Best lower cost option for slightly louder and deeper exhaust sound.
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I’m looking to make the exhaust of my 02 Firebird sound louder and deeper than stock but not extremely loud. One of the previous owner had cut a 2 inch hole in the exhaust before the muffler to make it louder and it sounded nice but it was just to loud on the inside of the vehicle, and I had to patch the hole to pass inspection. What are some lower cost mods I can do for under $500 that will achieve a increase of around 10 or so decibels with a deeper tone?
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Magnaflows a good option, you maybe able to find a used cat back for that price if you shop around.
Unfortunately nothing new will be that cheap that's bolt on.
You can but just a muffler and have it welded in and that would be the cheaper option also depending on what a welder in your area charges
Unfortunately nothing new will be that cheap that's bolt on.
You can but just a muffler and have it welded in and that would be the cheaper option also depending on what a welder in your area charges
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No, it didn't " Sound Nice "
You could re-fasion the exhaust piping and include a small or medium frame TURBO-Charger, that would sound NICE without adding a a lot of excess noise.
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A 3 inch cut out in the I pipe to the passenger side just before the rear wheel will do the trick and be cheap.
The cut out will also sound a little ghetto if just a basic bolt on car with stock compression & stock cam. Saying that because I liked the sound of open cut out on my 99T/A w/heads, cam headers etc. I don't particularly like the sound of the very same cutout & catback on my bolt on only 02 Z28 with just headers.
The cut out will also sound a little ghetto if just a basic bolt on car with stock compression & stock cam. Saying that because I liked the sound of open cut out on my 99T/A w/heads, cam headers etc. I don't particularly like the sound of the very same cutout & catback on my bolt on only 02 Z28 with just headers.
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Magnaflow or Borla muffler (not sure if they sell a muffler-only). Small dual exhaust outlets will help it sound even deeper. (Everything the same, small outlets slightly reduce dB, but also lower the pitch).
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I have a flowmaster 70 series on a 5.3 in a jeep with cats its gat a fairly low rumble and no drone.. its 2.5 from manifolds to a Y past the cats in to the muffler at 3" and 3" out the back. YMMV