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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 04:41 AM
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Default 3" mufflers... best ones?

icurrently have an es oval muffler 3" on my car. but i was wondering if anybody knows of a muffler that is any quieter. i know i have 3" and it will always be loud. but does anybody know of a muffler that is quieter? thanks alot.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 07:06 AM
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I use an Apex-i 3.3" Universal Turbo Muff. Sounds is not loud at all, and i have no resonator or cat.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 08:26 AM
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i like thermal

maybe a lil too loud for you
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 08:29 AM
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I LOVE Magnaflow mufflers
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 08:35 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by raene &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I LOVE Magnaflow mufflers </TD></TR></TABLE>


I loved my 3" Magnaflow!
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 09:21 AM
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My Thermal is great. It's not that loud, but that could just be me because my other car had an Apexi N1 (LOOUUDD).

You could also get 3" mandrel bends from kteller8 for a much better deal.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 03:28 PM
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Magnaflow 3" here!
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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My guess would be the APEXi (which is 3.16" by the way) would have the best flow over the chamber style mufflers. I find the Thermal R&D to be quite quiet. Just very very deep.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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I like Borla mufflers. My friend has one on his turbo coupe. It has a nice sound and not too loud at all
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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I love my dynomax bullet muffler....nice and quiet! haha yea right! actually its a lot quieter than open downpipe and these mufflers are straight through so the flow is excellent. Run 2 of them and it should be perfect for a daily driver.

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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 04:21 PM
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magnoflow = great quality
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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I love my 3" HKS Carbon-Ti muffler.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 08:42 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris1091 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
You could also get 3" mandrel bends from kteller8 for a much better deal.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea, actually thats what i have and who i bought it from. i have a 22" resonator i think.... no cat..... and the es oval. it isnt that loud i guess unless your are crusing down the highway over 2800 rpm. it is nice and low. has a pretty tone... but unless i am at like 2500rpm or lower... or WOT its too loud... cant hear myself talk inside the car. maybe i need some sound deadening in the rear... dyno matt that **** or something?

i also thought about getting one of those tiny mufflers and tossing it inline before my muffler... or buy another resonator to quiet it down a little.. i dont think it would hurt flow much cuz they are straight through.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHC Beast &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
i also thought about getting one of those tiny mufflers and tossing it inline before my muffler... or buy another resonator to quiet it down a little.. i dont think it would hurt flow much cuz they are straight through.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Or you could just get a hi-flow cat.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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love my 3" magnaflow....
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 09:25 PM
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i have a 3" thermal catback for an eg hatch if youre interested.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 09:41 PM
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Thermal all the way!
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 09:47 PM
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Dynomax bullets do a damned good job of muffling the sound, considering they're basically a straight pipe, lol. I run a single 4" bullet on my car, it's about 2 feet long, dumped right after the muffler. It's louder than crap, but I didn't notice ANY loss in power with it on, and it makes it driveable on the highway.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 11:05 PM
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Thermal
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 11:21 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VTC_CiViC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


I loved my 2.5" Magnaflow!</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 09:02 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blufke &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a 3" thermal catback for an eg hatch if youre interested.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i already have a 3" cat back exhaust.... just considering different mufflers for a better look and tiny bit quieter sound. is the thermal real quiet? i know my friends thermal is so quiet you cant even hear the exhaust unless you are right behind the car. but his is only 2.25" on a N/A b16
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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 09:48 AM
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i just run 3" pipe into my 2.5" evo muffler. i know im loosing some power but it keeps it real quiet and sounds badass
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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 10:08 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted92 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dynomax bullets do a damned good job of muffling the sound, considering they're basically a straight pipe, lol. I run a single 4" bullet on my car, it's about 2 feet long, dumped right after the muffler. It's louder than crap, but I didn't notice ANY loss in power with it on, and it makes it driveable on the highway.</TD></TR></TABLE>dynomax ultra flo , $65 from summit, straight thru 3", cant beat that
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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 10:42 AM
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I love my thermal. not annoying loud, just a nice deep, solid tone.
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