hey guys, i need to get new exhaust to pass inspection at the end of the month. and i need new cattback. i need something rather cheap but not stock....i know pacesetter is around $310. i dont want something thats ricey, just a little deeper and not too loud. what would you guys say about pacesetter??? any other suggestions?

 

check with mineke... got mines done for $250

 

pacesetter is a great catback for the money....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKEut-2bP6A (ignore the muffler hanger rattle thats now fixed)


and i don't think that's ricey...

 

did mineke make you a catback, or install it for that much???

 

i will install it myself though

 

the problem with the Pacesetter is it isn't stainless steel. but if that's not an issue for you or you only need the exhaust for a few years, the pacesetter is pretty good for the price.

 

Well im going to recommend the Megan Racing catback. I have one and i love it. the tip is huge (4.5 inches) but you can find it for 300. Its great quality and i didnt have any problems installing it myself in my driveway. It is loud-ish, but it comes with a silencer and with the silencer in it sounds just like stock but a deeper tone.

http://www.meganracing.com/products/...d=125&catid=21

Also if your thrown by the size of the tip its possible to buy a universal muffler for ~40 bucks, someone on the .org did that, ill have to find the PM to find out about the muffler he used.

Here is an okay picture of it, car is super dirty.

 

Stock sound + better flow = total hawtness.
So the Megan comes with a silencer eh? hmm I've been wanting a cat back. It gets rid of that nasty pinch at the back just above the support there right??

 

ok yea i see from the pic it gets rid of that pinch. i may buy... and get a smaller muffler..

 

do you have any other exhaust mods?

 

no, i do not

 

no no no no no! a kid in my class has megan racing catback on his kia and it sounds loud and ricey as f*ck!

i do like that pacesetter tho from that video...minus the exhaust hanger problem. i was thinking of getting a pacesetter. but never did, cause i had to fix my car instead of upgrade the exhaust. haha

btw-poowill....very clean max. i like it. i wish i had a gold max.

 

Thanks! But yeah, that hanger probably was annoying.... I want to get a cut-out this summer though

 

one time money spend just go with SP2

 

K, the Pace setter sounds pretty good on an other wise stock exhaust. I have herd it in person, very mellow with a nice rumble, not obnoxious. If you get it strip it down to bare metal and either get it coated professionally or paint it yourself with high quality high temp paint. Pacer setters products rust pretty quick especially with the crap paint it comes with, which burns off. I had a PS header on my sentra so I know 1st hand.

But being in Mass you would be better off with a stainless cat back. Megan is a cheap catback, pretty ricey really, I wouldnt be caught dead with one. Youll probably need to reuse the stupid crap S pipe behind the cat for it. I think your best option on your budget is a B pipe from Warpspeed or Budget/LSS and your choice of muffler ie magnaflow, dynomax, flowmaster etc. installed at a local muffler shop. At least you wont rust out or look riced out.