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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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Default Cheapy ebay mufflers, anybody tried

Was wondering if anyone has tried one of the 5.00 to 49.00 mufflers off ebay. Are they real or a coke can that was painted? Is it worth it for just looks or is there a performance gain.
Old Jun 10, 2005 | 02:26 AM
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a lot of people will say "Crap, theyre all crap dont get them"
those are the same people that im guessing have never owned one

i do. i got the RS-type muffler and i absolutely LOVE it!
i got a custom exhaust made, with muffler, for under a hundred bucks. i dont think many people can say that. the smartest person to talk to on this one is darren (hotbox05) thats who i got all my info from because hes owned a lot of them. hes a really smart fellow who knows what the hell hes talking about. listen to him

RS-type is what i got off ebay for right at 35 shipped i believe. its awesome!

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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 01:47 PM
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How do you like your RS type? is it low tone and not LOUD LOUD....can you describe the sound? any feelable gains? Thanks.

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according to the butt dyno, it has improved (i doubt if it has but im not sure). its definetly not LOUD LOUD. it has a quiet rumble and does not drone (i have silencer in now). without silencer, if you got on it hard, there was a little drone. but silencer in, it sounds soooooo sweet. i love it. i think it was one of the best things i got for my car
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love your first reply dont know till you try good rule of thumb
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I have an eBay muffler and it rocks out loud! It was like 30 bucks shipped and I had the custom 2.5inch piping done at a local shop for like 60bucks and it turned out amazing. Low rumble and roar and sounds like a crotch rocket at 5000rpm+. Excellent for the money and good performance and sound.


P.S. Mine also has a silencer which helps with the highway driving noise.
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moved to PH
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How about the under $100 coilovers.
Old Aug 27, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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I would love know what a Flowmaster would sound like on a Scion I had one on my 4 banger truck, and it sounded tough.
Old Aug 28, 2005 | 05:17 AM
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i've had multiple ebay mufflers on multiple cars only one has gone bad. worth the money
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how does the sound compare to the trd exhaust? is it much louder? i was planning on shelling out some major bucks on one but this looks to be like a great way to save some dough.
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hey guys am new here and was lookin for a new mufler for my 05 xB.....do u guys have any suggetions wat kinda shud i get or like were from i get... heres the thing i dont want it like nasty loud... u no wat i mean rit.. not that loud as some cars that jus annoys u ..can anybody help me out with that?
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Darren can back me up on this.

The RS-Type muffler off ebay is good! Its like $30 shipped or so. I got it and had custom piping all done for $60 from just after the cat, back. I love it.

its not nasty loud. it sounds really good IMO. and if it is too loud for ya, just put the silencer that comes with it in.

its a good buy.

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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:40 PM
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if you retain stock resonator it cannot get very loud or LOUD LOUD as you guys refer to it. loudness can change depending upon sooo many factors . header , piping size , resonator or lack thereof. silencer or open.
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again, how do they compare to the trd exhaust? i love the look and sound of the trd and the fact that i won't kill the warranty.
Old Aug 30, 2005 | 07:50 AM
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you wont kill warranty with any exhaust . it will be a bit louder than trd and the good thing is u can get any tip design/length/diameter you'd like
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awesome. i think i'm ordering one right now.
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I got this SS one off of RSversion.com like 2 years ago for $79...haven't had anything to install it to yet but am planning to get either a White or Silver 2006 Xb 5spd before the end of this year.

The question is: Is this exhaust toooo big? the inlet is 2.5" and the tip is about 4.5" and it does have a "tuneable scilencer" Will this be ok?
(I'm 6" tall btw).
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 02:30 AM
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it'll be fine. a large tip but it will work no problem.
Old Sep 3, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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went ahead and ordered my muffler today. i got a 3 1/2 tip though. i don't like that big coffee can look. now to find a muffler shop to weld it on for me.

i'm sure i'll need some new piping made, but does the length of the muffler make a difference? the one i bought is 16 1/2 inches long and most of the others i saw were 19 or 20.



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