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Old 02-17-2009, 09:57 PM
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ok heres the deal. I can get a Lm2 catback delivered to my door OR for the same price i can get a magnaflow catback and an electric cutout. Now how well does a Magnaflow sound? Would the lm2 sound any different? Really need the advice! Thanka guys
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give us more info!

Do you have headers? Y-Pipe?

If so LM2 is going to be extremely loud!

Magnaflow sounds really good and if you are going to get a cut out i would go with Magnaflow and the Cut out but thats just my opinion!
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you'll end up ditching the loudmouth after you getting headers IMO, I know I did and so does most anyone else

magnaflow sounds great on the other hand, get a cutout installed for $35 and having a loudmouth esque sound on tap but be able to shut it off when ever
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I have headers and an ORY, sorry!
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I like my LMII with shorties, but then again I like loud

(heard another guy with LMII and Jethot LT's, ORY, catless, tuned and liked it also.

Up to you man, I would say Magnaflow and cutout if you want to sound good and somewhat "quiet" at times... Both flow equally good
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I LOVE how my LM2 and Hooker LT's sound.

Its not a very loud setup... if it were the LM1 catback I could see it being too loud though.
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Magnaflow and a cutout...hands down!
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i have magnaflow catback and electric cutout welded into just before the muffler on mine. i have longtubes and ORY on the way. but magnaflow is kinda quiet at idle but at WOT it sounds really deep and throaty. but with cutout open there is no contest. IT sounds amazing. so basically u can have it tame when u want it and loud if u want. its the best of both worlds.
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idk the loudmouth was just annoying, pissing off people where ever I go and not being able to go anywhere at night without waking up the neighbor hood. some people have a higher tolerance for loud on a DD, I guess I grew out of it
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another vote for the MAGNAFLOW and would suggest an electric cut-out from QTP.....
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so magnaflow sounds pretty good. And for the cutout QTP? what about dmh or whatever the otherone is
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Its all on what you are looking for. but from experinece magnaflow is quiet at idle and sounds amazing at WOT. but if u go with a cutout i have not heard anyone say anything bad about the QTP electric cutout and i have not had any problems with mine. im hoping with my pacesetter longtubes and ORY and the cutout open it will be really loud. but thats why u sould get the electric cutout cause it gives u the option at the flick of a switch to go from semi quiet to loud whenever u want. thats just my opionion though. as to the other brands of electric cutouts i have not worked with any of them but again i have not heard anything bad about them either.
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My vote would be for a magnaflow catback and a dmh cutout. The magnaflow catback just sounds perfect, especially throwing a cut-out into the mix.
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I would always go for the cutout option
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becareful with electric cutouts though, the motors like to give out in them from what I've seen
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kinda goes with the cut out thing, I was thinking about doing Duals and using Jegs X-pipe with cutout built in then some kind of muffler to quiet it down at night. What do you guys think about that? Also performance wise are cut outs better, or is it just for sound??
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Originally Posted by SoccerStudd101
kinda goes with the cut out thing, I was thinking about doing Duals and using Jegs X-pipe with cutout built in then some kind of muffler to quiet it down at night. What do you guys think about that? Also performance wise are cut outs better, or is it just for sound??
I believe you gain a little top end while loosing a little bottom end with a cutout. To the OP I vote Magnaflow unless you like LOUD.
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I love LOUD!!! I just don't think my neighbors nor the cops like loud. lol
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You will regret NOT going with Magnaflow.. Great sounding exhaust
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Magnaflow was to quiet for me, ive got LM1 now with LT&ORY, love it but def. not a DD


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