SRT4 Exhaust

rushtom2 · Post by **rushtom2** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:17 pm

I'm looking at getting an srt4 rear section for my 2000 neon.
Will this be stupid loud? Looking for comments from people with experience in doing this, sound bytes might help aswell.
Stock engine, with a cai. 5 speed.
I don't want it to sound like a fart cannon, or a civic.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:25 pm

I notice you are new, so I understand you may be new to forums as well. So...

At the top of the page there is a search link. That will be your best friend while you learn. Many people have done te srt exhaust, as well as the TB and UDP questions that you had in the other thread. The search function here is pretty good especially when compared to ones at neons.org or even at BITOG.

From what I understand an n/a motor with just a cat and no muffler is very obnoxious. you need atleast a glass pack in there. but i have never done this before.

mike9fore · Post by **mike9fore** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:04 am

The SRT4 exhaust is much like running straight pipe. Very Loud and Very Free Flowing. As Racer said once installing a glasspack it should keep down with the added loudness.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:45 am

It sounds good (I had it, and i'm going back to it this weekend).. and if you can get a hold of it, get the SRT mid pipe. It has 2 resonators that will keep some of the sound down. It maybe cheaper depending on how your getting the catback exhaust

Crashin · Post by **Crashin** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:18 am

I currently have the R/T header and cat, SRT mid and rear section. I LOVE the sound but hate the volume. At 110km/h the drone is annoying and from a set of lights when you are accellerating it is too much, everytime I see a police car I push in the clutch.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:54 am

Yes, it is stupid loud if it is just used to replace the stock muffler.

The SRT rear section is pretty much for show. It doesn't do much for sound dampening. As a matter of fact, I think the first time I took my muffler off and drove with JUST the glasspack, it sounded better.

I would suggest a 25' glasspack. A guy I know has one and the rumble sounds badass...way better than my 31'.

Crashin · Post by **Crashin** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:59 am

How much did the glass pack help the volume?

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:37 pm

Tons....sounds great with a glasspack.

But if you go too big it sounds boring and sucks, less rumble

Too small, cabin noise is pretty loud from what i've heard,

Crashin · Post by **Crashin** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:07 pm

Put in a 29" glasspack today, volume is good. You are right though, too big and it becomes boring....

BigDutch · Post by **BigDutch** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:38 pm

So I have a 01 R/T with CAI & SRT-4 mid pipe and rear section. I love the sound. The drone is a bit much at first, but like everything, you will get used to it. As for the law, around here they do not tend to pay too much attention to the neon's. I have wanted to put on a glass pack but I would have to hear it before I cut up my mid pipe.

Here are a few video's for you.

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/B ... 020065.flv

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/B ... 24c939.flv

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/B ... 8a9ae9.flv

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/B ... nonHwy.flv

IMO, I think it is a wise choise for your car. I gained approx. 50km per tank!

Crashin · Post by **Crashin** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:13 pm

I gained 75km's on the last 3 tanks since putting the SRT exhaust on, but the drone was just too much, the glass pack make it tolerable.

Topherr · Post by **Topherr** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:24 am

OK SO I HEARD THIS MEAN ASS SRT

AND I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS
FROM THE EXHAUST OR FROM THE ENGINE

BC IF ITS THE EXHAUST I WANNA GET THAT SHIT
AND SOUND MEANNN AS FUCK

IT SOUNDED SOMETHING LIKE A MEAN ASS MUSTANG

BigDutch · Post by **BigDutch** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:26 am

in a SRT it is a combo of the exhaust and turbo that make it sound so mean.

in a N/A it is hard to achieve b/c we do not have the displacement but we can get close

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:34 am

Yup it's the whole package really.

The engine, the turbo (muffler), the resonators (mufflers) and the rest of the exhaust.

The biggest reason why you can't achieve that sound is because of the lack of turbo. I heard a clip of a flowmaster 80 series with 2 resonators. It sounded nice and throuty.

blk94z28 · Post by **blk94z28** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:33 pm

I recently put a flowmaster 80 series with no res, and I still have the cat. It is not nearly as loud as the srt rear sections with a glasspack but it has a really nice tone to it. I can get a sound clip if anyone wants.

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:45 pm

ran an "srt4 catback" on my r/t for a year...waaayyyy to loud...its perfect for two things: getting tickets and attracting rice.

i wanna upgrade too the thermal exhaust for r/t

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:50 am

I have a vibrant muffler and it just osunds really toned down compared to the srt setup still good sound though loud enough when gotton on

BigDutch · Post by **BigDutch** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:24 am

Well the full SRT Cat Back on my 01 R/T sounds much better than my buddy's. He has an 01 R/T as well but just has the rear section, so stock R/T from cat back to the rear section, and he is MUCH louder than I am.

Something to do with the 2 resonators and the smaller dia. of the exhaust piping I think.

Either way, I find the SRT Cat back rather nice. If you know how to drive (no offence to anyone) you can manage the sound nicely. If you want you car to be quiet you can.

TN.Frank · Post by **TN.Frank** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:37 am

The FlowMaster 50 Delta that I just had installed sounds nice and it's not too loud either. Cabin noise isn't bad at all, you can just hear the exhaust without it bustin' your head the way the FlowMaster 40 did when I put it on my '04 Ram 3.7L, I had to replace it within a couple days with a 70 because it was just too damn loud, especially in the cabin of the truck.
Turbos help to quiet the exhaust quite a bit, in fact a lot of guys running turbos don't even run a muffler and they still sound pretty good. Without a turbo you'll get a lot louder exhaust, which as has been said is a Cop Maganet. I think as long as you add a decent resenator you'll be ok but you will need one or you'll be way too loud.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:12 am

When I get my system I will be selling my entire SRT exhaust system.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:00 pm

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:When I get my system I will be selling my entire SRT exhaust system.

keep it, put it back on when you sell the car, and make 3 times as much on the aftermarket as you could for the stock lol. you'll still get a pretty penny for the car if you take care of it.

"never sell stock parts unless you wreck or sell the car with aftermarket" is my motto. even tho my parents are getting tired of tripping over my mid-pipe and the 2 srt rears in their garage.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:14 pm

Wenuden wrote:
MyNeonSaysHi wrote:When I get my system I will be selling my entire SRT exhaust system.
keep it, put it back on when you sell the car, and make 3 times as much on the aftermarket as you could for the stock lol. you'll still get a pretty penny for the car if you take care of it.

"never sell stock parts unless you wreck or sell the car with aftermarket" is my motto. even tho my parents are getting tired of tripping over my mid-pipe and the 2 srt rears in their garage.

I know what you mean, by keeping stock stuff around. I still have my stock airbox and stock motormounts. (Selling

) I plan to keep my car forever. The SRT-4 is my dream car. Its going nowhere. We think alike on the subject though. My 01 Neon had the hard to get german tail lamps, I took them off before I sold it. Wish I would of kept my stock airbox though...

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:32 pm

I think I have damn near every stock part I took off the black car lol. One day I'll take a pic of all the parts I have lol

mike9fore · Post by **mike9fore** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:36 pm

Wenuden wrote:
MyNeonSaysHi wrote:When I get my system I will be selling my entire SRT exhaust system.
keep it, put it back on when you sell the car, and make 3 times as much on the aftermarket as you could for the stock lol. you'll still get a pretty penny for the car if you take care of it.

"never sell stock parts unless you wreck or sell the car with aftermarket" is my motto. even tho my parents are getting tired of tripping over my mid-pipe and the 2 srt rears in their garage.

Sounds Like the Garage at my house!~!!

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:38 pm

mike9fore wrote:
Wenuden wrote:
MyNeonSaysHi wrote:When I get my system I will be selling my entire SRT exhaust system.
keep it, put it back on when you sell the car, and make 3 times as much on the aftermarket as you could for the stock lol. you'll still get a pretty penny for the car if you take care of it.

"never sell stock parts unless you wreck or sell the car with aftermarket" is my motto. even tho my parents are getting tired of tripping over my mid-pipe and the 2 srt rears in their garage.
Sounds Like the Garage at my house!~!!

i've also got a set of srt rims with tires, a sub box with 2 12" RF's, a motorcycle muffler, 2 motorcycle wheels w/ tires, everything necessary for an srt rear brake swap on a non-disc car, my stock air-box from the srt, a DC rear strut bar, and a few stock parts from my sxt and stuff i havn't put on the srt yet lol. by the end of next year, i'll probably be able to buy a shell and build another srt. collecting shit is fun lol.

half_twisted · Post by **half_twisted** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:58 pm

BigDutch wrote:Well the full SRT Cat Back on my 01 R/T sounds much better than my buddy's. He has an 01 R/T as well but just has the rear section, so stock R/T from cat back to the rear section, and he is MUCH louder than I am.

Something to do with the 2 resonators and the smaller dia. of the exhaust piping I think.

Either way, I find the SRT Cat back rather nice. If you know how to drive (no offence to anyone) you can manage the sound nicely. If you want you car to be quiet you can.

the srt mid pipe is 2 1/4 in dia and the stock mid pipe is 2" all the way.. thats why if you want a lil bit of noise in the back you need the rear section alone. If you want it twice as loud then get the entire srt cat-back. the bigger pipes you get the louder its going to be.

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:15 pm

I have a stock SRT-4 axle back up for trade for a duel R/T axle back

anyone interested?

Mad_Medeiros · Post by **Mad_Medeiros** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:40 pm

well for living in kitchener and being part of one of the largest growing car clubs in central ontario, PSA

I have been told NUMEROUS times I have one of the best sounding neon's n/a in town

all I did was removed the res, and replaced stock muffler with camaro style magnelflow muffler and added some nice 4 inch tips, my car has quite a nice tone, and its very smooth sounding, almost like a kl series mazda motor..

I will post a sound clip tommorow

blk94z28 · Post by **blk94z28** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:00 pm

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6807416096

Clip of my flowmaster 80 series muffler. I got it off my buddies old camaro.

InfinityAudio · Post by **InfinityAudio** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:12 am

I just get caught py a Fuc***** police officer tonight. He said that my exhaust wasn't one from an SRT. He said It was custom. Idiot. Can I be able to won this case or I will have to take it off?