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I have a Perrin catted down pipe with a Magna Flow exhaust and It's killing me. I added an 18" resinator to the mid pipe, installed dynamatt in the trunk and hade it tuned by EFI logics. As a daily driver, I can not live with this, it's just to loud. Thinking about removeing the Magna Flow cat back, installing an AVO 3" mid and Y pipe and using the stock mufflers, gotta quiet this thing down without loosing performance. Give me some feed back.
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Years ago on this site we determined that the stock cans aren't very restrictive at all.

 

It's really late though and I can't search for the old threads for you.

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You can definitely make power with the stock axlebacks. They, like the airbox, don't become much of a bottle neck until upwards of 350whp or so.

 

The older WRX/STi with the single exhaust would see HUGE gains from an axleback at very high power levels.. There was 30 whp difference between an SPT muffler and a 3" straight through version. That was the difference between 600 and 630whp too.

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Catted downpipes tend to be a little more subdued than catless.
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Actually, when I installed the Perrin down-pipe there was no noticeable change in cabin noise.

 

 

Perrin DP's fit like shit. Actually anything Perrin exhaust looks like a fourth grade kid designed it. The Perrin DP is VERY close to the firewall. I went from a gutted stock DP to an Invidia catless and did not notice any more noise inside. I runs stock cans for stealth.

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I'm running the entire stock catback with a blouch 20g-xt and I'm way down on power compared to the relatively small HKS catback I took off. I can't even hit 19psi on my 20 psi protune anymore.

 

Now it could be the Y pipe that is restrictive, but I'm skeptical, especially after seeing what the mufflers look like inside.

 

They're fine for the stock turbo, but my 20g moves way too much air at redline for this exhaust to flow.

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I have an SPTv2 CBE and like it, but it has some drone between 2500-3500. I'm going the third muffler route. Read these two threads. It has people that have the MagnaFlow system like you.

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/adding-muffler-cbe-quiet-down-opinions-experience-needed-116598.html?highlight=spt+pictures

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/resonator-3-bosal-cbe-143923.html

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I have an SPTv2 CBE and like it, but it has some drone between 2500-3500. I'm going the third muffler route. Read these two threads. It has people that have the MagnaFlow system like you.

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/adding-muffler-cbe-quiet-down-opinions-experience-needed-116598.html?highlight=spt+pictures

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/resonator-3-bosal-cbe-143923.html

 

 

can you post a vid of what it sounds like before and after the third muffler instal. I'm curious to know if the drone is gone with a third muffler.

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I have a Perrin catted down pipe with a Magna Flow exhaust and It's killing me. I added an 18" resinator to the mid pipe, installed dynamatt in the trunk and hade it tuned by EFI logics. As a daily driver, I can not live with this, it's just to loud. Thinking about removeing the Magna Flow cat back, installing an AVO 3" mid and Y pipe and using the stock mufflers, gotta quiet this thing down without loosing performance. Give me some feed back.

 

Put stock mufflers back on and you should be okay. I'm happy :lol: with GT spec headers (recently wrapped), Lachute catted downpipe, mid to y pipe and stock mufflers.

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Put stock mufflers back on and you should be okay. I'm happy :lol: with GT spec headers (recently wrapped), Lachute catted downpipe, mid to y pipe and stock mufflers.

How do you like the GT spec header? I am shure you installed the up pipe as well. I would like to hear what this set up sounds like, inside and out. I am looking to do the same.

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