Exhaust mod more complicated than a muffler delete.

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Feb 16, 2017 | 05:39 PM
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Hey everyone,

I've always been on the fence of modifying the factory exhaust and like everyone else I binge watch as many exhaust vids as I can. What I haven't noticed anybody do is swap mufflers out for resonators. I was thinking of something along those lines with either Magnaflow or Vibrant resonators (18" or so). I'd like something cost effective and a little bit louder than stock without the "cackle" of a muffler delete.

Has anybody else done this?
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Vibrant 18 universal round mufflers will produce the same sound as the Miestercraft system
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I have a vibrant (12") & borla xr1's setup
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I have a vibrant (12") & borla xr1's setup
Do you have a video/sound clip of this anywhere?
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Vibrant 18 universal round mufflers will produce the same sound as the Miestercraft system
What about Eisenmann?
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I have a vibrant (12") & borla xr1's setup

Pics? Cost to do?
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About $100 or so for the 3" vibrant resonators in place of stock resonator and I think I paid $350 for th borla's
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About $100 or so for the 3" vibrant resonators in place of stock resonator and I think I paid $350 for th borla's
Dude your car sounds nuts... is it cammed or something???? Or is that just the exhaust you got running?
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Dude your car sounds nuts... is it cammed or something???? Or is that just the exhaust you got running?
Think theres a rotary or something in the background, are you sure its not that? Note its still around once hes well gone?
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Think theres a rotary or something in the background, are you sure its not that? Note its still around once hes well gone?
You're right actually.

Got any more vids Hammer? Would love to hear an idle
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You're right actually.

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