I just installed a
BBK X-pipe, and I have the cylinder shaped design
Magnaflow Magnapac cat-back. Took about an hour on the lift, and, well, I think I need to get it tighter at the manifolds cause I can hear a little leak. I can defonantly vouch for the loss of torque, but's it's barely noticable. However high rpm screamin, it's awesome, defonantly some gain.
The shop says they dont think they've ever done a BBK mid pipe with a magnaflow cat back. I gotta admit, the sound is extremly unique. In nuetral just revving it it sounds just like a nascar, like, hit it right on the nose, just well, not quite as loud, cause I roll @ 6k not 8-10k heh, obvously.
Anyways, my only complaints are that it's a bit raspy. First and second gear, wind up so quick you cant really tell, but 3rd and on, you can really tell, it sounds weird, but once it passes 4k it just sounds like a freakin nascar lol.
Also, another thing that is interesting. If i'm just like.....being easy on it, just goin thru the gears, being easy on it in every gear, just kinda giving a tiny amount of gas, just enough to accelerate, and shift at around 2400rpm, it's sounds amazing, but if I get on it, all hell breaks loose. Although raspy ( only from 3000rpm to 3700rpm) it sounds great, and is extremly loud.
Does anyone else have a similar/exact setup? I'd be really interested in hearing how it sounds, especially if the car has more done to it than mine, which is just full exhaust and Roush CAI-----wish I spent that amount on gears....CAI no point,
K&N drop in + remove air silencer exact same ****. Unlesss you're doing it for cosmetics that's different, or if you have 4V, or both.
Sorry for long post, i'm just sooo blown away at how nasty this damn car sounds, it's insane. I tried to make a video of it, from the rear to show the progress and the sound, but it's soo loud all it does is crack and you cant hear anything at all, just me sayin "cut it!" LOL
-Dave