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Topic subjectmagnaflow xl turbo..anyone know about em?
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20263, magnaflow xl turbo..anyone know about em?
Posted by rfpunch, Apr-22-02 05:21 AM
i found these on their site. http://www.magnaflow.com/03cat-back/xlturbomuffler/xlturbomuffler.htm

you can get em for like 40 bucks and the muffler shop will do 2.5 catback piping for 100 bucks. thats a pretty cheap catback...how do you think it would perform/sound w/ my stage 2?

thanks
Joe
20264, RE: magnaflow xl turbo..anyone know about em?
Posted by Fast420A, Apr-22-02 05:39 AM
Thats not a low restiction muffler so you are kind of defeating the purpose. I would say since you are turboed, get a Pacesetter catback for the piping. It's mandrel bent instead of crush bent piping. Then get a nice straight through universal muffler and have it welded to the pacesetter piping inplace of the pacesetter muffler. You may also want to purchase a $15 "cherry bomb" glass pack muffler to replace the pacesetter resonator since some people do not like the way it sounds with the universal mufflers.

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20265, RE: magnaflow xl turbo..anyone know about em?
Posted by 97eclipseRS, Apr-22-02 05:45 AM
are the pacesetter exhausts SS? if not won't they rust rather quickly?
20266, RE: magnaflow xl turbo..anyone know about em?
Posted by Corbin, Apr-22-02 05:55 AM
Pacesetter piping is just painted steel. It holds up alright though. I put my piping on back in '97. I will have to replace it soon. Its a cheap and convenient way to get mandrel piping even if it only lasts a few years.

As for the muffler, I would go with:
http://www.magnaflow.com/03cat-back/03aluminized/03aluminized.htm
I don't remember what model # I have, but it is a "straight through" perforated inner pipe, oval body, offset 2.5" in/out muffler. Read the "wide open performance" link for details. These mufflers aren't cheap...mine was $74+install. They sound nice and flow very well. Your exhaust turbine will make the sound level tolerable (on NA applications, these mufflers are LOUD).


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20267, RE: magnaflow xl turbo..anyone know about em?
Posted by HadesOmega, Apr-22-02 10:16 AM
Yeah get a muffler that's straight through design. The magnaflow I got is like that 3 inch inlet and outlet straight through design. It looks butt ugly but it gets the job done. Freakin loud though...