So NOW I'm thinking along the lines of getting a custom catback, since the ones from EvoFusionUSA DO NOT fit 2008 Hyundai Accent SE 2-door hatchbacks.

Should I get a muffler online, or should I just go to the custom exhaust shop and see what they have?

Going to the shop directly means I can probably HEAR what the muffler sounds like before I pay for it, which would be GREAT for avoiding ricey-sounding crap.

Here's the website of the place I'm most likely going to get it done at: http://www.mhtran.com

ALL the reviews they've gotten online have been 5/5 stars for both their service AND their prices. And they do custom exhausts for all kinds of cars.

The videos on their website are of the race exhausts they've done. (Not street racing, actual muscle cars/trucks). The guy I talked to there said they can pretty much make my car sound however I want it to! :w00t: He ballparked everything on the phone (all exhaust parts and installation) at around $420, but he said it could be significantly less... I'll have to take it in person to have a legitimate estimate performed. I'm taking it on Friday! woooo

Also, I'm very pleased to announce that DESPITE the fact that the guy at Monro Muffler told me that installing a catback would void my car's warranty, I drove to the dealership directly and asked them and they said I can do whatever the **** I want to the exhaust and it won't void anything, as long as it doesn't make it impossible to pass emissions (i.e. take off the catalytic converter completely) yayy. **** you Monro Muffler man

This post has been edited by bloodninja: Aug 26 2008, 03:48 PM

The biggest part you ca do to avoid the ricey sound is to not go cheap witht he muffler and resonator. No doubt you heard of fart canons, these are pretty much striaght through mufflers that don't realy do **** except make noise.

not sure how you are gonna hear a muffler before you buy it/ try it....unless you find some clips on line with the same car you have....

i can tell you that magna flows are deeper sounding ...stay away from anything you can buy at pep boyz or ebay specials.....if you can fit your hand in the outlet stay away from it...lol

the resonator you get will play a big part in the sound as well as the muffler.....

Is $150 legit for a muffler? Magnaflow is what I'm looking at... based solely on what I've heard on this forum. I've never actually HEARD any of these aftermarket mufflers except on youtube, which isn't the greatest quality audio in the world.

Also, what do you think I should look to spend for a non-ricey setup? exhaust, resonator, muffler, and installation..

AND would it really sound bad if I don't have a resonator? Are those expensive? From glancing at GoogleShopping it looks like I could get a 2.25" resonator for around $50-80

Sorry.. I had 4 cups of coffee and I'm thinking and typing really fast hahahaah

This post has been edited by bloodninja: Aug 26 2008, 04:20 PM

It sounds really bad! goto a shop have them make you one and then tell them your not ready to have it put on your car and want to take it home. Take it home and install it. hopefully some places will let you do this

www.performancepeddler.com

check out their prices...i have used them before
the longer the resonator the quieter it will be

if you search you can find a video of my car with my set up ...that is now on torbens car....

http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/T...nt=DSCI0627.flv

I still think he can use his. He doesn't think that the metal can be modded to work. Welding ...

yeah but for the price and hassle just dont think it is worth it.....
could go custom and have money left over for other mods and know it would fit the first time....jmtc

STRAIGHT PIPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The world sport 2 muffler sounds pretty good if your looking for something quiet, or maybe HKS? Actually all jdm exhaust will do you good.

This post has been edited by 0.o slow 1.6: Aug 27 2008, 01:29 AM

Blood.

Sense having my cat done for only $260.00 USD thats for 6ft of 2.25 pipeing the labor and the flowmast 60 seires muffler.

A shop tell you $460.00 is way F-ED-UP.

I would start looking for another shop for a better price..

I love what my custom catback has done for power and better MPG but i wished i would have gotten a magnaflow HI flow cat to go with my custom catback as well.

Over the next few weeks that will be my next major mod.

hey man, i highly suggest the Cherry Bomb Glass-pack muffler....its long and looks like a tube and they paint it red..

ive got one on my car and EVERYONE gives me tons of compliments on the sound...its NOT fart cannony at all and its not redonkulously loud and it has a nice rumble at low rpm

That's an idea, but I've personally never really been a fan of the glasspack sound under hard acceleration, but to each his own.

Fair enough, but I think that price may be including a resonator, magnaflow muffler with tip, custom bent piping, and labor. Not sure yet... but I'll find all that out for sure on Friday :thumbsup:
I'm actually going to a total of 3 custom exhaust shops thursday/friday. Tomorrow I'm going to 1, but I have a feeling it's some hick, considering he doesn't even have a website and he told me to "call ahead before I come in case he's at the bank" LOL...
On Friday, though, I'm going to M & H Trans in Phoenixville (the place that ballparked it at $420 over the phone without having ever seen my car before), and a Monro Muffler in Wayne that will also quote me once they've seen my car in person (a completely different shop than the one that wanted more than $600, so we'll see).

I may or may not take my car to a Meineke, too.

This post has been edited by bloodninja: Aug 27 2008, 03:24 PM

Nice. I like the sound. I think I'd prefer a little bit lower frequency though, but that's fine. Also, I still can't find any resonators on their site... only mufflers. Is that just me?

Get one like this simple and yet CAT

LOL