~Hooker or Magnaflow~
09-04-2006, 06:03 AM
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~Hooker or Magnaflow~ Ok I have narrowed it down between these 2 catbacks...how do these sound with cams? Ive listened to all the clips on ls1sounds but want personal experiences. Any drone? if so what RPMs? are they quiet? Loud? or just right? easy to talk to passengers? also were there noticable power gains? any rasp at WOT?
09-04-2006, 09:47 AM
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i have the magnaflow catback right now. it is quiet. but it sounds smooth. i did notice a nice performance difference. for awhile i was running just the slp lid and stock catback. then put the magnaflow catback on, and it gave me a nice performance difference.
09-04-2006, 06:19 PM
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A freidn of mine used to have magnaflow catback with stock cats and manifolds and was wayyyy too quiet it souded like stock to me.. and i have heard the hooker is even more quiet.
09-04-2006, 07:44 PM
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magnaflow=stainless, hooker=not stainless.........for me that says it all but i also like the sound of magnaflow better. That being said you know who has my vote.
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I had the Hooker catback and the inside of the muffler fell apart; i've seen a few instances of this case.
The magnaflow is a bit louder and much better quality IMO. similar notes with both of them.
The magnaflow is a bit louder and much better quality IMO. similar notes with both of them.
09-04-2006, 08:25 PM
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I've got the magnaflow catback with a cam, longtubes, and ORY. It's loud at idle and WOT. At cruising speeds it's pretty quiet and easy to talk to passengers. No drone. Ocassional rasp, nothing bad though. It's the least raspy set-up I've had so far on this car.
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09-04-2006, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Junk 302
Hooker is pretty damn loud with LT's and O/R Y.. Ill probably try finding a quieter system when $$ arrives.. 
Hooker is one of the quietest, sound clip in sig... u cant even hear the car at idle 
09-04-2006, 09:46 PM
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heres some vids of my setup. which i may be selling soon. i also have a cutout welded into the I pipe and the qtp electric part with all the wiring. i love how it sounds but i may try true duals.
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09-04-2006, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BLACKNREDSS
Hooker is one of the quietest, sound clip in sig... u cant even hear the car at idle My hooker is loud as hell.With cats it was quiet but with LT,ORY and cam its loud
09-04-2006, 10:50 PM
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Magnaflow is superior to hooker as far as catbacks IMO....Personally I like the quiet low rumble of the magnaflow. If u want loud install a cutout and have best of both worlds
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09-05-2006, 11:25 AM
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yo i have a cam, longtubes, no cats, and a magnaflow
at warm idle it sounds mean as hell but not to crazy. it cruising speeds in 6th gear its nice and quite...keep the boys in blue away and can actually hear yourself think or talk. but once you get more then a 1/4 on the gas all hell breaks loose and and sounds like a dragster...it sounds like an open pipe...i really love my magnaflow
at warm idle it sounds mean as hell but not to crazy. it cruising speeds in 6th gear its nice and quite...keep the boys in blue away and can actually hear yourself think or talk. but once you get more then a 1/4 on the gas all hell breaks loose and and sounds like a dragster...it sounds like an open pipe...i really love my magnaflow
