I just got the Stinger installed on my car, with the stock H pipe. First, the looks. You've all seen them, 4" rolled angle-cut, beautiful =)
The sound:
At idle, just over 500 rpm, the car is EXTREMELY quiet. The first time I stopped at a light, I thought I stalled. At the 1000 rpm "moving idle" you can hear the exhaust a bit, and accelerating at low speeds and low RPMs, it growls nicely.
Cruising below 2000 rpm (just below 70 mph in 6th) there's NO drone, even with the windows open, even while giving it a bit of gas. As soon as you go over 2000 rpm, there's a bit of drone with the windows down, but with them up you can barely hear the exhaust.
Very nice burble when decelerating, it eventually dies down and becomes a rumble that decreases in pitch. Blipping the gas when double clutching turns heads, but is still fairly subdued (unless you overdo it.)
Giving a moderate amount of gas at 60mph in 4th, to merge for instance, is sweet =) Of course, at high RPMs / WOT all hell breaks loose, but at mid-RPMs and mid throttle the exhaust note is very thick and hints at much more power waiting to be unleashed.
At WOT, it's loud and deep, the only high-pitch noise comes from the screaming S/C.
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The muffler shop I used initially installed the right-side tip about half inch too far out, but fixed it after I noticed (and went back.) Install took literally 15 minutes. Paid $65 for it - peace of mind, even though I could have prolly done it myself. Anyway, I wanted it done immediately =)
Bottom line - sweet exhaust, perfect with the stock H. Might be slightly expensive (for just a catback) but worth it.
~Berj
The sound:
At idle, just over 500 rpm, the car is EXTREMELY quiet. The first time I stopped at a light, I thought I stalled. At the 1000 rpm "moving idle" you can hear the exhaust a bit, and accelerating at low speeds and low RPMs, it growls nicely.
Cruising below 2000 rpm (just below 70 mph in 6th) there's NO drone, even with the windows open, even while giving it a bit of gas. As soon as you go over 2000 rpm, there's a bit of drone with the windows down, but with them up you can barely hear the exhaust.
Very nice burble when decelerating, it eventually dies down and becomes a rumble that decreases in pitch. Blipping the gas when double clutching turns heads, but is still fairly subdued (unless you overdo it.)
Giving a moderate amount of gas at 60mph in 4th, to merge for instance, is sweet =) Of course, at high RPMs / WOT all hell breaks loose, but at mid-RPMs and mid throttle the exhaust note is very thick and hints at much more power waiting to be unleashed.
At WOT, it's loud and deep, the only high-pitch noise comes from the screaming S/C.
---
The muffler shop I used initially installed the right-side tip about half inch too far out, but fixed it after I noticed (and went back.) Install took literally 15 minutes. Paid $65 for it - peace of mind, even though I could have prolly done it myself. Anyway, I wanted it done immediately =)
Bottom line - sweet exhaust, perfect with the stock H. Might be slightly expensive (for just a catback) but worth it.
~Berj
