Ok, after a few emails with someone at trubendz I am no closer to a decision. I originally was going to go with the
CONTOUR DUAL 2.5" W/ MAGNAFLOW (ALUM) The reply from trubendz was that kit would be a bit too loud for a family car, so then I started thinking about the
CONTOUR RESONATED 2.5" w/MAGNAFLOW . I'm thinking this one will be too restrictive with 1 muffler and 2 resonators and won't give me the HP gain I am looking for.
Your input needed... Compared to the resonated kit above, how would the following proposed setup sound vs. performance gain? Keep in mind that I have very little exhaust knowledge so this may make no sense at all vs the above two options. I was thinking: Replace everything from the cat back with 2.5", add Y pipe, go into a magnaflow on each side at the rear. Is having two mufflers going to keep it quiet enough to keep this a family car while still giving me a HP gain? Or will the fact that they are a performance type muffler make them too loud? 2 more things. What type of HP gain can I expect over stock with this setup, and what model magnaflows would fit/look good at the back ? the description at trubendz.com says either kit gives 7-12 HP at the wheels, that sounds like a bit much....
From someone who knows nothing about exhaust, thanks for the help!
Tom
