Evil Minion
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Good to know!The X-Force Cat-back with the resonator removed gets pretty darn loud with the valve fully open. I enjoy it everyday on the way home from work. With the valve closed in the morning on the way to work all the low rumble is gone. Not exactly quiet as stock but pretty darn close. I just wish X-force would offer their cat-back without the resonator.
Go on......i'm actually working with them, to bring out something never done before. hoping it gets released sometime this year
Is there room in the tunnel under the car for another set of pipes in addition to the suitcase without killing ground clearance? And doesn't that extra set of pipes also need a X or H somewhere for scavenging?Straight pipes on the S550 sound LIKE ASS unless you're WOT. Cold starts sound like a f***ing Helicopter rotor, and the car sounds like a horrible lovechild between NASCAR and a Hillbilly Farm Truck. Even at WOT it sounds less than stellar, although you'll be like "Man, I must be doing 110 by now!!!" only to realize you're doing 25mph.
After spending the equivalent of DAYS under my car, welding cutting, testing, etc... To accomplish what you want, install electronic cutouts BEFORE the resonator, and from those, have the exit pipe go into a simple glasspack muffler. (I used 26" models) After the muffler, have them dump somewhere in a secondary location.
When you want quiet, you have the dumps closed, and you're on stock pipes, when you wanna hear it, push the button, and you're going through race bullets, or whatever small mufflers you choose- no resonators. It will be loud, without sounding stupid.
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