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I am doing a header back exhaust system soon and can't figure out what kind of muffler to use. I don't want a tuner sound. I was thinking a Borla muffler. Dose any have a good know how of mufflers.

what do you mean by tuner sound? a lot of people seem pretty happy who got the borla.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »what do you mean by tuner sound? he probly mean he doesn't want a fart-can muffler...If you're doing all the rest of the piping custom then there are alot of optionsFlowmaster, Magnaflow, Borla, Dynomax, etc.If you 're getting a Cat-Back system then you are limited to Magnaflow or Borla (I think that's the only two for Vibes)

Hank, is this the sound you are looking for?If so, I used a Flowmaster Type Muffler.

Unfortunately, you won't be able to avoid the "tuner" sound. That's the nature of having a huge 1.8 liters of fury under your hood. However, you can avoid the buzzy sound you often hear from civics. Borla or Magnaflow are both safe choices. I am partial to borla, as that is the kind of muffler I'm using. I don't remember exactly what muffler it is, but it is larger than the one offered in the Borla axle-back exhaust for the GT. In addition to that, I also have my resonator removed. This is only temporary, as I am getting a 2 1/2 inch header back exhaust made in anticipation of a supercharger, which I plan to purchase in the near future. However, my current setup produces a pleasant tone, mellow and consistent through all rpm's.

The sound I don't want is a high sharp sound like the honda's. I am looking for a deep rumble at low rpm and a mild sharp sound under load.I am doing a custom 3" pipe from the header And getting rid of the cat.

Do you have f/i? Even so, 3" might be too large for the vibe. I know that I will be losing low end tourque with 2.5", but I'll be supercharging eventually, so it'll be perfect then.

If a 3" being to large would keeping the stock pipe in place and changing the muffler and lossing the cat would keep the low end tourque? I alos have a DC sport header comming.

Quote, originally posted by hank the tank »The sound I don't want is a high sharp sound like the honda's. I am looking for a deep rumble at low rpm and a mild sharp sound under load.I am doing a custom 3" pipe from the header And getting rid of the cat.Check out my sound/vid clips of the 2.25" exhaust with highflow cat, 24" resonator and a Dynomax Super Turbo Muffler: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=212313" will be too big for a N/A GT, you will lose power big time. The most you will want to go it 2.5" without being F/I.

That has a good sound. That is what i'm pretty much looking for.

Thanks! The only problem I had with it, was it got to be too loud for me inside the car(too much resonance). So, I replaced the 24" resonator with a Flowmaster Hushpower II Muffler. So now I am running a 2 muffler set-up. Much quieter inside and still the same great sound outside at idle and during acceleration. I'll have to get some new vid/sound clips and update that thread.

Can't wait for your new soundclips! Hurry up!

people can say what they want about f/i but even then, i doubt a vibe would need 3" exhaust. perhaps if it were in the 300hp range, but not 180 or even 200. much damn air does it really take to make that much HP?

A Vibe "doesn't" need even a 2.25" exhaust, there simply isn't enough flow I have a Borla universal on my Subaru, sounds GREAT...BUT.... it's a straight through design that would be likely to long to get to fit... Can anyone tell me the leingth of the "fart can" style mufflers i see advertised for the vibe?? I want to say my Borla is 24-28" long from inlet flange to the end of the tips... Reference shot, on my dirty girl.....

Here's a link to some vids I made. Mine is just the SR Intake and a dynomax mufflerhttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=27360

Which Dynomax muffler did you use?

magnaflow is the way to go. I have a cat back and its a lower tone.

It's a Super Turbo. Don't quote me on it but it's 2" in and out, or whatever the factory pipe size is. And I believe it's 14" long.

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 »magnaflow is the way to go. I have a cat back and its a lower tone. 1+The magnaflow does not sound like a "fart can".The 2.25" seems to work on the 1zz no problem.The 2zz can get away with 2.5".But 3" seems a little big.

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Check out my sound/vid clips of the 2.25" exhaust with highflow cat, 24" resonator and a Dynomax Super Turbo Muffler: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=21231man your original setup sounded beautiful, and exactly how i want mine to sound. if you don't mind my askin, about how much did everything cost, and where did you get it?? i looked at jegs.com n saw the muffler for $51.00. i might get just the muffler right now, and when i get the rest of my $$, buy another muffler since they're so damn cheap