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PPE EL Headers + Mid-Pipe + HKS SSM

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Old 10-11-17, 04:08 PM
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Short clip a friend recorded
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Tinny.....
Old 10-12-17, 10:09 PM
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My god that sounds beautiful. Could ya PM me the sources of where to get and how much you paid? Pre-emptively going to make purchase plans before I buy my car..
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Did you just cut out the stock resonator and cats or did you completely swap out the mid-pipe?
Old 10-13-17, 05:03 PM
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Can’t tell how loud it really is from the video but it has a higher ringing like tone and may very well be louder than my setup. I’m running Novel headers with a Greddy Titanium Exhaust. Compared to the standard PPE headers paired with a Joe-z my setup is quite.
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Originally Posted by swift685
Did you just cut out the stock resonator and cats or did you completely swap out the mid-pipe?
yes sir. Cat n reson delete on stock midpipe. Not sure how much of a difference a custom midpipe will sound but im really happy the way it is now. Prob down the road i get a custom midpipe
Old 10-13-17, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kauaian
Can’t tell how loud it really is from the video but it has a higher ringing like tone and may very well be louder than my setup. I’m running Novel headers with a Greddy Titanium Exhaust. Compared to the standard PPE headers paired with a Joe-z my setup is quite.
well it is not crazy loud but it has a decent tone. Not the common v8 sound
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I’m surprised how quite these cars are at idle with headers and catless exhuast. They do sound nice when you get on them though! That HKS exhuast is a piece of art.
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True. Cold starts are loud but once warmed up sounds just like a stock car... quite at idle until you apply that heavy foot! Lol
The good thing is also while cruising is pretty quiet.. .. do you have any sound clip of the novel greddy?
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Sorry I tried uploading the clip with my original post but the file was to big. Photobucket is being an *** so I cut the video to host it here.
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That set up has a nice bite.
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Originally Posted by swift685
Does anyone have this combo yet that's willing to share how it sounds or post a video?... I'm the first one that I know of putting it together.

I currently have a CarTreats 3" mid-pipe (secondary cat and resonator delete) and HKS SSM axle back, waiting on my PPE EL shorty headers to arrive. It sounds great already but I'm hoping the EL headers give it a more exotic sound like the following vid:

Supposedly the 2-1-2 with EL headers allows for the exotic notes to appear. I know it'll come down to the difference between the PPE EL Headers and Novel headers per the video but I'm hoping it's close. Fingers crossed.
Did you ever install the the PPE EL headers? I'm very curious about the sound and drone paired with the HKS and CarTreats. The HKS system seems to reduce drone (even from the stock condition) but headers introduce drone. Would love to see a video or maybe even hear it in person if you are still local in CT.
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Help, drone noise is too much in low rpm. Ppe setup, any ideas would be appreciated 💯 bought the car like this.
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