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My Muffler Doesn't Sound right HELP!!

Old Apr 20, 2002
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My Muffler Doesn't Sound right HELP!!

Got 2.25 custom stainless steel mandreal bent piping and apexi n1 NA universal muffler,
the sound doesn't sound right, it sounds airy and not focused, its like airy and all over the place......

can anyone help? not sure whats wrong or how to solve it, if i bring it back to the place that installed it they will just go "thats how it sounds, or check and say Its fine"
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Old Apr 21, 2002
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damn net its suppost to sound like that [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] j/k
yeah its kinda choppy like air is choking there can be two things that can be messed up your exhaust or your midpipe
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hah wtf how'd u find this thread [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
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Start your car and let it idle. Then take a small piece of paper and hold it near the exhaust pipe. If, in between pulses, the paper is getting sucked towards the pipe you might have something clogging the pipe or cat. You should also check for leaks at the welds.
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ok cool thanks for the advice, i'm gonig to get my mid-piped checked to see if i got ripped off......
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