What exhaust is one notch louder than stock?

[zimm17]

I tried roush axle backs for a few months but they were too loud for me and too raspy at WOT. Is there a muffler that sounds like stock but just a bit louder?

I would do just an O/R x pipe, but none available for 2011-2012 stock exhaust.

 

[niceguyyy01]

Lethal sells an O/R X for our cars. I got mine from them. Do you mean they are backordered?

 

[NightRide]

+1 on the lethal off road x-pipe. Cheap power mod, direct bolt-on, adds sound at idle/low rpms and at WOT it will wake the dead.

 

[zimm17]

I did not think there was a drop in off road pipe for 2011+. Guess I was wrong. Does the tune need to be changed to delete the cats?

 

[DaFreak]

Check out the Borla touring axle backs. Slightly louder than stock. I did them and a SW O/R X and it sounds great.

 

[NightRide]

I did not think there was a drop in off road pipe for 2011+. Guess I was wrong. Does the tune need to be changed to delete the cats?

Yes, COTS and rear 02's need to be off to get the power out of it and so the check engine light isn't coming on.

 

[NightRide]

VMP will probably update your tune for free, easy.

 

[zimm17]

Ok. So lethal xpipe is the best? About to order. Half the price of borla, more power, and don't have to worry about toasting cats with my WOT launch control.

 

[NightRide]

Ok. So lethal xpipe is the best? About to order. Half the price of borla, more power, and don't have to worry about toasting cats with my WOT launch control.

Best value, yes, yes and yes. Many prefer the sound of the h-pipe but it's going to cost a lot more to go that route. They say the x is raspy but I only notice it on decel and it did with my h too just not as noticeable. The x is supposed to make a little more power, run cooler etc. but who knows. I like either set-up just wanted it louder.

 

[zimm17]

Ill try it out. Would rather have stainless but don't see that option.

 

[NightRide]

I'm actually so used to the sound now I want it louder. Anybody know if there's a shorty header that will bolt up to this mid-pipe?

 

[zimm17]

Ordered. This forum is expensive......

 

[Kenneth]

Many prefer the sound of the h-pipe but it's going to cost a lot more to go that route. .

No really, I'm just having a local muffler shop cut the cats out of my stock H-pipe and weld in some straight pipe.
$50= O/R H-pipe.

 

[NightRide]

No really, I'm just having a local muffler shop cut the cats out of my stock H-pipe and weld in some straight pipe.
$50= O/R H-pipe.

Interesting, let us know how that turns out.

 

[zimm17]

No really, I'm just having a local muffler shop cut the cats out of my stock H-pipe and weld in some straight pipe.
$50= O/R H-pipe.

But if you have to go back to stock (when you sell it), your SOL. Most shops won't cut cats out because it's illegal. Guess LA is different

 

[Kenneth]

But if you have to go back to stock (when you sell it), your SOL. Most shops won't cut cats out because it's illegal. Guess LA is different

Plan on keeping the cats IF I sell the car I'll just go and have them welded back in.

NO sniffer or visual tests here, Hell they look out the window if they see a newer car they don't inspect anything, just scrape the old sticker off and put the new one on.

 

[GT500RedStripe]

You will be louder with the OR pipe and stock mufflers. You may want to try that before spending more $$ on mufflers. The OR H pipe will produce a lower tone.

 

[zimm17]

That's the plan. Stock mufflers and x pipe. I hope it's quieter than the stock h pipe and roush combo was though.

 

[KB_GT]

Open headers

 

[Catmonkey]

Most shops won't cut cats out because it's illegal. Guess LA is different.

No, I believe it is a federal law, so they won't touch them. However, there's no shortage of outlaws in Louisiana.