CUTTING OFF THE MUFLERS

[SMCBUILDERSINC]

HAS ANYONE JUST CUT OFF THE MUFFLERS ON A GEN II AND RAN STRAIGHT PIPES WITH CATS ONLY? WHAT WILL IT SOUND LIKE? WILL PERFORMANCE BE SIMILAR TO THE CATBACK SYSTEMS? HOW ABOUT JUST CUTTING OFF THE REAR MUFFLER? HOW WILL THAT SOUND?

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

My RT/10 has only the rear muffler removed. $130 at a local muffler shop. Dyno'd 10 more hp. Sound is much better without being too loud (if there's such a thing as being too loud). It is the best mod for the $$$. If you're uncertain as to which exhaust to get remove the rear muffler until you decide.

For really loud remove the cat too. My GTS has stock headers and 3 inch back. Great sound and loud.

 

[Steve 00RT/10]

I agree----remove the rear muffler until you decide what you want to do. Much improved sound. It's a 1/2 hr job at a muffler shop. I had it done for $30. I ran that for a couple months...now I have Belanger headers/no cats/3" pipes.

Steve

 

[SMCBUILDERSINC]

WHAT DOES STOCK CATS AND THREE INCH PIPE SOUND LIKE. SO YOU WOULD BE DELETING THE 2 MUFFLERS AND 3 RESONATORS. NOT SURE WHAT THE BEST THING TO DO IS...

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

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WHAT DOES STOCK CATS AND THREE INCH PIPE SOUND LIKE. SO YOU WOULD BE DELETING THE 2 MUFFLERS AND 3 RESONATORS. NOT SURE WHAT THE BEST THING TO DO IS...

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Actually it's a single "two-in two-out" muffler and two resonators. Start from the back and work your way up. Remove the muffler, if you want it louder remove the resonators, if you want it even louder remove the cats. I wouldn't waste money on a three inch catback unless you were going to do headers too.

Tony - poser king.

 

[SMCBUILDERSINC]

SO IS IT TO LOUD IN THE CAR WITH THE MUFFLER DELETION AND THE RESONATOR DELETION? CAN YOU STILL CARRY ON CONVERSATION? HOWS THE DRONING NOISE IN THE CAR? I GUESS I WANT TO KNOW IF ITS ACCEPTABLE??

 

[SMCBUILDERSINC]

WILL THE CAR SOUND AS LOUD AS A BELANGER SYSTEM????

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

SMCBUILDERSINC are you related to Adam? Just kidding.

Now we're getting into personal preference. It's not like ****** where all of us guys will agree on one, er two things. You'll just have to systematically remove the pieces until you find what you like.

 

[VIPR GTS]

THE REAL ANSWER IS CORSA'S 3" SYSTEM, NO INTERIOR RESONANCE, TALK
LISTEN TO RADIO AT CRUISE. GET IT OVER WITH, YOU KNOW YOU WILL
DO IT SOONER OR LATER. BE HAPPY DRIVING IT