Help needed with raspy exhaust
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Help needed with raspy exhaust
I have a pacesetter exhaust on my car and it sounded great and it wasn't raspy at all. I just bought a ZZPerformance midlength header and downpipe with a high flow cat and now the car sounds terrible. It is raspy as hell and I want to fix it fast. Any ideas of what the problem could be? Maybe the cat just needs to break in a bit? I don't know but I could use some help because I can't stand how it sounds.
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I have the zzp header and downpipe and my exhaust was really raspy too...I did magnaflow 2.5" cat-back which made it worse but, I was told the muffler and cat would take a while to break in, so that might be your problem.
I got a 22" resonator put in, which toned it down a little, I'm getting a resonated tip on next week which should help a bit too.
I got a 22" resonator put in, which toned it down a little, I'm getting a resonated tip on next week which should help a bit too.
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no idea, as soon as I went to a Pacesetter header my car started to sound like complete crap too.
i think its just the fact that the materials they use are thinner than stock and it allows more noise to come out.
one reason why I'm going to a complete LSJ exhaust actually
i think its just the fact that the materials they use are thinner than stock and it allows more noise to come out.
one reason why I'm going to a complete LSJ exhaust actually
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You could try the GMPP touring exhaust comes with a muffler and resonator so the sound is suppressed a good bit. I have the ZZP combo as yours as well and it does sound loud and raspy. Give it some time like 250-500 miles and see how it sounds. Still sounds like crap? Just buy a resonator. There is no other real way to do it without losing performance.
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Well i have the magnaflow, but was planning on putting another resonator in there when i install the header anyway, so hopefully it wont be bad.
Yall got me nervous now...I love the way my exhaust sounds...hopefully it wont take a turn for the worst and start sounding like a honda
Yall got me nervous now...I love the way my exhaust sounds...hopefully it wont take a turn for the worst and start sounding like a honda
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Just because it sounds like a Honda doesnt mean it is. We both have 4 cylinders and in return we will have a similar sound. But we are doing our exhaust the right way with header-back style while most Honda's are giant mufflers with 7" tips.
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get a good resonator, will make a world of difference. i had the pacesetter, which also sounded great until i put on a downpipe/hi flow cat. sounded like ****. put a resonator, made it sound MUCH better, though it still didn't sound great. make sure there's no leaks, and if there are fix them, that's a big reason why it probably sounds like crap.
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replace that pacesetter muffler with a flowmaster super 40 http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
and maybe a small res
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
and maybe a small res
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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