muffler - help
03-15-2004, 03:26 PM
#1
muffler - help
ok, so i got a nice big hole rusted through my muffler and now i sound like one of those little rice burners... anwyays i need a new one, and i havent the slightest clue what's good and sounds good so please post comments/links etc..
lookin for something that looks nice maybe like a Greddy spoof (i like how the tip looks) and doesnt sound too loud yet sounds somewhat throaty.
Thanks guys
lookin for something that looks nice maybe like a Greddy spoof (i like how the tip looks) and doesnt sound too loud yet sounds somewhat throaty.
Thanks guys
03-15-2004, 04:36 PM
#3
Originally Posted by boosted3rdgen
i hear good things from people who have the magnaflow
03-16-2004, 10:45 AM
#11
Originally Posted by internetautomar
You want single or dual tip?
round body or Oval?
round body or Oval?
03-16-2004, 11:47 AM
#13
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 24
I took the muffler off of mine and replaced it with a straight pipe and a Monza dual tip resonator. It has a nice throaty sound but as someone else said about the muffler they used, it does tend to drone when going up a hill at around 2500 - 3000 rpm. Quiet on the highway though. Just a little louder than stock. What I like about it is it looks pretty much stock from the rear except you don't see a muffler body.
03-16-2004, 12:11 PM
#14
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...11&prmenbr=361
I have the second one listed, the 4x9 oval with center inlet and outlet. It sounds nice and deep at idle and is decently loud at WOT, but not enough to be annoying. As was mentioned, there is a bit of drone at ~2500 rpm, but it's not that bad on the highway. As you said, the muffler is a bit short, so you would have to buy tips to compensate for that. Just a word of caution, the muffler that I got had both sides as a female end, so it fit onto the pipe just fine but not the tip, so I had to do a little welding. I dont know if this is just with the stainless series, or I just had an odd muffler. I believe the stock piping size is 2", but I'm not sure if its the same where the muffler is or not. Magnaflow also has a street series with the tips already on, and they have options with smaller inlets. The only reason I didnt go that route was that they don't sell anything with a 2.5" inlet.
I have the second one listed, the 4x9 oval with center inlet and outlet. It sounds nice and deep at idle and is decently loud at WOT, but not enough to be annoying. As was mentioned, there is a bit of drone at ~2500 rpm, but it's not that bad on the highway. As you said, the muffler is a bit short, so you would have to buy tips to compensate for that. Just a word of caution, the muffler that I got had both sides as a female end, so it fit onto the pipe just fine but not the tip, so I had to do a little welding. I dont know if this is just with the stainless series, or I just had an odd muffler. I believe the stock piping size is 2", but I'm not sure if its the same where the muffler is or not. Magnaflow also has a street series with the tips already on, and they have options with smaller inlets. The only reason I didnt go that route was that they don't sell anything with a 2.5" inlet.
03-16-2004, 12:31 PM
#15
Your wheels suck. 
When did you pick those up? Looks good!
When did you pick those up? Looks good!
Originally Posted by Brad92SE
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...11&prmenbr=361
I have the second one listed, the 4x9 oval with center inlet and outlet. It sounds nice and deep at idle and is decently loud at WOT, but not enough to be annoying. As was mentioned, there is a bit of drone at ~2500 rpm, but it's not that bad on the highway. As you said, the muffler is a bit short, so you would have to buy tips to compensate for that. Just a word of caution, the muffler that I got had both sides as a female end, so it fit onto the pipe just fine but not the tip, so I had to do a little welding. I dont know if this is just with the stainless series, or I just had an odd muffler. I believe the stock piping size is 2", but I'm not sure if its the same where the muffler is or not. Magnaflow also has a street series with the tips already on, and they have options with smaller inlets. The only reason I didnt go that route was that they don't sell anything with a 2.5" inlet.
I have the second one listed, the 4x9 oval with center inlet and outlet. It sounds nice and deep at idle and is decently loud at WOT, but not enough to be annoying. As was mentioned, there is a bit of drone at ~2500 rpm, but it's not that bad on the highway. As you said, the muffler is a bit short, so you would have to buy tips to compensate for that. Just a word of caution, the muffler that I got had both sides as a female end, so it fit onto the pipe just fine but not the tip, so I had to do a little welding. I dont know if this is just with the stainless series, or I just had an odd muffler. I believe the stock piping size is 2", but I'm not sure if its the same where the muffler is or not. Magnaflow also has a street series with the tips already on, and they have options with smaller inlets. The only reason I didnt go that route was that they don't sell anything with a 2.5" inlet.
03-16-2004, 01:21 PM
#16
Originally Posted by Shugarhi
i think i was looking at that one but i think they only offered it in a 14" muffler body (too short right? cuz my stock muffler is 18" body)
03-16-2004, 02:11 PM
#17
Originally Posted by ChrisCheezer
check the other parts of ur exhaust too.. last weekend i relized i have2 small holes in my resinator... (time to build a new 3 inch full exaust.)
is there a trick to welding pipes?? (im using a mig)
is there a trick to welding pipes?? (im using a mig)
2.5" probably the biggest you want to go on a N/A VG
03-16-2004, 03:03 PM
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 380
for those who have the wsp y pipe, what are your opinions on the magnaflows? from what ive read in the past, those with y-pipes have had trouble finding a classy muffler to compliment the y.
it seems like the addition of the y makes everything obnoxiously loud. input?
walka
it seems like the addition of the y makes everything obnoxiously loud. input?
walka
03-16-2004, 04:16 PM
#20
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Your wheels suck.
When did you pick those up? Looks good!
When did you pick those up? Looks good!
Thanks! I just got em last Saturday from the Tire Rack. I was gonna go with the 245's, but I'm glad I didnt cause even the 235's rubbed a little in the back.
03-17-2004, 04:23 AM
#23
Originally Posted by Bman
Aren't all Magnaflow mufflers straight-through unbaffled design? I heard all mufflers like that are inherently loud, and that seems to make sense to me... 
03-18-2004, 10:39 AM
#24
Generally a good sized resonator along with a magnaflow style muffler will quiet it down considerably and still give you good performance and sound. I've got a magaflow and resonator on another of my Nissans and it's not too loud at all, sounds great.
03-22-2004, 08:46 AM
#27
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 113
I just got a magnaflow muffler with the dual tips and it sounds great! I left my stock resonator on and it has a deep growling sound. The Magnaflow was a little more pricey than some of the other mufflers, but well worth it.
03-29-2004, 09:48 AM
#29
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 113
Here are some pics of the magnaflow installed on my max. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/444291
03-29-2004, 03:39 PM
#30
Originally Posted by robdog
Here are some pics of the magnaflow installed on my max. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/444291
03-29-2004, 03:50 PM
#31
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 554
Originally Posted by robdog
Here are some pics of the magnaflow installed on my max. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/444291
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