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Old 12-24-2003, 12:42 AM   #15
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Re: Re: APC Mufflers

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Originally Posted by viper8369
Thanks for the advice. What universal company would u recommend?
Apexi, 5zigen, Blitz, HKS, and Tanabe all make good universal mufflers. Skunk2, Veilside, Injen, and STR make decent universal ones as well. I know some "shops" don't carry these universal mufflers, only there "cat-back systems", but they are made. Either that or they'll tell you, "just pick from what we have." I personally don't like the wide tips, like 125mm or up tips (which 5Zigen has alot of). I tend to perfer mufflers with tips in the 90-115mm range. Stay away from those "mass produced brands" that you seem to be able to find on every corner at every store, ones like APC, Ractive, and Toucan. Also, when you build your custom cat-back piping, don't forget to have a resonator installed as well. It will help cut down on noise, and the resulting tone will actually end up more desirable and less annoying. A lot of the cat-back manufactors, including DC Sports, use a 15" or so resonator on their cat-back systems. If you have problems finding the brands I mentioned above the following site, Options Auto Salon, carries some of the universal mufflers by these brands...here's a link to that part of their site.

http://www.optauto.com/webstore/depa...pt=306&last=12

I hope this helps you out.
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