my buddy has a $200 budget and wants to get a universal muffler and have 2.5 pipeing welded on. But doesnt know what to get or what one has good reviews. can any1 help a brother out and give some suggs for him??

 

200 bux will not get you a decent exhaust, if you want sound and perofrmance, i find greddy is a good brand to go with, i have the sp on both of my vehicles

 

get a dynomax turbo muffler for like $55 and you will still have enough for piping.

 

i got the APEXi universal for 200 even... what u gocking bout ???

 

Whatever your friend does, don't go to a muffler shop that doesn't do mandrel bend systems. A crush bent system may be inexpensive, but overall, it won't be worth it since you won't get the flow you would want out of a crush bent system. If you want to go the cheap/not so pricey route, find out where you can get the bends already made (mandrel of course), and have a muffler shop weld those pieces together. It should be really close to the flow characteristics of a true mandrel bent system. Just something to think about.

One more thing, try and find some sort of resonator for the system. It will help clean out the sound and help reduce any backfiring sounds you may encounter, plus, makes it less raspy.