hey guys,

im looking for a full magnaflow exhaust and cat system for me '06 SS non-sc 2.4L
any advice is appreciated, and if it needs to be shiped it must be shipable to Canada.

Cheers :ca:

go to magnaflow's web-site. see if they have one for your application. if so write down the part-number. they have a link that lists a bunch of magnaflow dealers. shop around and you will find the best deal.

EDIT: i just checked. they have systems for the I-4 2.0 and 2.2L, but no 2.4. you could just weld in some mufflers until a system for the 2.4 comes out. here's the link

http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopdisplayproducts.asp?SID=4Chevrolet&zone=Sport&id=455&cat=Cobalt

and for that price, i'd go with weld-ins.

i would go with a weld in, but then after some time ill have to saw it off, and its a leased car. is there any bolt on solution? someone on this forum must be leasing too right?

I hope it sound better than the 2.2 snd 2.0 ones on there.
All i have to say is the subaru (2.5) one sounds nice!

as far as i know the 2.4 and 2.0 share the same cat back

hey guys,

im looking for a full magnaflow exhaust and cat system for me '06 SS non-sc 2.4L
any advice is appreciated, and if it needs to be shiped it must be shipable to Canada.

Cheers :ca:

Hey Marin, I just got off the phone with my buddy Rick at Don Howson and he asked me for the # of the place my exhaust came from. I was reading the forums when he called and I saw this post and mentioned your user name and it was you lol. He'll be giving you a call with the info and if you have any more Q's PM me.

they have the 2.4 listed on the site look again

they have the 2.4 listed on the site look again

Only the 2.2L and the 2.0L are listed... I don't see 2.4

when i go there i can see it its on the same page as the 2.2

someone put up a link cause all Im seeing is the 2.0 and 2.2 2005. I have mine on the way already but I never did find the right link, just called Magnaflow :cool:

New, Now Available!!!
2.0L I-4 Supercharged, Cobalt SS, Sedan,
2.5" SS tubing, 4" rolled/slash/p-SS tip

they changed it from what it said before but basically when they say sedan right here the only sedan is a 2.4 ss so we share the same exhaust with the s/c ss

As a general rule of thumb, a full cat back is always considered better than just a weld on. The sound will also be a bit deeper with a full cat back I believe. However, our 2.4 SS's already have descent size diamerter tubing. Plus, the cars are still too new to have any piping rot. That'll hinder performance. Thus you could certianly get by with just a muffler, but a cat back would be slightly more advantageous. But you have to ask yourself. Do you want to spend like 500+ for a cat back...or would you be happy with spending 200 or less for JUST a muffler? That part's up to you.

On my Monte I had 2 Dynomax mufflers welded on directly were the stockers were. On my Cadillac, I had a Dynomax welded on in the stock place as well. And on My Accord, I welded on a Ractive muffler. The sound it's self was irrelevent. Irrelevent on any of them. But my point is on all of my cars, I got by just fine with only mufflers.

The last thing is too... How much sound do you want? Actual sound output. On my Accord, I put a Ractive Fireball "canister" muffler. Personally, I think it was a respectable muffler, in terms of canister mufflers. Not annoyingly loud (except on the highway cruising at high speeds even in 5th gear) by any means. On the Cadillac, I only added one muffler. There only was one stock one (not Northstar, just 4.5). The sound output was almost stock. But the idle was the glorious V8 burble I was looking for. But for the Monte, it had 2 mufflers. So it was obviously slightly louder than the Monte LS's single muffler. Mine's the SS wit hthe 3.8 and dualies. Not TRUE duals, but it has a Y pipe, then 2 mufflers and tips. So I replaced the mufflers with 2 Dynomax Super-Turbos (same as I used on the DeVille) and used the OEM offsets and diameter. I also used 2 chrome tips to give it some flair. The car IMO sounds great. It doesn't quite have the "tinny" sound of a Grand Prix GT / GTP, but it's certainly not a 350 either. It sounds great it idle (maybe compare it to a stock 305), then sounds like a deeper stock Monte SS at speed. It's really nice. The only time it's horrible is when you're going up a hill and NOT flooring it. Then it drops in revs and gets really droney. But then you just step on it and it's gone. lol.

But personally, I like how the stock 2.4 exhaust sounds. I like the idle. I just want a little more sound when accelerating. Even a stock sound...but just a little louder. If I'm driving a 4 cylinder, I don't expect it to sound like a 350. So I don't care.

Sorry for rambling. lol...

i would go with a weld in, but then after some time ill have to saw it off, and its a leased car. is there any bolt on solution? someone on this forum must be leasing too right?

I'm leasing my car and I have put a magnaflow exhaust on it, wweld on it by my dealership so no worries as to waranty issues...

I'd say go the exhaust shop route. Getcha a muffler & resonator (if you don't want it loud) of choice and have a shop bend the pipe and install everything for 300.

I got my Cadillac done, including Dynomax Super-Turbo, at Minekie for like $120-ish I believe.

The monte (since there were 2), including the same mufflers, cost me $160-ish, also at Minekie.

Thus, if you just get a universal muffler, plus resonator if you'd like, it'd be less than $150 probably, at Minekie. That's if you buy a Dynomax Super-Turbo for $40. A canister style muffler would run more like $100+ for anything worth a crap.

Hey guys, yesterday at noon a FedEx truck came to my door. I recieved a big ass box containing my Mangaflow catback exhaust. Unfortunatly for me, I was at work 'til 2pm, but when I got out I gunned it home. It was nicely polished 2.25inch piping. I opened it, then closed it, barely got 3/4 of the thing in my trunk and headed for Pipes Performance Exhaust at Warden south of Eglinton. I get there and buddy told me $70 flat and it would be done in an hour. It was 2:30pm and I had to teach tennis from 4-6. They close at 6! Being the impatient baby that I am, I asked a friend to go pay the man $80 since he was going to have it done so soon (Im good like that). So finally 6pm rolls around and my friend picked me up in his recently turboed Nissan 240sx. Needless to say there was a lot of intentional drifting on the way there! So we get there, and it looks sooooo stock. Only after closer inspection can you tell its slightly different. We sit in the car and I turn it on. *drool* The instant quick little rev from the startup gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. At idle, you can barely notice the slightly lower hum. I went outside and let my friend give it a few revs. HOLY SH*T it sounded nice, very similar to something youd hear in Need For Speed: Most Wanted (thats the closest comparison I could think of). There is no Honda rice sound so dont worry.

:lol:

So overall, I say it was a good buy and great mod for me and for anyone else who wants to try it. Thanks for putting up with my long @$$ story, it almost makes you feel like you were there doesnt it?

thats cool glad you like it

I like this:

*drools*

Bwahahahaha!!!!!

Yo man, we NEED sound clips. Like right now. Your acount will be postponed until you do so.

:P

BTW: How much did that exhaust cost you? Without installation. Just the cat back plus shipping.

Also wanting to hear of any performance gains......

Hey guys, yesterday at noon a FedEx truck came to my door. I recieved a big ass box containing my Mangaflow catback exhaust. Unfortunatly for me, I was at work 'til 2pm, but when I got out I gunned it home. It was nicely polished 2.25inch piping. I opened it, then closed it, barely got 3/4 of the thing in my trunk and headed for Pipes Performance Exhaust at Warden south of Eglinton. I get there and buddy told me $70 flat and it would be done in an hour. It was 2:30pm and I had to teach tennis from 4-6. They close at 6! Being the impatient baby that I am, I asked a friend to go pay the man $80 since he was going to have it done so soon (Im good like that). So finally 6pm rolls around and my friend picked me up in his recently turboed Nissan 240sx. Needless to say there was a lot of intentional drifting on the way there! So we get there, and it looks sooooo stock. Only after closer inspection can you tell its slightly different. We sit in the car and I turn it on. *drool* The instant quick little rev from the startup gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. At idle, you can barely notice the slightly lower hum. I went outside and let my friend give it a few revs. HOLY SH*T it sounded nice, very similar to something youd hear in Need For Speed: Most Wanted (thats the closest comparison I could think of). There is no Honda rice sound so dont worry.

:lol:

So overall, I say it was a good buy and great mod for me and for anyone else who wants to try it. Thanks for putting up with my long @$$ story, it almost makes you feel like you were there doesnt it?

;) :twothumbs Was I right or was I right?

I'll have to go with...YOU WERE SOOOO RIGHT :bow:

wouldn't the Pontiac solstice with the 2.4 sound the same as ours cuz magnaflow has it on there

wouldn't the Pontiac solstice with the 2.4 sound the same as ours cuz magnaflow has it on there

Yeppers.

And wow! I really like all 3 clips. both Cobalt ones and the Solstice. That exhaust sounds gooooood!!!!

Any installed pics on your 2.4? I want to see it!!!!!

:guns:

I like magnaflow, but I'm going with Borla.

Get a clip and pics up of that too. We can compare. 2.4 exhaust compar-oooooooo.

:)

Pics and vids are on the way guys, give me a day or two

did you have to modify anything for the 2.2 system to fit your 2.4 ??

did you have to modify anything for the 2.2 system to fit your 2.4 ??

No, but if you get under your car, you'll see that the stock exhaust is actually in 2 pieces. From the muffler it goes back, up, then back down and you'll see a spot where there welded it together to the rest. So the guy who was installing the magna said he will have to cut that piece to complete the install, but not to worry about warantee because when he welds it back in 4 years it will be in the same spot GM welded it. No worries

I got my Borla muffler put on yesterday and it sounds awesome. It has a deep and aggressive sound and with the CAI it sounds like a beast