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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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Sound Problem with mods

Hey guys , for a while now ive had the magnaflow catback exhaust , and my aem intake. and the tone on my exhaust has been really deep through all rpms. 2 days ago i installed obx headers and obx high flow cat and it remains deep under 3000rpms but when i give it gas it has a tinny sound , and when i do that and go over 3000 rpms its super loud and tinny.

what can i do to fix this , and keep that deep loud tone through all rpms.

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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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There is nothing you can do, a header will always make the car louder and more bumblebeeish.
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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would a resonator reduce the high pitch noise, or maybe a bigger exhaust . anything, i hate it , its so ricer . i saw a video on youtube , guy had almost same setup and it sounded deep all the way through
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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Youtube videos are not an accurate means of determining exhaust noise. A resonator might help as would a different exhaust (like the Greddy Evo 2) but it will still have some of that ricey sound.
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Try a resonator, that fixed my problem when I was NA
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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what kind of resonator was it , how much and where
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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A magnaflow resonator, I forgot what site. But I'm selling it if your interested
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 01:17 AM
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yeah headers always do that, but bigger tubing for exhaust makes it deep. the smaller the pipes are the more high pitch noise its gonna make cause it makes it push out harder...the bigger the piping the more deeper its gonna sound cause it causes it less to push through. i know about piping and exhaust
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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i guess ill have to buy a 2.5 inch greddy.. Thought magnaflow would of been okay..now im stuck with it
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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The piping won't make a dramatic difference and you have to keep in mind backpressure as well. Going from 2.25 to 2.5 won't harm performance but I don't think spending 800$ on a new exhaust that is only marginally different is justifiable.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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hmm. Alright.really dont know what to do....oh well.. Ill talk to my mechanic and figure it out
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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just realized that the test pipe i have has 2.5 inlets and outlets. going to my 2.25 exhaust.. could that be able to cause that sound?
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 08:54 AM
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It shouldn't.
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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As i already said bigger exhaust piping will make it more deep sounding. Yes the way the exhaust/muffler is made will give you a different sound. Just go to a local exhaust shop and have them make you a custom exhaust. it'll be cheaper and it will sound good. Won't have that distinctive sound like a greddy, but will sound pretty good/deep. And if you probably get a bigger downpipe for your headers made it will probably sound deep.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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the magna flow is fine but you need to get a resonator any will do and have an exhaust shop weld it up the closer to the muffler the better did it on mine with 2.25 tubing and got rid of the pissed off weed whacker sound.
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