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Old May 13, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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Is there a good cat back or even crossflow muffler out to keep the sound down but still not kill flow? im going to get a cu tout anyway but i sometimes id rather be sneaky because when im about to do anything its pretty obvious, ive had a number of people yell at me too saying i need to calm down when im doing like 15 up a street, the stall doesnt help it any lol.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Magnaflow might be a good option.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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SLP dual/dual
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Old May 13, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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i would go magnaflow or hooker
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Old May 13, 2008 | 11:08 PM
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Dual dual would be perfect, but they're a pain to find now a days. Hooker's decently quiet. Maybe put in a Magnaflow round muffler in the I pipe after your cutout to quiet it through the exhaust...
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Old May 13, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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my magnaflow is pretty quiet except at WOT, but even then its quieter than most
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Old May 13, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1-NAVY
SLP dual/dual
Yep! If you can find one..
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Old May 14, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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Has everyone forgotten about random tech? I have had mine on for about 2 yrs and love it! Good gains and good soud without rasp or resonance.
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I was running the lm1 and recently installed the hooker kit. Night and day difference as far as sound. Very deep and mellow sound with absolutely no rasp even with my ory. Now i can barely hear my car while driving. Minimal loss in performance as far as i can tell. Wasn't simply a bolt on installation. I had to cut the tailpipes to get them even and the intermediate pipe was a bit long. Ory probably didnt help.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 12:52 AM
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magnaflow is quiet and has excellent flow characteristics...
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Old May 14, 2008 | 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by motoo344
Magnaflow might be a good option.
there is no might about it. I loved it for when I got a cam. It really kept the tones down. Plus it sounds wicked smooth when you hammer on it.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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Hooker is pretty quiet and flows really well. The dual/dual is another good option for keeping it quiet.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 09:02 AM
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I have the hooker cb. Not too loud when just cruising around town, but when you get on it the car really comes to life and sounds great. The only down side is the rust as it's not stainless. But for $350 you can't beat the value/ sound IMO.
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No one seems to like it, but I have Borla, with a QTEC, and love it. It has LESS resonance than with manifolds and when the cutout is closed, there is VERY little rasp. I have cats' and there is still rasp with cats', but again, with the QTEC closed, there is virtually none. In addition, the Borla already has a cutout flange so the QTEC fits right in there.

Good luck.
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Originally Posted by LS1-NAVY
SLP dual/dual
dual/dual all the way.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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A magnaflow would be a good catback.Quiet and the performance and quality is good.I had a borla and after my long tubes were installed the
car was too loud.I went with the magnaflow and I really like it.If you don't have headers you might think the magnaflow is too quiet.With stock manifolds I like the borla.But it is a little louder.
Best catback for the money IMO is the Magnaflow.Price is good too.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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stock cat back with a cut out= quiet when needed but nasty when u want
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Old May 14, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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I love my Hooker setup, when a cop is around I don't trip...
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stock cat back with a cut out= quiet when needed but nasty when u want
X2, best power/$ option, save money for LT headers unless you want that look.
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