# Preformance mufflers

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [October 25, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026 "2011-10-25T16:52:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/1 "2011-10-25T16:52:32Z")

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I’m gonna be replacing the muffler on the civic over the winter and was wondering what you guys have had good and bad luck with. Has to be 3 inch inlet and the quietier the better.

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**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/2 "2011-10-25T16:57:09Z")

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apexi world sports arent to bad. I have a vibrant on the Audi and its obnoxiously loud.

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**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/3 "2011-10-25T16:59:33Z")

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Worldsport2

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**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/4 "2011-10-25T17:00:08Z")

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I want it to be as quiet as possible.Not like thats gonna happen but I dont want it to be rediculious.

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**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/5 "2011-10-25T17:10:44Z")

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I like the twin loop ones, havent owned one personally yet, but love the sound. Thats what I plan on putting on my hatch.

Do you still have a cat and resonator?

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**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/6 "2011-10-25T17:14:55Z")

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> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46221/6):
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> Do you still have a cat and resonator?

:lol It’s a 3 inch turbo back so… no

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**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/7 "2011-10-25T17:15:50Z")

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yeah thats similar to my current. 2.5" straight header back, with a cheap thrush. Loud and annoying. :lol

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**Author:** ![xdsmlaser93x](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xdsmlaser93x/32/6507_2.png) [@xdsmlaser93x](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xdsmlaser93x)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/8 "2011-10-25T17:16:28Z")

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Apexi world sport 2 sounds really good… deep mellow tone, but not loud. At least the n/a version idk about the turbo version

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**Author:** ![6SPD\_S4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/6spd_s4/32/6326_2.png) [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/9 "2011-10-25T17:34:27Z")

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Magnaflow 3 inch in and out straight through. Done deal.

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**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/10 "2011-10-25T17:41:18Z")

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magnaflow or vibrant

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**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/11 "2011-10-25T18:37:36Z")

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> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46221/12):
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> Magnaflow 3 inch in and out straight through. Done deal.

my magnaflow is quite loud but no turbo. those two apexi ws2 that 6spd ek would have been perfect for us

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**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/12 "2011-10-25T19:23:05Z")

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dynomax with the flapper . I had that on my old civic

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**Author:** ![Phate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Phate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phate)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/13 "2011-10-25T19:29:29Z")

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> [@At what point....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-what-point/46220/27):
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> dynomax with the flapper . I had that on my old civic

Valve tech. I’m going to run either one of those or a super turbo on my accord. Only 2.25 inch piping (and hopefully a turbo fairly soon too) though.

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**Author:** ![20wrx09](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/20wrx09/32/6532_2.png) [@20wrx09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/20wrx09)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/14 "2011-10-25T19:38:02Z")

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> [@At what point....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-what-point/46220/27):
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> dynomax with the flapper . I had that on my old civic

this, i have one on my wrx. although the valve got annoying at idle and deceleration since im unequal length headers and what not, so i welded it to stay open. but cruising and stuff like that it was dead quiet.

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**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/15 "2011-10-25T19:39:50Z")

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never had a problem with the cops nor issues with the valve. Was super quiet but when you got on it was loud

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**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/16 "2011-10-25T20:26:00Z")

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> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46221/7):
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> :lol It’s a 3 inch turbo back so… no

i had a cat and resonator, as well as a big Borla XR-1 on my GTI, it was pretty quiet.

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**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/17 "2011-10-25T21:54:44Z")

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burns stainless…wait u didn’t say as loud as possible.

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**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/18 "2011-10-25T23:31:57Z")

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Thermal. Seriously I wouldn’t buy anything else, my civic sounded awesome

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**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/19 "2011-10-26T05:08:20Z")

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> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/46221/3):
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> I’m gonna be replacing the muffler on the civic over the winter and was wondering what you guys have had good and bad luck with. Has to be 3 inch inlet and the quietier the better.

why can’t you just use an old trash can like everyone else??

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**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preformance-mufflers/261026/20 "2011-10-26T08:12:34Z")

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Stock muffler off something else, that fits under there. Even if its only 2.25 or 2.5", reducing it back there isnt going to hurt performance to the point that its detrimental to the car, and it will be silent.

Then put a QTP infront of the rear suspension, Y’d and dumped right there.

WOT ricer fly by’s cut out open, flip the switch and nobody knows what happened.

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