, but that side was VERY easy. no clearancing at all. just slid the muffler on the header and added the turn down.
I will get a video/sound clip asap.
05-06-2006, 06:29 PM
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Hmmmm....now that I've seen some good pix of a side-dump system, I'm more open to the idea. I was always afraid that side-dumps would be too loud, but now that I know they aren't, at least I know there is a lower-cost alternative to true dual, over-axle set-ups. Very nice work.
05-06-2006, 06:54 PM
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Give it a few min.
This is how it is now.
http://video.ls1tech.com/video/3667E...FD788198FA.htm
this is how it sounded with the "quieted down" bullets
http://video.ls1tech.com/video/92B52...13A8D7570C.htm
This is how it is now.
http://video.ls1tech.com/video/3667E...FD788198FA.htm
this is how it sounded with the "quieted down" bullets
http://video.ls1tech.com/video/92B52...13A8D7570C.htm
05-06-2006, 07:11 PM
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Wow! Definitely sounds MUCH better now! BTW, is that a bag-less steering wheel? Are they legal, inspection-wise? Looks much nicer than the OEM steering wheel.
I just got the 6ga wire to hook up to a 50 amp outlet in my shop. I'll be picking up the double-pole breaker next week, and then wiring everything up. My neighbor has a welder, and I have a 2-post lift, so we figured why not? If we need to weld anything under our cars, he can just bring his welder over, and plug 'er in.
How difficult is it to weld tubing all the way around, while working overhead?
I just got the 6ga wire to hook up to a 50 amp outlet in my shop. I'll be picking up the double-pole breaker next week, and then wiring everything up. My neighbor has a welder, and I have a 2-post lift, so we figured why not? If we need to weld anything under our cars, he can just bring his welder over, and plug 'er in.
How difficult is it to weld tubing all the way around, while working overhead?
05-06-2006, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bichin95redta
Wow! Definitely sounds MUCH better now! BTW, is that a bag-less steering wheel? Are they legal, inspection-wise? Looks much nicer than the OEM steering wheel.
I just got the 6ga wire to hook up to a 50 amp outlet in my shop. I'll be picking up the double-pole breaker next week, and then wiring everything up. My neighbor has a welder, and I have a 2-post lift, so we figured why not? If we need to weld anything under our cars, he can just bring his welder over, and plug 'er in.
How difficult is it to weld tubing all the way around, while working overhead?
I just got the 6ga wire to hook up to a 50 amp outlet in my shop. I'll be picking up the double-pole breaker next week, and then wiring everything up. My neighbor has a welder, and I have a 2-post lift, so we figured why not? If we need to weld anything under our cars, he can just bring his welder over, and plug 'er in.
How difficult is it to weld tubing all the way around, while working overhead?
I get inspected just fine. Don't know if its illegal.
Weld what tubing?
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05-06-2006, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SUX2BU
Where did you see the steering wheel?
Weld what tubing?
Weld what tubing?
Your turndowns are just tacked on now. I assumed you would weld them all the way around, now that you're satisfied with the way they sound. I've never welded in my life, but I've heard that welding tubing can be difficult to do.
05-06-2006, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bichin95redta
The steering wheel is in your 1st vid clip, when you get into the car.
Your turndowns are just tacked on now. I assumed you would weld them all the way around, now that you're satisfied with the way they sound. I've never welded in my life, but I've heard that welding tubing can be difficult to do.
Your turndowns are just tacked on now. I assumed you would weld them all the way around, now that you're satisfied with the way they sound. I've never welded in my life, but I've heard that welding tubing can be difficult to do.
Yeah i'm going to weld them all the way around. The set up the mufflers so the can slip on and off in a few seconds. So i'm going to take them off and weld them.
05-07-2006, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by stevemilz
What does the car run now with the T-Rex?
05-07-2006, 03:50 PM
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I went the Magna 4x9 route years ago much to the delight of my ol' neighboors. They really are quiet enough at idle and scream at WOT. They flow well also. Nice choice.
