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Honestly, I think the 18" CBE and stock cats are plenty loud enough. When I ordered I told Tony what kind of sound I wanted, but I was adamant that

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Honestly, I think the 18" CBE and stock cats are plenty loud enough.

When I ordered I told Tony what kind of sound I wanted, but I was adamant that I didn't want it too loud. He told me I'd be totally happy with the 18" stainless and stock cats. I agreed and got on the list. Of course a couple weeks later I was second guessing so called him up and added HFCs to my order.

When I got the exhaust, I decided to do the CBE first to see how I liked it. Let's just say it was perfect and I sold the HFCs.

It is a VERY noticeable upgrade over stock. Plenty of noise to keep you happy but it's civil enough from the outside to keep you from being a menace. If you're really concerned about getting that right sound without going too far, just get the 18" CBE and I think you'll be very pleased. I know I am.

As far as SS vs. Carbon Fiber... I went with SS and trust me, it still sounds VERY exotic up top and nice and deep down low. I haven't heard a CF exhaust yet to hear the difference for myself, but from what people have been reporting it's a little louder than SS and does scream just a tad more.

I'll add -- I am NOT a fan of the hiss the HFCs give those of us that run exhausts with a crossover pipe, so if I wanted more volume I would simply swap my 18" resonated X pipe for a 12" resonated pipe.
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