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Lost a muffler......
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Lost a muffler......
Heading back to work from lunch on Friday I head this clanging coming from behind me after a good bump in the road. I pull over and my drivers-side muffler is about 30yds back. 
Anyway, I go grab the muffler & throw in it the hatch and head back to work.
Of course with only one muffler, it's loud. And I like it! The exhaust that is/was on there is Flowmasters and have been on there since the car was new-to-me in '99. I've always liked the sound of the flo's, especially at WOT, but without one on there I REALLY like the sound!
So my question is this: 1)What to replace them with that is LOUD like it is now? 2) How long can I drive it like it is? 3) Am I crazy for wanting it to be so loud?
Anyway, I go grab the muffler & throw in it the hatch and head back to work.
Of course with only one muffler, it's loud. And I like it! The exhaust that is/was on there is Flowmasters and have been on there since the car was new-to-me in '99. I've always liked the sound of the flo's, especially at WOT, but without one on there I REALLY like the sound!
So my question is this: 1)What to replace them with that is LOUD like it is now? 2) How long can I drive it like it is? 3) Am I crazy for wanting it to be so loud?
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I love the sound of my borla stingers, I cant wait for them to get louder with long tubes this winter, different strokes for different folks, most prolly wouldnt like it as loud as I do tho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqCyB3jipRg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqCyB3jipRg
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From: The artist formally known as NONO5.0 Mobile, Al
I have the borla quad stingers and LOVE them but, if its possible, since you like the sound of the flowmasters, re-attach the old muffler then buy a set of electric cut outs 
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From: The artist formally known as NONO5.0 Mobile, Al
You have a switch mounted inside the car to either open (LOUD) or close the butterfly. I had them on my old 95 T/A and if I ever do a heads/cam combo on the C5 I'll DEFINITELY be adding the cutouts:
Like already mentioned, you can get them from QTP:
http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/QTEC/
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If you want loud then you can't go louder then b&b Bullets. Here's a little taste of the sound of B&B's. Sorry it isn't the greatest camera in the world!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osTi1JAImdo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osTi1JAImdo
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You have a switch mounted inside the car to either open (LOUD) or close the butterfly. I had them on my old 95 T/A and if I ever do a heads/cam combo on the C5 I'll DEFINITELY be adding the cutouts:
Like already mentioned, you can get them from QTP:
http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/QTEC/
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I run a set of QTP cutouts along with Ti mufflers from the Z06. The combo is hard to beat. Mild when I need it, such as driving by "The Man" or arriving home in the quiet sub-d late at night, and wild when I want it, which is quite a bit of the time. I can open/close them at will as the mood strikes. Leaks are only there if you don't maintain them like any other system. I've had mine for several years and they don't leak.
The car sounds absolutely bad-azz with them open. I had a set of Borla Stingers before the cutouts that I had to get rid of due to extreme drone with my heads/cam/headers setup. There is nowhere near the drone with cutouts - it's amuch meaner and cleaner sound and a blast to use. Anytime someone tries to mess with me, like when a ricer is trying to bait me, I just open 'em up and it's like ricer repellent.
The switch is in the ashtray.
The car sounds absolutely bad-azz with them open. I had a set of Borla Stingers before the cutouts that I had to get rid of due to extreme drone with my heads/cam/headers setup. There is nowhere near the drone with cutouts - it's amuch meaner and cleaner sound and a blast to use. Anytime someone tries to mess with me, like when a ricer is trying to bait me, I just open 'em up and it's like ricer repellent.
The switch is in the ashtray.