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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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not happy with magnaflow

it sounds like ***, its not loud enough and raspy...

stock manifolds, no cat...

im about to buy the borla, but is there a huge difference in sound? im prolly gunna run open plates
Old Jul 12, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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sell me your magnaflow...
Old Jul 13, 2008 | 08:40 AM
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The Borla will sound nice and quality is top notch.The rasp that is occuring is probably due to the fact that you're not running a cat.
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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You could always install a cat to remove the rasp and you could fit an electric cut-out to up the volume when you the mood takes you.
My exhaust is loud even with a cat installed .
Is the Magnaflow brand new ?
Old Jul 13, 2008 | 08:57 AM
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magnaflow been on for 6 months, never seen rain, and polished once a month lol. yes it looks brand new.
Old Jul 13, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluovlh8er
it sounds like ***, its not loud enough and raspy...

stock manifolds, no cat...

im about to buy the borla, but is there a huge difference in sound? im prolly gunna run open plates
do you mean it's not loud and it's raspy? or it's not loud... and it's not raspy?
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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Umm yea my magnaflow sounded awsome on stock mani w/ no cats...and even better on LT's....I dont know what the big deal is w/ rasp. Its a damn v8, if you were running straight pipes you'd probably say that it sounded raspy. Dont change the muffler if you cant deal w/ rasp. Anything will sound raspy at 5k...come on..think about.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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get a small bullet muffler in place of the cat if you dont want the rasp. It will help out lots, or you could run a cat again, your choice.

What are you really looking for out of your exhaust? Borla is very expensive and there are many other options out there.
Old Jul 18, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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i'll so take your magnaflow off your hands
Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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borla is going to be even more rapsy. your first post is a little confusing. your problem is the stock manifolds and no cat. its going to sound terrible no matter which muffler you go with.
Old Jul 19, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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i have a similar setup...stock manifolds, Stainless works o/r y-pipe,,,dynomax bullet res. instead of cat,, and a magnaflow muffler , with the 2otl outlet and single inlet,,,,,

just throw a bullet and it will sound fine,,,alot less popping and cracking with the bullet

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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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you think your magnaflow is too raspy so you want a borla instead? LMFAO.

that's like saying your stock exhaust is too loud so your gonna run straight headers instead.
Old Jul 19, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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get some LTs it will solve your issues!
Old Jul 19, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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i think im putting a cat on because it really sounds like ****.
Old Jul 22, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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are you sure you don't have an exhaust leak? why go backwards get some LTs! I had Magnaflow on my factory cat forward car and it sounded fine...

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