interesting, never seen that with the X pipe. I would still go with there mid mufflers but if there cats are questionable I would probably snag
http://www.americanmuscle.com/0506-g...pe-catted.html
or
http://www.americanmuscle.com/slp-x-...tted-2005.html

 

Save the money and buy the boom tubes or some used SLP loudmouths. I guarantee that everyone will comment that they love the way your car sounds and will ask what you did to it. I got my SLPs on craigslist, installed in an hour and now turning heads with thumbs up all for $150.

 

Not sure why you'd ditch the stock exhaust on that car. But I'll gladly buy those stock CS mufflers off you!

I've got some boomtubes sitting in my attic but I had to cut them to get them off my car so they'd have to be welded on for anyone to reuse them. They were just too loud for me.

 

c/s muffler are the same as GT

 

Yeah lol they are nothing special. Not a bad sound, but I just want something deeper and stronger sounding. I'm trying to keep it refined but awesome at the same time.

JD, that SLP X Pipe is modular from the start. I don't think I'm going to want to bypass the cats, because I don't want it to be roaring loud, but it might be a nice option to have.

It's pretty much impossible to find a video of anyone who has the SLP X without them also having Loudmouths. I've only found a few videos that closely resemble the setup I want.

This is with a Kooks X and Kooks Longtube Headers. I guess this is out of the equation if I want to do the setup in chunks, because the LT headers correspond to the X. Right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ftc82mT7I

These 3 resemble the setup I'm looking at more closely I think. I like the sound. It's hard to hear what the car sounds like at idle, but acceleration sounds really nice in my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtmLUXjMLN8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E06X3xCan4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyDmdyMt-bY

 

Yes Sir, I sure do. LMAO.

To OP, Congrats on your new car. Have fun!

 

yup, thats pretty much exactly what I linked you, that magnaflo X and pypes mid muffler

 

Yeah, like I said, I wish it was a little louder at idle, and a little softer during acceleration, but it's better than anything I've seen. I absolutely love the sound of the one with LTs, but then I'd have to get those and the X-Pipe at the same time right? I don't even know if the LTs are what are making the sound difference either, could just be the camera setup.

EDIT: Maybe I also like it more because the headers themselves cost about $900. I don't really understand what causes the huge price discrepancies in these parts between companies. The only way for me to get that setup would be something off of Ebay like this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kooks...Q5fAccessories), but like I said, I don't know what makes the Kooks products so special...

So, it's hard to judge off of Youtube videos, but I think something similar to this will be my best bet.

 

Kooks are not special, but dont tell that to anyone who owns them..... I think the MACs made more power in testing, and there one of the cheaper ones.

I can tell you I have BBK long tubes and BBK catted X. I think putting that into those mid mifflers with be the ****, and the BBK stuff is very resonable in price.

http://www.brenspeed.com/1641.html
Add the catted X from the drop down and it will save you some cash.

All the X pipes are made to end at the start of the "cat back" section, so you can still go with any muffler from there on. But your correct about the cat forward section. It is different per manufacturer, as the long tube do not all follow the same build mold.

I can tell you from experience though, that BBK setup is nice:

 

Kooks, ARH, Mac, and BBK are different from some other longtubes, like the Boost Brothers Ebay ones, because you don't have to dent and bend them to make them fit.