Best sounding/performing exhaust for the $
05-04-2012, 04:13 PM
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Well after watching your guy's videos I am confident with going for the hooker. It seems to sound great with LT's and a ORY! However for the OP, many people say that the hooker is pretty quiet with stock manifolds and cats.
Thanks for the videos guys!
Thanks for the videos guys!
05-04-2012, 06:43 PM
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I can barely have a conversation with a passenger right next me, and I don't even bother answering my phone any more.
05-04-2012, 07:09 PM
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Thanks for the clips everyone - the consensus seems to be to forget running the headers open. Plus I have realized my car sounds better than I thought after letting someone else drive it (that rarely goes down lol) Thanks everyone, I'm off to get some $ quotes!
05-04-2012, 10:27 PM
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IMO the only real choices if you're on any kind of budget is the Magnaflow or SLP LM 1 or 2. Both can be found under 400 bucks, shipped, and both are stainless.
I've heard the Hooker, and it sounds good, but I can't see buying a non-stainless exhaust. For just a few bucks over the Hooker you could get one of the stainless ones.
If you're just replacing the muffler, then I'd consider the Hooker.
I think the best of both worlds would be the Magnaflow with an e-cutout. That way you get the quietness of the MF when you need it, and the loud fun of the open e-cutout when you wantthat.
I plan on installing that combo soon, it's sitting on thefloor in my spare bedroom right now. Cops here can be picky aobut the noise, hence the Magnaflow, but then I have the cutout for scaring pedestrians
I've heard the Hooker, and it sounds good, but I can't see buying a non-stainless exhaust. For just a few bucks over the Hooker you could get one of the stainless ones.
If you're just replacing the muffler, then I'd consider the Hooker.
I think the best of both worlds would be the Magnaflow with an e-cutout. That way you get the quietness of the MF when you need it, and the loud fun of the open e-cutout when you wantthat.
I plan on installing that combo soon, it's sitting on thefloor in my spare bedroom right now. Cops here can be picky aobut the noise, hence the Magnaflow, but then I have the cutout for scaring pedestrians
My Aerochamber is aluminized steel.
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05-05-2012, 04:11 PM
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I'd do just the muffler, since it's only like 80 bucks, but I wouldn't do the whole catback - 350ish for aluminized steel vs. 380ish for stainless - it's a no-brainer for me.
05-05-2012, 09:35 PM
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I have the SLP Loudmouth 2 on mine, fits nicely and sounds great. My buddys Trans Am has stock manifolds and cats, gives it a good tone and deep. I have BBK long tubes and off road Y pipe going into that SLP loudmouth 2 and its awesome. Its tame while driving normal, small amount of drone. So whether you drive a stock car or modified it sounds very unique and youll love piping the fellow mustangs on the road!
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Then I put it in gear and headed up the driveway...I could definitely tell the difference, I could hear it more than the stock exhaust and it had a nice deep tone to it. Then I hit got on it a bit pulling out of the driveway, and I had an eargasm! Much louder than stock, but not obnoxiously so. It's a got a great deep tone to go with the volume, but once you get up to cruising speed the noise disappears. Cruising at 70 on the highway, it sounded just like stock.
I like it alot...my car finally sounds like a V8!