Lumheader Exhaust?

[Ares]

That's obviously not for a mirage.

I was just making a point that we do have a straight pipe. But may not be a catback straight pipe, but rather just a mid mounted muffler.

[JoshG210]

The cat on these cars are so small then you have this giant resonator and then at the end of the exhaust is a tiny bullet style muffler. I'm wondering how a magnaflow muffler might sounds like or vibrant performance, but on the fence about touching the exhaust.

[silverstreak]

Hehe got it. Thought that looked a little big for the mirage. That being said, I've googled it but I can't find a pic of the undercarriage of our cars. Anyone know where I can find one?

[DirectNova]

Going too big exhaust diameter is the wrong way to improve things, you need some restriction on N/A cars.

[btavish]

Hehe got it. Thought that looked a little big for the mirage. That being said, I've googled it but I can't find a pic of the undercarriage of our cars. Anyone know where I can find one?

i will post some pics of the undercarriage of mine by next weekend. im thinking on the cheap side a jones turbo tube muffler 1.75" inch in and out or on the high side a magnaflow in the same dimensions. will definitley keep the rear resonator intact.

[Minihaha]

US spec cars - from my own eyes underneath: appear to have a second (dumb, i.e., not plugged-in to car's computer) cat, then a big muffler, then a very smallish resonator(?) just before the exhaust tip.

Ditching everything from the first cat back would dramatically lessen restriction, and raise noise levels similarly.
I think ditching everything from the first cat back, and then putting in a tastefully sounding 'muffler' would be ideal, that's the route I intend to take...

[btavish]

for those on here that have modified your exhaust, post videos on youtube and link them here so we can get an idea of what certain combos sound like.

[silverstreak]

I'm thinking as to not cut the back pressure too much and lose power, just replace the last little muffler with straight pipe and call it a day.

[Ares]

I think the hollow sound is actually coming from the big resonator/muffler.

The car was idling while I was loading it up with stuff and I dont mind the idle in the end of the pipe.

Just need to fix the hollow mid of the car sound.

[Mistah JT]

If that big circular thing in the middle of the car is a cat, that's one hell of a big cat.

I think it's a muffler. Some mufflers are placed away from the tip as there is no space to put it:

Middle resonator/muffler is after the cat. That is only thing mirage uses. Cat is the smallest I have ever seen since my last car has a 3" exhaust LOL.
But yeah, Cat and a resonator/muffler and the rest is straight pipe. Plus the small muffler at the rear.