Another exhaust question
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LowNslowTL
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Another exhaust question
I have a 04' TL and took it to my local exhaust shop when i first bought it and told them to take the resonator off, it sounds practaly stock but has some exhaust note similar to a 350z. Now ive grown accustom to the noise level which is hardly any and went back to get quoted on a pair of magnaflows to replace the factory stock rear mufflers. The owner recommended instead of paying all that money for the magnaflows that i should try to take the stockers off and straight pipe it and see how that works out. I am going back on Monday to do this, but my question is, has any body straight piped the rear mufflers and left the mid muffler on w/o a resonator? Will it be extraordinarily loud and raspy? I have factory PC's and factory j-pipe. He also said he could put a resonator on there if its to raspy and it will tune the exhaust note to where it wouldn't be raspy and will quite it down a bit also. Opinions please..
NOTE: please dont say "get a full cat back b/c stage mods are gay bc its no go blah blah blah.. this isnt a race car im not looking for speed im just looking for some sound. Thanks
-04 TL 167,000 miles
-Stock j pipe,pre-cats and still has mid muffler
NOTE: please dont say "get a full cat back b/c stage mods are gay bc its no go blah blah blah.. this isnt a race car im not looking for speed im just looking for some sound. Thanks
-04 TL 167,000 miles
-Stock j pipe,pre-cats and still has mid muffler
#4
Ya people usually get a dynomax or magnaflow resonator. Its smaller and leads to more roar.
If you go with the magnaflow setup it will only run around $600-$700 installed.
This should give you a nice sound--mid muffler delete, smaller resonator, straight pipe
If you go with the magnaflow setup it will only run around $600-$700 installed.
This should give you a nice sound--mid muffler delete, smaller resonator, straight pipe
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LowNslowTL
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600 bucks for just a resonator and straight pipe?! the dude quoted me 100 for straight piping and he has different resonators in stock and he says they are about another 100 installed, so im looking at around 200 bucks. According to this shop. Heres the shop, they do a lot of my customers cars exhaust work.
http://www.economyautocare.com/
http://www.economyautocare.com/
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600 bucks for just a resonator and straight pipe?! the dude quoted me 100 for straight piping and he has different resonators in stock and he says they are about another 100 installed, so im looking at around 200 bucks. According to this shop. Heres the shop, they do a lot of my customers cars exhaust work.
http://www.economyautocare.com/
http://www.economyautocare.com/
For just a straight pipe it would be much cheaper. The magnaflow resonator is around $60
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LowNslowTL
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took the plunge..i went to my exhaust shop and got the rear mufflers removed.
Current Set up as of today-
-Stock Pre Cats
-Stock J-pipe
-Resonator removed
-Stock mid muffler
-Straight piped rear mufflers w/ factory tips
Heres a short video
http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/ni...c959c.mp4.html
hope the link works!
Current Set up as of today-
-Stock Pre Cats
-Stock J-pipe
-Resonator removed
-Stock mid muffler
-Straight piped rear mufflers w/ factory tips
Heres a short video
http://s1114.photobucket.com/user/ni...c959c.mp4.html
hope the link works!
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I'm going to save you A LOT of money.
I personally ran middle muffler only (rears deleted and middle oem resonator deleted) for one of the longest duration of time for my set up.
including stock everything with just one single oem mid muffler to 3rdcat delete and atlp v2 jpipe to single oem mid muffler. After this phase it just got louder adfter every set up, i'm well over 100+ db according to readers at multiple ranges of distance
Best compromise of anything, very low drone and it is audible all the same. Sometimes I wish i'd just left it that way but I just kept getting louder to where I am now
O well tomorrow i'm adding a venturi tube and hopefully it'll quiet the interior drone
edit: my bad you've already done it, you'll not regret it lol
I personally ran middle muffler only (rears deleted and middle oem resonator deleted) for one of the longest duration of time for my set up.
including stock everything with just one single oem mid muffler to 3rdcat delete and atlp v2 jpipe to single oem mid muffler. After this phase it just got louder adfter every set up, i'm well over 100+ db according to readers at multiple ranges of distance
Best compromise of anything, very low drone and it is audible all the same. Sometimes I wish i'd just left it that way but I just kept getting louder to where I am now
O well tomorrow i'm adding a venturi tube and hopefully it'll quiet the interior drone
edit: my bad you've already done it, you'll not regret it lol
Last edited by DC2many; 04-16-2013 at 02:41 AM.
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LowNslowTL
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I'm going to save you A LOT of money.
I personally ran middle muffler only (rears deleted and middle oem resonator deleted) for one of the longest duration of time for my set up.
including stock everything with just one single oem mid muffler to 3rdcat delete and atlp v2 jpipe to single oem mid muffler. After this phase it just got louder adfter every set up, i'm well over 100+ db according to readers at multiple ranges of distance
Best compromise of anything, very low drone and it is audible all the same. Sometimes I wish i'd just left it that way but I just kept getting louder to where I am now
O well tomorrow i'm adding a venturi tube and hopefully it'll quiet the interior drone
edit: my bad you've already done it, you'll not regret it lol
I personally ran middle muffler only (rears deleted and middle oem resonator deleted) for one of the longest duration of time for my set up.
including stock everything with just one single oem mid muffler to 3rdcat delete and atlp v2 jpipe to single oem mid muffler. After this phase it just got louder adfter every set up, i'm well over 100+ db according to readers at multiple ranges of distance
Best compromise of anything, very low drone and it is audible all the same. Sometimes I wish i'd just left it that way but I just kept getting louder to where I am now
O well tomorrow i'm adding a venturi tube and hopefully it'll quiet the interior drone
edit: my bad you've already done it, you'll not regret it lol
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I have a Dynomax res and mid muffler, rears deleted, no drone or rasp. Cold idle noticeable over stock, once it's warmed up the idle is very quiet. It's not loud until rev it so you can sneak around if need be without annoying anyone.
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Regarding the 24235...I have rasp with a j-pipe and stage 3.
It's only at 3000-3500rpm, but still...I'm hoping after putting some miles on it, the rasp goes away.
Just thought I'd throw that out there. However, The Machine, has the same setup and has no rasp maybe my welds aren't very good.
It's only at 3000-3500rpm, but still...I'm hoping after putting some miles on it, the rasp goes away.
Just thought I'd throw that out there. However, The Machine, has the same setup and has no rasp maybe my welds aren't very good.
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Regarding the 24235...I have rasp with a j-pipe and stage 3.
It's only at 3000-3500rpm, but still...I'm hoping after putting some miles on it, the rasp goes away.
Just thought I'd throw that out there. However, The Machine, has the same setup and has no rasp maybe my welds aren't very good.
It's only at 3000-3500rpm, but still...I'm hoping after putting some miles on it, the rasp goes away.
Just thought I'd throw that out there. However, The Machine, has the same setup and has no rasp maybe my welds aren't very good.
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I agree.
In the future, I plan on getting a catback...the rasp doesn't kill me right now but still an annoyance...
In the future, I plan on getting a catback...the rasp doesn't kill me right now but still an annoyance...
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found this at my local advance auto, http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...ack#fragment-3
Its a 24214, should i scoop it or buy the 24215?
Its a 24214, should i scoop it or buy the 24215?
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That seems to be a glass pack muffler, not a resonator.
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lol
I'd find the other thread in this section, about using the 3 different Dynomax models...
I myself have the 24235, I believe it is the longest one they make.
24215 is shorter (good if you don't add a j-pipe).
I'd find the other thread in this section, about using the 3 different Dynomax models...
I myself have the 24235, I believe it is the longest one they make.
24215 is shorter (good if you don't add a j-pipe).
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Hey guys, just getting different opinions - As per another member GuLuMoNeY's recommendation, I took the TL to a local muffler shop, seemed to be a decent fella; his recommendation was to go with a custom exhaust made at his shop vs. buying a ready made one from XLR8 or Tsudo or gReddy (the last being the one I really would have loved to have!!). I showed him this youtube video as this is what I want -
He recommends using a 3" pipe (I need to confirm material on the pipe) crush bent in his shop with magnaflow mufflers that will look and sound similar to the gReddy - all installed for $575!! (He said he'd let me try out the system without resonator) and if it's too loud then he'll place the res no charge; Also he showed me some options for drone that he could do at an additional cost ($70); It would be great to have your guys's opinions as to my options
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