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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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I have an 02 ws6,it has pace setter lts&ory,magnaflow catback.my problem is that after my cam swap(polluter cam) the car is almost unbearably loud.i would like some suggestions on how to quiet it back down.
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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Add a cats to the car (high flow can be picked up for around 300 for a set)
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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I'm not surprised. The same thing happened to me when I did heads/cam. I pieced together an SLP dual/dual and it sounds much better now. They are getting pretty hard to find now though.
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 02:25 AM
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Add a cats to the car (high flow can be picked up for around 300 for a set)
+1, it will also probably eliminate any rasp you have.
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 02:33 AM
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you can always add a resonator which will quite down your car not a whole, but just enough to the point that its not unbearable.
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 02:51 AM
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Originally Posted by nhraracer
Add a cats to the car (high flow can be picked up for around 300 for a set)
same......+1
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 03:18 AM
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just run the stock exhuast with a electric cutout . durr
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 09:20 AM
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im surprised man..lol. i got the same exhaust setup as you with a 230 size cam and my car still seems quiet to me.
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thanks for all the input.
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try a magnaflow bullet in the I pipe that should help, and keeps it all magnaflow, i have a problem with the same brand i apologize lol.
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