I had a str8 pipe put in but the rasp was too annoying so I had a glasspack put in backwards. People can say what they want about how bad glasspacks are but I had one installed for the baffles inside the glasspack not the sound deadening properties. The baffles eliminated the rasp completely and the car is just as loud as before.
Performance wise I would say there has been a significant increase in low end torque. A fellow Ceg'er drove my car and immediately noticed the extra torque. I also drove his car as well and noticed a lack of torque (not much but noticeable). I rarely have to go into the secondaries in everyday traffic; something I did alot before the mod.
I have also gained 15-30 miles per tank. I am very pleased with this mod.