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Need opinions on aftermarket exhaust

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My main concern is how loud the thermal catback gets, I heard the catless version and that thing is loud. I heard that it has no drone and is pretty quiet on low rpms, and I'd prefer an exhaust that way, I live in a neighborhood full of very grouchy old people haha.
DEFINITELY do NOT do ANY pops n' bangs tunes then! [wink] [nono]
 


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DEFINITELY do NOT do ANY pops n' bangs tunes then! [wink] [nono]
It's funny, before owning this car I never really understood why someone would want to do that. But the blow off valve is an addiction for me so now I can understand where that comes from. I'm not really trying to do that though. I'll have to pick up an accessport but not really sure what kind of tune I'd want. I heard people recommend against using cobbs tunes that are provided with it.
 


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The first day I pulled in my FiST my neighbor across the road just stood in her driveway for 5m staring at my car. Those types of neighbors haha.
 


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I actually just stumbled upon the previous owner of my cars instagram so now I'm aware of what's been done to this car in the past at some degree.
 


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So after a little bit of talking with the previous owner he says that it is a cherry bomb, not really something I'm quite familiar with so hopefully I can get someone's help/confirmation on that

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So after a little bit of talking with the previous owner he says that it is a cherry bomb, not really something I'm quite familiar with so hopefully I can get someone's help/confirmation on that

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Oh man that shit is old school horrible cheap Muscle car shit from the 70’s get rid of it. lol.
I am dating myself by even knowing that. lol Ya Cherry Bomb is the stuff you would buy at Kragen, Autozone etc....Its pure garbage
 


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Lol cherry bomb, aka glasspack.

Fun for 30 bucks. Loud stupid cheap fun. But yeah, no change in performance. Just a lot more noise
 


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Eaxactly pure noise maker and nothing else , probably drones like mad on our cars.
Yeah explains A LOT for me, I had to go deep diving into what glasspack/cherry bombs were. I knew there just was something I hated about this exhaust but it makes a lot more sense now. Definitely convinced I'm replacing this fart can.
 


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I have a fswerks Cat-Back exhaust system and I'm happy with it, but thermal is the most recommended by far.

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Lol cherry bomb, aka glasspack.

Fun for 30 bucks. Loud stupid cheap fun. But yeah, no change in performance. Just a lot more noise
Would really any exhaust for the FiST make a performance increase? Imagine it would be pretty small. I'm more concerned about a decrease in hp from this thing haha
 


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Know someone who replaced their cherry bomb with thermal. Sounds great. I have Cobb which I ran for a few years with factory DP before going catless. Cobb definitely meets your needs for quiet until you punch it. Can't go wrong with either.
 


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Would really any exhaust for the FiST make a performance increase? Imagine it would be pretty small. I'm more concerned about a decrease in hp from this thing haha
None will have a have noticeable impact on performance either positively or negatively, including the fart can the previous owner installed.
 


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None will have a have noticeable impact on performance either positively or negatively, including the fart can the previous owner installed.
When I looked up these exhausts that was something that was mentioned by a lot of people with what techniques these use to make the sound. Is this something you are confirming from seeing the actual numbers?
 


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When I looked up these exhausts that was something that was mentioned by a lot of people with what techniques these use to make the sound. Is this something you are confirming from seeing the actual numbers?
Number of manufacturers claim HP/TQ gains with cat backs, just like K&N says a new filter will add power as well. Commonly accepted that cat-back is for sound and downpipe is for power. Not to say you won't get a few HP/TQ from a cat-back, but it won't be anything you'll feel on the butt dyno.
 


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Number of manufacturers claim HP/TQ gains with cat backs, just like K&N says a new filter will add power as well. Commonly accepted that cat-back is for sound and downpipe is for power. Not to say you won't get a few HP/TQ from a cat-back, but it won't be anything you'll feel on the butt dyno.
Not really looking for extra power, was more concerned for the sound this car makes with the cherry bomb and the possibility of losing horsepower from it
 


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If your car is stock. It'll still put out the rated hp/tq. It just sounds like butts. Its not a massive restriction. If its got a tune than you might be putting down a bit more.
 


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