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Got X-Pipe and Muffler Delete today

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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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Got X-Pipe and Muffler Delete today

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Amazing sound! I smiled as soon as the car started. Its interesting how you can hear where the lack of mufflers change the exhaust note, and where the xpipe kicks in. The lack of mufflers makes idle, start, and low speed/rpm sound great up to about 3.5k where the xpipe kicks in.

At around 2.5k RPM under light throttle there is an INTENSE and LOUD drone. With the windows down its not too bad. I will definitely be putting some magnaflow race mufflers on her before next winter when the windows have to go back up.

Excellent burble and some popping in decel/downshifts.

Also noticed cars get out of the way alot more on the way home

Thanks to Tony's Muffler in Wallington
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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My ears would bleed.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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Man, I have been debating on removing just the mufflers for a while, but decided to keep it stock because I love the quiet cabin but when you get on the gas it sounds great.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 10:13 AM
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God bless you my friend. I can't imagine the highway drone. Lets get a sound clip
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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Yes, the highway drone makes me wanted to run straight into other cars because my ears just hurts so much....
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 02:14 PM
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God bless you my friend. I can't imagine the highway drone. Lets get a sound clip
+1
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by nias9527
Yes, the highway drone makes me wanted to run straight into other cars because my ears just hurts so much....
I literally laughed out loud on this comment.
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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 10:36 AM
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Yes, the highway drone makes me wanted to run straight into other cars because my ears just hurts so much....
LOL. I had my mufflers removed on the day of a meet (already had xpipe removed). When we finally got there after a 40min drive I got out and started begging my friends for one of them to swap cars for the ride back. Although we hit up highway 9 on the way back (real life initial D ) and man with the windows down the exhaust note was fantastic. Needless to say my mufflers were welded back on on the 4th day.
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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Too much loss in back pressure if you remove your mufflers. +1 for the magnaflow!
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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+1
Let's hear it!!!!!!
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 12:31 AM
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Its nice for the first half hour, and on the occasional sunny day when your driving with the windows down with no-one around you, but otherwise its embarrassing. If my car was throwing 450hp at the wheels and was cherry red it'd be fine. Personally I always wanted a blig block so I love it, but despite to complements I get too many negative ones thrown in there. Yes during WOT is has an excellent sound. Far different than a rice burner. It is a tight german V6 and it sounds good. But under light throttle is is a little too ricey. My dad offered to pay to get my mufflers put back on because he disagrees with me that a benz should sound like that. While its a sporty car...its not an AMG. I do miss the silent cabin during highway cruising. Def keeping the X-pipe tho.
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Invain15
God bless you my friend. I can't imagine the highway drone. Lets get a sound clip
No sound clip needed. Just put your face close to a leaf blower.
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 01:55 AM
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so you are putting it back??
maybe there will be a solution for this annoying drone
I am working on it right now LOL
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 05:14 AM
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someone needs to try the glasspacks!
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Remove secondary cats and put your x pipe there also put you stock resonater back where it was to begin with . I did this to get back the back pressure I lost after I installed my headers and it worked great and I have like 85% less drone .
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Old Aug 25, 2014 | 12:14 AM
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Wish I would have seen this before I did it on my car just 3 days ago. ...
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Old Aug 25, 2014 | 10:58 AM
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I have the magnaflow mufflers and yes between 2000 and 2500rpm it is pretty intense. But has a nice rumble to it otherwise. Mine is only mufflers. No xpipe yet. I can only imagine the muffler delete makes you wanna commit suicide when highway cruising.
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Old Aug 25, 2014 | 02:13 PM
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id like to hear how a no xpipe, magnaflow muffler to quad tip setup sounds like
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Old Aug 26, 2014 | 01:05 AM
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I cant really complain car sounds great ... every mod has a price
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Old Aug 26, 2014 | 10:45 PM
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im gonna put back stock or magnaflow mufflers on but before i do heres a quick vid to give everybody an idea how loud this setup is outside the car...it roars!

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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 02:18 PM
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I removed the mufflers on my c300 with quad tips and I have no drone at all on the highway! Not sure why everyone here is complaining? I bought the x-pipe too but decided not to install
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