NEW EXHAUST FOR MY 2009 R/T
09-10-2008, 07:03 AM
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NEW EXHAUST FOR MY 2009 R/T
Now this car sounds like it should !!!
I had the resonators removed and replaced the sections with pipe and reattached the stock tips.
We removed the "suitcase" double muffler box and installed MAGNAFLOWS.
Boy, what an improvement. Great rumble at idle, outrageous sound when you "get on it".
WEIGHT SAVINGS: The factory stuff is about 80 pounds, the new mufflers & pipes weighs less than 30 pounds.
(I tried the Flowmaster Series 44 and the droning sound inside the car was way too much to like)
The whole cost for this dramatic upgrade? Less than $400.
My recommendation is: GO FOR IT - rip out the factory exhaust system and make this dog howl.
There is no doubt at a stoplight, somene will now be sure to ask" that thing got a hemi?"
(I did not take a camera to the muffler shop so there are no pix sorry)
I had the resonators removed and replaced the sections with pipe and reattached the stock tips.
We removed the "suitcase" double muffler box and installed MAGNAFLOWS.
Boy, what an improvement. Great rumble at idle, outrageous sound when you "get on it".
WEIGHT SAVINGS: The factory stuff is about 80 pounds, the new mufflers & pipes weighs less than 30 pounds.
(I tried the Flowmaster Series 44 and the droning sound inside the car was way too much to like)
The whole cost for this dramatic upgrade? Less than $400.
My recommendation is: GO FOR IT - rip out the factory exhaust system and make this dog howl.
There is no doubt at a stoplight, somene will now be sure to ask" that thing got a hemi?"
(I did not take a camera to the muffler shop so there are no pix sorry)
09-10-2008, 08:07 AM
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RE: NEW EXHAUST FOR MY 2009 R/T
73Challenger, I have a 2009 R/T on order and I don't know when it will come but I know the first thing I want to do is change the exhaust. Could you please give me some info as to what number Magnaflow mufflers you ended up using and was the pipes sections just straight peaces of pipe, and did you have a custom performance shop do it or a place like Minekie or Midas do the work? I'm also considering the Zoomers they talk about on here and I hear that SLP has a LOUD MOUTH system thats really good but both of those are pretty expensive. What I'd like to end up with is a very loud rumbly sound even at idle which is what you said. Any info you could give would be appreciated a lot, Thanks Fat Cat[sm=gears.gif]
ORIGINAL: 73Challenger
Now this car sounds like it should !!!
I had the resonators removed and replaced the sections with pipe and reattached the stock tips.
We removed the "suitcase" double muffler box and installed MAGNAFLOWS.
Boy, what an improvement. Great rumble at idle, outrageous sound when you "get on it".
WEIGHT SAVINGS: The factory stuff is about 80 pounds, the new mufflers & pipes weighs less than 30 pounds.
(I treied the Flowmaster Series 44 and the droning sound inside the car was way too much to like)
The whole cost for this dramatic upgrade? Less than $400.
My recommendation is: GO FOR IT - rip out the factory exhaust system and make this dog howl.
There is no doubt at a stoplight, somene will now be sure to ask" that thing got a hemi?"
(I did not take a camera to the muffler shop so there are no pix sorry)
Now this car sounds like it should !!!
I had the resonators removed and replaced the sections with pipe and reattached the stock tips.
We removed the "suitcase" double muffler box and installed MAGNAFLOWS.
Boy, what an improvement. Great rumble at idle, outrageous sound when you "get on it".
WEIGHT SAVINGS: The factory stuff is about 80 pounds, the new mufflers & pipes weighs less than 30 pounds.
(I treied the Flowmaster Series 44 and the droning sound inside the car was way too much to like)
The whole cost for this dramatic upgrade? Less than $400.
My recommendation is: GO FOR IT - rip out the factory exhaust system and make this dog howl.
There is no doubt at a stoplight, somene will now be sure to ask" that thing got a hemi?"
(I did not take a camera to the muffler shop so there are no pix sorry)
09-10-2008, 08:19 AM
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RE: NEW EXHAUST FOR MY 2009 R/T
I know I might get some heckling for this but here goes...
Anyone thought of simply cutting out the suitcase mffler... replace with an appropriate length set of glasspacks... cut out the resonator and replace with short piece of pipe and reinstall stock tips??
Might be a very CHEAP way to get some sound out of The Car... and who knows... might sound as good as a $1200 cat-back system.
Anyone willing to give it a try?
Who knows... maybe I will just to see...
09-10-2008, 08:42 AM
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Magnaflows sound amazing, how did those guys at caribe do? they usually do great work.
Oh and slp is what I am getting, those thigs scream louder than anything I have ever heard.
Oh and slp is what I am getting, those thigs scream louder than anything I have ever heard.
09-10-2008, 09:19 AM
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I am not sure which exact model MAGNAFLOW mufflers were installed, but I beleive they were the "universals" in satin stainless steel.
The guys at Caribe Muffler on Bird Road in Miami are the old reliables. NOBODY does custom exhaust work like they do.
The guys at Caribe Muffler on Bird Road in Miami are the old reliables. NOBODY does custom exhaust work like they do.
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RE: NEW EXHAUST FOR MY 2009 R/T
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Anyone thought of simply cutting out the suitcase mffler... replace with an appropriate length set of glasspacks... cut out the resonator and replace with short piece of pipe and reinstall stock tips??
Might be a very CHEAP way to get some sound out of The Car... and who knows... might sound as good as a $1200 cat-back system. Anyone willing to give it a try? Who knows... maybe I will just to see...
Anyone thought of simply cutting out the suitcase mffler... replace with an appropriate length set of glasspacks... cut out the resonator and replace with short piece of pipe and reinstall stock tips??
Might be a very CHEAP way to get some sound out of The Car... and who knows... might sound as good as a $1200 cat-back system. Anyone willing to give it a try? Who knows... maybe I will just to see...
I am sure that ZOOMERS are terrific, but my cost was pretty reasonable for the results I am getting.
09-10-2008, 11:03 AM
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That is what I was thinking of doing but I was leaning toward Flowmasters. The Magnaflows I have heard it he past have always seemed quite to me. I would be keen to hear what yours sounds like.
09-10-2008, 12:07 PM
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i have on order the magnaflow system it was 900 dollars i think thats a little much for an exhaust and they have another one thats 1800 dollars. lol
09-10-2008, 03:17 PM
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RE: NEW EXHAUST FOR MY 2009 R/T
Does anybody with a 5.7L MDS Challenger replaced their exhaust system with a Zoomer or other and then ran it on the highway when the MDS kicks in.
I am wondering how the 5.7L engine sounds since running on 4 cylinders an a custom exhaust system without resonators will probably not sound good.
I am wondering how the 5.7L engine sounds since running on 4 cylinders an a custom exhaust system without resonators will probably not sound good.
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RE: NEW EXHAUST FOR MY 2009 R/T
ORIGINAL: Jeremiah 29:11
Does anybody with a 5.7L MDS Challenger replaced their exhaust system with a Zoomer or other and then ran it on the highway when the MDS kicks in.
I am wondering how the 5.7L engine sounds since running on 4 cylinders an a custom exhaust system without resonators will probably not sound good.
Does anybody with a 5.7L MDS Challenger replaced their exhaust system with a Zoomer or other and then ran it on the highway when the MDS kicks in.
I am wondering how the 5.7L engine sounds since running on 4 cylinders an a custom exhaust system without resonators will probably not sound good.
TO BE TRUTHFUL, I CANNOT TELL WHEN THE MDS SYSTEM IS WORKING OR NOT.
THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THAT WHEN THE MDS KICKS IN, THE DISPLAY WILL SAY" FUEL SAVING" ABOVE THE AVERAGE MPG READING. I HAVE YET TO SEE THIS MESSAGE SHOW UP ON T HE DISPLAY.
HOW DO I KNOW WHETHER THE MDS SYSTEM IS EVEN WORKING????
THE MAGNAFLOW MUFFLERS SOUND SPECTACULAR WITH THIS ENGINE.