02-12-2009, 12:18 PM
Soooo, driving the car everyday, for a 20min commute to work. The exhaust gets a lil annoying, and attracts more attention than its worth from the kids in the area as well is the POPO. So, to quiet it down alotta guys are going with a Vibrant/Magnaflow/Summit muffler, w/ 3in inlet/3inoutlet or Dual 2.5in Outlet. I did pricing for the Summit muffler w/ a Jbend and the flange I need and it came to $73 bucks.
My Dilemma, trying to decide which muffler to go with, I want good flow but a quieter ride. Im usnure of the quality of the "Summit" brand products. Any input on quality and experience would be great. Opinions are welcome.
AND do you guys think i can get the right configuration with a J bend???
Current Exhaust:
Thermal R&D 3in catback, i love the sound but the fucking 5in tip is a lil much. Im going to be replacing the Axle Back portion pictured below. Pic is of actual GSX exhaust.
![[Image: b301c301.jpg]](http://thermalrd.com/pics/b301c301.jpg)
Options:
Summit Muffler: $33 bucks, Muffler, Chambered, 3 in. Inlet, 2.5 in. Outlets, Steel, Aluminized
![[Image: sum-628270_w.jpg]](http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/sum-628270_w.jpg)
Vibrant Muffler, bout $110, perforated tubing w/ straight through design densely packed multi-layered sound absorption materials
![[Image: i-6910364a-9112-4b62-97e7-6dfff029b879-420.jpg]](http://d5otzd52uv6zz.cloudfront.net/i-6910364a-9112-4b62-97e7-6dfff029b879-420.jpg)
Magnaflow, $87, straight through w/ perforated tubing, 3 in. Inlet/Dual 2.50 in. Outlet, Stainless Steel
![[Image: mpe-12198_w.jpg]](http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/mpe-12198_w.jpg)
Look I have....
![[Image: 91624d1233702777-thermal-exhaust-092101-rear.jpg]](http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/attachments/newbie-forum/91624d1233702777-thermal-exhaust-092101-rear.jpg)
Look Im going for...
![[Image: 1000402syd0.jpg]](http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5149/1000402syd0.jpg)
Before and After soundclips of a DSM guy who already did this....
Sound clip of Thermal Exhaust
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Sound clip of Vibrant Muffler
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My Dilemma, trying to decide which muffler to go with, I want good flow but a quieter ride. Im usnure of the quality of the "Summit" brand products. Any input on quality and experience would be great. Opinions are welcome.
AND do you guys think i can get the right configuration with a J bend???
Current Exhaust:
Thermal R&D 3in catback, i love the sound but the fucking 5in tip is a lil much. Im going to be replacing the Axle Back portion pictured below. Pic is of actual GSX exhaust.
Options:
Summit Muffler: $33 bucks, Muffler, Chambered, 3 in. Inlet, 2.5 in. Outlets, Steel, Aluminized
Vibrant Muffler, bout $110, perforated tubing w/ straight through design densely packed multi-layered sound absorption materials
Magnaflow, $87, straight through w/ perforated tubing, 3 in. Inlet/Dual 2.50 in. Outlet, Stainless Steel
Look I have....
Look Im going for...
Before and After soundclips of a DSM guy who already did this....
Sound clip of Thermal Exhaust
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Sound clip of Vibrant Muffler
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