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Old May 3, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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not at all my car picks up quietv a bit over my 440 series flow
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40 series f/m lol
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No its not bad....It helped my car a lot as well because i had a flowmaster muffler.
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Sounds good some D-dag said running cut outs I have true duals with cut out near the back seats. Said that is could hurt the engine some stupid stuff
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yea just make sure you position it facing down enough you dont burn anything up with it , but overall done right its just as good as a catback
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Only when they cause the car to catch on fire.
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No joke. There was a guy on here who's interior caught on fire. All you need is a leaky pinion seal, whhich is very common, and it could happen.
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