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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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Here is my dilema guys (i can't get the search to work either)...I want to change out my Flowmaster 80 series muffler and go with a free-er flowing catback exhaust. I wouldn't mind going with an ORY to get rid of the cats, but I do not plan to run Longtubes anytime soon (not in the next few years). This car is my daily driver and I don't want to start doing headers and everything right now, cause once I do that step i won't stop til it has cam and all the goodies. I am wondering what will be a good, deep, and loud setup with or without the stock cats but definately with the stock manifolds. I was thinking I could do a true duals setup and go with bullets or 1 chambers, but i didn't know if it was worth doing without replacing the headers. I am doing this more for sound than anything so any light shed my way would be awesome. I am leaning towards doing the SLP Loudmouth cause I hear it's amazing on stock manifolds. Let me know guys. Thanks a ton.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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IMO I'd just stick with the stock y-pipe, only minimal (if any) gains have been shown with an ORY on stock manifolds. If you want something deep check out the corsa system, not too cheap, but sounds great. LM is a good low cost alternative. Almost anything will flow better than the flowmaster you have... If you were interested in duals on stock manifolds, check out the Bassani system... Good luck.

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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Why not just throw a regular cutout in the I-pipe? Gut the cats and it'll be pretty damn loud with the cutout open.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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Loudmouth sucks

if you want nice sound, the most simple solution is to just change your muffler. if you want a bit more sound, switch to headers, no cats, do a y pipe and stock catback, it sounds great.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Loudmouth rocks.

I had it for over 2 years with the stock manifolds and Y, and sound was amazing, definately makes the car sound like it has a lot more than it does. And how can you get anything that flows better than what is essentailly an open pipe the whole way back from the Y. Since you're not planning on headers anytime soon, the loudmouth is the affordable way to make a bit more power and a lot more noise.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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what do you guys think of true duals off the stock manifolds?
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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I'd go with a catback rather than true duals since you're stock. The loudmouth catback sounds great on stock manifolds.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dirtyblackhoe
what do you guys think of true duals off the stock manifolds?
personaly? waste of money, when at stoplights with windows down you will get a gas smell. bad bad idea for anything other than the HP gains
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Originally Posted by LS69TA
Why not just throw a regular cutout in the I-pipe? Gut the cats and it'll be pretty damn loud with the cutout open.
Same thing i was thinking....Cutout FTW!
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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Loudmouth or open Borla will turn heads with the stock manifolds. Loudmouth is definately cheaper. If I were keeping the manifolds I'd definately have the loudmouth.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by LS69TA
Why not just throw a regular cutout in the I-pipe? Gut the cats and it'll be pretty damn loud with the cutout open.

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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which loud mouth setup do i want? whats the diff
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Loudmouth I. Loudmouth II has a muffler in the i pipe. Kinda eliminates the point of getting a loudmouth.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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well how loud is LM 1...i have heard LM2 has a tone to it and it more what most people run
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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If I were in your situation, I'd get a GMMG. Personally, I think it is the best sounding set-up possible with stock manifolds and stock y.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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SLP Dual/Dual.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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how much is GMMG?
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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SLP loud mouth = loud ,cheap

SLP loud mouth 2 = loud with some refinement,cheap

GMMG = loud, refined, expensive

The loudmouth setup allows you to swap in and out different mufflers, so you can tweak the sound if you want. The loudmouth setup is probably your best bet if you are on a budget (if you are always going to run stock manifolds).

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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i would rather spend less money if i can. I just don't really care for my flowmaster 80 series right now, because it isn't that loud even at WOT but maybe that is just me.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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Sounds like you are getting close to making a decision. Good luck and be sure to post us some sound clips!
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