Well my $200 exhaust mod at the local Mexishop is total SH*T!
My car (2012 Chevy Caprice) has Active Fuel Management, which means it switches from 4cyl to 8cyl mode under different loads. What I had the shop do was remove the resonators and mid muffler in the mid section and straight piped it with an x pipe. WORST DECISION EVER. Under 8cyl mode, sounds amazing, when it jumps to 4cyl....the drone is unbearable! Sounds like a damn muffled air compressor. I want to get the whole system redone.
So... If anyone knows a GREAT shop (emphasis on great), please share.
What I'm thinking of doing:
OEM Stock Exhaust (Not mine)
After the cats, replace the mid muffler and 4 resonators with Dynomax Ultra Flo X Muffler followed by a Dynomax Race Bullet or Welded Round as a resonator. Out the back Dynomax Super Turbo and dual tips.
With this setup, I'm hoping to achieve quiet sound but great flow. I'm sure the size of the resonator after the X muffler will decrease the sound a lot. I'm done with loud exhaust, drone is so annoying, and I want to maintain a sleeper look/sound.
There are no kits (G8 kits fit, but need to be extended) that don't focus on being quiet and flow. They are all loud.
All recommendations and help is much appreciated.
My car (2012 Chevy Caprice) has Active Fuel Management, which means it switches from 4cyl to 8cyl mode under different loads. What I had the shop do was remove the resonators and mid muffler in the mid section and straight piped it with an x pipe. WORST DECISION EVER. Under 8cyl mode, sounds amazing, when it jumps to 4cyl....the drone is unbearable! Sounds like a damn muffled air compressor. I want to get the whole system redone.
So... If anyone knows a GREAT shop (emphasis on great), please share.
[*]I need someone who can do custom work, not just chop and weld.
[*]Mandrel bend is must, it's what the car had stock.
[*]Aluminized or Stainless, depends on price.
What I'm thinking of doing:
OEM Stock Exhaust (Not mine)
After the cats, replace the mid muffler and 4 resonators with Dynomax Ultra Flo X Muffler followed by a Dynomax Race Bullet or Welded Round as a resonator. Out the back Dynomax Super Turbo and dual tips.
With this setup, I'm hoping to achieve quiet sound but great flow. I'm sure the size of the resonator after the X muffler will decrease the sound a lot. I'm done with loud exhaust, drone is so annoying, and I want to maintain a sleeper look/sound.
There are no kits (G8 kits fit, but need to be extended) that don't focus on being quiet and flow. They are all loud.
All recommendations and help is much appreciated.
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