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Larry, any idea on what you're going to do with the stock exhaust manifold and cat when you get a header? I've been meaning to buy one, and there are a few for sale threads on the site now, but I'd like to try and get it locally to avoid shipping fees since it'd be a pretty heavy box. lol
Yea, I have Evan's old header. The car also came with a Mental Addiction midpipe, and Magnaflow cat-back with resonator. I'd like to have some sort of exhaust still, just not so loud. It's getting annoying to me and Steph, which means it's probably too loud for an infant. lol
Have you thought about adding a resonator? I am no exhaust expert by any means but it might be enough to quiet it down for you. I would give that a shot. Or we could try a swap, my stock manifold and cat for your header and mid pipe. I would think they would both give decent sound and not be too loud. It might be a good idea to try it out and decide from there. It would be a lot of work though.
PrinceValorum
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When I added a resonator it didn't get quieter, it just got rid of the awful raspiness.
There's already a resonator in the system.
I'll probably try and score a set off one of these guys selling them, if I can get them cheap enough. If not, we can explore our options. Still unsure if I want to hang onto the stuff for future use or just sell it and put the money elsewhere.
fishdonotbounce
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Putting the stock header will make a huge difference. I'd say that's the way to go.
PrinceValorum
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Yep, mine got louder and had more "bark" to it when I installed it. I still had everything else stock at that point, too. I think it's a lot more the case with the P5's as there's the cat in the manifold afaik. I know the 96+ 626's are like that. I still have my factory mani with no cat if someone is interested. You'd need a downpipe and stuff, so I'm not sure how viable that option is.
I'd really like to try and find one locally. The first response I got back was an outrageous shipping quote because they're "so heavy", aka - likely a ploy to deter the sale because they didn't want to deal with shipping them.
We might be able to work out a swap + cash, but I don't know if you wanted to hang onto your stock stuff just in case the setup was too loud for you. I know times are tight for you right now as well.
We might be able to work out a swap + cash, but I don't know if you wanted to hang onto your stock stuff just in case the setup was too loud for you. I know times are tight for you right now as well.
My full exhaust is only raspy above 5K, and the car rarely sees those RPM's, as I'm sure will be the case with your P5. And even then, it's completely tolerable IMO.
And wouldn't a header on a stock exhaust be kind of counter productive? Increasing the flow out of the head, only to bottle neck it down through a factory exhaust? I always went back to front...cat-back, high flow (or gutted since it's cheaper
) cat, then header.
And wouldn't a header on a stock exhaust be kind of counter productive? Increasing the flow out of the head, only to bottle neck it down through a factory exhaust? I always went back to front...cat-back, high flow (or gutted since it's cheaper
) cat, then header.
