I'm looking to get a new muffler, anyone have any suggestions? I'm lookin for something that can be both fuel efficient and increase a bit of horsepower. Mainly I don't want to be that loud. I was looking into the Ractiv carbon fiber silencer from autobarn.com but I can't find it anywhere to see it in person. And my car is not that hooked up so i cant really put a big muffler on it either. The reason why a silencer would be nice is because I think it'll give it a nice sound with my intake and y-pipe. Any help would be appreciated. thanks.

 

Stillen Muffler.

 

Closest to stock with gains:

1. 5th Gen muffler
2. Dynomax Super Turbo

 

anyone try out the megan moe muffler?

 

Cattman, SP2

 

Ossry but I don't think you really gain much mpg or HP from just a muffler. It might help with other mods but by itself.

Anyways I heard the Apexi WSII isn't too loud, it looks hella nice too.

 

Borla muffler, they are pretty quiet, got one on my ride.

 

Flowmaster? The sound is just right! Ractive is crap btw... silencer will hurt your performance just so you know... good luck

 

CAI, Warpspeed Y-pipe, and 5th gen. (2k2) muffler. Sounds custom, but not to loud.

 

Looks like everyone got an expensive taste. Stillen, Cattman, they're mad expensive. I wasn't lookin to drop 250 or more on this thing. I figured about 200 for the muffler and another 40-50 bucks to weld it but it looks like i might need to spend some more. Why do you think that the silencer will ruin my performance or make it worse? Does anyone know anything about these silencers? From what I saw at a junkyard today, it looked like a removable peice at the tip of the muffler. I thought that it was somehow silenced throughout the inside of the muffler giving it a better, deeper, and or smoother sound. Anyway thanks for your help.

 

Actually, looks like more people have stated 5th gen (stock) That gets my vote. You can find them for less than 100$ on eBay or on here in the classifieds.

Stay away from the silencers and just get the stock 5th gen unit. Performance will not be gained through a muffler alone with these cars. That and the stock 5th gen unit has supported nearly 250fwhp @ > 6000RPM without a problem, so that's reason enough for me.

 

No silencer is bigger than 1 or 1 1/2 inches. From all the ones i have seen. Youre going to lose performance, not gain. A silencer will make it sound crappy. You need a Flowmaster or a Dynomax. 50 or 60 bucks...or just go with the 5th gen unit like the other guy said.

 

any pics of these 5th gen mufflers ? how long do they last with normal use ?

 

Dynomax is only 50 bucks!

 

Flowmaster 40 isn't much either, and every time I see this video I see its potential...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_UK-Zj0YN0s

Ugh I want that sound...too bad the owner has failed to give any real details...

 

i believe its a vq35

 

I thought it was, but you think I can achieve a similar sound with a stock catback, stock resonator, and a y-pipe on a VQ30? I know y-pipes usually make the sound more "beefy"...

I'll give it a try in the future...

 

ypipes dont really change the exhaust tone that much but as far as a muffler goes the dynomax mufflers arent loud and there cheap to buy

 

what kinda gay name is "moe" for a muffler....

 

I believe they meant it to be a megan oe replacement. Higher flow but not ricer. I want to know how it would sound.

 

could someone refresh my memory on what needs to be done in odrer to use a 5th gen muffler? (the sticky isn't too detailed)

 

Go with the 40 series Flowmaster and get rid of the resonator. The sound is awesome. Only thing is when cruising on the high way there is a constant sound. Many passengers find it annoying, but to me the driver i love it.

 

How about we go without the ricey drone?

 

W/O the resonator FTL

 

OBX Muffler i seen it for 40 bucks on ebay. Mad quiet if u just replace the muffler, you can hear it, really mellow, not like a bumble bee.....
currently i have str8 pipes factory size from the cat, and its only semi loud up to 2900rpm.......

 

ya i got a heavy drone too w/o the resenator especially around 2500 rpm........

 

wat do u guys think about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBX-B...spagenameZWDVW

 

wow, that much gain for about $60. maybe i should throw away my apexi and buy this.

as they say, you get what you pay for.

 

If you are looking to spend less than $250. You can always buy the PaceSetter Cat-Back. I got it with free shipping from Amazon.com for $230 and it was a snap to install.

 

Could yo take a good quality video of the sound? Poowill had a video and he was going to make another, but alas he has sold his car and will not have another chance

 

yes....please do!