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Old 11-29-2006, 03:21 PM
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Default Bullet vs. Magnaflow Muffler

Hey guys,
The car I just got said it had the following:

* MAC off Road y-pipe
* Dyno Max Bullet

so I assume the bullet is the muffler. I noticed it is rather loud in the convertible while driving. Would this be significantly quited down if changing to magnaflow or borla? What about performance?
Old 11-29-2006, 03:28 PM
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that was my exact setup: Macs with ORY and dynomax bullet. it was VERY loud and raspy/obnoxious. I switched to a Borla XR-1 bullet #40085 and no more rasp and it's more managable to drive now.
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Greg, did you have headers or just the exhaust manifolds? Also, could you tell any difference in performance or just quieter?
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If you're switching to Magnaflow, there shouldn't be any loss in performance. LOUD = Bullets.
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cool so do you recommend I just buy the muffler and take it to an exhaust shop to swap out?
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Yes, shouldn't be too expensive...
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yep $130 for the muffler, and about $50 to install it.
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We sell the Borla 40085 for $110 + shipping.

If you already have a bullet, it shouldn't take any good exhaust shop more than 20 min to swap the mufflers out if you don't have the tools to do it yourself. The Borla will be a lot quieter at cruise and idle, but when you get on it, it will still be loud. It will also be a LOT deeper than the bullet, and have a much better tone to it. You won't be disappointed.




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