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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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Right now I am running stock 99 manifolds with the stock cats, into a 2.5" X pipe setup, with 2 Summit Bullet mufflers dumping before the axle.

I got a set of pacesetter longtubes (emissions friendly, i can eliminate air/egr and plug holes later), 2.5" Ractive X pipe, and I have some 2.5" pipes/bends to cut, weld, and scream at. NO cats.

Now, the car is pretty loud as it is. I will be dumping it in the stock location this time, but before that, I know that running Longtubes with no cats, and 1 set of bullet mufflers (resonators essentially?) Is NOT going to be near enough.

I'm not trying to spend a ton of money, but I want something that will sound decent and perform most of all. Would I be best off to get another set of bullets, or is there any kind of muffler anyone can recommend that won't restrict any more than it needs to?

TIA guys.

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Man you would think all the other exhaust reposts would get ignored, but when I really need help.... ouch
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I like the sound of my catted-y pipe through the open cutout
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what are you trying to accomplish and what do you mean by wont be enough? Are you running out over/under the axle and out the back? You mentioned dumping and stock location in the same sentence, which doesn't work
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what are you trying to accomplish and what do you mean by wont be enough? Are you running out over/under the axle and out the back? You mentioned dumping and stock location in the same sentence, which doesn't work

By dump i meant terminate, my bad.

Right now, It's stock manifolds, cats, and bullets.

Add headers, remove cats, keep bullets, there's bound to be more raspiness. I'm just wondering if another set of bullets would be enough.
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Originally Posted by navyblue2000
By dump i meant terminate, my bad.

Right now, It's stock manifolds, cats, and bullets.

Add headers, remove cats, keep bullets, there's bound to be more raspiness. I'm just wondering if another set of bullets would be enough.
If you have headers, no cats, x-pipe, bullets.....there will be no rasp at all. It will be loud as hell though.
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