And another added to the LB Delete. And I love it! Not ricey at all! Just a rich deep exhaust note. And at cruising speed, you can't even notice it at all. PERFECT!
(Yeah my tips are a bit large, but that's all they had that looked decent. Picked it up on eBay for $17 shipped)
I got my answer. It will not affect inspection. However this just may be loud enough to get me a ticket. I think I'm going to need a stealth exhaust in this great state.
I have done this mod. And would say a stealth exhaust is 4 times louder than this mod. It's actually quite quiet. And all but a whisper cruising at 2k. Just enough to give this 4 banger some life without making it something it's not.
So I was taking into consideration what volume this would be in the city. Took a cruise around downtown, and I'd agree with RED. It is louder. Guess I'm too used to the Chevy 350 with 3 inch short pipes and Flowmaster muffler. lol
Do you have a phone that you can download a dB meter on? I'd be interested in knowing what the actual level is (idle) at the tip. What I don't understand is every car I've had has only had 1 muffler and not this loud. Why two and why is the effect so great removing one? Even if it doesn't give an hp increase you're still cutting what, about 15-20 pounds? Every little bit helps.
Thanks. The audio is from RED however. I think he mentioned $65 for his. My favorite muffler shop had me fixed up in 15 min for $37. Plus the tip I purchased off eBay for $17. So that's $54 for me. I LOVE the way it sounds!!! I favor it over the FSWerks actually. I HATE a raspy ricey exhaust grumble and pop. This is all low and throaty. If it wasn't for the performance side of things, I'd just stick with this. But she'll do for now. Thanks again RED for taking the first steps!!! [thumb]
Gah! My mechanic wants $140 JUST to cut it off and weld a pipe! Looks like unless I can pay a neighbor a little to do it I'm stuck. That and I'll need to find a neighbor with welding experience.[bigcry]
So I'm gathering that everyone that has done this has done it themselves? I'm pretty handy with cars (better on older cars), but I'm not touching my new car.
So $140 is high, what would be a reasonable price?
I just took mine to a local exhaust shop that I have used for a few years, told them what I wanted and took less then an hour.
Now if your handy and got the tools to do it, its not very hard
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