Opinions....aftermarket muffler

[nicksbar]

Hi guys,
Lookin at putting in an aftermarket muffler on my '04 Elantra GT.

I do not want anything too loud, just a nice throaty sound.

Suggestions?

Ohhh...and by the way...i looking for something with dual tip.

Thanks
Nick

[03SilverBullet]

Hi guys,
Lookin at putting in an aftermarket muffler on my '04 Elantra GT.

I do not want anything too loud, just a nice throaty sound.

Suggestions?

Ohhh...and by the way...i looking for something with dual tip.

Thanks
Nick
Mozart, magna flow or you can get something hidden like a dynomax but your looking for duel tip so the dynomax wont work.

Also if you search you will find some information on mufflers.

[05TidalWave]

Personally... I think the Dynomax is the best for the deep sound. Add a dual tip to the end and go Dynomax.

[03SilverBullet]

Personally... I think the Dynomax is the best for the deep sound. Add a dual tip to the end and go Dynomax.
I have a dynomax tucked into my bumper just like the stock muffler and it sounds GREAT.. I took my resonator and 2nd cat out and replaced it with 2 inch piping. People always wonder where the noise is coming from.

Heres a picture.. See how the muffler is hidden..http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b62/Margaret_Catherine/HPIM0518.jpg

[nicksbar]

Thanks guys...but i actually like the look of having the tip showing :)

Does a Magnaflow 14830 fit straight on?

[PSUsouthpaw]

Dynomax super turbo 3 all the way, makes for a nice sound. Getting a dual tip welded on makes it even better.

[03SilverBullet]

Thanks guys...but i actually like the look of having the tip showing :)

Does a Magnaflow 14830 fit straight on?
It will fit fine.. Do you plan on getting a cat back or are you gonna use stock piping?

[nicksbar]

no...just stock for now...i do not want to riun my manufacturers warranty :)

[soullesselantra]

no...just stock for now...i do not want to riun my manufacturers warranty :)


IDK what dealership you're goin to, but my dealership actually told me to get a full exhaust...lol...but i just got a muffler
http://www.elantraxd.com/photopost/data/500/P3230001.JPG

[ARKRacing]

ARK has some catback system on sale. Check GB thread. :D

[Vampyrate]

i had an HR dual upturn tip and i loved the sound of it on my 01 sedan.

[Cypher]

magnaflow all the way. borlas don't sound too bad either. at least not the ones i've heard. flowmasters are good too!

[KeWLKaT]

FYI, recent studies show that FLOWMASTER mufflers actually have the WORSE flow in all aftermarket exhaust systems.

[Vampyrate]

ha! the stinging backhand of irony!

[ArunSenior04]

Yep kewlkat is right. Magnaflow is rated poorly for aftermarket mufflers.

http://members.tccoa.com/greenbird/mufflerpower.pdf

You know what would be interesting, if someone dynoed their Borla XS muffler against the stock, to see the gains. Ford dyno data shows that the chambered Magnaflow is better than the free-flowing Dynomax. The general consensus has been that chambered is better than straight through muffler for our cars.

My question is, according to the link i provided, not all straight-through muffler are "created equally." Does this mean that the straight through design of the Borla, is better for our cars than the chambered Magnaflow? (According to that data, not all straight though give the same gains. Showing that such a generalization is false. The Magnaflow did in fact have more gain than the Dynomax, but the BorlaXS gave more of a gain the Magnaflow. )

[Vampyrate]

i dont know about HP gains, but i know that i loved the sound of my HP

[ArunSenior04]

If you want something not extremely loud, I recommend the Borla XS ($80shipped on Ebay.) I have it and I enjoy the sound. Its not too loud, and sounds great cruising.

[03SilverBullet]

Yep kewlkat is right. Magnaflow is rated poorly for aftermarket mufflers.

http://members.tccoa.com/greenbird/mufflerpower.pdf

You know what would be interesting, if someone dynoed their Borla XS muffler against the stock, to see the gains. Ford dyno data shows that the chambered Magnaflow is better than the free-flowing Dynomax. The general consensus has been that chambered is better than straight through muffler for our cars.

Dude my dynomax is chambered.

[ArunSenior04]

OOps lOL

[nicksbar]

never thought there would be such a huge difference in opinion :)

I guess if the magnaflows are very restrictive than it is not the way to go.

I will check for the Borla XS.