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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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Hey guys i am about to order my longtubes and i dont know if i should get a catback also if i am going to put a cutout on my car.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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Hey guys i am about to order my longtubes and i dont know if i should get a catback also if i am going to put a cutout on my car.

it all depends on what you have planned in the future.. What c/b you going to go with? You going to stay with a Y set up or going to go True Duals (X or H Pipe)

i would get a cutout. they sound great, and give decent gains for a cheap buck
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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Pacesetter coated lt's, tsp off road y pipe, flowtech 3" cutout. Or instead of that route you can get the lt's and the tsp true duals.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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Pacesetter coated lt's, tsp off road y pipe, flowtech 3" cutout. Or instead of that route you can get the lt's and the tsp true duals.

SS > cermaic coating
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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i was thinking about going with a magnaflow catback or if i had money left over i would go with borla or corsa not sure.. i am planning on staying with a y pipe with no cats.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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I thought the cutout i heard on my friend's car sounded like crap.

I also had the Corsa muffler on my car for about a week and didn't like the way it popped when i gave it gas. Tooo damn raspy. I ended up keeping the Corsa catback and tips and replaced with a Flowmaster - which i think sounds pretty good.
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Originally Posted by z28pwrHecz
i was thinking about going with a magnaflow catback or if i had money left over i would go with borla or corsa not sure.. i am planning on staying with a y pipe with no cats.


MagnaFlow sounds good w/o a cam.. with a cam YIKES

Borla sounds good with a y and stock manifolds. with LTs

Corsa jsut sounds the best.. but


GMMG > *
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Have you heard the Corsa with LT's and Y ?
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and a CAM?
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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magnaflow sounds really good with headers imo

it is a good sound not just noise....now if you want noise just get a cutout too and open it up when you want to
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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go with the cheap inexpensive cutout....save some money and then get a good true duals system
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Cut-out all the way. Probably the most proven-inexpensive mod out there.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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i currently have a cutout on my car right now and i like the sound... what i am looking for is a mean sound, not blatty, once my lt's are installed. as far as performance are they all pretty much the same between magnaflow, borla, corsa, and gmmg?
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Pretty much. Give or take 5rwhp on different setups.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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i kinda wanna go borla but ill have to see what happens . thanks for all the info though.
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Check out the for sale section for used catbacks. Some can be found at a great price!
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Cut-out all the way. Probably the most proven-inexpensive mod out there.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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get a good ol cheap cut-out. Save up and get a gmmg later for when you dont feel like pissing off the neighbors
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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yeah I'll probably go with the cut-out for now and then get myself a catback when I decide to go with a cam.
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