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Old 04-10-2011, 09:43 AM
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Anyone using this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...FP%3AUS%3A1123

Or better yet, got any recommendations for something better but just as cheap? My cat is gutted and I plan on keeping that midpipe for now. Just looking for a catback or new muffler.
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I'm using this on my 94. I bought it from the same seller. I just noticed that they changed the price. I paid $102 shipped for mine around X-mas time. I was very disappointed to find that the tip on it looks NOTHING like the one in the picture. It is a 4" tip that looks like a coffee can. I cut it off and welded on this Magnaflow tip.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Magna...#ht_1751wt_897

I took 2.25" pipe from an aftermarket Magnaflow converter back to this muffler and eliminated the resonator. It sounds great. Mine is NA and soon to get a JRSC, so you will be quieter with a turbo. It doesn't sound as nice as the Borla that I had on my 90 years ago, but for what I paid, it's a nice muffler. If you like the fart can look, you'll like the tip that comes on it. If not, you'll have to replace the tip.

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I did my own however its not 90 bucks since i ended up doing cat+resonator+muffler. That exhaust you found is probably 2.25" all the way with a big tip... shinny but waste of money when it comes to performance.
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Also you notice it says catback on the left of the image yet in the print above the pic it says axle back?
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That is true. I wonder also if "muffler not hit subframe".
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Here's a full 2.5" system on the cheap:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=230535252501
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I have an NB.
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Originally Posted by _spyder
Here's a full 2.5" system on the cheap:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=230535252501
with that 4" muffler thats 5" long that thing is gonna be louder than all hell.
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Originally Posted by triple88a
with that 4" muffler thats 5" long that thing is gonna be louder than all hell.
Without a turbo, I totally agree. But with the turbo quieting things down, I think this would have a nice growl. I can't even hear my current OBX exhaust because my turbo quiet's it down so much.
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If you have a welder and a sawzall you can make a full 3" at about $60.
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Originally Posted by _spyder
But with the turbo quieting things down, I think this would have a nice growl. I can't even hear my current OBX exhaust because my turbo quiet's it down so much.
I was running a 12" borla on mine... lets just say it was loud... as in you'll get stopped by the police loud. I could only imagine what a muffler half the size would sound like. I'm turboed also.
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My new exhaust tip (on right)...3" stainless pipe that will get a slant cut.

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