I ran a similar set-up for about 4 weeks. Too much for my taste, went in and reinstalled mufflers. Actual progression was:

Stock with straight pipe to SVT mufflers = decent, but drony

Sho y-pipe + hi flow cat, straight pipe to SVT mufflers = super bark on start-up, raspy until warm, heavy drone in cabin

Added Maganflo res, removed mufflers = deep burble at idle, minimal drone at speed, doggy drone around town

Added SVT mufflers back into the mix = nice burple at idle, lower cabin drone, nice compression note on engine braking. Finally able to seperate subwoofer from exhaust.

(Yes Stazi!) I am a believer, and will be replacing the stock SVT mufflers with either Magnaflo's or Dynamax, just want to hear some example before I invest.


jkr2wld '97 LX 2.5 ATX Vibrant White