Yet another question about the Loudmouth.
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Yet another question about the Loudmouth. I have been reading a bunch of post about people getting the Loudmouth Cat-Back system. Well I was originally thinking about getting this system but have read that it is excessively loud. I was talking to my dad today about it (he is a cop) and said that I could be given a ticket for improper exhaust; this would be pretty obvious if my car was REALLY LOUD. So was thinking of just getting the Loud Mouth and replacing the resonator with a flowmaster muffler. Would this totally defeat the purpose of buying the Loudmouth?(I mean could I just buy the flowmaster muffler and put it in place of the stock muffler?) I would really like a deep muscle car sound, but not an over excessive one. Any ideas would be helpfull. Oh yeah I have a 2001, WS.6 T/A. (Sorry for so long <img border="0" alt="[boring]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_zzz.gif" /> )
Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. As long as you don't do headers, your all set, don't worry about it. If you plan to do h/c and long tubes then buy another exhaust. If not you WILL be changing the Loud Mouth or getting rid of it all together.
With long tubes and a h/c swap it is louder than you could picture.
With long tubes and a h/c swap it is louder than you could picture.
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Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. I'm planning on buying a hooker cat-back. I like the sound of it. Also I heard magnaflow is pretty good too.
I agree w/ MOBE, don't buy the LM if you're going to buy LT's. I know for sure the hooker catback can't be beat after hooker LT's & ORY-PIPE are installed.
I agree w/ MOBE, don't buy the LM if you're going to buy LT's. I know for sure the hooker catback can't be beat after hooker LT's & ORY-PIPE are installed.
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Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by TaTommyWS6:
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It is actually less expensive than hooker or LM, and looks and sounds great. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">FYI, Hooker can be had for $300 shipped. Got mine at Thunder Racing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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It is actually less expensive than hooker or LM, and looks and sounds great. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">FYI, Hooker can be had for $300 shipped. Got mine at Thunder Racing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. Let us not forget that the Hooker is flanged so you can drop it for track duty and save all that weight <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> My roomate just got one and I must say I am impressed with it. He has macs, gutted cats, and the hooker - used to have macs, gutted cats and the loudmouth <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> Talk about annoying.
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Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. i just ordered a hooker cat back from thunder racing and got it for 285 shipped. I haven't recieved it yet but everyone seems to like it and you can't beat that price.
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Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. Well, ya'll have just about sold me on the Hooker system. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I have nothing but good things about (as opposed to the mixed opinions on the LM) Not only that but being a poor college kid, it would be nice to save $$$ anyway. Thanks guys.
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Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. I'm going to put this bluntly...
Forget about the $HITY sounding LM and get a Hooker Cat-back. If you end up doing longtubes, off-road pipes, and other mods you will have to ditch the LM anyway because it will sound even $HITIER. <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />
The price is awesome and so is the sound of the Hooker. It has that deep muscle car sound you are looking for, but isn't too loud. It is very tame at idle and cruising speed, but really wakes up when you put your foot into it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
I use to have one on my car before the true duals went on. Now its loud as hell and I can't hear the voices in my head anymore. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
Well, thats my 2 cents. Take it for what its worth.
<small>[ April 04, 2003, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: MOBE ]</small>
Forget about the $HITY sounding LM and get a Hooker Cat-back. If you end up doing longtubes, off-road pipes, and other mods you will have to ditch the LM anyway because it will sound even $HITIER. <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />
The price is awesome and so is the sound of the Hooker. It has that deep muscle car sound you are looking for, but isn't too loud. It is very tame at idle and cruising speed, but really wakes up when you put your foot into it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
I use to have one on my car before the true duals went on. Now its loud as hell and I can't hear the voices in my head anymore. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
Well, thats my 2 cents. Take it for what its worth.
<small>[ April 04, 2003, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: MOBE ]</small>
Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. I loved it with a stock setup. I have had LT's less than a week and the jury is still out. It sounds mean as hell over 2500 rpms. May go true dual.
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Re: Yet another question about the Loudmouth. I had loudmouth until I got headers without cats.
There is ALWAYS a drone, headers or not, which gets VERY annoying on long trips... <img border="0" alt="[shoot]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" />
Now I have Magnaflow. I got it for $330 shipped. If I would have known how good this system was, I would have had it from day 1.
It is actually less expensive than hooker or LM, and looks and sounds great. Fully stainless steel, and nice polished tips...
I would go with Magnaflow, you WILL NOT be dissapointed.
Tommy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
There is ALWAYS a drone, headers or not, which gets VERY annoying on long trips... <img border="0" alt="[shoot]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" />
Now I have Magnaflow. I got it for $330 shipped. If I would have known how good this system was, I would have had it from day 1.
It is actually less expensive than hooker or LM, and looks and sounds great. Fully stainless steel, and nice polished tips...
I would go with Magnaflow, you WILL NOT be dissapointed.
Tommy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
