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1993 240 b230f+t
Open downpipe still, neighbors are getting mad. I have a bunch of 2.5" piping and I'm going to exit it right behind the passenger side rear wheel. All I need now is a muffler that is 2.5", straight through design, and as quiet as possible.
Does anyone have experience with dynomax bullets? Will they quiet it down at all? I'm figuring with the added piping, even a straight through little muffler, it'll be relatively quiet.
<strike>I'm going to try to make this thread correctly. As of now my +t car is using a 740/940 downpipe (this is 2.5 inches, correct?) and then is welded to the factory NA exhaust (2 mufflers, or is there a resonator in there?) with the catalytic converter gutted. Needless to say it's too quiet.
Goals: -To be able to hear my engine, preferably getting the most noise out of the turbo as possible.
-Minimal to no droning, this is very annoying.
-Not too loud, I hate obnoxious cars.
-Any possibility for HP gains through a higher flowing exhaust? Quicker spool?
Budget: Extremely low, like <$200. I can buy steel by the foot for very cheap and have it welded for free or in exchange for beer.
I realize it's difficult to get an 8v to sound good, but I'll be happy to hear the turbo. To my knowledge, I do not need to worry about exhaust gas velocity because the turbo alone provides enough. The initial idea was to just do 2.5" (continuing from the downpipe) straight out of the back, but looking at past threads this gets old quick.
Many of you spend good money on good quality exhaust, but that's just not an option right now. I was thinking 2.5" straight pipe into a muffler that flows more than my stock NA mufflers. They seem to be very restrictive so if I could find something that gives me a bit of sound (using 1 muffler only if possible) that would be nice. Also, is a resonator the piece that would prevent/minimize the droning sound?
..2.5" downpipe>resonator> muffler>exit</strike>
Open downpipe still, neighbors are getting mad. I have a bunch of 2.5" piping and I'm going to exit it right behind the passenger side rear wheel. All I need now is a muffler that is 2.5", straight through design, and as quiet as possible.
Does anyone have experience with dynomax bullets? Will they quiet it down at all? I'm figuring with the added piping, even a straight through little muffler, it'll be relatively quiet.
<strike>I'm going to try to make this thread correctly. As of now my +t car is using a 740/940 downpipe (this is 2.5 inches, correct?) and then is welded to the factory NA exhaust (2 mufflers, or is there a resonator in there?) with the catalytic converter gutted. Needless to say it's too quiet.
Goals: -To be able to hear my engine, preferably getting the most noise out of the turbo as possible.
-Minimal to no droning, this is very annoying.
-Not too loud, I hate obnoxious cars.
-Any possibility for HP gains through a higher flowing exhaust? Quicker spool?
Budget: Extremely low, like <$200. I can buy steel by the foot for very cheap and have it welded for free or in exchange for beer.
I realize it's difficult to get an 8v to sound good, but I'll be happy to hear the turbo. To my knowledge, I do not need to worry about exhaust gas velocity because the turbo alone provides enough. The initial idea was to just do 2.5" (continuing from the downpipe) straight out of the back, but looking at past threads this gets old quick.
Many of you spend good money on good quality exhaust, but that's just not an option right now. I was thinking 2.5" straight pipe into a muffler that flows more than my stock NA mufflers. They seem to be very restrictive so if I could find something that gives me a bit of sound (using 1 muffler only if possible) that would be nice. Also, is a resonator the piece that would prevent/minimize the droning sound?
..2.5" downpipe>resonator> muffler>exit</strike>
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