RaiNFaLL

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.

please help

thanks guys

ambystom01

iTrader: (7)

There is nothing you can do, a header will always make the car louder and more bumblebeeish.

RaiNFaLL

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

ambystom01

iTrader: (7)

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.

4g94T

iTrader: (18)

Try a resonator, that fixed my problem when I was NA

RaiNFaLL

what kind of resonator was it , how much and where

4g94T

iTrader: (18)

A magnaflow resonator, I forgot what site. But I'm selling it if your interested

doctorjon

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

RaiNFaLL

i guess ill have to buy a 2.5 inch greddy.. Thought magnaflow would of been okay..now im stuck with it

ambystom01

iTrader: (7)

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.

RaiNFaLL

hmm. Alright.really dont know what to do....oh well.. Ill talk to my mechanic and figure it out

RaiNFaLL

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?

ambystom01

iTrader: (7)

It shouldn't.

doctorjon

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.

OZEVOVIILANCER

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.