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Old 07-15-2009, 04:50 PM
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hey guys i got slp lm1/LT's/ory with a cam....and it seems a little too loud and splattery for me. Every where i go i get complaints on being TOO loud lol..what do yall reccomend, keep my setup, change to a diff cat back, or td's? any suggestions.. thanks
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Do a slp powerflo conversion on your lm1, or weld in a magnaflow/borla muffler where your lm1 resonater is. or buy a magnaflow cb. alot of ways you can go to fix your issue. Brian
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Who gives a **** what other people think. Unless your getting into legal trouble, **** em. I'm not allowed to file a complaint because I get sick of all these piece of **** Prius' around town always driving 10 miles an hour so screw em.
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I would change to a different cat back with a custom y-pipe, cats will help too. No matter what you do to the Loudmouth it will be obnoxious. I tried replacing the resonator with a Powerstick and it sounded the same. I switched to a Hooker and have been happy ever since. It all depends on how you want it to sound.
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Originally Posted by '00_Z
I would change to a different cat back with a custom y-pipe, cats will help too. No matter what you do to the Loudmouth it will be obnoxious. I tried replacing the resonator with a Powerstick and it sounded the same. I switched to a Hooker and have been happy ever since. It all depends on how you want it to sound.
Hooker with electric cutout is the best way to go IMO. Best of both worlds
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I run a stock catback, and then open the cutout when I want to be TOO loud
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The louder the better. My set up is longtubes ypipe into a single 3 inch bullet race muffler and its loud. every morning i start my car up and let it warmup.
im laughing because im waking everyone up in the block . i like to think of myself as an alarm clock.
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Originally Posted by Fabian
Who gives a **** what other people think. Unless your getting into legal trouble, **** em. I'm not allowed to file a complaint because I get sick of all these piece of **** Prius' around town always driving 10 miles an hour so screw em.
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The louder the better. My set up is longtubes ypipe into a single 3 inch bullet race muffler and its loud. every morning i start my car up and let it warmup.
im laughing because im waking everyone up in the block . i like to think of myself as an alarm clock.
Im with these guys its your car make it sound how you want it to sound. Loud or not do what you want. Im going to have a cutout put in front of my magnaflow catback tomorrow so if i want to be loud I can if not I dont have to but I probably wont close it wants it open
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lt's + 3" td's + bullets = sex.

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Originally Posted by Fabian
Who gives a **** what other people think. Unless your getting into legal trouble, **** em. I'm not allowed to file a complaint because I get sick of all these piece of **** Prius' around town always driving 10 miles an hour so screw em.
Originally Posted by pauls99z28
The louder the better. My set up is longtubes ypipe into a single 3 inch bullet race muffler and its loud. every morning i start my car up and let it warmup.
im laughing because im waking everyone up in the block . i like to think of myself as an alarm clock.
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Im with these guys its your car make it sound how you want it to sound. Loud or not do what you want. Im going to have a cutout put in front of my magnaflow catback tomorrow so if i want to be loud I can if not I dont have to but I probably wont close it wants it open
These guys have the right idea. Exhaust is simply a matter of opinion. If the car isn't too loud for you, than don't change a thing. Spend that money elsewhere on your car. Make it so all the "nay"-sayers get to see and hear is your "obnoxious" exhaust from them being behind you. LOL
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thanks everyone i like the idea of saying screw what everyone thinks.. i think ill stay with my loud obnoxious exhaust lol
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I have a stock slp cme from factory. Im wondering how much louder it would be if I put in a cutout. I really wanna leave everthing pretty much stock. it already has 3" pipes from factory. I might cut out my stock slp muffler and replace it with a magnaflow or borla also, what do you guys think?
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Your car will be loud with cut-outs, think of it as pretty much running open headered (or open manifolded).
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i love my ORY bullet then dumped
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even with stock manifolds and cats, im going to eventually get headers and a ory but not any time soon. I just bought the car last week, its got a little rumble around 3k but nothing like I want. My silverado with flowmasters is louder than my car. lol
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i would get borla xr1 muffler and put in place of your slp. it would sound good
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I love the sound of the borla, ill probally go with that, im just debating a cutout for now, to get it sounding like it looks, A BEAST...ha
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my stock muffler is 1 in 2 out to center mount exhaust tips. Im not being able to find a 1 in 2 out borla??? like the borla catback, without the tips ans extra stuff im not going to use.
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yeah u will prob have a hard time findin a borla like that... unless u change your whole cat back. If your not wanting to change your catback i would go ahead and get a cutout with your slp
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I used to not give a **** what people think, then I grew up and bought a house, and thought it could be a good idea to be a little nicer to my neighbors.

So I put on a dual/dual slp and kept my cutout.

I also wake up at 5 in the morning, and didn't want to be the ******** at the end of the street, as I remember what I did to those people when I was growing up.




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