Well, some of you may remember that not too long ago, I put up clips of my xpipe with my dual Magnaflow (which are in fact magnapacks! Very important fact here). From the outside of the car, they sound great, and from the inside of the car, they sound good on WOT, but at 2500 RPM, that is another story.
A lot of you gave me good input, told me to keep them, but I just wasn’t happy with them. The fact of the matter is I commute anywhere form 45 minutes to 1.2 hours into DC one way every day. I spend a ton of time in this car. And the drone was simply killing me, it made the whole car rattle. Now, keep in mind that I recently added an X pipe, which I am sure didn’t help. LOL.
So I began my research, and I found what I wanted. Dual MRT’s!!!!! So I bought GT rear pipes, and two MRT mufflers. Well, I took one out and low and behold, I could see from one end through them to the other, just like the magnapacks. So I paused, and set my install date 2 weeks in advance with Excessive.
So I talk to the guys at Excessive, and tell them about my plans, how I want a deep sound, not obnoxious and definitely minimal drone. Well they look at my current setup while its on the lift (this is when I got the panhard bar) and Torie goes, there’s your problem, you got “Magna-Drones!!!!” I was like, no, I got Magnaflow specifically cause they do not drone!!!!!! Chris comes up and goes, no, you should have got Magnaflow mufflers, you got Magnapacks, there’s a difference. And Torie goes, they are just like the SLP’s, you can see through one end to the other, and says, that means more air flow, and more drone!!!!
So I looked hard at these MRT’s, and decided, I better not risk it. So today I had my exhaust redone, yet again and think I finally came up with a configuration that works for me, and to be honest, it looks great and sounds great and at cruising speed, I get 0 drone. So, my solution is as follows:
-GT rear pipes w/gt hangers from KC
-Magnaflow TruX Xpipe
-Flowmaster American Thunder (GT Axle back system)
These flows sound great!!!! I was shocked! The guys at the shop said it was the best sounding 6 they have ever heard. And the icing on the cake, the mufflers are black, with 4 inch stainless steel tips…which match perfectly with my GT rear bumper, check it out:
What I took away from all this:
1. Exhaust is about you’re personal preference, if you like it loud, go loud, then do it, if you like it to sound like a bumble bee, heck, put Greddy’s on it!
2. I got hung up on the arms race, I wanted that 6 extra HP I thought the MRT’s would give me, but to be honest, my Magnapacks were straight through and I am not sure I would have shown a real gain.
Keep in mind I do not have the FlowMaster40’s, I have the American Thunders for the GT, which are different. I still have my magnapack kit, and my MRT’s (unopened) in the garage. I am considering going MRT’s to try before and after at the track to see if there is any gain, but am not sure. If you go with the Magnaflow kit, it’s a great kit, until you open her up with gears and a xpipe, after that, its up to your preference. If it is too much drone, you can always put in some resonators for 30 bucks a piece, and mount them and inch or two apart to eliminate drone.
So it seems three times is the charm. I’m done!!!!! I’m very happy with the setup I have, and who knows, maybe it gave me my TQ back. I will post a sound clip ASAP!!! I’ll probably help Excepcion13 with his clip at the same time.
Final words:
1. Butt dyno: Cant feel any difference
2. Sound: Deep rumble when she starts up and at idle, stays deep until the higher rpms, but doesn’t sound rice, just evens out a bit. Which is perfect, now I can enjoy the radio at cruising speeds. Then if I punch, she still roars with a deep sound!
So, I’m finally happy with my setup after a long quest and way too much money. The exhaust quest is hard for us 6’s, but you can find something you like. Just go with what sounds good.
A lot of you gave me good input, told me to keep them, but I just wasn’t happy with them. The fact of the matter is I commute anywhere form 45 minutes to 1.2 hours into DC one way every day. I spend a ton of time in this car. And the drone was simply killing me, it made the whole car rattle. Now, keep in mind that I recently added an X pipe, which I am sure didn’t help. LOL.
So I began my research, and I found what I wanted. Dual MRT’s!!!!! So I bought GT rear pipes, and two MRT mufflers. Well, I took one out and low and behold, I could see from one end through them to the other, just like the magnapacks. So I paused, and set my install date 2 weeks in advance with Excessive.
So I talk to the guys at Excessive, and tell them about my plans, how I want a deep sound, not obnoxious and definitely minimal drone. Well they look at my current setup while its on the lift (this is when I got the panhard bar) and Torie goes, there’s your problem, you got “Magna-Drones!!!!” I was like, no, I got Magnaflow specifically cause they do not drone!!!!!! Chris comes up and goes, no, you should have got Magnaflow mufflers, you got Magnapacks, there’s a difference. And Torie goes, they are just like the SLP’s, you can see through one end to the other, and says, that means more air flow, and more drone!!!!
So I looked hard at these MRT’s, and decided, I better not risk it. So today I had my exhaust redone, yet again and think I finally came up with a configuration that works for me, and to be honest, it looks great and sounds great and at cruising speed, I get 0 drone. So, my solution is as follows:
-GT rear pipes w/gt hangers from KC
-Magnaflow TruX Xpipe
-Flowmaster American Thunder (GT Axle back system)
These flows sound great!!!! I was shocked! The guys at the shop said it was the best sounding 6 they have ever heard. And the icing on the cake, the mufflers are black, with 4 inch stainless steel tips…which match perfectly with my GT rear bumper, check it out:
What I took away from all this:
1. Exhaust is about you’re personal preference, if you like it loud, go loud, then do it, if you like it to sound like a bumble bee, heck, put Greddy’s on it!
2. I got hung up on the arms race, I wanted that 6 extra HP I thought the MRT’s would give me, but to be honest, my Magnapacks were straight through and I am not sure I would have shown a real gain.
Keep in mind I do not have the FlowMaster40’s, I have the American Thunders for the GT, which are different. I still have my magnapack kit, and my MRT’s (unopened) in the garage. I am considering going MRT’s to try before and after at the track to see if there is any gain, but am not sure. If you go with the Magnaflow kit, it’s a great kit, until you open her up with gears and a xpipe, after that, its up to your preference. If it is too much drone, you can always put in some resonators for 30 bucks a piece, and mount them and inch or two apart to eliminate drone.
So it seems three times is the charm. I’m done!!!!! I’m very happy with the setup I have, and who knows, maybe it gave me my TQ back. I will post a sound clip ASAP!!! I’ll probably help Excepcion13 with his clip at the same time.
Final words:
1. Butt dyno: Cant feel any difference
2. Sound: Deep rumble when she starts up and at idle, stays deep until the higher rpms, but doesn’t sound rice, just evens out a bit. Which is perfect, now I can enjoy the radio at cruising speeds. Then if I punch, she still roars with a deep sound!
So, I’m finally happy with my setup after a long quest and way too much money. The exhaust quest is hard for us 6’s, but you can find something you like. Just go with what sounds good.
Rygen 
