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Old 02-28-2014, 01:42 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by coolvans1988 View Post
Sorry to bump the thread. But i still find posts provided a bit unclear as it led to midpipes or about the full nismo exhaust.

Short Tails got a bit annoying for the wife. So i plan on swapping those out by
adding back my base muffler. I posted this thread to see if anyone knew if the Nismo Muffler (axle part only) is less restrictive than the base muffler. I want to maximize my chances of keeping better gains between those two.

Thanks!
There's a DIY where a guy cut open a Nismo muffler to make it less restrictive (and louder). From the looks of the internals, it looks like a pretty standard muffler design so my GUESS it that the Nismo muffler is not any less restrictive than the Base muffler.

Link: DIY - Modified NISMO Exhaust - better sound, better power

I had the OEM Nismo cat back on my Base for a couple months. At WOT it honestly didn't sound much louder than stock. I noticed more of a difference while cruising / lower RPMs. It's a tad louder and has a slightly deeper tone to it. I read one thread suggesting it was the dual pipe design of the Nismo that attributed to the sound difference, not so much the muffler. Hope this helps.
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