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Old May 15, 2002 | 02:45 PM
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Default Which muffler to buy? Just a muffler.

exhaust is stock from the motor(headers,cats)

i have the dual dual exhaust on my hawk with a 3 inch cutout already and the cutout sounds fine and i don't want a new cat-back exhaust kit. When it is capped i want it a little louder than the SLP muffler but quieter than the cutout. basically the monday-friday exhaust sound. So with that in mind, which muffler to buy for the car? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> Flowmaster sounds better on mustangs and LT1's. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old May 15, 2002 | 02:51 PM
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Default Re: Which muffler to buy? Just a muffler.

The Hooker muffler for our cars sounds awesome... and its relatively cheap...

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Old May 15, 2002 | 03:12 PM
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Default Re: Which muffler to buy? Just a muffler.

Also, if you want something really cheap you can buy a bullet muffler from Dynomax...only about $35. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old May 15, 2002 | 03:25 PM
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Default Re: Which muffler to buy? Just a muffler.

but how loud would that be on my car? i have heard of people doing that instead of the loudmouth. would you put the bullet in the place where the loudmouth resonator is? also i know there are some long and shorter bullet mufflers.
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Old May 15, 2002 | 03:29 PM
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Default Re: Which muffler to buy? Just a muffler.

also, i have gotten an extra cutout plate (thanx to angie at thunder racing) that i am gonna drill a hole in the middle like the borla plates to see if i can tune my cutout and see if it sounds like *** or not.
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Old May 15, 2002 | 07:53 PM
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Default Re: Which muffler to buy? Just a muffler.

I had kinda the same feeling you did. I had a magaflow exhaust, but
it was to quiet for me, so what i did was I got a Spintech exhaust, with
the same idea you had of a plate with a smaller hole on the cutout.
With it capped, its sounds smooth and crisp. With the the plate, it
still sounds crisp, but with more of a growl. It sounds great. Let me
know how it goes......best of luck

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Old May 16, 2002 | 10:14 AM
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Default Re: Which muffler to buy? Just a muffler.

appreciate the info and help! now i gotta go snag a drill with a heck of a bit to drill through that cutout plate and do a little at a time to see how it sounds. (on, off, drill, on, off, drill, etc.)
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Can you buy just the hooker muffler? I have a Random Tech now with 3" pipes same as Hooker. Cheaper than $279 for a new system, nothing wrong with my pipes. Anyone know?
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