FT: Looking for a quieter catback

e11ys · 07-30-2008, 11:55 AM

I bought a full 3" custom catback (N1 style) a while back so I could upgrade to Stg. 2. It looks and sounds great, but it is a bit loud for me. I am willing to trade this exhaust + some cash for a quieter exhaust. I'll do the swap as well, provided that you have tools and a place to do it. Please post up if you are interested. Also, if you are local, I'd be glad to let you ride along and see how it sounds.

Pics will be up tonight. Thanks in advance,

Ellys

Note: This system does not include a resonator or silencer. It is straight thru 3" piping to an N1 style muffler.

Edit: Only considering aftermarket catbacks. Thanks

Here are the pics as promised, and just because I'm a nice guy, a bonus video!

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DR3WW3RD · 07-30-2008, 01:20 PM

pm sent

e11ys · 07-30-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DR3WW3RD

pm sent

PM replied.

e11ys · 07-30-2008, 10:54 PM

Bump for pics and video!

e11ys · 07-31-2008, 10:23 AM

Just to clarify, I'm willing to drive to your place and do the swap myself. Come on people, this is a MEAN exhaust!

e11ys · 08-03-2008, 10:45 PM

Bump...

07STIdevil · 08-04-2008, 06:22 PM

hey i got the greddy ti-c im up for a trade

e11ys · 08-05-2008, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 07STIdevil

hey i got the greddy ti-c im up for a trade

Hey man, thanks a bunch for the offer, but I'm looking for something a little more low key in the looks department. Good luck finding a loud exhaust though...

-E

e11ys · 08-07-2008, 08:11 AM

Bump!

platinum04tn · 08-10-2008, 12:55 AM

i have a prodrive catback if interested i will trade, im looking for something with a bit more sound

e11ys · 08-10-2008, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by platinum04tn

i have a prodrive catback if interested i will trade, im looking for something with a bit more sound

Is it the round tip or the oval tip? Let me know. Thanks!

e11ys · 08-17-2008, 07:40 PM

Still looking bump...

uber-blue · 08-20-2008, 04:55 PM

ill trade you back if you want

matthewmcdill · 08-20-2008, 06:29 PM

Hey, WRX580: Not only do we both have stage 2 2004 aspen white wrx's but i had the same problem as you about a week or so ago. I got a full turboback to go stage 2 about 6 months or so ago. But it was loud as hell and I couldn't put up with it every day. So what I did was take my car to a muffler shop with my stock axel back and had them weld a reducer and a flange on the aftermarket midpipe. Basically what I've got now is a full 3inch exhaust all the way to the axel where a stock axelback will bolt up.

Works great. I'm not feeling any power loss and if anything boost hits quicker(maybe just my imagination). But, most importantly it's quiet at highway speeds. It is quieter AND sounds better than the exhaust I had on there. Plus, it makes you look like less of a ricer. If you don't like the dual tip thing that the stock axelback has then you can just unbolt it and install a prodrive or sti axelback.

e11ys · 08-27-2008, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthewmcdill

Hey, WRX580: Not only do we both have stage 2 2004 aspen white wrx's but i had the same problem as you about a week or so ago. I got a full turboback to go stage 2 about 6 months or so ago. But it was loud as hell and I couldn't put up with it every day. So what I did was take my car to a muffler shop with my stock axel back and had them weld a reducer and a flange on the aftermarket midpipe. Basically what I've got now is a full 3inch exhaust all the way to the axel where a stock axelback will bolt up.

Works great. I'm not feeling any power loss and if anything boost hits quicker(maybe just my imagination). But, most importantly it's quiet at highway speeds. It is quieter AND sounds better than the exhaust I had on there. Plus, it makes you look like less of a ricer. If you don't like the dual tip thing that the stock axelback has then you can just unbolt it and install a prodrive or sti axelback.

Just saw this. Thanks for the advice, man! I was actually running my stock catback with a 3" dp for a while when I was looking for an exhaust. I think I still want to stick with something aftermarket, and the Prodrive exhausts that you mentioned are right down my alley. I thought I'd found a round tip in Tenn. to trade with me, but he never followed up. Anyway, I'm still searching. I just want the Suby rumble without the drone!

Oh, and Adam: if I end up just buying something else (which it looks like may happen) I'll sell you the exhaust back for cheap

jgates411 · 08-27-2008, 09:26 PM

I have the Turbo XS 3" straight thru to 2 1/2" axleback, its got great sound but its not really loud. I'm in Southeast Ga. PM me if interested in hearing it, or pics. Its oval muffler, round tip. heres a link to the TXS system I have:

http://www.turboxs.com/item.php?ID=203

uber-blue · 08-27-2008, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrx580

Just saw this. Thanks for the advice, man! I was actually running my stock catback with a 3" dp for a while when I was looking for an exhaust. I think I still want to stick with something aftermarket, and the Prodrive exhausts that you mentioned are right down my alley. I thought I'd found a round tip in Tenn. to trade with me, but he never followed up. Anyway, I'm still searching. I just want the Suby rumble without the drone!

Oh, and Adam: if I end up just buying something else (which it looks like may happen) I'll sell you the exhaust back for cheap

YESS!

e11ys · 09-09-2008, 08:06 PM

Bump, still looking...

07-30-2008, 11:55 AM	#1
e11ys Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (12) Member#: 77106 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Lexington, SC Vehicle: '02 Brodozer '13 Golf TDI	FT: Looking for a quieter catback I bought a full 3" custom catback (N1 style) a while back so I could upgrade to Stg. 2. It looks and sounds great, but it is a bit loud for me. I am willing to trade this exhaust + some cash for a quieter exhaust. I'll do the swap as well, provided that you have tools and a place to do it. Please post up if you are interested. Also, if you are local, I'd be glad to let you ride along and see how it sounds. Pics will be up tonight. Thanks in advance, Ellys Note: This system does not include a resonator or silencer. It is straight thru 3" piping to an N1 style muffler. Edit: Only considering aftermarket catbacks. Thanks Here are the pics as promised, and just because I'm a nice guy, a bonus video! * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by e11ys; 07-30-2008 at 10:54 PM. Reason: pics and video

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e11ys Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (12) Member#: 77106 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Lexington, SC Vehicle: '02 Brodozer '13 Golf TDI	Bump for pics and video!

07-31-2008, 10:23 AM	#5
e11ys Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (12) Member#: 77106 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Lexington, SC Vehicle: '02 Brodozer '13 Golf TDI	Just to clarify, I'm willing to drive to your place and do the swap myself. Come on people, this is a MEAN exhaust!

08-03-2008, 10:45 PM	#6
e11ys Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (12) Member#: 77106 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Lexington, SC Vehicle: '02 Brodozer '13 Golf TDI	Bump...

08-04-2008, 06:22 PM	#7
07STIdevil Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (9) Member#: 144712 Join Date: Mar 2007 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: rocky mount va Vehicle: 0706 stifull blt/wrx wrb&white	hey i got the greddy ti-c im up for a trade

08-07-2008, 08:11 AM	#9
e11ys Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (12) Member#: 77106 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Lexington, SC Vehicle: '02 Brodozer '13 Golf TDI	Bump!

08-10-2008, 12:55 AM	#10
platinum04tn Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (1) Member#: 183838 Join Date: Jul 2008 Chapter/Region: South East Location: knoxvegas tn Vehicle: 2004 sti silver	i have a prodrive catback if interested i will trade, im looking for something with a bit more sound

08-17-2008, 07:40 PM	#12
e11ys Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (12) Member#: 77106 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Lexington, SC Vehicle: '02 Brodozer '13 Golf TDI	Still looking bump...

08-20-2008, 04:55 PM	#13
uber-blue Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (0) Member#: 176960 Join Date: Apr 2008 Chapter/Region: South East Location: columbia,sc	ill trade you back if you want

08-20-2008, 06:29 PM	#14
matthewmcdill Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (4) Member#: 161012 Join Date: Oct 2007 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Greenwood, SC Vehicle: '07 FXT Sports OBP '92 MR2 green?, '71 240Z	Hey, WRX580: Not only do we both have stage 2 2004 aspen white wrx's but i had the same problem as you about a week or so ago. I got a full turboback to go stage 2 about 6 months or so ago. But it was loud as hell and I couldn't put up with it every day. So what I did was take my car to a muffler shop with my stock axel back and had them weld a reducer and a flange on the aftermarket midpipe. Basically what I've got now is a full 3inch exhaust all the way to the axel where a stock axelback will bolt up. Works great. I'm not feeling any power loss and if anything boost hits quicker(maybe just my imagination). But, most importantly it's quiet at highway speeds. It is quieter AND sounds better than the exhaust I had on there. Plus, it makes you look like less of a ricer. If you don't like the dual tip thing that the stock axelback has then you can just unbolt it and install a prodrive or sti axelback.

08-27-2008, 09:26 PM	#16
jgates411 Scooby Newbie Member Sales Rating: (4) Member#: 148524 Join Date: May 2007 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Kings Bay, GA 31547 Vehicle: 2002 05 STI convert! PSM	I have the Turbo XS 3" straight thru to 2 1/2" axleback, its got great sound but its not really loud. I'm in Southeast Ga. PM me if interested in hearing it, or pics. Its oval muffler, round tip. heres a link to the TXS system I have: http://www.turboxs.com/item.php?ID=203

09-09-2008, 08:06 PM	#18
e11ys Scooby Specialist Member Sales Rating: (12) Member#: 77106 Join Date: Dec 2004 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Lexington, SC Vehicle: '02 Brodozer '13 Golf TDI	Bump, still looking...