Ugh exhaust confusion

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:15 pm

so i had recently purchased an exhaust 4" tip straight pipe for my 2000 chrysler neon hoping that i wouldn't have to do any body work like cutting holes so i take it to get put on the guy first says its going to be turned sideways like my existing muffler is and then later tells me the only way to stick it on the back is cut a whole in my bumper so i said no hell with that and posted an add online and luckily sold it for more then what i original paid for it. so anyways i am now exhaust less and left at a decision point, i want to make my car look better but on the other hand like the sound of an exhaust, for my car to look better i found rims is the way to go a nice set of rims makes a neon look sweet, any tips on where to get a decent set of rims for the cheapest? also the exhaust, well i think i'm going to look for an actual 2000 neon exhaust where the muffler is actually sideways, i'm not super intrested in the dual tip one that i seem to find everywhere only because a) it is everywhere but b) because the tips look huge and noisey lol i live ina residental area i juss want something noticable but not to the point where everywhere is like ewwww you guys all know what i mean, so guys i come to you for help i need to find online here either a decent exhaust or something to make my car look better maybe a spoiler rims hood? but i can't spend a whole lot looking for the deals i'm searchin on ebay but i'm not doin so good havin troubles so guys and girls i need your help please

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:26 pm

well like i said in the other topic that u started

2k1MotorSport wrote:I would look into something in the borla line or one that i prefer.. the Vibrant Dual Exhaust ( http://modernperformance.com/dcx/neonvib00.shtml )

The Vibrant exhaust doesn't sound bad at all. It doesn't sound like a honda ( that's a + ). The only way to describe it would be a respectable sound. Not to deep and not to loud.

I have 1 that i may be selling in another few weeks. Shipping would be killer to goto Canada but unless you can find it cheaper than go 4 it.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:54 pm

SRT-4 Catback w/ Glasspack muffler.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:31 pm

Stock r/t muffler can be had new for $160ish I think.

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:13 pm

ok so i've looked up this srt catback sounds pretty sweet with the glass pack, but isn't it a stock exhaust? lol not to sound stupid, lol no i just want a good sounding exhaust but have no clue what i'm looking for i'm trying to stay cheap so unless i find a cat back for a really good deal doubt i'll be able to afford it lol, but yes any opions ideas would be helpful guys, i was hoping not to have to cut a whole in my bumper i'll post a pick to try and help

http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAdLargeI ... 9d4_18.JPG

same car except mine is silver

jckevns · Post by **jckevns** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:29 pm

if you looking for something that sounds good I've always found Magnaflow mufflers to sound the best

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:40 pm

the only problem is the way my mufflerr is turned sideways right now and the tip turns and comes out the back seems no exhausts are like that. do i need one like that or can i buy a stright one?

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:05 pm

stock stuff is good

jckevns · Post by **jckevns** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:16 pm

w0158981 wrote:the only problem is the way my mufflerr is turned sideways right now and the tip turns and comes out the back seems no exhausts are like that. do i need one like that or can i buy a stright one?

I bought a straight through universal magnaflow

Not the greatest of pics but I got it welded in place of the stock muffler
no pics of it on the car but it looked stock and sounded much better

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:55 pm

sweet so i can buy pretty much any muffler and weld it in place of my stock one and keep the same tip that came with my car and it will sound better? because finding a muffler with the curved end for a neon is tough stuff.

jckevns · Post by **jckevns** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:19 pm

the shop that installed this for me used some exhuast pipe they had laying around to make the tip they curved it down to come out under the bumper
you could probally cut the tip off of the stock muffler and weld onto the new muffler
when i had that muffler on my car you couldn't see the muffler just the tip

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:24 pm

see i've been looking for a muffler that sits sideways but with a tip that will turn and come out the back on ebay all i can find is ones for 95-99 neons and for my 00 i can only find the dual one. anyway i guess i should look on ebay for a muffler dount i'll find a magnaflow lol i have no clue wat to look for i no wat i want but finding it is hard. you guys have any tips on whats good and wats not and where to find it cheap?

2001Neon_LX · Post by **2001Neon_LX** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:37 pm

^ From my experience with exhaust related business, your gonna get what you pay for, for the most part. For me Its all about magnaflow, i have a universal polished oval magnaflow muffler welded in place of the stocker and had the shop weld a piece of pipe on for the tip, but instead of having like the stock turndown i had it come straight out with a flush cut on the end of the tailpipe and modified the passenger side hanger so the tailpipe/tip would clear the bumper. Then i Bought a nice 3.5" chrome tip put it on and it looks like it came from the factory that way, thats the route i suggest.

half_twisted · Post by **half_twisted** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:03 pm

03sxt wrote:SRT-4 Catback w/ Glasspack muffler.

Karizmatik · Post by **Karizmatik** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:06 pm

jckevns wrote:if you looking for something that sounds good I've always found Magnaflow mufflers to sound the best

I agree, that's what i've been using for the past few months, love it!

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:34 pm

so i've done alot of looking and i'm thinking of getting a universal magnaflow in the place of my stock exhaust now i'm not going to lie i always thought it was the tip that made the big difference but i've now learned its stricly the muffler so i have to ask as i look through the hundreds of mufflers on magnaflows site lol what does affect the sound? like in the muffler? i have decided i want to buy one and just buy a tip to clamp on the back but i got no clue what size inlet to look for or what size muffler to get and what all that stuff matters sorry for the rookie questions guys.

2001Neon_LX · Post by **2001Neon_LX** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:14 pm

Ok I just went out and measured my magnaflow muffler, it is a 4" x 9" Stainless Polished Oval, 14 " long, 2.5" Inlet and Outlet. It is welded in place off the stock muffler, any muffler shop worth anything will have no trouble putting it on for you, and tell them you want a the tailpipe to come straight out the back so you can put a tip on it, not like the stock turn down.

P.S. Grab a sawzall and cut the stock muffler off before you go to get the new one put on so you can have a bit of fun turning heads lol, and also make sure you cut the pipe just as it goes into the stock muffler if you plan to cut it off youself.

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:28 am

ok sweet so i know i need a 2.5 inch inlet i think, or is it 2.25 anyone know before i place the order? i'm juss curious what having an offset one compared to a centered one or say a 24" one compared to a 14" one?

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:13 am

Inlet size won't matter if they are welding the muffler to your factory pipe. they'll just weld an adapter to make it fit. IIRC the stock inlet pipe is 2" od on the 2000/early 2001 exhausts. the muffler pipe diameter will play a small part in the loudness bigger = louder. just get a muffler with at least the outlet the same size as the tip you use so there is less labor/parts needed to attach it.
Edit: see pic above.

2001Neon_LX · Post by **2001Neon_LX** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:06 pm

^ Hah ya I should have explained that you don't have to have 2.5" inlet cause they will expand or weld on an adapter.

half_twisted · Post by **half_twisted** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:13 pm

if they weld anything in make sure they take out the entire system, weld then install it in.. shops tend to do the welding with everything installed and can never get the top part thats under the heat shields, then a couple months later you have a exaust leak thats getting bigger every day.

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:40 pm

so i went and got my winter tires put on at my uncles garage and asked him about the exhaust he told me that because my casr is seven years old if i get a muffler and stuff since my car is so old i'm going to habve to replace the whole exhaust system? is this possible?

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:40 pm

eh... around where i live, No

But you are from Canada... and i don't know how bad your winters are. So lets see if we can get come of ur fellow country men to chime in on this.

But either way you shouldn't have to worry about getting another cat back. Nothing should go bad like that.

2001Neon_LX · Post by **2001Neon_LX** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:37 pm

Umm last I checked my exhaust was 6 years old and I had a new Muffler put on and the rest of the system is stock, thats just crazy having to replace the entire system, there would be no need to.