Dooley

I just found out that my stock cat-back and muffler are wasted (a common occurance aparently), looking for suggestions from org members. I have a 97SE with a CAI and SS Budget-Y, will be keeping the original cat. Looking for something slightly louder than stock but with no drone or rice-a-roni tone. My questions:
- What is a good solution for something that bolts to a stock cat but is slightly louder than stock?
- For the cat-back, does stainless steel make a big difference (live in Oregon)?
- If you have a specific suggestion, do you know of a good place to purchase?
- Resonator, reccomended? Included with most cat-backs?

Thanks for the info, checked stickies but nothing addressed my questions directly. Thanks!

happyricefob

iTrader: (7)

u should try greddy sp2, fully SS w/ 4.5" tip

and it's not ricy at all, very nice and deep.

Dooley

Heard good things about the Dynomax Turbo muffler, can't find a cat-back package though (checked JEGS.com, etc.)?

Slider

I second the Greddy SP2

darklegend06

iTrader: (11)

There was a thread a while back about the SP2 heard a lot of good things about it, making me want to buy it.

FunLovinMaxima

i have a feeling that stainless steel is nothing but a marketing ploy. Our stock exhaust stuff is all aluminum and generally lasts for 10 years.

SMX95

iTrader: (8)

sp1 is better

deeloc

no way does the factory catback last for anywhere close to 10 years in northern states that use salt in the winter. 6-7 years more likely

dgeesaman

iTrader: (10)

No it's not aluminum. And mine has lasted only 8 years.

Good stainless is very worthwhile, especially in the salt-spreading areas. But since my car already has 140k miles, I'm not sure it's worth spending $500 for a stainless SP2 when I need only another 100k out of it.

Dave

sean05

iTrader: (13)

SP2 FTW..


check out the exhaust sticky at the top of the forum. i have the SP2 and i have no regrets.


Pics...

FunLovinMaxima

i guess you guys are right. It's aluminized steel. However, mine has lasted for 8+ years thus far in the salty northeast and i don't visually see anything wrong with it at the moment. I think it'll last a while longer.

dgeesaman

iTrader: (10)

What's aluminized steel?

From my limited experience - I would guess the stock cat-back is a 410 stainless.

Dave

FunLovinMaxima

I'm not an expert on this stuff, but I did some internet searching. WarpSpeed says that the stock system on our cars is aluminized steel: http://www.warpspeedperformance.com/faq.htm

A brief description of stainless vs. aluminized is here: http://www.cpes.peachnet.edu/tobacco/metals.htm

There's even more info in this PDF:
http://www.aksteel.com/pdf/markets_p...Comparator.pdf