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Adding a cat back vs just a muffler?

Old Aug 13, 2001 | 10:29 PM
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Adding a cat back vs just a muffler?

I put a Flowmaster 80 series muffler on my car last december..a nicer sound than stock, but would I get even more of a sound if I had the American Thunder system put on it? (I am also planning on ordering headers shortly, so it will be quite loud eventually)

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Old Aug 13, 2001 | 10:58 PM
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Cant really answer your question. But my car has the 80 series muffler on it and I LOVE the sound!

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Old Aug 13, 2001 | 11:47 PM
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the 3" pipes will add a louder sound(or should). plus, the way I see it at least, a muffler can make your car louder, but the cat back system will free up power that was bound up by the restrictive factory pipes.

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