Want a louder exhaust note

Joe Perry

So let me first say, I've had a fast intentions CBE 12" res for a year now, and I love it, sounds great and is fairly loud when you're stepping on it, but I want some more volume and I'm not sure how to go about doing so. I've considered test pipes, as they are only a few hundred bucks and I seem to have read it makes it a good bit louder. I was thinking about buying AAM short tails and having a muffler shop cut part of the short tails to make it fit the FI X-pipe, but I have a hard time giving up the beautiful muffler cans on the FI exhaust.

Also just installed a non-res FI exhaust on my buddies and it seems a little louder than my 12" but not much.

Any suggestions? Anyone think test pipes would add a decent amount of volume and call it a day.

cooltoy

Contact FPEnvy.

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cameronZ

Yeaaa! Fast intentions test pipes add the loudness and even deepness. Would probably be easiest and cheapest to go that route

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mishuko

add in a tune.. I noticed my car growls a bit more too.

Joe Perry

Okay Meisterschaft is sweet but I'm not trying to break the bank lol.

Joe Perry

Awesome, I was hoping to hear from someone with FI CBE and test pipes. Only downside I'm in Texas so I gotta find someone to pass me on emissions. :/

Joe Perry

I have seen his thread on his custom setup, looks and sounds awesome, I just don't know if I can give up whose beautiful muffler cans.

Joe Perry

Yeah after I get a CAI I plan on it.

BC416

Why would you chop up the FI exhaust to add short tails? You haven't opened up the cats yet. Add test pipes or HFCs and then see how it sounds.

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FPenvy

I'd say first figure out exactly how much louder you'd like to go.

if you want some volume I'd actually go test pipes first. it adds a good bit of power due to losing the super restrictive cats. also dropping mufflers will add more sound than test pipes.

I run non-res TP and non-res CBE with CF mufflers. I thought that wasn't loud enough so I have a custom set of short tails to match and mate with FI system. the volume goes from loud to WTF when I switch out the mufflers for straight pipe sections.

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FPenvy

you don't need to chop it.

I had a section made to match bend for bend with FI tips.

jack the car up, 6 bolts, change out pipes, done.

no hacking, no chopping, all that FI goodness X2

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BC416

Fair enough. I was going with the most simply solution which would just be to open up the part of his exhaust that is still OEM.

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FPenvy

the post I put above pretty much was the same.

go test pipes first. then if that isn't loud enough drop the mufflers.

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