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Old May 29, 2002 | 03:41 PM
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muffler??

If i get a universal muffler and have it welded onto the stock piping will it still sound good. I have been reading some threads about it but I dont know what everyone is talking about like getting a custom axle back or something like that. I am hopeless someone explain please.
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Old May 29, 2002 | 03:56 PM
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what do you mean by good ?
and it always depends on what kind you get ........ you dont wanna sound like cheep fart rocket .
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Old May 29, 2002 | 04:02 PM
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i was thinking of getting one of ebay. there is a DTM style muffler being sold for pretty cheap. well when i mean by good is a deep tone nothing too loud and thats exactly what i am trying to avoid sounding like a piece of crap. let me rephrase my question. if i dont change my piping when i add a a muffler will it sound crappy.
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Old May 29, 2002 | 04:55 PM
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Originally posted by Ish83
i was thinking of getting one of ebay. there is a DTM style muffler being sold for pretty cheap. well when i mean by good is a deep tone nothing too loud and thats exactly what i am trying to avoid sounding like a piece of crap. let me rephrase my question. if i dont change my piping when i add a a muffler will it sound crappy.
depends on the muffler..............the N1 style with/without the silencer don't sound too bad with the stock piping.
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Old May 29, 2002 | 05:49 PM
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Originally posted by Ish83
i was thinking of getting one of ebay. there is a DTM style muffler being sold for pretty cheap. well when i mean by good is a deep tone nothing too loud and thats exactly what i am trying to avoid sounding like a piece of crap. let me rephrase my question. if i dont change my piping when i add a a muffler will it sound crappy.
I bought a DTM style muffler off eBay a little while back(Arospeed). It sounded very deep, which I liked. However, it was way too loud for my tastes. It was on a little less than a week before I took it off and put the stock muffler back on. Right now the shop is holding my muffler - the guy there thinks he get me $80 for it so I get all my money back less what I paid for installation. One more thing about universal mufflers - most of them have a center inlet while our stock muffler has a offset inlet. The shop you take it to will have to custom bend a pipe to fit it in there, which depending where you go can be very costly.

In the end, I really liked the tone of the muffler, but ti was way too loud for my tastes.

I hope this helps you in your decision.
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Old May 30, 2002 | 12:44 PM
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I bought a focuz dual tip universal muffler and it sounds real good no high pitched shit it is real deep and throaty i love it got it from a place in stl called light speed or r-tec
there website is www.rtecracing.com
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Old May 30, 2002 | 01:43 PM
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STLUSMCH did u put that muffler on the stock piping or did u have a custom piping done?
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Old May 30, 2002 | 04:06 PM
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got it insatlled at midas all they had to do is add a extra foot of piping and it was good to go i love it but thinking about getting new exhaust system im still debating hks greddy or dc sports any one have any opinions on what i should get i want the cat back system so
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Old May 30, 2002 | 04:20 PM
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does anyone have pics they could post of a dual tip muffler on their car. something like the DTM dual tip
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Old May 30, 2002 | 04:21 PM
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I have a HKS with dual outlets that looks just like the stock 3.0 muffler the sound is deep but deffinately not to loud not even close to a N1 or something like that. I have gotten many compliments on the tone and sound level I highly recommend it.
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Old May 30, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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23 where did u get it and how much was it?
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Old May 30, 2002 | 05:23 PM
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i know most ppl want a muffler for sound and not performance.. but if there is one person that wants it for performance.. please get an apex'i N1
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Old May 30, 2002 | 05:45 PM
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what's the apexi exhaust sound like
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Old May 30, 2002 | 05:51 PM
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i said performance.. wtf does it matter what it sounds like if it gives you 10 more hp over the other muffles
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Old May 30, 2002 | 05:55 PM
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well i dont want no high pitched exhaust and how much does it cost
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Old May 31, 2002 | 07:17 AM
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Originally posted by 23
I have a HKS with dual outlets that looks just like the stock 3.0 muffler the sound is deep but deffinately not to loud not even close to a N1 or something like that. I have gotten many compliments on the tone and sound level I highly recommend it.
where did you get it dude ?
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Old May 31, 2002 | 08:54 AM
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I got the HKS muffler from my friend who was selling his 300zx I had my muffler guy custom fit it. It was only 2 months old when he sold the car so the thing was still basically new when I got it he sold the other one to this other guy we know. we each got one for $150. Good deal for HKS his loss our gain.
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Old May 31, 2002 | 09:16 AM
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Yo fode, why you getting all bent out of shape? IF thats what they want to know and you dont want to answer the question, keep your comments to yourself. You think anyone here want to see you bitch.
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Old Jun 15, 2002 | 01:20 AM
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Umm, I am sorry to say but I think that F-de probably knows the most about the 2.2cl, so what he says is pretty much the law. So shut the hell up
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Old Jun 15, 2002 | 10:47 AM
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Originally posted by KC CL 1785
Umm, I am sorry to say but I think that F-de probably knows the most about the 2.2cl, so what he says is pretty much the law. So shut the hell up
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Old Jun 15, 2002 | 12:16 PM
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if you have the 3.0 the N1 isnt going to sound high pitched and raspy cuz you have a 6 cylinder. if you have a 2.x then it will.
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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 08:11 PM
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Originally posted by f0de
i know most ppl want a muffler for sound and not performance.. but if there is one person that wants it for performance.. please get an apex'i N1
I could be wrong....but they don't make the N1 for 94-97 accords. Is there a different application that we could use?
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