Help: Muffler selection

Blk-Jet · Post by **Blk-Jet** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:27 pm

I'm after nice sounding, about the same loudness exhaust for the fto. I'm running a 3.5" mandrel bend system, and want to know what you guys out there have found when upgrading the mufflers.

Prices and locations would be great too.

Cheers

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:00 pm

let me get this right, you wanna run a 3.5" exhaust for an N/A FTO...??

as far as sounds go, you can't beat the 5zigen Fireball hehehe...

Blk-Jet · Post by **Blk-Jet** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:32 pm

EDIT 3.5" = 2.5"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thecook · Post by **thecook** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:50 am

yea go for 5zigen fireball

or if u done wanna spend much n dont care bout brand, den go for a firebally type muffler, which can be brought from autobarn, or rice shops..

i got one from cyber century n its mad

but of course it'll sound louder than the stock

Blk-Jet · Post by **Blk-Jet** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:17 am

I jsut ordered in a chypher muffler. It's the Chypher pro v2. It's specs say that it's the most quit muffler they stock ranging from low- to quite, which is what i'm after!!

Anyone got this on there car?

Also, how many resonators do you guys with upgraded exhausts run? Is it still 2.

Cheers

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:37 pm

sigh.... i miss my 5Zigen Fireball.....

silly me, i really shouldn't have sold it!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:10 pm

I've used the Kakimoto before, & is the quietest i've ever used and heard!!

Mikey, for the right price, i sell u mine Apexi N1 cat back exhaust

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:00 pm

even a 2.5 is too big. 2.25 is the way to go.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:25 pm

if you want quiet, just replace the existing rear muffler with something like a magnaflow muffler. They sound alright and arent too loud.

Blk-Jet · Post by **Blk-Jet** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 12:13 am

i would like to go 2.25, but with the turbo conversion underway, i'd have to build a new system from scratch!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:15 am

payaya wrote:if you want quiet, just replace the existing rear muffler with something like a magnaflow muffler. They sound alright and arent too loud.

Yeah mangaflow got good sounds & generally pretty quiet, but once u put few more mod on to it, it sound like any other exhaust, which r pretty loud!!

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 12:14 pm

one way to fix loud exhausts is to fit additional resonator(s). although they can somewhat restrict airflow, the difference is only very marginal/negligable...

MADFTO · Post by **MADFTO** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 10:15 am

I refute that 2.5 is too big =)

You really should have at least one resonator in the setup . . . the exhaust note is just way too harsh =) (I was running a muffler only setup (deadening wise) for around 1 - 1.25 years.

TimmyD · Post by **TimmyD** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:21 am

Mmmm for meh 18th my brother n sis are getting me extractors and exhaust, n i was told the cat is in the middle of the exhaust and the extractors?

SO, if thats true than does that mean you should change the cat to say a hi-flow cat? or would using the normal cat still have the same effect?
Also, what does a high flow cat do??

Cheers
Tim

BTW: sorry for hi-jacking the thread

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 7:05 pm

i went magna flow, its got a more deep sound, and under load it sounds great, it also not loud which i like and doesnt reasonate at all.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 7:07 pm

MADFTO wrote:I refute that 2.5 is too big =)

You really should have at least one resonator in the setup . . . the exhaust note is just way too harsh =) (I was running a muffler only setup (deadening wise) for around 1 - 1.25 years.

each to their own i guess! but i reckon 2.5 is too big for a 2.0L engine!

2.5 is more suited to something 3.5 to 4.0 L.

MADFTO · Post by **MADFTO** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:34 am

*nods* I'm just worried about restriction at the higher end of the scope, I'm not really that fussed about losing a little low end.

=)