ZIPPIN

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i am getting tired of the powertech muffler. everytime i take clients to a business lunch, everone gets irritated by how loud it is. is there a way to get a flange welded, so that i can change it myself when i want to go back to stock instead of having to take it to the greasy muffler guys?? you know like the catalytic converter can be taken off by the 4 bolts,,there has to be some way

2K1HoMax

unless its welded in, its just two bolts to take it off. u might just wany to throw a resonator on it reallt helps, but nothin quiets it down like the stock muffler.

ZIPPIN

iTrader: (32)

it is welded in right now. but i am thinking of getting the bolt thing done to it. has anyone else tried that?

SillePimp

which powertech muffler do you have?

ZIPPIN

iTrader: (32)

the dual 4" tip

y2kse

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Explain "welded in" and "bolt thing", dba1999us. Do you mean that someone cut your OEM rear section off and welded a new rear section directly to your B-pipe? If not, there's already a flange where the rear section attaches to the B-pipe. And it's connected by two bolts as 2K1HoMax pointed out.

Also, a muffler alone shouldn't be producing that much noise if the rest of your exhaust system is stock. Unfortunately you don't list your mods. So it's difficult for us to give you good suggestions when you're forcing us to shoot in the dark.

ZIPPIN

iTrader: (32)

ok i am sorry for the confusion. i only have the after market muffler, rest of it is stock. the idiots that put on the muffler, not only did they drop the stock muffler and caused damage to the tips, also they cut the stock muffler off the main pipe and welded the powertech. i am going to take it to some other place and watch them do it this time. but seriuosly it gets very loud, in high gears.

y2kse

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If it's any comfort to you, the first muffler shop I went to did the same thing to me that yours did to you. Except they didn't damage my stock muffler. But I had to learn the hard way too.

OK. First off, it's bullsh!t that the muffler shop damaged your stock muffler. You should make them repair what they damaged . . . assuming you kept your stock muffler and what's left of the rear section. Then you should go to a REPUTABLE muffler shop and have a flange welded back onto your B-pipe so that you can reattach your stock rear section when you want to. That means, of course, that you'll have to cut your Powertech off your B-pipe and have that flanged as well. I'm guessing the entire job should run you around $40.00 or so.

Good luck!

timby01

get a tunable muffler

y2kse

iTrader: (1)

I agree. That's got to be a better idea than swapping out rear sections. What would you recommend, timby01? And exactly how does a tunable muffler work?

ZIPPIN

iTrader: (32)

hey thanks for the advice. thats what i wanted to know,,,so i just need a flange on the powertech...thanks
btw i still have the stock, and the @ss wipes did repair it..

doublea

iTrader: (7)

Hey dba1999us, you are just plain right, the PT muffler is loud as hell, I have a Y-Pipe and Intake with the PT muffler and the thing is a bit too loud for me. I'm seriously considering the Cattman Catback system has the next mod on my max, you get the SS Resonator /SS B-Pipe/ SS Muffler for 600$ not a bad deal plus.
Cheers

AA

timby01

i got an obx tunable and when i get tired of the noise i just put in the thing takes 3 sec and it's just as quiet as stock

y2kse

iTrader: (1)

Good. But I'd suggest you pay attention to what timby01 has to say. Your solution may be as simple as swapping out mufflers! And you can always sell the Powertech.

y2kse

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Uhhh. Check my sig under pet peeves.

I might be willing to agree with you on the Cattman B-pipe. But I'd call $350.00 for a muffler "rape". Why anyone would spend 3 times more than they need to for a SS muffler is simply beyond me.

Pmp-n8a

resonator?

timby01

u can get a universal muffler and a full custom catback done by a very reputable muffler shop for like 300

y2kse

iTrader: (1)

Possibly. You might be able to add a small resonator after the bend in the B-pipe. But I'm not sure how much sound deadening that would add.

y2kse

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or less for crush bends. For $300.00 you should be able to get 2.5" pipe, mandrel bends and a new resonator on top of a SS muffler. Fabricating an exhaust system just isn't rocket science! And paying $600.00 for one is, to use a nice word, extravagant.

KLOOGY

iTrader: (12)

I have a powertech, and after I launch, I really dont hear it at all... Im not sure what excessive noise you mean ? Could the noise levels be different between 2K and 2K2 ??

2K1HoMax

the only thing i really like about the stock flanges is that, u can cut the old pipe off of it, and reweld a 2 1/2" pipe in its place it can hold a bigger diameter pipe than the stock 2". as soon as i get my bs ticket off, im thinkin of gettin the RT cat(which i shoyuld have gotten a long time ago) and the cattman midpipe with the resonator at the same time. should be good for another 10hp toghether. but im still gonna keep the stock muffler on for now, thinkin of cuttin it open and perminently removing the butterfly flap.
mmmmmmm....sleeper

irvine78

iTrader: (2)

man...u are just everywhere with this thing, aren't u?

KLOOGY

iTrader: (12)

Aren't tunable mufflers those Rice Rocket things that have the funny looking rear hole ?

y2kse

iTrader: (1)

You ought to see me when I get going on 235/45R17 tires on OEM rims.

KLOOGY

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Sorry, but Im working on a project that might PI$$ you off, ...LOL !

y2kse

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OOH! OOH! Bring it on!

irvine78

iTrader: (2)

yeah...good luck

y2kse

iTrader: (1)

I think that's right. And if I have a concern with them, it's that they appear to deaden noise by increasing backpressure. I'm not sure how much backpressure they create, but it doesn't sound like an elegant design to me.

irvine78

iTrader: (2)

don't they just use a sliencer and a modualr can?

if you put a sliencer on there, it kinda defeats the purpose of having a performance muffler tho...

y2kse

iTrader: (1)

That's what I was thinking . . .