I am looking at getting headers and exhaust. Im leaning towards the pacesetter lt headers. I have no clue what exhaust sys to get. The borla set up is like 800+ while most others seem to be around 500-slp, flomaster, magnaflow, etc. I want something for performance and a killer sound that is loud but still street legal. What are your opinions? Also the pacesetters lt's arent set in stone so if you have a better combo recommendation let me know.Im looking to drop about 1k for the setup

 

I have Borla but i don't recommend it i hated the way it sounded so i took my muffler off and im just gonna get a bullet.

 

GMMG, Magnaflow, Corsa would be the three cat backs I can think of.

 

also how much do the tips effect the sound, i was planning on 3.5in tips prob. thanks for the help thus far

 

tips do not effect sound almost at all. Even resonating tips don't do much. If you are doing it for performance. The only cat back that will flow better than a cutout will be a nice set of tru duals. I love my cutout, I have raced dozens of m6 or a4 ls1 with a catback and lid (corsa,gmmg,flomaster.borla,hooker) you name it. And me with just my little e-cutout a4 and I always win. I have heard pacesetter ls1 with a catted y pipe and a cutout on the i-pipe and they sound sick. You can not beat the intimidation level of a cutout, besides a mean lope or a whine. The td will cost 10 times more but will flow better. Go to ls1sounds.com and you get a ton of examples.

 

GMMG hands down.

 

i have magnaflow and it sounds great pretty calm until i open it up

 

my borla is too quiet even with lt's, ory I always keep it open and it sounds nice and is loud but not loud enough to get the popo's attention

 

borla and corsa

 

There's a rumor going around that GMMG sounds pretty good! Especially with some Kooks LT's and a Kooks Catted-y..

 

i would love to run true duals but ive heard its pretty hard and i would need cats to pass inspection. how much would that run me?

 

Borla because it is adjustable. But you will pay the price...

 

I like SLP, but if you are running w/o cats it will be way too loud. W/O cats go with Magnaflow.

 

GMMG sounds the best but is expensive. SLP in either LM1 or LM2 (whichever one you like better) would be second IMO.

 

Get an electronic cut-out and you'll be good to go.

You'll gain performance, good sound and pass emissions.

Here's a video of my cat with the cut-out open all the way (it does have a cam though).
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/9...d40182d43c.htm

 

man your car sounds awesome. when you open it up on the dyno it sounds so beast. that exhuast is nasty.

 

im running magnaflow catback with pacesetter longtube headers w/o cats. its a nice mellow sound. pretty quiet driving around, but once i get on it, its pretty loud. if i could choose another catback it would be corsa or maybe slp loudmouth!

 

Corsa!

 

i vote magnaflow w/ a cutout.

 

GMMG is a nice sounding exhaust and well built.