02CLNOS

Hate to start a new thread for this but i was wondering if putting on mufflers off a 05 TL be beneficial? has anybody tried it? is it the same size piping?

GreenMonster

The exhaust on the CL is very efficient. You're not going to get any hp gains from exhaust mods (2-5hp for cat back). Muffler mods are just for sound.

Put headers on it, and you're done with the exhaust

poisx7

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A pipe is a pipe is a pipe.

the cl-s is already free flowing, if it is for looks/sound then thats that.
u will not gain any hp
but the bumper cut on the cl will not match well to tips of a 05 tl

02CLNOS

Thanks for the quick reply, I figured that it may not make a difference but i wanted to ask scene i had access to the mufflers.

I have headers and the intake but i was just toying with the idea of Tl mufflers
maybe I'll do the delete on the middy

AnthraciteBeast

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If thats for cat.....then im guessing that there are no gains, or very little from an axel back?

aznboi2424

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dont delete the mid-muffler. it will make it sound raspy, it only works good on the TL. if your gonna do that then replace the mid-muffler with a aftermarket resonator. look for the mid-muffler thread, its been talked about.

there would be gains from mufflers only but not much. a cat back would yield more gains, but still not much either.

02CLNOS

what i would really like is that setup that one of the 2nd gen TL guys has... a true dual exhaust. well he used a magnaflow res for a cat. than 2 1/4" all the way back to, i think comptech's.
that was a sweet setup

AnthraciteBeast

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Thats what i thought

Thanks

Onese1f

^people have had problems with the whole aftermarket res though being WAY too big and scraping

AnthraciteBeast

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Im looking at some magnaflows

Onese1f

Mufflers or a Resonator? I want just a deep sound, as almost all of the muffs were a tad too loud, I want to look stock and sound semi-stock.

Hmmm..what are you going with?

aznboi2424

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yea, i heard about that. that sucks.

comptech mufflers or aftermarket resonator to replace your mid-muffler would be what you looking for.

Onese1f

^ Right? Comptech mufflers are a bit too much for me though..$600 for mufflers sounds a bit insane to me. I just think my best bet would be running by an exhaust shop and seeing if the could somehow make a res fit that wouldn't scrape?

AnthraciteBeast

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x2 on wanting a deep sound but not having ENUFF money for CT's

BigLizard

Custom setup is the way to go...that's what I did.

AnthraciteBeast

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^ Elaborate please.....




I was thinking of going with Magnaflows and having a shop bend some pipe for me and then weld a "tip" on so that it can bolted on or off. Like a custom axel back that can removed without being cut. Hope I explained myself lol

BigLizard

I had Megan headers, RT cat, 2.5" piping to tornado silencer (not sure if I named it right, and it didn't silence anything, lol), to straight pipes (then switched to Magnaflows cuz the pipes were too loud.)

I have vids in the photo section.

Onese1f

Ah nice...

Do you think just replacing the mid-muffler with a nicer resonator would do the job for a nice but subtle tone change?

If not, I'm just going to say screw it and save up for comptechs..

BigLizard

It really depends on what you get. I had to play around a bit to get the setup I wanted.

Honestly, changing anything from the mid to the rear is going to change the tone of the exhaust.

EL19

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i know what setup ur talkin bout, it isnt quite true dual exhaust because tru dual exhaust would mean you had pipes from each header bank all the way back to the mufflers. No real benefit on our cars. Im not sure if you saw my exhaust at the dyno meet but its 2.5 all the way back (no cat) 2.5 str8 thru maganflow resonator to the Y pipe then the Y pipe is 2.25 along with some str8 thru 2.5 magnaflow mufflers. It made a very good amount on whp on my car

02CLNOS

no i didn't see it but i herd it when we were rolling up.. you were talking to my buddy in the orange mazdaspeed. your exhaust is deep!