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Old 03-06-2012, 01:25 PM
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Default please help me decide on these catback exhausts...

Im torn between a Gibson catback, Magnaflow catback, or the SLP LM2. I have only heard them on youtube, but sometimes they sound different with the video quality. Which one has the best performance gain?
I want something with a low rumble, at idle and at WOT i want it to sound mean, but not obnoxious.
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Your description sounds exactly like magnaflow!
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i would go with the slp but that just my opinion i had the lm1 and loved it. but i think the magnaflow would have more of a low rumble then the lm2
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I would suggest a GMMG. But of the options given, defiantly the magnaflow.
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I love my GMMG.
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Originally Posted by Megatron420
Im torn between a Gibson catback, Magnaflow catback, or the SLP LM2. I have only heard them on youtube, but sometimes they sound different with the video quality. Which one has the best performance gain?
I want something with a low rumble, at idle and at WOT i want it to sound mean, but not obnoxious.
On stock manifolds non of those will be very loud at all.
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Obnoxious is a loose term considering all catbacks and TDs have their place with our cars. It' tricky to base your decision on our opinions.. I can tell you that once I heard TDs in person, I new what I wanted....and I got it... I've had flowmaster and LM and it just didn't hit the spot. Flowmaster sounded like a fking truck...LM was loud, but just stupid raspy..Sounded ok, but the rasp just made the quality sound like **** imao. I've heard a couple magnaflow setups and their just too quiet for me.
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Seeing that went from flowmaster, to loudmouth, to dynomouth, to magnaflow and now TSP duals, i will say Duals all the way. But with your choices i would say LM2. Magnaflow is okay but too quiet. If i were to do another catback, i would look into hooker and borla.
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I had LM with longtubes and it sounded like **** around 2400 or so. I have magnaflow on my car now and love it.
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i love my GMMG. Get one you wont regret it!
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my Magnaflow rocks
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Just (today) got done with my MagnaMouth conversion.... I'll tell you this, when I DO switch to duals, it will have magnaflow 14419's as the muffler.
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I finished installing my LT's today, but I will connect them to my Y and Hooker Aerochamber tomorrow.

The Hooker sounded good with the stock manifolds and cats, but wasn't loud enough. It should be much nicer tomorrow when it's all done.
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I can vouch for Magnaflow. I have O/R Y + Magnaflow and stock manifolds, it's deep and has a lot of bass when cruising around, but at WOT or really when you're above about 3500 RPM it gets pretty nasty sounding. I bet a set of LT's will just emphasize that tone even more.
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Sweet thanks for all the replies. Yeah I'm probably gonna keep this build as smog legal as possible. (im in smog **** land) Until I pay off the car . Just want a little rumble and from what I have read shorties are a waste of money. Just probably gonna do the bolt ons for now, then hook up the suspension so I can hit the canyons.
Anyone ever have the Gibson on??? I heard a soundclip on YouTube and it sounded pretty good, but I bet in person it sounds different.
Also is anyone lives in SD, CA and has just a cutback or something it would be cool to be able to meet up so I can hear your ride in person.




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