I did hear a Loudmouth in person for the first time 2 days ago, and I thought it sounded great. The car retained its stock h-pipe, so it didn't seem to have that raspy sound that people are describing. It might sound different under load at 5000 rpm, but my car doesn't spend much time there. It didn't seem obnoxious at all; it had a nice rumbly, crackly, crisp sound. Does this really get annoying, or is it just that interior resonance becomes annoying? I heard the exhaust from outside the car and loved it, but I was unable to hear it from inside the car.
I'm currently running a Spintech catted x-pipe with Spintech Sportsman mufflers. I loved the setup when I got it, but I think that the system itself is starting to go. There is an annoying squeak that occurs right at 2000 rpm, as well as a nasty, blatty, vibration sound that occurs at the same rpm. These are both new problems. I tried going under the car to see if anything was loose, but I found nothing. All bolts and nuts were tight, no part of the exhaust was rubbing on the car itself, and there was no internal rattling sound from the cats or the mufflers when I banged on them (I thought an internal weld may have loosened or something). I can't figure out the problem, but it sounds like a POS and that's why I have been investigating a new catback. I was looking at the Loudmouth because I have heard MANY great things about it, especially the build/fit quality and the sound quality.
Borla does make a smooth-sounding system, but I can't afford that. As you can tell from my inital post, I'm on a budget and was looking for a good alternative to my current system without buying a cheap setup (MAC).
Realistically, what is it like to live with the Loudmouth catback and stock h-pipe on a daily basis?
not in performance. They are loud though
