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I got my car back today from MBS in Pasadena,MD. Its a little loud for my liking but i am going to give it some time..
2.5" SS
300 cell cat
magnapack resonator
magnaflow 18" muffler
It's loud because of the Magnaflow at the end. If you ran a Borla it would clean up the exhaust note and quieten it down. Or, you could put a second muffler in the middle instead of the resonator. That resonator isn't doing much for you as far as noise level.
Originally posted by z31maniac
I'll be doing the SS rep headers into a 2.5" single into a 18" x 8" oval Thermal Research and Development muffler.
That's gonna be loud as fuck!
Originally posted by SamE30e
I got Ebay headers, to a dual in dual out race cat, to a dual in dual out magnaflow 14385 muffler. Little raspy with no resonators.
It's the Ebay headers that's making it raspy. A Borla or Vibrant muffler would clean up the note quite a bit. The Magnaflow has a raspy sound to it because of the packing inside of it. Borla/Vibrant > Magnaflow any day!:woowoo:
That is a bit much, but is it worth it? I have the SS replica headers and they hang very low, that coupled with an e36 exhaust = cannot drive over any bumps at all. Doesn't help that it keeps scraping and knocked a hanger off.
^ Funny, I was looking throughout this whole thread looking for exhaust ideas, wondering if I would be able to use the E30 325i SuperSprint cat back I already have for a S52 swap.
Sounds great with my M20.. nice deep hum at low RPMs and a great sound at WOT.
Very nice! I'm thinking about upgrading mine with the Ireland Eng. I was hoping I could use the same exhaust once I do an engine swap in the future.
I like the Super Sprint exhaust, it looks nice and I bet it sounds good, I have to look around for the sound clip.
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I was thinking about getting a set of these, and seeing as how both these headers and the UUC System U I'm running are 60mm piping, running a dual 60mm midsection, no cats or resonators.
The only thing I'm worried about is fitment. I've heard US spec headers are a tight squeeze, and these are euros.
I'm running treehouse eyeball arms, so I'm thinking I'll be in the clear.
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