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Old 07-13-2007, 10:02 PM   #229 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by robinsonda1
My name is David not Robin, but any way there were about 10 people to every one that said it was quiet. Also it's starting to melt my bumper. I don't notice any difference in performance either just an annoying drone.
I don't know about that bumper melting. Why didn't you just bend the two hangers a bit so the tip wouldn't be too close to the bumper?
There should be at least an inch or so clearance between the bumper and the exhaust tip. I don't have that much of a drone and no you wont feel much of a performance difference since it is a cat back and regardless of which one you go with it will not make much more than maybe 3-5 HP difference which isn't enough to "feel"
Get a raceheader if you want some noticable performance but it will be a lot louder. Or add some Nitrous. That really will make you feel the difference. I always said the Vibrant is on the louder side but I like the sound of it. If I get a raceheader I will probably go with a quieter exhaust.

If you want quiet I would go with the APEXI WS2. Nice exhaust and one of the quietest around. I didn't care how the Tanabe Sounds but that is just me.
The Apexi WS2 or the Greddy Sp2 would be my choice for quieter exhausts.
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