ebay mufflers?

cvhswrestler1 · Jan 23, 2005

*muffler opinions* last page

so i always see a ton of cheap mufflers on ebay, now my question is if i were to get a custom exhaust made for my car would it be bad to use one of those mufflers? is it really worth it to pay the money for an authentic apex or whatever brand muffler? how do they differ? is it just materials, or is sound gonna be way different, or performance? also i was thinking i could just use my stock muffler and have 3 inch piping put on it for a real sleeper look. What do you guys think?

InsanityInc · Jan 23, 2005

Brand name mufflers generally sound better, and use better materials. Most cheap mufflers use iron parts on the inside of the mufflers, which rust and then your muffler stops being a muffler after a while.

CapnNismo · Jan 23, 2005

Yeah ... pay the extra money for the name and guaranteed quality. Plus, when you buy the brand name shit, you get the logo stamped into the side

JDM tyte y0!

LukeDogg316 · Jan 23, 2005

Not all of the ebay mufflers are bad.

I would go with N1 universal mufflers, but they are like 200 a piece. Megan Mufflers are also pretty good for the price. They are we made and N1 tyoe atleast to me sounds good> (i have their 3"in Megan Catback)

What every you do don't modify the stock muffler, it will sound like shit.
Just choose a stockish looking megan muffler

Dark-Hawk · Jan 24, 2005

I have one of those EBay knock off Apexi N1 mufflers and it sounds fine. I'd prefer having the real one, but eh w/e. If you want a sleeper look then go with a Magnaflow. Stay away from Dynomax, the shop that did my muffler sells them and the guy was like "just go buy a muffler from somewhere else because these suck!"

Black240SX88 · Jan 24, 2005

in my 3kgt i bought a "hks" muffler and turned out to be non-brand name.... I wouldnt buy off ebay though... I took it to DNL auto and they put a whole new catback on.... It sounds ok but i would recommend a name-brand...

240hooker · Jan 24, 2005

I have a Megan muffler and the greddy down pipe. Brought all this to MIDAS and they hooked me up better than ordering a muffler system that sounds awsome but fits so so. Everything was tucked close to the car and my tip is on the way I want it to be installed. And scew the test pipe for 50 bucks. I think it was one 8 foot piece of 3 1/4 pipe and 5 welds (including all my factory hangers) and 4 or 5 slight bends. 75 dollars for Midas's work. Can't beat it. later

LukeDogg316 · Jan 24, 2005

Plus all of the Megan Mufflers are stainless steel, so no rust or corosion

cvhswrestler1 · Jan 24, 2005

well i really like this style of muffler....
http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopexd.asp?zone=main&id=761

but the inlet is only 2.25" and all the 3" inlet ones are single can style...i dont want that. Would it be easy enough for the shop to drop the 2.25" inlet and put 3" on it, or is the actual inside of the muffler different then the ones with a 3" inlet

240hooker · Jan 24, 2005

everyone 2.25" muffler I have ever seen had a 2.25" core pipe wrapped in the material that is used inside mufflers. 3" muffler is not a benefit unless you are turboed.

cvhswrestler1 · Jan 24, 2005

i have an sr20, so im getting 3". Thanks for the info, i guess ill just keep searching.

w0nderbr3ad · Jan 24, 2005

you get what you pay for...if you don't want to spend too much i'd say go with a magnaflow

cvhswrestler1 · Jan 24, 2005

well there is a guy on ebay that sells custom exhausts...and he has a system which is exactly what i want to every little detail....but it would be like 600 dollars...but i guess if its what i want then its what im going to have to pay for.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7949287554&category=33630

i would get the 3" stainless steel with a 14" resonator and dual tips.

bouncin_180 · Jan 24, 2005

if u want quality and have the cash get the names ... ebay cans r fine i have 1 wit piping done by a muffler shop sounds great ... have other homie wit ebay can n custom piping with an sr ... so basically its just up to u ... if u got $$$ then kool ... wanna save a few 100 for the time n just want something aiight then ebay

bouncin_180 · Jan 24, 2005

if yer doing that might as well get something like real n1 duals

cvhswrestler1 · Jan 24, 2005

ive looked at the big names....they dont appeal to me. Ive seen the n1 duals in person on a car and think they look like shit. The cans are HUGE. I do love the look of the trust dd tho, but it is soo incredibly loud. So this exhaust on ebay is really what im looking for. I was just hoping i could find a similar dual tip muffler with 3" inlet and do it myself but as you can see im not having very good luck.

91nismo · Jan 24, 2005

I had an ebay n1 style muffler on my old '89 nissan pickup i was fixing up before a full grown dear at 50mph ruined those plans... anyway, it sounded awsome (if not a bit too loud) and worked great. much better then the stock muffler (obviously). it was only ike 50$ with shipping. the guy i bought my 240 from installed the HKS superdrag catback exhuast on before i bought the car. it sounds awsome but the can is FUCKING HUGE. it just screams "RICE!!11" so i think i might acctually take my old ebay muffler to midas and have them stick it on the end of the HKS piping for the time being, untill i can afoord the real N1's. moral of the story: ebay can be cool if you want something decent and cheep. besides, it buys u time to save for the good stuff! :thumbsup:
-cheers-

theXfiend · Jan 24, 2005

Borla.
$84

million mile warantee.
sexier than shit

cvhswrestler1 · Jan 24, 2005

how hard is it to find a subtle dual tip exhaust muffler with a 3" inlet.....i checked borla out, very nice stuff...no dual exhaust with 3" inlet, only 2 1/4".....maybe im going about this all wrong...do i absolutely have to have 3" exhaust? i have a sr20det, and ive always heard when turbo 3" is the way to go...is this a neccesity? would the 3" outperform the 2 1/2" by a big enough margin that its worth it to spend the $600 so i can get my ideal exhaust as opposed to a several hundred dollar exhaust which is the same but only 2 1/2"?

CapnNismo · Jan 24, 2005

I don't think half an inch will really make that big of a difference. If anything it will louder, and since you live in SoCal (aka ricer heaven) ... then I am gonna guess the cops hate loud exhausts.

You might want to look into the HKS Hi-Power seriously ... they have multiple sizes for it and it is a REALLY quiet system until your revs get really high. From a stand still, it is not loud, from a launch, it is not loud (until rpms get higher than about 5 grand) ...

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