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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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I just installed my magna flow cat back and it is pretty quiet. Really not much louder than the stock cat back. Does it need to be break in. Or is it always gonna be that quiet. I hopeing it gets louder down the road.
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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Yeah, it'll get quite a bit louder, just give it a few hundred miles.
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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Yep, mine gets louder by the day.
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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just put some lts on there

then you wont even want to listen to the radio anymore
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by skywalkrNCSU
just put some lts on there

then you wont even want to listen to the radio anymore
That's what I was going to suggest. Just get the long tubes and you'll never worry about being quiet
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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That's what I was going to suggest. Just get the long tubes and you'll never worry about being quiet


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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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Put some miles on that puppy... It will get louder.. Have 1000 on mine and is still getting louder!!!
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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If you notice after a while of running it new you can smell the material inside burning off after you park the car. I've had mine almost 2 yrs. and the biggest difference was in the first 2 months. It doesn't get that much louder though.
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