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I have a 04 Em2 and everything is stock except i have a HKS High Power Muffler welded on, and its super quiet. I want my car to be louder, i looked in to custom cat back piping but i'm not sure if that's what i need.. any help?
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why just for extra attention from the police. go with a megan header and 2.5 inch exhaust piping it will get louder or just switch the HKS to something else.
no a sri will not make your exhaust louder and deeper, it will not change anything to do with your exhaust sound. it makes your car louder and deeper (the front of it). the sound on a vehicle comes from two places. the exhaust, and the engine.
as for getting the catback, you currently have a stock system with a muffler on the end. having a muffler looks nice but it doesnt do anything.
your muffler isnt changing much because you still have the same amount of exhaust running through your stock 1 3/4" piping.
you need to get a full catback system. it will give you a bit better performance, but your sound will be nice and deep. basically by getting a catback system, youre providing a bigger set of piping before the muffler for more air to flow through towards the muffler. it isnt such a 'bottleneck system' anymore.
__________________ HP 4-1 race header - AEM Short ram intake - Tsudo N1 2.5" catback system - NGK Iridium IX spark plugs - OBX Racing strut tower - 4 ga. ground kit - Drag DR-19 17" rims - Kumho Ecsta AST 215/45/r17 tires - 8000k HID kit - Varad led custom street lighting - McMaster trunk shock kit - Pioneer deh-p5900ib deck - Alpine Type-S 12" sub - Phoenix Gold mps-2500 amp - Infinity Kappa 692.9i 6x9 speakers
you will have to buy a catback system if you want to do this. they range anywhere between 100 for a no name brand system, and 700 for the named brand. most catback systems are very easy to install (even on your own you can do it with a jack and stands in about an hour) or most shops will do it for 100$ or less because its only about 20 minutes of work if the car is up on a hoist.
most catback systems for our car come with piping that is 2", 2 1/4" and 2 1/2". all you have to do us undo 3 bolts that hold your stock exhaust system to the cat converter. once youve undone those 3 bolts you just bolt the new system in. its brainless.
i remember when i first got my exhaust system (Tsudo N1 system) it was about $300 and everybody was saying stay away from ebay. i bought it from an ebay authorized dealer and i got it shipped to my door for only about $430. its been 3 years and it works just as good and sounds just as deep and clean as the day i bought it. the funniest part is that you can get them for 150$ instead of 300 now. its a killer system, i always get compliments on how good the sound is.
__________________ HP 4-1 race header - AEM Short ram intake - Tsudo N1 2.5" catback system - NGK Iridium IX spark plugs - OBX Racing strut tower - 4 ga. ground kit - Drag DR-19 17" rims - Kumho Ecsta AST 215/45/r17 tires - 8000k HID kit - Varad led custom street lighting - McMaster trunk shock kit - Pioneer deh-p5900ib deck - Alpine Type-S 12" sub - Phoenix Gold mps-2500 amp - Infinity Kappa 692.9i 6x9 speakers
we posted at the same time. just read what i just posted. like i was saying if i was really out to make my car a super powerful beast, or a showcar, i might consider going with a GReddy system or an RSR system, but you get no hp difference really between any of them. might as well get whatever you know will sound the best combined with the easiest on the wallet. i think you can get the same one i have now for 150(current price) +100 shipping if you live in the states. i had to pay 300(old price) + 150 shipping because i live in canada.
__________________ HP 4-1 race header - AEM Short ram intake - Tsudo N1 2.5" catback system - NGK Iridium IX spark plugs - OBX Racing strut tower - 4 ga. ground kit - Drag DR-19 17" rims - Kumho Ecsta AST 215/45/r17 tires - 8000k HID kit - Varad led custom street lighting - McMaster trunk shock kit - Pioneer deh-p5900ib deck - Alpine Type-S 12" sub - Phoenix Gold mps-2500 amp - Infinity Kappa 692.9i 6x9 speakers
yep buy a catback system, you wont regret it after comparing it to your current setup.
as for your current hks muffler, since its welded onto your stock exhaust system, i wouldnt sell it. i would leave it as it is. you know its quiet and reliable and a good backup if you ever have something go wrong. i have my full stock exhaust system still sitting in the rafters of my garage incase i ever need it. not to mention you can get hks mufflers for about $50 brand new, so its not worth cutting off and selling it used and alone. you might get 20$ for it at best. just keep it on the stock system as a backup.
__________________ HP 4-1 race header - AEM Short ram intake - Tsudo N1 2.5" catback system - NGK Iridium IX spark plugs - OBX Racing strut tower - 4 ga. ground kit - Drag DR-19 17" rims - Kumho Ecsta AST 215/45/r17 tires - 8000k HID kit - Varad led custom street lighting - McMaster trunk shock kit - Pioneer deh-p5900ib deck - Alpine Type-S 12" sub - Phoenix Gold mps-2500 amp - Infinity Kappa 692.9i 6x9 speakers
