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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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what exhaust suits best?

hey guys, sorry but i didnt search to tell the truth. dont have much time since the last time i visted was in march.

i got an 89 toy v6 xtra cab 4x4 auto at home in hawaii. i now live in vegas but my dad uses to go to work and stuff and was wondering wats the best sounding exhaust? he doesnt want it loud since he is my dad but just enough for a good sound and performance. possibly a CAT BACK system. also not to expensive.

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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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take the cat out and run it with a stock muffler thats my set-up sounds ok not loud but yet cant sneak up on anyone
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 01:26 AM
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18'' magnaflow muffler is nice not to loud if you want it pretty quiet almost stock like go with a 24'' one then go to a muffler shop and have a 2.25'' cat back bent up www.hottexhaust.com has good prices for mufflers
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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take the cat out and run it with a stock muffler thats my set-up sounds ok not loud but yet cant sneak up on anyone
thats wat im running right now. been like that for bout 2yrs now. lol time for a change
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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Its all a matter of opinion in what exhaust sounds best, on my sisters rig we took her muffler out and left the stock cat, it sounds similar-ish to a Jardine, I like Jardine exhausts, a 30" glasspack would sound good too.. Please search next time..
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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flow master 40 great system! good sound good power.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Trustyrusty
Its all a matter of opinion in what exhaust sounds best, on my sisters rig we took her muffler out and left the stock cat, it sounds similar-ish to a Jardine, I like Jardine exhausts, a 30" glasspack would sound good too.. Please search next time..
as said b4 didnt have time to search as tho im hardly on this forum.

just need a full kit cat back. thanks
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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flow master 40 great system! good sound good power.
use a 2 1/4 cat back
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by swaysidelife
use a 2 1/4 cat back
who makes it?
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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no cat with my old mustang 40series mufflers, sounds pretty decent
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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If you have time to post, you have time to search.

Go to your local muffler shop and have a system made, it will be cheaper then any catback you can buy online.
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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2.25" pipe bent at the muffler shop and 18" or 24" magnaflow muffler (18 is louder than the 24) and 2.25 or maybe even 2.0 to the exhaust tip (by the time the exhaust hits the muffler, the advantages of 2.25 pipe are lost due to exhaust gas cooling).
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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Well stock pipe size for the 3vze is 2 1/8th. So I would keep it at least stock, but since 2 1/8th piping is pretty damn hard to find, 2.25" is good stuff. No reason to ever go bigger then that though.
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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just for the record... 2 1/8 = 2.125
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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Yes. Thats why 2.25" is a perfect size for the 3vze. A little bigger then stock, but not big enough to cause problems that say a 2.5" or bigger would cause.

2 1/8" pipe is almost impossible to find
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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not to mention muffler shops don't use DOM bending techniques to bend pipe so there is a loss of ID everytime they bend a pipe.
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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Yep! Unless your local shop does mandrel bends, but usually they only do popular sizes like 2.5 and 3"... well around here at least.

If you use the crush style bends try to make a system with the least amount of bends. My system only has two bends in it (exits straight out back).
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by frm_808
as said b4 didnt have time to search as tho im hardly on this forum.

just need a full kit cat back. thanks
Just because you didn't have the time not to search does not mean you need to request to be spoon-fed.

Please try and be a little more considerate of other people's time and the time that they spend answering your questions that have been covered many times on here before.

Thanks,

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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay351
Yep! Unless your local shop does mandrel bends, but usually they only do popular sizes like 2.5 and 3"... well around here at least.

If you use the crush style bends try to make a system with the least amount of bends. My system only has two bends in it (exits straight out back).
How does that work... two bends.... Even if you leave the cat straight, and hit the muff straight, you have to bend up to go over the axle, then arc over the axle back down, then bend back horizontal. That's 3 bends....

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