i have a trd exhaust on my scion xa nad i wanted to no if i could put a univeral exhaust on the existing pipe or is the trd muffler to long

 

you can , you may have to add additional pipe.

 

measure the TRD muffler, then get a universal muffler thats has a 0.5-1 inch longer overall length than the trd, that way the shop would just cut and replace(weld, weld hanger).
but why would you do that?
just sell the TRD axle back, and have a shop made one for you.

 

that's what i was thinking.

 

i thought about that option as well but i cant think of any shop an my area that will make a custom exhaust

 

If you have a muffler shop near you, most likely they have pipe bender. All they have to do is copy your axle back, heck they don't even have to see your axle back, they use a coat hanger wire to follow the bends and start from there.
hope that helps, don't chop your trds, its a waste if you do that. my 2 cents.

 

Why not buy an axle back that's made for your car? The time and effort might out weigh the trouble of getting a universal and a pipe made.

 

thanx for the 2 cents and i was thinking about gettin the jic magic bullet exhaust for my xa but i dont no how it would look on the car and dont no anyone that has. i dont wanna fork over 350 dollas and ive vever seen what it looks like on the car

 

Could you explain why you'd want to do this though? TRD system is made by Borla FYI. For performance purposes you'd want this type of system for any upgrades like Super chargers or turbos...

 

it sounds horrible

 

I had the trd when I ordered my car and I didn't like it either, that is why I went custom. I am running a tanabe tuner series universal, it is _____in. I don't have resonator and it doesn't soud like most would think. It is in the way they desighn the mufflers that is why they are so exspensive, it is real deep and it pops a lot like a SRT 4 does. Just without the crackle.

 

yeah I'm lookin at the HKS hi-power universal then taking it to my muffler shop to contrust a cat back system.

 

I'll come and pick up the TRD from you, if your just gunna get rid of it... let me know.

 

exhausts are for performance...... not looks

 

actually I sold it to a buddy that bought one affter me. oh and with the exhaust I am running now inluding all the rest of the mods that were previously installed with trd I dynoed 3 hp more and 4 ft lbs more with this exhaust compared to before, just goes to show you how bad both stock and the trd really are. oh and cats are the killer in the exhaust on our cars, go with an aftermarket obd 2 cat and you will find yourself in a new world. sound and performance differance.

 

I HIGHLY doubt that. And there have been plenty of other in here that have stated that the changing the cat in our cars isn't worth the cost or effort in 95%+ of N/A applications.

 

i understand that exhaust systems are for performance and the trd exhaust is good on performance but i dont really like the look of the muffler front certaint sides and i wanted a louder one not ricer loud but like srt4 louder that is why i was just gunna replace the muffler and not hte whole cat bak but i think ima go with the jic bullet exhaust

 

You do realize it is louder cause its a turbo right? I would suggest staying with what you have til you have a real reason to switch and spend that cash on a different mod item.

 

actually a turbo vehicle is quieter than a non turbo. the reason an srt4 is insanely loud and sounds like total chit is because it uses no muffler at all.

 

that was I was thinking. I remember when my friend put a turo on his civic, the sound was quiter than his non-turbo set-up.