Megan Racing exhaust sound

[89protege5red]

I have a Megan Racing catback exhaust on my pro5 and recently I noticed that when im driving it doesnt sound as deep as it used to. Any ideas on why that would be? The resonator finally going bad or maybe the muffler? I had it check at a local shop and there werent any leaks in the system. (scratch)

 

[slow-pro5]

usually with cheaper mufflers, the fiberglass packing inside of it tends to deteriorate after a while. So it is probably the muffler. I had a magnaflow that was very quiet at first, but a few weeks later, became much louder.

 

[89protege5red]

Well the system came as a whole so I assume I should prolly just order a new muffler? I can get the exact same muffler from ebay that came with the system when I bought it. part numbers match too. think that would take care of it?

 

[slow-pro5]

You could, but eventually it might end up sounding the same. All depends how much you care about the sound. Which muffler are you looking at?

Alternatively, you could try a longer resonator (making it more quiet/possibly deeper), or another muffler altogether. Right now, I have a magnaflow catback and it is relatively deep and quiet. You could buy a universal one and add a tip you like.

 

[89protege5red]

well i was just looking at getting the same muffler and having a shop weld it on. I liked the sound it had and I have an SLS catless midpipe in the mail right now. I have had the exhaust for almost 4 years, plus these Iowa winters do some damage on pretty much every part of my car. a new muffler is only 89 bucks shipped anyway so its not terrible to replace