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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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True Magnaflow vs..

The exhaust noise is based off the diameter of the pipe and the muffler right?? I started thinking instead of paying for a Magnaflow cat back what about this.. EXHAUST (i was looking at the 2.5 Stainless) its not Magnaflow piping but its a Magnaflow muffler.. for half the price, is there any different??

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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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piping is piping, as long as you use the same size piping, the same muffler, and the same resonator if it has one, it will sound the same.
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 11:42 PM
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you would need to add a resonator to that, but yes if you got the magnaflow resonator it would sound the same
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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my magnaflow sounded like hell....
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 12:05 AM
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s/c cars are going to sound like ass regardless.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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my hahn sounded good till all the packing came out of it...
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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i bought mine from here too. i like it alot
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 11:37 AM
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s/c cars are going to sound like ass regardless.
i can make you eat those words lemme get a vid and upload my exhaust... **** is pretty bad ass.. not rice, all deep tone.. vibrant longtube headers, vibrant dp with gutted cat.. straight piping to a vibrant street performance muffler... i had a magnaflo muffler before and that **** sounded like ASSS... it was horrible.. 110% different and improved sound since i changed mufflers... from cold start to running at Operating temp the sound is deep the entire time... and its a 06 SC balt.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by MoJoJoSSsc03
i can make you eat those words lemme get a vid and upload my exhaust... **** is pretty bad ass.. not rice, all deep tone.. vibrant longtube headers, vibrant dp with gutted cat.. straight piping to a vibrant street performance muffler... i had a magnaflo muffler before and that **** sounded like ASSS... it was horrible.. 110% different and improved sound since i changed mufflers... from cold start to running at Operating temp the sound is deep the entire time... and its a 06 SC balt.
Challenge accepted
You have to realize though that everyone's idea of good sound will differ. I don't like the sound of most 4cyl cars. Plus Gutted cat's often make things sound like aluminum cans in a bag / pennies in a can / etc.
My ZZP h/dp with cat, stock resonator and a large summit muffler still are too loud for me.
Hahn 3" was WAAAY too loud.

Post it up. If it sounds decent on a s/c car, it will surely sound good on an n/a 2.4.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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SWEEEEEET!!! well.. it sounded like that with my magna flo... the magnaflo was a piece of **** tooo.. lol.. well the people at the muffler shop even agreed how much better the sound was lol.. but gimme a chance to post it cuz im at work right now.. lol..
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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Trubendz is awesome. Josh will hook you up and it is all quality. I've bought 2 systems from him and they were both top notch, he also got me the tips I wanted and the model of muffler. He'll get you anything you want even if it isn't listed on the site. All you have to do is ask.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TommyP
piping is piping, as long as you use the same size piping, the same muffler, and the same resonator if it has one, it will sound the same.
Originally Posted by noorjariri
you would need to add a resonator to that, but yes if you got the magnaflow resonator it would sound the same
ohh ok, well then can I get just a resonator from magnaflow or would i be better off just buying a magnaflow?

Originally Posted by 07MetallicSC
my magnaflow sounded like hell....
ewww..

Originally Posted by Bika
s/c cars are going to sound like ass regardless.
If anything I'd be turbo'd EVENTUALLY..

Originally Posted by 06cobalt racer
i bought mine from here too. i like it alot
did you mean from THERE?? the site I found?

Originally Posted by -TurboSS-
Trubendz is awesome. Josh will hook you up and it is all quality. I've bought 2 systems from him and they were both top notch, he also got me the tips I wanted and the model of muffler. He'll get you anything you want even if it isn't listed on the site. All you have to do is ask.
and VERY good to know!

@MoJoJoSSsc03 do you have a comparison video of the ones you had??
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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yeah from there lol sorry
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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haha I figured
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 07MetallicSC
my hahn sounded good till all the packing came out of it...
I was referring to this post.
I'm still waiting to hear a good sounding ss/sc exhaust
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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i know its just 1 video but from it Magnaflows resonator sounds TERRIBLE!

Magnaflow resonator on Cobalt SS - YouTube
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Was that a cold start? did it have the cold start mode disabled in the tune? that always makes the car sound like it launched a sparkplug or something.

But yes, that = ass :p
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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idk if it was but yeah that is terrible haha
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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thats only because its catless
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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@MoJoJoSSsc03 do you have a comparison video of the ones you had??[/QUOTE]

Hey im so sry for the long wait.. Im workin on uploading it now from starbucks.. Im on tdy and forgot my computer so handy dandy android is gonna have to work...
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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Btw that vid up top sounds like a loose ******* fart... Lmao... Idk y u would need a resonator.. I dont have one on mine..
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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haha its cool whenever bro and AGREED
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmu6...e_gdata_player
ok this is a horrible video.. I need to have a second recorder cuz u cant hear ****..and wat u do hear sounds not like in person.. Lol
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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haha yeah just have someone stand outside and drive by a couple of times
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 12:25 PM
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Ill do it when i get back from my tdy... Im out of state right now away from my car..
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