Your Exhaust Setup?

I just got my exhaust done this weekend and I'm not entirely happy with
how loud it is. Believe me the tone is great but it seems to be a little loud at times
and for a daily driver i was thinking of possibly toning it down a little.

I went with a Flow-master Delta 40 Series from my test pipe with no resonators or
anything. It has great tone, but at times it almost seems too loud inside. I know a lot of people have the same setup but i know others do not.

I guess I'm curious what other people have for setups and if i did want to quite it down a little what would i do? Just add a resonator behind the muffler?

A resonator anywhere would help a lot with raspiness, and a little bit of loudness too. That's probably what I'd try first, but I hate raspy exhausts.

its really not raspy at all, it has a great tone to it, it just seems a little on the loud side.
maybe ill take a vid tomorrow and post it up.

Either way, a resonator will likely help quiet it down in the cabin. Are the tips sunk under the bumper, flush, or do they stick out? If they're sunk it can make it even louder in the cabin.

this is mine... many many moons ago. I still have it that way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMzcqd4WQS0

I have a 3 inch catback, that splits into 2.75 and then goes through glass packs on each side and tips on the end. Loud as hell. Drone in the cabin is very loud. But boy does she scream when I lay into her.

things to try:

1. silencer tip (won't quiet it, but will help)
2. resonator--either before or after the muffler (the more the merrier).
3. (my option) high-flow cat.
4. longer/wider muffler (eg. 21" instead of 17" canister).

No cat AND no resonator makes for a shitty sounding exhaust. Put a resonator in as suggested and fix it up.

I'm not a big fan of flowmaster on anything but a V8. +1 on the resonator

I am still stock. My wish is for a free flowing 3 inch exhaust that sounds as close to stock as possible. I want it as close to quiet as the stock is. Or as close as possible.
Does something like this exsist? From the OP and others that have posted over the years I think this option does not exsist. If it does exsist what is it exactly I would like to know.

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Originally Posted by green-lantern

I'm not a big fan of flowmaster on anything but a V8. +1 on the resonator

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Got a Delta 40 Series with 3SX DP, no cat & factory resonator and I love the sound even though the drone is kinda loud on long road trips. I'm considering installing a high flow cat to take the edge off just a little but it's not that bad.

P.S. I do love how they sound on a v8 though!

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Originally Posted by Hammer

I am still stock. My wish is for a free flowing 3 inch exhaust that sounds as close to stock as possible. I want it as close to quiet as the stock is. Or as close as possible.
Does something like this exsist? From the OP and others that have posted over the years I think this option does not exsist. If it does exsist what is it exactly I would like to know.

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this is why i will run a cat on my next setup. i'll sacrifice some power for some silence. i've got so much headroom in this build that i could probably make 50% more power if i "took the training wheels off". having a 500whp 3/s that sounds as quiet as a prius would just be.....awesome. :)

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Originally Posted by inperfectdarkness

this is why i will run a cat on my next setup. i'll sacrifice some power for some silence. i've got so much headroom in this build that i could probably make 50% more power if i "took the training wheels off". having a 500whp 3/s that sounds as quiet as a prius would just be.....awesome. :)

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There are a number of stock cars these days that are putting down numbers around 500 HP that are not very loud on the exhaust. SO it is possible to do. Just the option I think has not made it to the 3s yet mostly because of demand I assume. You and I are maybe the only people that want this option.

Catless with a Stillen downpipe and a 3" stainless singleshot.

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Originally Posted by onebadmollafolla

Catless with a Stillen downpipe and a 3" stainless singleshot.

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essentially what i have now; which is loud as FAKKK.

My exhaust is 2 front TT precats gutted and bolted to the o2 housings

Gutted precats, 3.5" straight back with no main cat, & 2 Apexi cans. Not loud at all.

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Originally Posted by inperfectdarkness

essentially what i have now; which is loud as FAKKK.

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Rolling at low speeds in first gear you can hear my turbos through the exhaust from great distances. :)

Stillen DP and Borla cat back. And it's loud.
I'm going to try a Magnaflow resonator on the big pipe, see if it mellows out any.
I'll prolly have to replace the Borla cans as well to get it anywhere near quiet.

Don't know if you're NA or TT - probably a difference in the two.

I had Stillen/Borla, gutted rear pre-cat for my VR-4 and the drone/loudness sucked. I now have Tanabe Medallion cat-back and it sounds good, at idle. I've yet to drive/test with this new setup. However, if it turns out that it also is too loud I've got a Tanabe DP knock-off with a Radomn High flow on standby to replace the Stillen, with hope that will tone it down a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n89z7kpuIQ
stock downpipe, gutted precats, no main cat, boral XR-1 in the rear. the video sound is bad, but it's a deep throaty sound/ no rasp/ and i't's quiet at cruising speed.

EDIT:3" from downpipe back.

i have a 4" Aluminum single pipe coming back into a "U" pipe of all 4" Aluminum that exits the back of the car with dual 4" Alum race mufflers.

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Originally Posted by jrod

i have a 4" Aluminum single pipe coming back into a "U" pipe of all 4" Aluminum that exits the back of the car with dual 4" Alum race mufflers.

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I envy you.

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Originally Posted by jrod

i have a 4" Aluminum single pipe coming back into a "U" pipe of all 4" Aluminum that exits the back of the car with dual 4" Alum race mufflers.

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the problem with dual 4" exit is you can't make it quad tip and keep any sort of muffler. i'm trying to see if i can get 4" > 2x 3 or 3.5" and quad tip...with a muffler.

mufflers? Pshhhh

I did a quick video of the new exhaust on the way home with my phone. Sorry its been a while since
i have checked this post, we actually have had some bad weather here in Michigan and my girl friends
mom got in a bad accident and flipped her Rendezvous into a ditch, the ditch happened to have 3 feet
of water in it and she was barley able to to her head out of the water since the seat belt wouldn't release.

So here it is, i dont know how well my Droid X picked up the sound and i was turning and shifting so sorry about the
bad angles lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9iNufs56zE