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Straight Pipes w/o Resonators

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#1 ·
How many are running this setup? Car I just bought has this setup and is REALLY LOUD especially at cold start of course. It's not annoying load, no noticeable drone and my neighbors won't complain. It is definitely getting a lot of attention though anywhere I go. Is there a performance gain here or is it just personal preference? I'm really tempted to get the Dynomax race bullets and new resonators put on to quite it down a bit.

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#4 ·
The cats and active exhaust valves are still there and both appear to be stock. After a few days of driving and lots of looks (not all good) I've come to the conclusion that it's just too loud and am weighing a few options. I like an aggressive sound but not something that sounds close to open headers and is an annoyance to anyone who doesn't appreciate the car for what it is. What do you all run/think?1) Add Dynomax Bullets w/o resonators. Had these mufflers on my Scat with resonators. Assuming just muffler gives me more noise by design, is lowest cost and can be changed out later if I don't like it.2) Buy a new cat-back exhaust system. Seems like overkill given this is a relatively new car and the exhaust is still in perfect condition.3) Leave it as-is and say the h*** with everyone and have a really loud car
 
#5 ·
When your pride and joy gets keyed..I think you'll have your answer on what to do. Straight pipes went out of favor when folks came out of caves :^)
 
#6 ·
Simon clubbed it right on the head.

Straight pipes don't sound good, they sound obnoxious. It's hard enough keeping something nice without someone deciding they don't like the sound when you drive by them in the parking lot. People (most people- not all) have zero respect for another's property.

When I put my catless long tubes on, I HAD the mid mufflers deleted and resos in place. It was too loud, period. 3 days after the headers were installed, stock mufflers were welded back in.

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#11 ·
It's like the loud stereo people. You feel really cool sitting in your car listening to your music really loud windows down. You are really cool to no one else. That said, I have the straight pipes WITH dynomax bullets as resonators. Stock cats and active exhaust valves. I don't feel it is "too loud" at all. There are plenty of cars out there that make mine feel quiet. I sometimes wish it was louder. Then I remember the stereo analogy.
 
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