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Old 05-04-2013, 04:05 PM
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Looking for an exhaust, I'm a little lost as to what sounds the best yet doesn't have an annoying amount of drone in the cab. A little help would be appreciated gents.
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A lot depends on what your end goal is. Quiet for some people can be loud for others. I have the stock exhaust for now but from the research I've done, keep your resonator or put an aftermarket resonator on if you want quiet. Check out the larger Flowmasters or Corsa exhausts. Those have been on the quiet side.
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Well I want loud and aggressive when I'm on the gas and a good regular driving sound but no in cab drone. I was looking at the Db exhaust from Corsa, seems like it might be the best overall?
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I'm a Borla fan. I have the single in/single out kit for my 5.4L and its pretty quiet when driving and interior drone is almost nonexistent. It is loud when the hammer drops, though. Keep in mind, as with most flow through mufflers, they seem to sound better over time, did it with my Borla, same thing with the Magnaflows I had on my car.
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I have the Magnaflow cat back single in dual out and around town you can hear it but it's not obnoxiously loud and (NO DRONE) just a shade over stock but when you romp on it, it growls like a nascar. On ramps are fun.






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I just installed my Borla ATAK 2 days ago, pretty happy with it.

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I like my corsa db. It's just enough.
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I guess I should've mentioned I really dislike duals>.< does borla do a single?

Does your Db have any drone in the cab? How does it sound with normal driving, has a nice aggressive tone but not over the top?
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That dual single side exit magnaflow looks pretty cool though!
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The main reason I went with the dual side exit is because I wanted to utilize the factory hangers and not have to add any for the dual outback pipes, and also didn't want to have to remove the spare tire for install. This configuration is plug-n-play.

Took me about an hour start to finish to remove stock and put on the Mag system. I have to admit however I am a mechanic by trade and I have an air compressor/tools in my garage.

I have absolutely no regrets with my system.

Note: They call it a cat back but it's actually a resonator back, if you want it louder you have to get a resonator delete pipe. I thought about that but am glad I didn't, with the factory res it is just right for my liking.


P.S. It also comes with a lifetime warranty.

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