Ladies and gentlemen,
Lend me your ears...
I would like to know what I can do to make my muffler a little bit louder. Currently, it is not loud at all, but more of a gurgle sound when in low rpms. At WOT, you can't even hear it. When I let off the gas, that's when it gurgles a little bit.

Here's the deal, I already have a Magnaflow SS muffler (14832) on stock piping. By the way, does anyone know the stock piping diameter? I thought it was 2 1/4 but when I measured, I got 2 inches. Maybe I'm just retarded!
Do you think that getting a larger diameter piping at a local muffler shop would make it a bit louder? Maybe 3 inches with a resonator? Isn't that what the major catbacks are anyways?

I was thinking about taking off the stock resonator, but that would just probably make it raspy. While we're on the subject of B-pipe, is there any difference between a custom muffler shop b-pipe and let's say, Budget's?

I plan on getting a budget y-pipe soon, and what I found out by searching around the threads, is that it might make my muffler a lil bit louder while adding good gains.

I don't want to spend too much money on making it louder so any sound (no pun intended) suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks everyone!

THD

 

i got the same muffler with budget Y&B pipes. its docile in the low rpm, but i think it screams up top. i can definately be heard, when i'm pressing the gas pedal.

 

Well your shop will probably not do mandrel bend unless u request it..they will do crush bends. The budget however is a mandrel bend product which is good 2.5" will be good for you 3" is best for boosted and unless you are dont waste your dough

 

Requesting won't help since only a few shops actually have mandrel bending machines. Get a y-pipe, it'll be loud, you'll get tired of it and put in additional resonators to quiet it down...

 

it will be loud, but is it loud in the y-pipe section under the car or is it loud actually coming out of the muffler?

 

Out of the muffler. Actually with a stock muffler it will still be fairly quiet...

 

Thanks everyone! I just ordered a budget y-pipe yesterday.

Hopefully, it will sound good with my home depot intake (which already sounds good) and my muffler.