Well I took 99redz24's advice. I went to a local exhaust shop and got a free estimate on a custom exhaust. The piping from the cat back is only $100, all the mufflers that this shop has run about $150. So this will only cost $250, or there about. So I will not be getting the pacesetter exhaust at all. The custom exhaust will be cheapier and also from what I have heard on JBO and on the street tha the Pacesetter exhaust sucks. The only thing that I have to do is investigations on which muffler do I want to get.
DYNAMAX
FLOWMASTER
WICKED FLOW
Duh. Why would you even think something pre-fabricated would be cheaper? Also, I'd suggest shopping online for a muffler. $150 is much too expensive, you should pay less than one-third of that.
I had my custom exchaust from the downpipe back including an exhaust Y pipe for my electric cutout, lotsa cutom bending to get the electrical cutout to fit properly, supplied my own cat and muffler, used a 6" resonator built by the shop and it totaled $190 in the end and sounds way better than any of the pre-fabbed catbacks I've heard and costed a helluva lot less.
Point taken. Will be looking for a muffler and a cat to bring over to the shop, and then have them do their thing.
I am looking for a muffler right now, here is what I am looking at. Looking for feedback on any of these:
NRG
MEDALLION
G2
APEXi
HKS
GREDDY
I like HKS and APEXi, but thats me.
I also like magnaflow and that would be better for a deeper less raspy tone.
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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.
I'll recommend the DynoMax Super Turbo because that's what I have personally and I can say it sounds great on my application.
I just put 60 Series Delta Flow - Three Chamber Mufflers Flow Master muffler on my friends 2004 eco, Really nice tone at high rpms, Pretty quite inside the car too, $129.99 cdn funds, Good bang for the buck. I dont think youre gonna want a Cannon type muffler, the are pretty noisy. Just my opinion.
Good Luck with youre searching.
is that much louder than stock?
i've been looking into possibly getting an exhaust with my tax return, but i don't want anything that sounds much louder than stock.
Its a little bit louder than stock, but not much, but it has a nice rumble...
Download vid here
JuggaloZeke thanks for the input. I have done some looking into it, and that is what I have came to as well. The DynoMax is what I will be going with. Now to find one that is at a decent price, because I really do not want to pay $150 for the muffler from the shop.
Where could I get a DynaMax muffler for cheap. All the local shops have them for right around $150. Where on the net?
I noticed one guy up above installed a Flowmaster exhaust system.
My local machine shop will do the cat-back for $200, and I've heard some great things about Flowmaster systems.
Does anyone else here have any experience with them? The other option they had was a Magnaflow system.
I want a deeper tone but not incredibly loud or obnoxious like a fart can. :-)
JuggaloZeke thanks for the FYI. I really appreciate it. Placing order right now.
Flowmaster set off a HORRIBLE resonance in my car that I couldn't take for more then a week and I put on the Dynomax mufflers. I love mine!
Semper Fi SAINT. May you rest in peace.
Dynomax super turbo mufflers $39.99 free shipping from Jeggs.
also check out summitracing.com
NOPI is sort of expensive, but you may be able to find one at a smallish parts store for about 65-80 bucks. Also, the sound is pretty mellow but LOUD! DNX makes a good one too.
