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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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want to buy a catback exhaust need opinons...

Hey guys i want a nice exhaust kinda quiet yet still with a bit of a low growl, not one like the greddy that thing is LOUD, im looking more toward the G35 sound alike, i know i cant get the same tone but maybe somethign like it? i heard the frankencar exhaust is nice and quiet.. any one with any opinons ? :attention
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 02:44 PM
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If quiet is what you want, buy Frankencar...very heavy, but the quietest.

I love my Cattman exhaust.

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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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From what I have seen personally and read here, I would go with Frankencar as well (in fact, I plan to get it next summer)....also, it looks DAMN nice....
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 03:43 PM
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how much does this full frankencar cat back exhaust go for, and what web site can i buy it from ?
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 04:04 PM
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www.frankencar.com is the only place you can buy it new...
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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irish when you are ready, lets do a GD if you can actually get in touch with them. i wanted cattman, but he want like $90 for shipping
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 04:23 PM
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You can add me in on that GD, even though right now they ARE ONLY 400$&%^$*%$&#^@^$$
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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if you're waiting for me...you'll likely be waiting til next summer. Car is getting NO more significant mods until the winter's over (if my bank account has recovered)...
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 04:30 PM
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imo frankencar is too quiet, and i hate the way it looks with the stillen rear but thats my opinion i would get the obx catback not as loud as greddy and looks perfect with a stillen kit
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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hehe I always find that funny that people say a muffler is "too quiet".....isn't the whole point of a muffler (i.e. "sound muffler") to keep the exhaust quiet?

Also, I don't think QMax has the stillen kit....though I think it would look fine with the stillen rear......
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 05:39 PM
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If you want the Frankencar for next summer, you better pay and order it now...hahaha (from what I hear)
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 06:45 PM
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here we go again....

note the "from what I hear" part.....
I actually HAVE bought stuff from FC before and it arrived in under 2 wks.....
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by irish44j
here we go again....

note the "from what I hear" part.....
I actually HAVE bought stuff from FC before and it arrived in under 2 wks.....
true but i ordered a intake from frankencar last october, its almost been a year. im hoping it will be here soon....
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Qmax03
Hey guys i want a nice exhaust kinda quiet yet still with a bit of a low growl, not one like the greddy that thing is LOUD, im looking more toward the G35 sound alike, i know i cant get the same tone but maybe somethign like it? i heard the frankencar exhaust is nice and quiet.. any one with any opinons ? :attention
If you think Greddy is loud, definitely stay away from HKS rears
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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true but i ordered a intake from frankencar last october, its almost been a year. im hoping it will be here soon....
if it's been a year....don't you think that either
1. you should contact them and find out what's up
or if you can't contact them
2. you should call your credit card company and have the payment blocked?

Old Sep 26, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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"STRAIGHT THROUGH design" - frankencar
Great looking product but it is not straight through its more like oem muffler.
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 07:04 PM
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I'm not sure what "straight through design" means exactly, but here's what the FC looks like inside:

anyone care to explain what we see here (I mean, anyone who knows what they are talking about - not just anyone who wants to guess...)
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by irish44j
if it's been a year....don't you think that either
1. you should contact them and find out what's up
or if you can't contact them
2. you should call your credit card company and have the payment blocked?

lets see called and called them i got a response once and they said it would be here in 2 weeks after that everytime i called them i got no answer, also i was a dumbass a paid through my checking account so could not file a chargeback
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 11:32 PM
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That's a picture of Jon's (2k2whitemaxi / Cubanato) car......BTW: I finally bought his Greddy....
Old Sep 26, 2004 | 11:44 PM
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I would not buying FC exhaust, its too quiet (no sound at all) for ~$440, I had HKS and i was happy, its kind loud but nice exhaust, now im thinking of cattman exhaust cuz i love the sound
Old Sep 27, 2004 | 04:50 AM
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well i do have the stillen kit all around and yea i do want somethign quiet , i just wana a low growl and im also plannign on getting headers so the headers+frankencar exhaust sound sound great !
Old Sep 27, 2004 | 06:01 AM
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I love my custom catback. It has a stock look but still growls. If ya care, I got 2.5" piping, dynomax muffler, high flow cat, 3" tip, and of course some resonator (not sure brand off top of my head). Visit my homepage for more info on it.
Old Sep 27, 2004 | 06:02 AM
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I just received my FC exhaust after two weeks. I can't wait to install it.
Old Sep 27, 2004 | 09:28 AM
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Anyone used the Stillen exhaust? How loud is it compared to the Cattman? I'll probably do the Cattman Y pipe and exhaust upgrade at the same time, and I don't want my car to be too loud (my Turbo Supra is loud, so I'd like my Maxima to retain some civility). From what I've read it sounds like in order of loudness: Greddy/HKS>Cattman>FC, Stillen?

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