Exhaust- hush hush

[votblindub]

Okay, so my neighbors have been hinting that my Audi's too loud when I leave in the mornings for work. I'm on good terms with my neighbors and they haven't been bitching at me for the Eclipse all that much. I can see where they're comin' from, early in the morning, when its cold, my car sounds like a V8. I LOVE that angry noise it produces, but I'm not the only one hearin' it. I'm thinking of doing something about it. My idea was this: to have the shop that did this exhaust make me a new piece for the rear. I was thinking of trying to find the resonator and a pair of mufflers from an RS6. I think the exhaust on that is large enough in diameter(even stock) not to restrict flow, but it should bring the noise down significantly. Does anyone else have any other suggestions? I really want to keep my downpipes open, like they are now, though. I don't want to have to redo the entire exhaust either, I think it came out very nice.

[Coors]

whats your current set-up? I just had mine done and its too loud for me. I have gutted stock downpipes(piggies), stock cats, and 2.5 straight thru too 2 magnaflow 5x8 ovals.

My fiance won't ride in the car w/ me anymore. So, I'm in the same boat as you. I too am looking to add resonators. I might just pick up some magnaflow 4" or 6" round 18" long coffee cans and see how that sounds.

[ENDEE666]

My car is super quiet and I have no cats at all & dual 2.5" with straight thru all the way back from the turbos. I have a total of 4 mufflers though. Center mufflers (aka resonators) are probably what does it. But all 4 of my mufflers are 18" long. So there is a lot of muffling, but you can see right thru all of them.. Centers are 4" round, rears are 5x8 ovals. All Magnaflow. Idle & cruise its no louder that an average current sport sedan is stock, like 335i, G35, etc. Get on it & it makes a sweet scream. Makes a great sleeper and also does not disturb...

[ENDEE666]

whats your current set-up? I just had mine done and its too loud for me. I have gutted stock downpipes(piggies), stock cats, and 2.5 straight thru too 2 magnaflow 5x8 ovals.

My fiance won't ride in the car w/ me anymore. So, I'm in the same boat as you. I too am looking to add resonators. I might just pick up some magnaflow 4" or 6" round 18" long coffee cans and see how that sounds.

Add 4" round, 18" long magnaflows to the middle. You will be VERY happy..

[Coors]

Add 4" round, 18" long magnaflows to the middle. You will be VERY happy..

Yeah!

Where exactly should I have them installed?
A few inches past the cats, a foot past the cats, or it does not matter?

[Concentric190]

My car is super quiet and I have no cats at all & dual 2.5" with straight thru all the way back from the turbos. I have a total of 4 mufflers though. Center mufflers (aka resonators) are probably what does it. But all 4 of my mufflers are 18" long. So there is a lot of muffling, but you can see right thru all of them.. Centers are 4" round, rears are 5x8 ovals. All Magnaflow. Idle & cruise its no louder that an average current sport sedan is stock, like 335i, G35, etc. Get on it & it makes a sweet scream. Makes a great sleeper and also does not disturb...

i just might have to do that... any pics or videos of your setup?

[votblindub]

please post some photos from the underside of your cars
here is what mine looks like. 2 secondary cats and magnaflow mufflers.



at idle, its quiet(when warm) and if im roling thru my neighborhood i keep it in 3rd and under2krpm so shes quiet. especially rolling downhill, its basically silent.

[ENDEE666]

Yeah!

Where exactly should I have them installed?
A few inches past the cats, a foot past the cats, or it does not matter?

Mine are closer to the back end.. It will more go based on where they fit.. I have a pic somewhere I will try to find..

[ENDEE666]

i just might have to do that... any pics or videos of your setup?

Not yet. Don't have a video camera.. Pics I will post when I find them..

And votblindub- Those rear ovals are TINY!! You may want a longer muffler there too..

[ENDEE666]

Side note- I also have an X pipe in mine. I know there is a ton of debates on X pipes, I do NOT want this to become one. I can say that I removed it at one point and had it put back in an hour later cause it sounded much smoother & more tuned with it. More Euro. For some reason, when I took it out I got a GM V6 like sound. Was awful...

[oc-drop]

Might want to try a couple magnaflow resonators, even an xpipe also

[votblindub]

this was on day 2 of having the exhaust built and installed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RGNqfrIyn0

[ENDEE666]

Pics w labels-

[votblindub]

i have ball and cup style flex pipe. much nicer than flexpipe