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Quietest Midpipe / Headers?

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bryan0

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Are there any catted midpipes (H or X) that flow a lot more air than stock but are just as quiet? I just got my Vortech on and I'd like to free up some power with the exhaust. Right now all I have is a MAC cat-back, and my car is plenty loud.

If I could only buy one to compliment my cat-back, with power my only concern (second to noise level,) should I get headers or a midpipe? What's the quietest of each?
 

helty

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a catted prochamber would probably be more quiet than a catted H, but would still be pretty loud if you think your car is loud now.
 

hognutz

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well you mufflers are not helping you quite level. you could take two aproaches. either run cats and hope that is enough.

or just run a much tamer muffler. I remeber in highschool my buddie had a 70 chager with a 440 and glasspacks. got tired of being hasseld by the cops. put a set of dynomax superturbos on it and the car was quite as hell. still fast but night and day on the noise level.
 

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I am kind of on the other side of the fence. I have a catted Prochamber, but I am looking to change the tone (slightly) but I don't want much more sound at all. I was thinking of welding in Flowmaster 40s. Think it'll be too loud?

Anyways, when I replaced my stock H pipe with this catted Prochamber, it didn't add much sound too it at all. It created a slight "tinny", whining noise at about 2,000 - 2,200 rpm and gave it a nicer tone overall. Also, I noticed a SOTP gain, but no dyno numbers to prove it. FWIW, hope it helps you out.


Matt
 

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borla seems to have a pretty quite catback.


-J
 

hotmustang331

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My Magnaflow catback is just as quiet as the stocker when we put my stock H on for inspection. I would go with SLP LTs, SLP catted X, Magnaflow catback.
PLENTY of power and VERY quiet, really i wouldnt be surprised if noone even realized you had a different exhaust. Now stangers would know, but probably just think "catback".
 

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my setup is SLP LT's, SLP O/R X-pipe, and the steeda cat-back, and I hear a lot that it's kinda quiet.. until I get on it
 

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I have BBK LT and O/R H with Roush side pipe. Tis not much louder then stock pipe...
 
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