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Headers or Catback?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by jcremeans11, Dec 30, 2010.

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  1. Dec 30, 2010 at 8:42 AM
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  2. Dec 30, 2010 at 11:04 AM
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    myself, i would say get the headers & just have a muffler put on to ur factory pipe!
     
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  3. Dec 30, 2010 at 11:12 AM
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    Do both.
    Heck I don't care! Get the headers put on then cut your stock muffler off and run straight exhaust.
     
    04LTtacoma, Dec 30, 2010
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  4. Dec 30, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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    Do both, I've got headers, high performance cats, flowmaster muflers and it sounds great.
     
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  5. Dec 30, 2010 at 1:05 PM
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    Which would be better, Super 44 or 50 series?

    I'm thinking Super 44 because I'm really not pushing that many horses, but I really don't know. I'm don't really want louder, I just want a deeper tone. I like my volume level I have right now, where it's quiet when idling and once you hit about 2000 rpm's it'll start getting louder. Will the Super 44 do that for me?
     
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  6. Dec 30, 2010 at 8:45 PM
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    I have the fm 40 and it's pretty loud from 2-3k Roma and the super 44 is supposed to be the loudest flow master they make. If you don't want loud I wouldn't go flow master. I'd go with a longer magna flow, Borla, or dynomax if you want deep not loud
     
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  7. Dec 30, 2010 at 9:27 PM
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    Thanks, do you happen to know the stock pipe size? I saw somewhere 2 1/4, but idk.
     
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  8. Dec 30, 2010 at 9:30 PM
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  9. Dec 30, 2010 at 9:48 PM
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  10. Dec 30, 2010 at 10:05 PM
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    From what I've heard, the headers are a total biotch to install, but just what I've heard.
     
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  11. Dec 30, 2010 at 10:51 PM
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    Neither. Go with a Borla or BAmuffler.
     
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  12. Dec 30, 2010 at 11:01 PM
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    What if I split it then went dual glasspacks?:stirthepot:
     
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  13. Dec 30, 2010 at 11:12 PM
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    Dual exhaust is dumb and glass packs are dumb as well. LOL
     
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  14. Dec 30, 2010 at 11:17 PM
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    ^You don't even need a FULL exhaust system. Get a muffler and be done with it..
     
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  16. Dec 30, 2010 at 11:34 PM
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    yeah thats what I've come to haha
     
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  17. Dec 31, 2010 at 12:05 AM
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    yes sir
     
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  18. Dec 31, 2010 at 10:34 AM
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    just replaced my flowmaster today with a 14in Magnaflow single in/single out. It still needs to be broken in, but it already sounds much smoother than the flowmaster and my butt dyno noticed a difference. Prob cuz u lose minor HP with the baffled fm's and you gain a slight bit with the straight through magnaflow, so going from lost HP to slightly above stock makes it noticeable
     
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  19. Dec 31, 2010 at 10:44 AM
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    what model is your magnaflow?
     
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    HEADERS for SURE get a muffler after the fact
     
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