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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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I am considering getting these put on my 98 Firebird Formula. Just wondered what people know or how they like them if they have them or have heard them.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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Im installing mine this weekend, if I can only decide to cat or not to cat?
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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Got it on my 99 Trans Am and love it, had the Loudmouth before on my last Trans Am and the Magnaflow is a blessing to have after that
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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I've heard good about them. Deep tone, doesn't resonate like some others, sounds nice and deep at wot and resonably priced. A good overall value. My best friend is getting ready to put one on his TA. LS1sounds.com, has a bunch of different sound clips of them on different setups if you wanted to hear what they sounded like.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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So Im kind of a nube. Youre deciding to cut out the cat meaning catalytic converter?
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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i have headers and a catted y, but want better clearance and might take the cats off if it doesnt sound raspy, but so far no clips are posted that match my set-up
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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awsome!! with cats or without
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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I had it without cats and loved it!
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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any sound clips/vids? not on ls1 sounds......?
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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Its on there... www.ls1sounds.com
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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i have it with LTs, OFY, cam. Overal Its great, I like it. Nice sound at idle. Sounds good at WOT, especially if you have lts, it will get pretty loud at WOT.

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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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I have magnaflow, and the only thing I don't like are the tips. Other than that, it sounds clean, a little bit of rasp, but not much. On my camaro I had sweet thunder true duals and this magnaflow is a blessing. Even with lt, ory, I can still talk to the person next to me. Very tame at cruising. Turns heads at full throttle.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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I love mine. I think it has good deep tone like no other catback. I cant wait to hear it after I install my headers and ORY in a couple weeks. I'm at the point like T/AFOSTERWS6 is, I'm trying to decide whether to go with cats or not. I'll probaly just go without cats for now and if i dont like it i'll put cats on later. But anyways i would deffenetly go with the magnaflow you wont regret it by any means.

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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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So far sounds good. I heard Flowmaster sucks for flow, so Im making sure before I get Magnaflow that no one has problems with it.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Slowmaster. Sounds Good (while Watching Others Drive By)
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:48 PM
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My Magnaflow review:

http://www.ls2.com/forums/showthread...hreadid=233322

Couple of pics of it on my website.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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I just ordered a Magnaflow today. Tbyrne.com (sponsor) has a good group purchase going on now, not sure how much longer though.
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 09:42 AM
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Rich (Oxidizr on LS1tech) at Magnaflow recently built me a kickass one-off stainless y-pipe with their (pre-production) high flow cats, and a custom Magnaflow catback with the tips off the Corvette catback.

I am frikkin overjoyed with it. Nice exotic sound, quiet at cruise but sounds like a pissed off elephant at WOT.

There's a post in this forum if you search for it, complete with lots of pics and a walkaround video.

If I ever did have to buy exhaust again, I would never buy anything else !

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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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i would definitely get the bands clamps. seals up a lot better and overall makes the system look better.
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IMO, It's one of the best sounding cat-backs available for the LS1. Not a bad price either.

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