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Old 09-26-2012, 11:41 AM
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i have the mac axle back on mine, i cant say how quiet they are without long tubes and h pipe bc thats the only way ive heard it and its very very loud but as axle backs they could be tame, either way they sound great.
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Old 09-27-2012, 11:58 PM
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I had the exhaust installed today. It is actually a bit quieter than I expected :lol:. It definitely beefs up the tone a bit though. It sounds best around 2-3K. When you get higher, the sound fades a bit. No drone at all of course. I probably could go a notch louder, but I spent enough money as is. Thanks for the advice guys.
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Old 09-28-2012, 02:07 AM
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Exhaust is a tough one. Hard to pick one off youtube and know how its gonna sound at idle, crusing and WOT. Post a video clip so we can hear it. Note, when listening to youtube always use headsets for a more real world sound representation.
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Old 09-28-2012, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 808muscle
Exhaust is a tough one. Hard to pick one off youtube and know how its gonna sound at idle, crusing and WOT. Post a video clip so we can hear it. Note, when listening to youtube always use headsets for a more real world sound representation.
Yeah, no kidding. I am a bit disappointed for the money I paid, but I knew there were other options. It is certainly better than stock. It sounds great under load around 2K RPM. I will try to get a video, but all I have is a cell phone which is not a great recording device.
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Old 09-28-2012, 03:16 PM
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Not much more noise you're going to get from just an muffler axle back.. If you wanted loud you could have gotten mufflerless.. As for now, you can get high flow cats, or an O/R mid if you want it to be really loud.
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Old 09-28-2012, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by TRexGAWD
Not much more noise you're going to get from just an muffler axle back.. If you wanted loud you could have gotten mufflerless.. As for now, you can get high flow cats, or an O/R mid if you want it to be really loud.
There are much louder ones, like Rousch for example. That would just get on my nerves though. I am not complaining. It sounds good.
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Old 09-28-2012, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Slappy3243
There are much louder ones, like Rousch for example. That would just get on my nerves though. I am not complaining. It sounds good.
Even Roush axlebacks aren't that loud (except for the mufflerless).. I have the full roush mufflerless system and it's loud but not horribly loud with stock cats.. With the O/R X it's extremely loud. Most of your sound is deadened by the cats.
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Old 09-28-2012, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by TRexGAWD
Even Roush axlebacks aren't that loud (except for the mufflerless).. I have the full roush mufflerless system and it's loud but not horribly loud with stock cats.. With the O/R X it's extremely loud. Most of your sound is deadened by the cats.
To me, the Roush axle back is too loud. Once you pass a certain point, the raspiness kicks in. These is why I won't touch my cats as well. We each have our own definition of loud I suppose.
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Old 09-28-2012, 08:17 PM
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They will get louder when they break in after a while. If you want them to sound a little louder have the resonators removed.
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Old 09-28-2012, 10:01 PM
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I love my CORSA system. It's a little pricey, but the sound is great, there's absolutely zero drone and it's all stainless steel. To me, it was worth every penny.
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