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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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I was looking around at what catback system i want to use on the TA and listened to alot on ls1sounds and by what i heard it seems like the magnaflow catback was one of the lowest toned and least poppy/raspy sounding with LTs and ORY. I dont like really loud high pitch poppy/raspy sounding exhaust. Who has magnaflow? Love em? Hate em? How well do they flow compared to the competitors? The tips look pretty nice on them too which is a plus
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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A magna flow is a good choice. It has great sound, and flows great.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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A good friend of mine has Jet Hot long tubes, ory, and a Magniflow catback on a stock LS1 motor. Sounds great. None of the raspiness at 2,100-2,300 rpm's like my Borla. Wide open throttle screams. Cant go wrong in my opinion.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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in my opinion magnaflow is the best catback on an fbody other than the gmmg
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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everyone always talks about how quite the magnaflow is...thats complete bull...magnaflow aint as loud as loudmouth but it is loud as hell...but sounds good though at the same time...no rasp or anything
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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ehh i personally think my car is quite with this setup you speak of and i have a nice size cam also. im looking/ thinking of selling it and getting corsa
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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I would sacrifice a little bit of volume to not have poppy sounding bullshit LOL
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Fbodydominant
A magna flow is a good choice. It has great sound, and flows great.
YES!! heres some vids of my 98 TA with LTs ORY maganflow at idle, 50mph crusing speed in 5th and 6th gear and then a lil WOT action when i pull it back into 2nd gear and hammer down!

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other vid is WOT inside at the track
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and another one is of me racing someone (outsiders point of view)
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and on the dyno..
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this oughtta help you make your choice!!
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 11secondhorse
I would sacrifice a little bit of volume to not have poppy sounding bullshit LOL
there isnt too much sacrafice lol. i love my magnaflow. i dont feel bad about coming home at 3am and when i get on it, people know
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:45 PM
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i've had 3 catback setups with LTs/ORY so far:

Rumbler catback with Sweet Thunder in place of the Dynomax bullet: Extremely f'n loud. Too loud, with no -tone- ... Take your Advil with you for going down the road.

Hooker catback: Great tone, but no bark to it... the inside of the muffler came apart a bit and rattled around. I've heard of this happening a few times with the Hooker.

Magnaflow: My favorite so far... great sound - a bit louder than the Hooker but still low toned inside the car. Stainless steel; looks very nice under the car.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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I have edelbrock lts/ory/magnaflow catback and it is raspy as hell... and loud as hell too. Sounds great! Get r done
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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My exhaust setup used to consist of Pacesetter LTs, TSP ORY, and a magnaflowcatback. SOunded great at idle and full throttle. Quiet when you wanted and screamed when you wanted, but was DEFINITLY raspy at times.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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98 TA Drivers does sound raspy at high rpms, i guess im not gonna be able to avoid that. Other than that it sounds good.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 11secondhorse
98 TA Drivers does sound raspy at high rpms, i guess im not gonna be able to avoid that. Other than that it sounds good.

yeah around 5,000-6,000 rpm lol but youll be shifting around there so its all good!

My friend has LTS ORY and SLP LM, thats the definition of Rasp right here lol.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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Yeah ive always thought the borla and loudmouths sound like an ******* talking lol
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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I have the magnaflow, ORY and Kooks LTs. Its a little raspy, but not terrible. I've heard much worse. I like the way it sounds although I do plan on changing it out to a mufflex 3.5" single with a magnaflow muffler and hideaway tip. I hate tips on Camaros and the magnaflow tips are especially haneous.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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I absolutely love the setup. I have encountered zero rasp and zero drone. At car shows, lot of people think I have a cam because of the way it sounds. I even like the tips as well.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 01:32 PM
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I have LT's, ORY, and Magnaflow. I love the setup but a few tips. Get most of the catback welded up except for the slip fittings to the LT's and the over the axle fitting. This will really solidify the exhaust and change the tone a bit. Also get a custom y-pipe made if you know someone or pick one with a good merge and that is not made in 6 different pieces. Same thing, I started off with the Magnaflow y-pipe and there was a lot of rasp and mechanical sounding high pitched tone to the exhaust. Didn't sound bad but I got the exhaust welded up and a custom y-pipe and almost all the rasp went away and the exhaust has a much deeper smoother tone to it.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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Get it. It sounds real good at idle and if you go big cam in the future it only gets better!
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Originally Posted by Dal1as
I have LT's, ORY, and Magnaflow. I love the setup but a few tips. Get most of the catback welded up except for the slip fittings to the LT's and the over the axle fitting. This will really solidify the exhaust and change the tone a bit. Also get a custom y-pipe made if you know someone or pick one with a good merge and that is not made in 6 different pieces. Same thing, I started off with the Magnaflow y-pipe and there was a lot of rasp and mechanical sounding high pitched tone to the exhaust. Didn't sound bad but I got the exhaust welded up and a custom y-pipe and almost all the rasp went away and the exhaust has a much deeper smoother tone to it.
you bring up some good points... i've mine welded and no rasp to be heard. doesn't sound -exactly- like other magnaflow/ory/lt setups that ive heard
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