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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 10:28 AM
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hey guys im running macs right now im looking for the best sounding best flowing non-raspy exaust system. im running macs with the off road non-cat y pipe. im looking for somthing that sounds mean flows better than the flow masters i have now and also i hate the raspy sound that im getting with the flow masters. i also dont want it to be too loud (officer avoidence).
what do ya guys think?
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 10:48 AM
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 11:12 AM
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Magnaflow. Flows well, sounds great while not being too loud, and stainless steel for 320 bux or so new on Ebay.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by camarols1
Gmmg?

um... im not too shure i know what you mean by this. is that a brand or are you making fun of my spelling? maby all the keys are broken on your key board except for the g and m .... just kidding ... still not too shure what you mean though

so every body se you later
camarols1, gmgmgmggggmgmgmgm
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 12:15 PM
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www.not-a-sponsor.com - Click on Chambered Exhaust.

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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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true-duals with x-pipe sounds great IMO
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 02:32 PM
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I have the GMMG with mine. It was a raspy before I put on a bullet, 12" Dynomax. Now there still is rasp, but certainly nowhere near what it was. I like it (but might be going true duals) and it gets tons of compliments, not to mention it scares the sh*t out of ricers!
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 02:44 PM
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SLP dual/dual is the best exhaust for getting of raspy sounding exhaust, IMO. That or stock. Magnaflow will be raspy compared to SLP dual/dual.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 02:47 PM
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15 inch Borla Sportsman XR1 oval!
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 02:49 PM
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I say go true duals but if you want to go with a catback I would check in with magnaflow, they seem to have a good flowing catback, GMMG might be a little too loud and plus its very expensive but its a great catback. You should also look at the hooker catback they flow really well and arent that loud. I think any catback you choose you will have a little rasp w/o your cats. Good Luck man

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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 12:00 AM
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im gunna agree with the magnaflow, i have a freind running a 427ci ls1 with kooks long tube headers, no cats, right into a magnoflow muffler, the thing sounds great. for the money the magnaflow is a real great exuast, if i didnt opt for the loudmouth i would have went with magnaflow.
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 01:11 AM
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i can tell you what catback NOT to put on (see sig)

the car honestly doesnt sound bad....just WAAYYYYYY too loud
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 10:43 AM
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Cudaeh, what TophrHawk said.
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 01:24 PM
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 05:08 AM
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cool thanks for all the suggestions
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GMMG without cats = LOUD!
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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I've read nothing but great things about the Magnaflow and that is what I will end up getting if I change catbacks but I already have the loudmouth and I don't want to take the time to pull it off and have to deal with selling/shipping it.
CAL, you promise the Borla XR1 sounds great without being too loud? It's my easy out and I've heard you as well as a few others post about this muffler sounding awesome at least ten times here recently. It's expensive for what it is but if it does the job then it is worth every penny. Cal, have you ever heard a Magnaflow to make a comparison between the two? Anyone else?
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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Cal, you told me a few days ago that you were kinda bummed out because you bought directly from Borla and the muffler you bought was cheaper from Jegs. Well I went to their website and the one I was looking as well as the others I saw were more expensive than Borla's site. I'm gonna get either the 15" long round muffler with 3" in/out or the 12" oval 3" in/out or 12" oval 4" in/out. I have a 4" out y-pipe that uses a 4" to 3" reducer so I can use the reducer after the y-pipe with the 3" in/out muffler or after the 4" in/out muffler. They are all XR1 sportsmans so oval or round should not sound different right? Which one do you have?

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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 05:16 PM
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Another vote for the MagnaFlow here.
I have the MagnaFlow with no cats and stock maniolds and it sounds like a muscle car should
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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 10:01 AM
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I'm with Jorday, the SLP Dual/Dual sounds very nice with LT's and no cats.
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