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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 04:57 AM
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i currently have lt's and ORY with LM1 catback with a 3'' magnaflow bullet muffler. Car is WAY too loud (just got an excessive noise fine today) and its a bit poppy/lacks tone. What should i do? Is there another muffler that would fit in the place of the LM1 resonator that cut sound and create good tone? Or do i need a muffler in the factory crossflow location...would would mean new catback?
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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try a LM2 or a magnaflow bullet.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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i have the magnaflow bullet already in place of the resonator, still loud. In fact, i just got a ticket for it last night for being too loud, lol!!!! Cop was a ford guy i think
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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SLP20TL or SLP Dual Dual

They flow very well and have a nice sound to them. No rasp.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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For little more then a good muffler to stick in that would cost I would just get a good chambered cat back setup...I looked forever for my build and finally settled up with Hooker AeroChamber...Absolutely Love it..The spot they use for the resonator or in your case magnaflow doesn't leave a lot of options for replacement parts anywhere that arent just a straight through design
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 04:33 AM
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look into the new SLP "PowerFlo" LM1/LM2 Conversion kit. they have a sound clip on their site, i think it sounds good.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by quikrnmost
SLP20TL or SLP Dual Dual

They flow very well and have a nice sound to them. No rasp.
Agreed....I swapped my TD's for the Dual/Dual and love it. Nice and quiet at idle and cruising, great sound at WOT. And when I want obnoxious, I have a DMH E-cutout!
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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I wanted an SLP dual/dual, but grew tired of hunting for one... went with a Magnaflow cat-back. Tough to beat for the price and I'm happy with the sound. Quiet at idle, not raspy, sounds good and (in my opinion) the perfect volume at WOT.
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just go with magnaflow or a hooker catback. both will definitely quiet down your car, and still sound great.
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mufflex with flowmaster
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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i'm thinking for the price, and flow-through design...the Magnaflow sounds like a great deal. Any one have one for sale????
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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I have the LM2 on now with a MS4 cam and ARH long tubes and it sounds killer its still a bit on the loud side, but no where near as bad as it was with the LM1. Check out ls1sounds website. they have a bunch of different audio clips of different combos on there
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