PureDrifter

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im planning on getting a custom exhaust made in the next couple months or so. what do you all reco' i should use for the muffler? Mike's Exhaust is telling me Magnaflow and some other places are telling me flowmaster and yet others are giving me like random brands. i plan on using 2.25in. tubing with a true x-pipe. id prefer a muffler with a tip on it but its not required.

exhaust layout: (2x)

|Cats (factory)|------|X Pipe|------|Muffler|-|tip|

RA40

iTrader: (6)

Tell them how much exhaust note and what characteristics you want to hear and they will size it appropriately. Some of the big V-8's with 3" pipes can be pretty tame with a huge muffler so it all depends what size you go with.

Where is Mike's? It sounds familiar but I can't place it at the moment.

PureDrifter

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Mike's Muffler in El Monte, i got hold of the place thru some posts in the SoCal section some months ago.

im pretty set on the tube size since after some researching of JBrady's posts it seems to be the best compromise between backpressure, volume, and velocity.

Mike was quoting me a top of $450 with the 2.25in., magnaflows, manufactured' X-Pipe, and dual walled chrome tips. pls note i havent actually taken the car to him so this is a ballpark figure, supposedly higher.

also, should i go with straight tips or turndowns?

gowest

How about HKS? I have HKS dragger on mine. Very quiet; also welding and fitting is the best.

PureDrifter

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gowest, you have the 2jz motor in ur car so the dragger would sound good with it. im not sure how it would sound on my stock 1uz
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EXE.UCF10

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Straight tips gets my vote. What's the point of chrome turn down tips? Might as well just leave the stock tips then.


gowest, please check your PM.

JDMUSCLE

iTrader: (1)

how about getting two mufflers from borla and making your custom pipes with a x-pipe in the middle.....i think imma eliminate the cats...is there a way to avoid getting check engine light!!

gtfour43

If you want you can PM me your email and I can send you clips of my JIC's

PureDrifter

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jsut to be clear im doing a full CUSTOM exhaust, so im only looking for mufflers. ie borla, magnaflow, flowmaster, jic, etc. NOT a ready-made piece.

also, im trying to decide between either Straight pipes with Chrome tips, OR blackened turndowns.

gtfour43

Yeah I know what your planning on doing. JIC's are just two canisters if thats what you want you can take any similar muffler and it would be almost the same as mine.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

i like the sound, what year is the car tho? and thats the cat back system from jic right?

gtfour43

Yup cat back from JIC. It bolts to the cat and splits to a "Y" then the two cans. My car is a 92 btw. I doubt it will make a difference what yr you got. They all got the 1UZ

PureDrifter

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okok, i think il look into the pricing on ONLY the jic mufflers. any ideas which model muffler they use in that cat-back system?