Which exhaust for my '03 Cobra???

[cobrajoe8]

I was looking through some of the forums trying to figure out which cat-back exhaust to purchase for my '03 Yellow Cobra. I used to be into imports (owned a '98 Civic) and knew a lot about mods for them but domestics is a whole other language.

I like the sound of the SLP on my friend's '98 TransAm but I heard a video of one installed on a '03 Cobra. It made a "fire-cracking" sound after revving which I found annoying. I understand that the Bassani exhaust has problems with their cats so that setup is out of the question. I don't know much of the Borla's.

My budget will accomodate an exhaust for around $600. What can you guys suggest? I would also appreciate if you can include estimated hp and tq gains with the exhaust setup and any potential problems associated with it. Thanks a lot.

Joe

P.S. Why are the white '03+ Cobra's faster than the other colors?:beer:

My apologies to admin. for posting this post twice. I meant to post in this forum.

 

[kens03cobra]

BLUE is the fastest, BARNONE!!!

Go with the MAGNAFLOW!!!

Great price, fits like a glove, and the sound is superb....


Ken

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[spinscan]

Borla stinger. That's what I have so it has to be the best.

 

[2KGT]

there are no cats on the bassani catback...

 

[SVTdubs]

BBK longtubes
shorty prochamber
Spintech catback

 

[mwaull]

00SVTdubs... Im looking to get a spintech catback for my 03... I was planning on running LTs and a prochamber... which catback would you recommend, the streets or pros?

 

[1992B4C]

That was probably my car with the fire crackers. Only did it those two times after the initial start up after install. I recommend listening in person to some exhaust systems. Dont trust sound files.

 

[SVTCobra2001]

Originally posted by mwaull
00SVTdubs... Im looking to get a spintech catback for my 03... I was planning on running LTs and a prochamber... which catback would you recommend, the streets or pros?

have the Pro's.. Sounds great. No matter which one you choose you will have the coolest setup out there.

 

[BillyMac72]

borla stingers

 

[venomus 03]

Bassani!!

 

[Friendchicken]

Try to find a car with the Borla stingers in your area. Once I heard them, I was hooked. I liked it more than the Bassani and the Magna... but it's all personal taste.

 

[davidmax]

Stingers by a MILE!!! and we hAVE THEM in stock on sale.Pm me for price to low to advertise.Dave Smilovic-480-517-4969

 

[03Red10th]

Does Borla have any plans of making an H or X pipe. I love the stinger and it's time to change the stock H pipe but I'm not sure which brand to go with.

 

[Anthony@JDM]

We suggest Magnaflow, it is all Stainless Steel, great quality, great fit , and fairly priced, call me or pm me for any more info. :thumbsup:

 

[snakebite03]

stingers all da way
when you mix all the colors together you get black,so Black is the fastest color(catch me if you can)

 

[T's Blk03]

I like the maggies so much, I just ordered another set from Complete Exhaust for the latest addition to the family. Here's their info and a great price.

 

[WDW MKR]

Dynomax... just to throw another in the mix! :-D

 

[03Red10th]

Anthony, Are there any soundclips for the Borla/Magnaflow setup?

 

[Top_Fuel]

Originally posted by 1992B4C
I recommend listening in person to some exhaust systems. Dont trust sound files.

Listen to this advice! There's no way I'm going to drop $500 on a cat-back without hearing it in person.

For my personal taste, anything that drones or has an annoying resonance is completely out of the question. I have been there and done that with 2-chamber Flowmasters on a 5.0 and the drone drove me insane!!! So that rules out 95% of the popular Cobra cat-backs on the market.

I rode in a car with a Steeda cat-back (made by Borla) and it was the best of both worlds. It had a muscular exhaust note under moderate-heavy throttle...but without the skull-pounding drone while cruising. That's the system I'm buying.

-Greg

 

[magnum4000]

Having had 2 terminators (black '3 and the current) with 2 types of exhaust, I have to go with the Magnaflows.

Straight through design is great for horsepower gains, and although I still can't believe it, it is not as loud as Flowmasters. The magnaflows give a deep rumble but stay especially tame until you put your foot in it.

For under $400.00 delivered for an ALL stainless steel catback, you can't go wrong.

In my research, Magnaflows outperformed all (except the stinger - my understanding is the stingers are basically glasspacks - I had glasspacks 15 years ago - way too loud and juvenile) in HP ratings due to the straight through design. I don't think there's a big difference between the major companies; any will give you a substantial performance boost. Go with the sound you like best.

Good Luck!

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