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Old 06-15-2007, 12:52 PM
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I want to ear it too on a 5.5 gen!!!Im thinking about ordering one too.Im so gonna get raped by the offduty taxes and shipping though....:S Im in canada.
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Old 06-15-2007, 12:55 PM
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sounds hecka nice =]
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any sound clips from the 5.5 guys?
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eh, Sounds a bit loud for just cat-back. I'd rather it sound like that AFTER other things like headers, so at least there's a legit gain behind it.

just my .02
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Old 06-15-2007, 10:10 PM
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I just want a g35 sound...plz god show me tha way!!
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Old 06-15-2007, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 98_maxi
HERE YOU GO GUYS
only can hear it between 1000 - 2000 RPMs
If he can only hear it between 1-2k rpms then its not that loud. I think its just the quality of the phone. Mines definetely a lot louder.
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Old 06-16-2007, 06:25 AM
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huffdaddy, have you driven the car around 60-80 mph? if so, is it loud like ricer loud at those speeds? is it a lot louder than expected? enough to attract the 5-0s attention?
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Huffdaddy, what mods do you currently have for your exhaust? Intake?

I'm running I/H/B and I rasp like a **** on stock rear. If it's gonna be loud, at least be meannnn
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Old 06-16-2007, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by nk2k2
huffdaddy, have you driven the car around 60-80 mph? if so, is it loud like ricer loud at those speeds? is it a lot louder than expected? enough to attract the 5-0s attention?
Ya i drove it on the interstate last night. IMO, its not that loud at all. You can still hear it, there is some drone but nothing too annoying. If you dont have headers or a y pipe i wouldnt worry about it being too loud. If i turn the music up a lil bit I can get rid of the sound almost entirely. It is a lil loud when accelerating or at WOT but theres so many ricer hondas in this area it wont attract the 5-0.
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Old 06-16-2007, 10:34 AM
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where is the sound clip?
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Old 06-16-2007, 10:37 AM
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they have the 3.0 sound clip but still waiting on the 3.5 sound clip.
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Old 06-16-2007, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by OOmaxSE
Huffdaddy, what mods do you currently have for your exhaust? Intake?

I'm running I/H/B and I rasp like a **** on stock rear. If it's gonna be loud, at least be meannnn
I have intake, headers, stock cat, and Megan Catback. I cant hear intake at all anymore. WOT to redline sounds mean, almost gives me a half chub. Its not all that raspy, just pops alot more.
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Old 06-16-2007, 03:24 PM
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I'm waiting to hear what that dude sounds like with headers on a 3.5.......
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Old 06-16-2007, 05:48 PM
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no matter what catback i think it will be loud with headers....

I have a pritty quiet setup.

hotshot headers, random tech cat (just added) , maganflow resonator (one of the best out), and a obx muffler and my car still a bit loud over 2.5k.


If you want headers but want the car quiet, stick with the stock muffler.
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Old 06-16-2007, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by maxspeed96CT
If you want headers but want the car quiet, stick with the stock muffler.
Seems to flow just fine too.
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Old 06-17-2007, 06:30 AM
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this thing sounds great!
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I'd like to hear it on the 3.5, I just may have to buy it to hear it
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any new sound clips/pics?
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Old 06-17-2007, 05:27 PM
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If there was, I'm sure it will be posted.
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Old 06-17-2007, 07:49 PM
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sound

Me too! Come on post the sound clip please.

Originally Posted by Teufelhunden
that exhaust looks good. but i wanna hear the sound.
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Originally Posted by @NgRyM@XiM@
Me too! Has this been posted yet?
4th page...not reading entire thread FTL
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Well, saturday, the entire rear section seperated from my flange. I removed the axle back section on Sunday, pulled off my nice round stainless angle tips and bought this... (Should be hear by end of week)



I will be removing the really cool square tips (???? WTF - square ????) and welding on my stainless tips for that OEM look. Byt the way, besides the droning in the car due to the fact the piping is facing straight up into the chassis, the car sounds really nice with no muffler. No kidding.

If the b-pipe decides to take a **** as well down the road, I just plan on making a custom b-pipe with resonator, but until then....
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Originally Posted by nismopc
Well, saturday, the entire rear section seperated from my flange. I removed the axle back section on Sunday, pulled off my nice round stainless angle tips and bought this... (Should be hear by end of week)



I will be removing the really cool square tips (???? WTF - square ????) and welding on my stainless tips for that OEM look. Byt the way, besides the droning in the car due to the fact the piping is facing straight up into the chassis, the car sounds really nice with no muffler. No kidding.

If the b-pipe decides to take a **** as well down the road, I just plan on making a custom b-pipe with resonator, but until then....
Ive seen that on ebay and i agree, those square tips are gross. Good luck w/ everything. Let us know how it sounds.
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someone said they got this for 265? How so?
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Anybody else had problems with the Megan yet?? I'll be getting one for sure unless they start falling apart.....
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Originally Posted by maxspeed96CT
If you want headers but want the car quiet, stick with the stock muffler.

I didn't say I want the car quiet.... I love hearing a car if it's good quality sound.
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Originally Posted by meccanoble
someone said they got this for 265? How so?
Megan pre-released a couple that were listed on eBay and a few guys got lucky before they officially released it on their website. No one bid on them so the starting bid was lower than retail and voila'
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ahh, so right now 400 shipped is like the best pricing....
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Originally Posted by nismopc
Megan pre-released a couple that were listed on eBay and a few guys got lucky before they officially released it on their website. No one bid on them so the starting bid was lower than retail and voila'


I was one of these people who got one.
I have had no problems so far.

Some pre install, and installed photo's here:
http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa120/WMASSMAX/
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Old 06-18-2007, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nismopc
Well, saturday, the entire rear section seperated from my flange. I removed the axle back section on Sunday, pulled off my nice round stainless angle tips and bought this... (Should be hear by end of week)



I will be removing the really cool square tips (???? WTF - square ????) and welding on my stainless tips for that OEM look. Byt the way, besides the droning in the car due to the fact the piping is facing straight up into the chassis, the car sounds really nice with no muffler. No kidding.

If the b-pipe decides to take a **** as well down the road, I just plan on making a custom b-pipe with resonator, but until then....

Are you talking about the new Megan exhaust that broke?
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Originally Posted by WMASSMAX
Are you talking about the new Megan exhaust that broke?
no his stock exhaust was all jacked up
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Old 06-19-2007, 05:48 AM
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Oh dang, good. I thought he was talking about the Megan and I was having serious second thoughts about gettin gone. That post was pretty much irrelevant then and he should've specified.
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FYI to the I35 owners, we just installed the megan catback on my firends 03 i35 and the muffler is short of the rear bumper by about 4 inches.......
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Originally Posted by sooner02r1
Oh dang, good. I thought he was talking about the Megan and I was having serious second thoughts about gettin gone. That post was pretty much irrelevant then and he should've specified.
Just to clarify as huffdaddy2008 stated, I originally started this thread as I was contemplating getting a cat-back and the Megan looked like a good deal.

In the meantime, my OEM axle back flange rusted and the rear section seperated completely from flange. I removed the rear section, and was quite impressed with the sound w/o muffler. So I decided to see what axle backs were available and decided to just keep the stock OEM mid-pipe and do a aftermarket axle-back.

So...


...to be continued. Hope to have end of week.
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I will probably be ordering a system within a week or two.
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anymore updates?
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Originally Posted by nk2k2
anymore updates?
Im getting some rattling when i go over BIG bumps, ill try some washers on the crossbars, other than that, nope. Im lovin it.

I am debating whether or not to add this 28" thrush glasspack resonator to replace the one that came with it. I just dont know if it will actually quiet things down at all, or get rid of some of the pop and rasp. Anybody wanna chime in?
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Originally Posted by huffdaddy2008
Im getting some rattling when i go over BIG bumps, ill try some washers on the crossbars, other than that, nope. Im lovin it.

I am debating whether or not to add this 28" thrush glasspack resonator to replace the one that came with it. I just dont know if it will actually quiet things down at all, or get rid of some of the pop and rasp. Anybody wanna chime in?
Huff my friend had to get his adjusted on his i35, it was hittin on one of the crossbars that run under the exhaust, i forgot exactly what the shop did but he paid like 40$ to get it extended and rainsed by the resonator.


If your thinking of replacing a resonator, Go with a magnaflow. Thats what I have , only time its raspy is when i just start the car and the exhaust is cold. Other than that it sounds great.

I have a video of my exhaust but now I have the same setup just with a cat.
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Thanks sweetheart. I was hoping to hear more than just one sound sample. Thanks.

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