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What is the QUIETEST muffler I can buy?

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Old 09-21-2011, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
It's pretty common knowledge that hooker quality has taken a huge **** in the last few years.
I heard that when i first bought it. I was hoping that the QC had been better but i guess not. Ill be purchasing a Borla XS soon to replace it.
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I just recently went from a 40 series to an 80 series with an electric cutout. It was a big difference. 80 is so much quiter.

Maybe try putting that one back on if you still have it laying around. When I got my car it already head the 40 on it, I found the 80 locally for $20 so I gave it a try and I'm happy now.
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I have a hooker as well. It can be quiet, it can be noisy.


I have LT with no cats.
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rather than choke the crap out of your exhaust with a stock muffler, and buying and having an electric cutout welded in, why not just buy a $400 beater 4 banger DD with no exhaust leaks and get 30+ mpgs and be dead quiet? Also keeps the miles off of your 383.
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I think hands down the best exhaust setup for your needs is a borla with an e-cutout in the blockoff plate spot. That's what I've had for 8 years now and the older I get the more I love it. I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood and am the ONLY car guy around, most of my neighbors don't care for loud muscle cars. I know this so I close the remote blockoff plate when coming and going to make the neighbors happy, then run it open when I'm out. Best of both worlds, I can't imagine a better setup. Yes you can run just an e-cutout further up on a stock style exhaust but that is just retarded loud IMO, but then I am getting old, lol.
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Originally Posted by AChotrod
dyno max bullets are by far the best for sneeking around
Lol tell me about it. My sneaking out days are long over now...



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