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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 08:28 AM
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Alright im putting pacesetter LTs and a catted y-pipe on my car and Im now wondering which catback has a deeper sound with headers? Hooker or magnaflow?
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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IMO, I think Magnaflow has the deeper sound. However, I like the sound of the Hooker CB better. Check out LS1sounds.com and see if it helps you make your decision. We have both on the shelf. Let me know if we can help get you fixed up!

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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Have had the Hooker on my car for the past 3 years and very happy with it. Not too loud around town but great sound at WOT, people always telling me they like the way my car sounds.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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i think the hooker has a more deeper sound than the magnaflow
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 02:11 AM
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I'd say magnaflow sounds deeper but hooker sounds great as well. Hooker is really quiet at idle and SCREAMS at WOT (I'm judging off of a friend's car with a mid-sized cam and LTs). Hooker isn't too aggressive but sounds meaner at idle and still loud at WOT.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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ive considered going to hooker or flowmaster cause i dont think my magnaflow is very deep sounding ...
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by nhraracer
Alright im putting pacesetter LTs and a catted y-pipe on my car and Im now wondering which catback has a deeper sound with headers? Hooker or magnaflow?
Hey man.Check out the video I posted in the media section,titled
"My cammed 02SS" I have the Hooker catback.
Are we still on for tomorrow.

Brian
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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I have the hooker cb it has a okay sound...but imho I think magnaflow has the better sound!
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 11:05 AM
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I absolutely love my Hooker muffler. I'll probably never change my exhaust. Just replace the muffler when need be I like it so much. Its nice & mellow until you get up in the RPM's, then it wakes up.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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I think magnaflows sound pretty good. Havent really heard the hookers, so I cant speak for those.

Here's a couple of vids of my car with magnaflow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q-zevsOwLA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJmnQ3kpRoE
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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I have the Hooker and I'm replacing it with the Magnaflow. A friend of mine's sounds better with the Magnaflow.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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Hooker for me. It is almost stock sounding with no mods and almost embarassing loud with H/C etc.....Yeah the stall makes it loud..

Magnaflow sounds more old school and Hooker sounds almost like an exotic on my car. Buddy has an MS4 383 MF so i have heard them both side by side. Can't go wrong with either....
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 12:43 AM
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My friend has magnaflow and sounds a pretty deep at idle. He has LT's and ORY

I on the other-hand, have a cam with LT's/ORY and hooker CB. Sounds good yet mellow at idles, but SCREAMS when give into the gas.

You pretty much cant go wrong with any of them. JUST DONT GET THE CHOKEMASTERS!!
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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flowmaster 1 chambers sounds real deep and mean. just dont get the flowmaster crossflow muffler. all the other kinds are fine and sound great
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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Also realize the ypipe has a lot to do with the sound. Getting a better y-pipe with a good merge, in my case I had a custom one made, will change the sound of your exhaust a lot.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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I've got a Magnaflow with Kooks LT's ORY and a Cam and I love the sound. It is very mellow at idle then wakes up a ton when your wide open. Honestly there is not a ton of difference between the two. I had Hooker ORY and LT's on my 98 car. Since your running cats your not going to get the rasp that the Magnaflow has and it should sound deeper than a ORY.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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i like the sound of the hooker. Its just hard to get summit just keeps pushing back the ship date. What I dont like about the hooker is the tips come out to far past the rear bumper.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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I love my Hooker with the CME tips. Sounds great. I have cats on my ARH headers. Its perfect. because sounds mean but not too loud but at WOT its really loud. NO RASP is a big plus !
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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I had hooker to it almost sound stock , dynomax super turbo does to.
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