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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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hello everyone, i am about to buy a magnaflow cat back for my 02 ws6, but everywhere i read they are one of the best flowing but are too quiet. my question is this. could you swap out the muffler on the magnaflow, keeping it tame but a little more aggressive with out effecting the flowing ability of the magnaflow.or keep the magnaflow and use the cut outs when i want to me loud or maybe keep the stock exhaust and change out that muffler. I am going with tsp lts, with a catted y. and an electric cut out or 2. just looking for some advice.

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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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You can try to make it fit, but you would need the exact size to make it fit. If i were you i would go with the Hooker catback instead of magnaflow. Hooker would probably be as quiet/tame at idle as the magnaflow but it sounds waaaaay better. Hooker has a more deeper, rumble muscle car sound to it. I think magnaflow has a smooth crisp sound.

I just got rid of my magnaflow for TSP Duals and the duals hands down blows magnaflow away. Magnaflow is a popular choice on here cuz its stainless steel for a darn good price, and its not very loud and obnoxious.
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 12:02 AM
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i had magnaflow on another cammed car... personally i think it sounded like it was popping popcorn but thats just me. the muffler is defn quieter that other catbacks. I will be buying a borla or a custom true dual set up in the future.
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 06:40 AM
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This is what you might want to try http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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I run magnaflow on my 2000 TA and with long tubes , punched out cats and it can be quiet but gets aggressive when you lay into it. Had SLP loud mouth but heads and cam made that unbearable.....
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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I wonder how that banks one flows/sounds, i might give it a try since it's a direct fit and only $25 I'll just polish it up before I put it on lol
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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It has a deep tone.
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 07:26 PM
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how well does the hooker flow? i have heard that the magnaflow flows very well... i have not heard much about the hooker...
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The hooker catback flows very well. The magnaflow necks down to 2.5" internally on the inlet side. FWIW
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No crossflow muffler is going to flow as well as a normal style muffler. If it was me and i wanted to stay with the crossflow stuff i would go mufflex 4" system with their y pipe.
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Originally Posted by O2Form
Holy **** thats a great deal for a stainless muffler

Originally Posted by Pwebbz28
No crossflow muffler is going to flow as well as a normal style muffler. If it was me and i wanted to stay with the crossflow stuff i would go mufflex 4" system with their y pipe.
Did you look at the link above? Its straight through.
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