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scott5626

scott5626

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Wasn't set on a round one. Not sure the sound difference they produce?


Thanks guys for all the help and advice!

Found the answe to my own question.



Question: What's the sound difference between a round muffler and an oval muffler?

Answer: There is no difference in sound between the round or oval muffler. The only reason they are different shapes is for fitting reasons. One may fit better than the other.
 
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TheFallenAngel12

TheFallenAngel12

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Magnaflows are very nice mufflers. You wont be dissapointed with one. I bought a magnaflow muffler for my Sonic 1.8 Sedan. I plan on upgrading the pipes up to the 2nd CAT to 2.25" size pipes with the Stock Resonator Deleted. I have a Picture of the items i bought to have put into my Custom Exhaust system in my Build Thread, link in my Signature below. Best of luck with your build man. post up some videos of how it sounds once you get it installed so we all can hear it.

PS:: I have a 1.8 and Enjoy Driving it! Its not a bad motor. Yeah it has its flaws, but its more of a solid motor than most others i have dealt with in my previous vehicles. And i will say this my plan was to buy the 1.4T Model when i went to buy my sonic. But the car i had at the time was litterly on its last legs and if i didnt buy the 1.8 at that time i took a major risk of that POS taking a crap on me and not having a trade in vehicle then. So i couldnt wait for a 1.4T to be available again. At that time they were very hard to come across in March.
 
scott5626

scott5626

Member
The SLP has been installed. Couple small hiccups but overall not a bad install. Sounds really good. I immediately noticed less hesitation.
 
scott5626

scott5626

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Had a little vibration like it was slightly rubbing near the first bend but after I went for a drive it went away. The tip is sticking out a little further than I like.

I'm very happy with it overall. Sounds better than the YouTube bids make it sound.

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rdss

rdss

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Doesn't look horrible but you are showing a lot of tip, Eric should enjoy the pics.

If you could, I would have them pull it in a couple of inches.
 
scott5626

scott5626

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Found the rattle that was bugging me. Just need it shortened, I'm thinking of shortening the tip not sure where else would work.
 
rdss

rdss

Junior Member
Is it clamped or welded on? If so just cut off the straight pipe before the "neck up" and just have a shop weld it on.
 
bandita52

bandita52

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well i'll have my muffler fixed tmrw and all i need is a bracket for it that the dealer is ordering overnight to the dealership. i'm hoping that it's part of my warranty since i bought my sonic i didn't have a problem with the muffler til a few days after getting the car.
 
RoXXXanne13

RoXXXanne13

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scott5626 said:
I am thinking of replacing the stock muffler and buying a magnaflo. What exact size inlet would fit? I'm going to buy one from Amazon since no muffler shops around me seem to carry stainless.

Not sure what sound I would get by doing this. I don't want it very loud just a little more sound than stock would make me happy.

If there's better alternatives that are cheap I'm all ears.
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i always wantd to try a twin loop........ hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
 
bandita52

bandita52

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if i remove my muffler or resonator and still keep the rest of my exhaust stock will that void any warranties.
 
rdss

rdss

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Just your exhaust. The common rule is if your dont touch anything between the MAF and the cats you're good. Most of the time you can get away with an intake swap though. So cat back exhausts and intakes
 
bandita52

bandita52

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i just want my car to sound different maybe a little bit louder but still keeping it stock and not void any warranties.
 
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