i have an Apexi N1 muffler i bought and originally i was going to go with straight pipe but i read a few threads in the archives about it sounding raspy....

so now im thinkin i should just go from the cat back, and maybe get a high flow cat in the future. I mean my motor is still completely stock (97 SH)....

also, 2.3" piping or 2.5" ?

 

This is my car with a 2.5" through test pipe into Vibrant muffler. No cat, no resonator, VERY LOUD!
You will get the crackly sound, and IIRC the N1 is loud! I suggest a cat, and a resonator, have them use 2.5". NOT CRUSH BENT!
http://s30.photobucket.com/alb...3.flv

 

hah, you got a vibrant axle over too! With open cat mine sounds pretty awsome actually. IM deaf in my left ear though so who knows

 

whats crush bent

 

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Actually its all custom piped with Vibrant piping....

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Cheap muffler shop crap that affects flow....

 

i would do 2.3 cat back being too loud will get old after awhile

 

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It's the way the pipe was bent. Crush bend means that where the pipe bends the diameter of the pipe gets smaller to acomodate the bend. So basically it's not a perfect 2" or 2.5" inches thru the whole pipe. This opposed to mandrel bend which is more expensive is bent in a way where the bends are a perfect 2" or 2.5" inches all the way thru. I believe they stuff the pipe or something before bending the pipe not sure.

 

thanks for the info...i was lost as to what crush bent was