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i just usaly leave my car somewhere over night abandoned for 3 days and when i come back it sounds super loud always works trust me

It's easy to make a car loud, it's much harder to make it sound good 😅 although some engines have it easier.

Cannot overstate the importance of doing research on exhausts before working on yours. It’ll save you money and time since many kits won’t allow you to return them if they’re installed, even if it’s for a few minutes. Don’t be afraid to go to a muffler shop with some pipes and get a custom exhaust done. Adding on X or H pipes, removing mufflers and resonators and getting nice tips is probably the most cost effective approach to an exhaust. Just unbolting from the cat back will not only give you a broken sounding exhaust but also can jeopardize your health since the fumes come up right into the cabin. Also straight pipes aren’t the solution to everything(I’m looking at you NA 4 bangers). Sometimes resonators and free flowing mufflers are required on cars, especially non turbo low displacement engines. It isn’t about being the loudest, but sounding the best. Also deleting cats can add more sound to your exhaust but be wary since in many modern cars, the O2 sensors built into the cats give important information to the ECU on how the car is running and if you get rid of those the car may not run correctly. Furthermore in many states you need catalytic converters to pass emissions tests so do your research before taking a Dremel to your cats. In short, think before you saw off your exhaust.

Personally I wouldn’t get rid of any sound deadening material in my car. If you want to hear your exhaust better, make your exhaust louder instead of making everything louder. Think about it: if everything’s louder, will you really hear your exhaust any more distinctly?

Easiest way is to get a cold air intake and chop off the middle muffler and put on some thicker pipes that you found at a junkyard, always works amazing

Just run your exhaust into your cab so you can hear it inside instead of outside.

Changing mufflers and tips is the best way to change how your car/truck sounds, specially if you live in a state where putting headers on your emission controlled vehicle is illegal (California). I plan on putting a pair of black widow mufflers and rectangle tips on my 84 corvette to replace the rusted out, terrible sounding muffler eliminator axle back system it has

The Lexus LFA has to be the vehicle with one of the sexiest exhaust sounds.😩

From my years of modding cars I learned that exhausts that increase in size from front to back makes the best sound. I just did the exhaust on my 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. It has a cammed 4.6L 2 valve V8 in it. I started with a cold air intake and then shorty headers. Then I deleted the two rear catalytic converters. The factory exhaust is ridiculously small at 2" diameter so I kept it that small at the front with a 2" h-pipe. Installed Jones Exhaust Flowpack one chamber mufflers. The tail pipes are 2 5" and the exhaust tips out the back is 3.5" to create a magnifying effect. The sound of the cam is the icing on the cake.

The problem is i don’t have car

This video is honestly awesome. Makes it understandable to someone like me. I haven’t really been into working on cars and trucks much until I started driving last year. Did a few small jobs on my first truck and fell inl love with working on my truck in my spare time. I just dont know much about it so I watch videos likethis one.

resonators are based on the theory of expansition chambers relative to two strokes, they help pull the exhaust during valve over lap, but if you have a high flow muffler the resonator is just more weight to the exhaust

I owned a Dodge Durango 99 4.7 V8 and I just took the exhaust of and left the catalytic converter on. Great sound! I owned a V6 Chevy 4.3 1500 87 and had just a angled pipe to the side and great sound too!

Got a Flowmaster Delta 40 Series on my Rolla 9th Gen and I love it so much.

Turbo flutter isn't necessarily guaranteed when using a turbo. It depends what kind of valve you have. Blow off valves cause flutter. Diverter valves are mostly silent.

Don’t mistake the sound of the wastegate for the intake! Intake and headers should be done together for best results then exhaust as soon possible. Maybe get the manifold ported.. x-pipe then finally the tune..

My friend straight piped a subaru WRX..... Sounds like heaven

I got a Borla exhaust on my 2014 mustang I hit 4k rpms on a backroad going to my girls house yesterday and I was about a mile away at this point and she could hear the engine roar from her house clearly 😮‍💨🔥

It's so funny to see internet mechanics giving tips of something they just heard somewhere 🤣🤣🤣

I love how the background to this video depicts both generations of the NSX.

Louder doesn’t mean better. There’s so many “handmade” custom builds that sound loud and awful, annoying people around. it’s terrible, there is no reason for that on city’s roads.

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I went with magna flo cat back with cold air intake system. Made it sound appropriate to it's power. Just a hint of growl.

I just bought a 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder (convertible)5 speed. It came with no muffler and a fat honeycombed tailpipe. It had under 100K miles on it and the leather interior looks like new. And it growls and pops as I drive it. I'm 58 and feel 16 again! (I've driven manuals my entire life and am saddened by how few choices there are nowadays)

Love that the stock videos are of much more modified cars than just the mod mentioned

Love your videos

I just straight piped my Ranger but as soon as I get more money, I’ll probably experiment with a couple of these options

Love the content

That 5 cyl rs3 at the start sounds awesome

My Volvo c30 T5 actaully has a great air intake system and I run a performance filter. Straight pipes don’t sound ideal but if you add a borla resonated tip/tips it sounds better.

Nice one brad

i have a question and hope someone can help, I had 2 mufflers installed on my car, and had it in a dual outlet form instead of the single, point is, when i get to about 3k-4k RPMS it sounds a little quieter then when at 2k-3k, the vehicle is a 2007 pontiac grand prix 3.8L and the mufflers i have is the flowmaster 40 series 2.25in/out

Thanks for the advice because I wanted more rasp lol

Just got a big boz exhaust on my 2008 honda accord v6.. sounds great!

I have a 99 VW Passat V6 stick what do you recommend to make it sound more exotic. Sounds great now just want same sound but louder. Love your show!

Another banger!! Thks Brad! 👍

Thanks for pointing out my 98 Wrangler. Edit: I did headers a cat delete and a straight through muffler

0:00 right now, I live on the highway and you can hear the cars all the time i love it

I like the video some solid advice fore I appreciate it. I have a 2017 Jetta 1.4 se and 2017 dodge Durango gt. I want to add some horses and make them both sound good. Budget isn’t an issue, what would be a good place to start on those goals for both vehicles? Any suggestions would be great. Thank you

Recently bought a slightly used kuaizi stinger gt in all wheel drive. I wanna make it sound better to make that twin turbo sound more fun

u just showed one of my dreams at just the starting of the video, well that's amazing and ur background image is another one.

I have a bugutti it sounds so good thanks

99% of oem air systems on a na engine already has a high flow intake system yes its fugly but it already pulls more cold air in instead of a hot engine bay a true cold air intake pulls air from a cold place like a weal well or right behind the bumper

I love the fact you put a clip of some guys welding a muffler in without any eye protection other than them squinting. lmao

I had my full exhaust upgraded on my '05 sebring (2.4l i4) from the after the cat for less than $400. Resonator deleted, 2.5 inch piping (originally 2.25 inch), and a dynomax ultraflo ss muffler with a 3 inch tip, and while it doesnt sound badass like a wrx or turbo-4 of some sort, she sounds pretty damn good for a 4-banger. :) A buddy of mine from the military bought a ~'05 cavalier that had a 4 or 5 inch muffler that scraped the lip of his driveway every time, it sounded okay and he called his car "buzz bomber" lol.

STRAIGTH PIPIN' BABY

I have a 2021 Camry SE Nightshade and was wondering what kind of a muffler would be good for it or anything y’all recommend would be great

nice one!

i just made holes on my catalyc converter using a drill on my golf mk2 and it sounds grate...

As someone with a e46 m3 in cali, with the cats put as part of the headers, 100-200 would be god sent lol

I have a 2.4l alero and the intake is fairly far away so all I had to do was buy a bit of tubing and a filter. With all of my autozone credit the price was only $50

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Be sure to do your research on cold intake, some models require a tune like the WRX or you will damage engine, worse case blow your engine.

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What would you recommend on an 2007 Acura TL Type S ? I love the sound of my car, but sometimes Id like it a little bit louder haha. Is it a good option to delete the muffler?

I just got installed a one way dual super 40 flowmaster with 3 inch pipes n no tips since they are by the tires so you can’t see them there hidden behind the tires if that makes sense n sounds good to me paid about 560 in total

6:33 I'm gonna be honest, though it's true a cat delete can make a huge difference I'd never be caught advising doing it to get more noise. Making it louder shouldn't be done at the cost of emissions, ever.

I have a 2008 Volvo c30 t5, automatic version, any tips on exhaust change from stock

not me being a fan boy seeing chrisfix's video in there for my e34 i removed the resonators but kept everything stock, which gave me the sound i like, not loud but gave it a bit more loudness but alot of raspiness. you can hear the change of the volume when you floor it. absoulutly tickels my guts from happiness

Honestly I think a drop in filter is the way to go with an intake. Any horsepower gains are so negligible it doesn’t matter. Just a waste of money IMO

“And listen to your shitbox roar” That shit was impeccable. 😂

i just love how his background is just a 2jz supra in the start😂😂 point=cz it sounds good (edit=point)

I did a muffler delete with 24 inches of custom piping to a straight pipe and I only have a 5cyl but it sounds like a hellcat

looking for recommendations, I have a 2008 Dodge charger it already has a full intake system, but I am looking for a good exhaust system

Some cars come stock with performance headers and hi flow cats.. messing with them reduces power. A decent axle-back is all you need..followed by a tune.

See small cars are the opposite. You want more sound insulation to be able to hear the more of the music and less of the road noise or the roaring engine at 4000 rpm at 80 mph.

Bro thats a sick defueser

i have a 2004 bmw 330ci , im trying to unlock the full potential. any recommendations ?

im happy he didnt mention straight piping

Would a muffler delete sound better on a Nissan Altima or a straight pipe

in the case of making a cheap good sounding car the peugeot 206 owners have it good with no header muffling and only either 1 resonator or 1 cat and a muffler

I wanna make my 2011 ford ranger a little bit louder and sound better. I don’t want it so loud that it’s annoying to everyone but I want it where it does make a difference. The only thing is I don’t know anything about cars and have no clue what to do to make it louder for cheap. I’m only 16 and trying to save money so something les than 200 would be nice. If u have any advice please let me know.

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So I just bought a $1000 exhaust system for my v6 camaro, hoping it would be loud and its barely louder than the stock exhaust! How can I easily make it louder?

Just grab some autozone cherry bombs along with a cheap muffler combo. It will make it sound good. Then change the exhaust tip to one that suites your needs. For a single tube system it shouldn't cost more then 100 to do yourself or maybe even 80 if your smart with it. I recomend chasing performance before you try to make it sound nice.

can you change 1 thing to the system or do you have the change the whole system

6:36 very irresponsible to suggest deleting the convertor on a street driven car

I hear mixed things but will replacing my air filter with a cone filter ruin my engine?

Have a 95 Mustang GT with long tube headers and true dual exhaust, NO cats, short resonators, with Jones Mufflers coming out of 3.5 inch tips. Sounds amazing at idle. Some would even say it's IDEAL 🤣👊🍻

Does putting air intake need you to tune the ECU?

Just the tiiiip

Quick question, would my 2022 Accord sport be negatively impacted at all if the only change I made from this list was a new intake system and a muffler??

My stainless steel header only cost $95 new, ahhh the wonderful advantages of a 2010's 4 cyl., parts costs less and aftermarket companies makes parts just as good as OEM or better.

a biltema cone filter and cheap cone filter will reduse hp sometimes

I bought a $200 cat back exhaust system for my G35 cuz the previous owner completely removed the old exhaust and it sounded like absolute garbage. Its pretty quiet now, basically like stock which is too bad but the car only costed me 3 grand so I'm not not about to shell out half that cost just for it to sound good. Its not bad tho for a really cheap system that came brand new all dented in a ripped box from china.

Thank you so much for putting the s2k in there

Deleting my mid pipe on my 2019 Corolla hatch hks exhaust can't wait to see if it makes it pop. Tuned also so should be sick

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Do I have to change everything after I change 1 thing? Like if I were to change the air intake, do I need to change the downpipes and stuff? or What about if I were to change the header downpipe, do I have to change the mid downpipe? Im getting old and I still need to learn these things ;-; help mehh

I have a 2020 Chevy Blazer L and I love it and would love it to have better sound but it is a 4 cylinder engine so my options are pretty limited. I was thinking of adding the $350 cold air intake, thoughts?

The best car sound are the hybrid with Loud hip hop music

Adding a intake will not and please listen as a I repeat, will not add turbo flutter (compression surge), adding a intake will make your turbo blow off louder and sound cooler but won't add flutter. In some vehicles flutter is bad on the turbo causing premature problems as well.

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im installing a thrush glass pack on my 5.7 chevy v8

Another free option is sawzaw it at the headers. Loud and proud

Best Cheap (I believe it was like 30 bucks) muffler that I personally love is a Glasspack (Cherry bomb, I also got the 26 Inch one so be weary of the different sizes!) I have it on my 02 Ford exploder (Yes I'm aware that's cursed as fuck) and it just has the v6 in it. it sounds the best when I pull from a stop after its been idle for a second or two. Back pressure makes it sound louder. For me, Its perfect! Its not too loud and doesn't piss off everybody. Its also got the added perk of people turning heads :). Forgot to mention that those head turning people aren't saying "wow that sounds good!" no no no no no. its "why is that explorer so god damn loud?" or "Who the hell puts a modified exhaust on that shitbox?" but its funny none the less. Anyways! if you want to hear a loud exhaust but not too obnoxious, I recommend the Glasspack :)

I have a1990 jeep wrangler with the 2,5 I got it 5 -6 years ago, kinda strange its throttle body with a O2 sensor with no converter, the tail pipe is rusty so im just gonna cut the pipe off and stick a glass pak on it with a turn out just past the transfer case, and dump it out under the passenger side door ,if its too loud ,Im just gonna put another cherry bomb muffler to it, I like it when the exhaust sounds like panties being torn.

Nissan cars always sound amazing