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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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i need to quiet my car down. everyone at my condo has been bitching up a storm with my car and how loud it is. i have mac mids no cat and a magnaflow straight through. what do you guys recommend i use to quiet it down ? add a resonator or what ? thanks for the advice
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tell them to stfu and buy you some cats
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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I would think a resonator would help some. Especially in the lower/idle rpm range.
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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tell them to stfu and buy you some cats
hah i have told them to shut up about it. but ther eold farts that have NOTHING better to do with there lives but to ruin mine :\

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I would think a resonator would help some. Especially in the lower/idle rpm range.
thats what i was thinking, but i cant find a resonator with a 3" inlet and outlet that isnt going to make my car sound like crap. i love how my car sounds
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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No such thing as too loud. They threatening you with the law or something? Or else I would tell them to STFU.
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No such thing as too loud. They threatening you with the law or something? Or else I would tell them to STFU.
i could get my parking spot taken away and have to park it on the street which is a big NO NO. ill also be putting in a cut out at the same time so when i wanna **** everyone off when i come home at 3 am i can give everyone a heart attack and they wont know it was me
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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ya...go **** yourself is what you yell at them as you're driving past. that usually does the trick.
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ya...go **** yourself is what you yell at them as you're driving past. that usually does the trick.
i say "**** you" to them by flooring it when i leave for work in the mornings lol

does anyone know any part numbers or links to a resonator thatll do the trick for me ?
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If it's not louder than a harley tell em' to ***** off lol! No one ever bitches about a damn harley, but soon as they see a car thumpin around "oh thats too loud".
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by kinglt-1
If it's not louder than a harley tell em' to ***** off lol! No one ever bitches about a damn harley, but soon as they see a car thumpin around "oh thats too loud".

I agree very much so. But Harleys are legally allowed to be loud - our cars aren't :[
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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A Hooker Aerochamber cat-back is very quiet and very cheap.
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Yes the hooker aerochamber sounds awsome! I thought about switching to it myself.
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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i live in a condo with a bunch of old people too.. all they do is bitch about how fast i drive and how loud my car is.

...little do they know, i just received my cutout in the mail today
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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only one way to remedy this, make it louder. maybe a cutout or something and every time they bitch open it up a little bit more. but seriously i have a hooker aerochamber and it very mellow till about 2 k rpms.
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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New neighbors , better yet go tell them your thinking of putting a new exhust on it but you think it might be alittle loud , as far as driving fast slow down in your own neighborhood dont cause your own problems there good luck witht the neighbors
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i live in a condo with a bunch of old people too.. all they do is bitch about how fast i drive and how loud my car is.

...little do they know, i just received my cutout in the mail today
lol they do the same **** with me too. all i do is leave it in first because im doing 10 mph and they ******* complain to the management that im speeding! ******* old ******....

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A Hooker Aerochamber cat-back is very quiet and very cheap.
so the best bet is to just change out the muffler ? summit has the muffler for just $67 which is pretty cheap... would that be a better course of action then putting a resonator or even a secondary muffler in line ?
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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I would get a catback system and throw an e cutout in it and call it a day..
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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I highly recommend a 9mm!!!! A set of high flow cats would lower the sound though.
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Cutouts. You definitely need some cutouts.
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The Aerochamber is a very good sounding muffler. You can buy just the muffler sure, but I'd just buy the whole catback and call it a day.
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