i have spent hours on here looking at posts and watching videos about deleting my muffler on my tc sedan.
the thing i cant seem to find out is how loud is it really from inside the car? i am gonna have a newborn in a few months and was thinking of doing a muffler delete but cant find out if its gonna be too loud or not. whats your opinions?

 

tc's aren't very loud with the muffler delete cause you'll still have 2 cats and a resonator. now if you go catless it starts to get a little loud. you'll be fine with just the delete though.

then again this is coming from someone with an LSJ lol.

 

I say don't do it. Muffler delete = lots of drone. I would rather get a catless downpipe and leave the resonator and muffler in. I will growl but not too loud.

 

the turbox catted dp sounds pretty amazing on the tc's with otherwise stock exhaust.

 

ive got a turbo xs catted down-pipe and a muffler delete and it sounds awesome inside and out, it just needs to warm up in the mornings because it is loud otherwise.

 

its not that loud. cold starts will be loud but when you drive and what not it isnt bad at all.

 

speaking from my personal experience and from my better half, she hated when i took the muffler off. let me tell you it will be a lot louder than stock! reminded me of when i had my srt4 with exhaust on it. u will def wake the neighbors in the morning!

 

I loved the sound of my muffler delete until I drove on a long highway trip. It drones pretty good. Sounds great at low speeds.

 

i have catless and muff delete and yes its really loud when start up but its mellow when rpms are low.. As for cruising its not that bad only when you WOT thats when it gets really loud.

 

about 2800-3200 rpm its pretty loud with a catless downpipe. I wouldnt say its raspy but it doesnt sound deep inside the car. I havent heard it from outside so I couldnt tell you. It basically sounds like a stock srt around town but as soon as you pulled a hill its loud

 

I had mine off for a little while, loved the sound. Pretty much the same sound as my NSRT4 was.

 

I've said it in other threads and I'll say it again, muffler deletes are rice imo.

Louder =/= better sounding.

 

i'd normally say do it (love the way mine sounds) but you'll have a newborn in there too sometimes so imma say no. it drones like hell on the hwy

 

hey sometimes weird noises put babies to sleep. I say do it, it is loud for the first 30 sec from a cold start, otherwise its not loud inside the car.

 

i love how it sounds in first gear thou with the delete. I have eargasms every time

 

^^This. It drones when going fast on the highway. Around town it sounds good.
I just drown out the drone sound by playing loud music, lol.

 

I've got a catless downpipe, can't imagine not having a muffler, it would just be obnoxious.

 

lol yeah it sounds beasty not anything like a lsj or a fart can raspy civic

i love mine drone is slightly annoying if you drive for more than a hour somewhere on the highway...

 

Keep the muffler, delete the cats and resonator

 

how much can you expect to pay a shop to do a muffler delete keeping the stock tip? or perhaps even a new tip?

 

paid $35 bucks and kept factory tip

 

i think from that vid, a muffler delete sounds like crap. my buddy has one with a catless dp and it sounds a million times better that that

 

yeah, they sound different in person. I havent found a video yet that sounds like mine does

 

Took this a few seconds ago. @ step then a quick rev... Rev backfire sounded like gun shots, but my phone didnt really pick it up
09 cobalt ss/tc muffler delete - YouTube

 

Cost me 40 bucks, used the factory tip. Its not to loud.