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Old 05-14-2007, 07:50 PM
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Need to hear some Catbacks in person!

Sigh. I want to get a catback exhuast but just having the hardest time figuring out which one.

I dont plan to have any other mods. The clips on the web are usually also including DP and UP catless upgrades so the sound is very different.

The only catback I've heard in person is the Greddy Evo2, and that one sounds louder at idle than it does at WOT. I want the opposite, I want to hear it more at WOT and less noise at steady speeds (like 3K rpm).

I need to hear more in person. Anyone in the San Jose area with just a catback that I could meet up with? I am getting tired of hearing my turbo wastegate flutter. Let me know if I can check out the sound of your rig. I'm really looking for cars with a catback but otherwise stock exhaust.



By the way, i've already tried using the links below for research.

http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/02..._dyno_results/


http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58111

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There are some meets you could go check out in the Meetings sub forum. Greddy Evo2 is a good quiet catback, the STi catback sounds nice also. A custom straight pipe would be cool too....and cheap!!
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if youre ever at the meets, youre more then welcome to check out my set up: tbe with borla hush.

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Old 05-14-2007, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by A.V.E.
if youre ever at the meets, youre more then welcome to check out my set up: tbe with borla hush.

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I've got that same set up if you cant meet up with AVE, but I think he's closer to you
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If you go to the bubble meet i am usually there and you can here mine Blitz nur spec r.
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get stock exhaust with catless downpipe

and get external wastegate with OPEN DUMP

at idle it sounds stock
at WOT its crazy crazy crazy ****
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I might be at MVKK this thursday.
I have a catless Stromung TBE.
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i'm in san jose (east side) and could meet with you sometime. i got a stock dp with RSR exmag catback. and if u wanted to do what others suggested, i got a stock sti exhaust for sale too. =)

my schedule is kinda tight so hopefully u can work around it.. hope ur not in a hurry. =)
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I have evo2 with catless dp but you don't like that one =(
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I might be at MVKK this thursday.
I have a catless Stromung TBE.
dammit i'll be in San Diego thurs....next thursday its the bars for me
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get stock exhaust with catless downpipe

and get external wastegate with OPEN DUMP

at idle it sounds stock
at WOT its crazy crazy crazy ****

yup thats my set up

except i have hks carbon ti
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Originally Posted by A.V.E.
if youre ever at the meets, youre more then welcome to check out my set up: tbe with borla hush.

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i have the same setup and am located in SJ:banana:
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ok, i'll see about stopping by on thursday to take a listen. I had not seen the donuts meet earlier today. My car is still bone stock (well, i think my hella air horns make my car much faster). Hopefully i can finally decide what to do!

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