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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 05:28 AM
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So for the last year and a half or so I have been running what I liked to call my ghetto dump. After 9 michigan winters my exhuats rusted right after the y pipe and I had to cut it all off so what I had was 2 cats and a single exit right below the arm rest. That combination makes for a very loud interior sound not to mention a **** ton of rattleing. Saturday I took it in to a place a friend reffered me too and for $200 They cut right after my cats gave me straight pipes back to the mufflers and some nice chrome tips. They did it all in about 1 1/2 hours then while the car was in the air a dude hung on the pipes to show that they did not flex an inch it was pretty crazy I think I got a pretty good deal and the car sounds great.

When I walked in and talked to the guy he said "let me guess you want it to sound like a GT" I said "If you can add two cylinders sure but as long as it has six I'm fine with it sounding good for a six" He grinned and said that's what he wanted to hear cause he was sick of guys with v6 stang coming in and expecting to roll away with GTs.
 
Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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I can already tell I've gained about 2 mpg from the less restrictive exhaust so that's a nice bonus
 
Old Mar 23, 2009 | 07:10 AM
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God you were running an open Y-pipe, that had to suck *** for a year.
 
Old Mar 23, 2009 | 07:12 AM
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It's amazing the annoying sounds you can get used to

what I have now sounds like heaven by comparison but I think overall it sounds good and low at idle and at WOT it's not raspy and I never hear any poping or **** like that
 
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