More Exhaust Questions and Concerns

[FJD]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Steve-SanJose-H3:



FJD,

Good feedback on the SMA. You are the first guy who feels that the cabin noise was up significantly after adding the exhaust system. Do you think the upgrade was worth the money?

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I think the upgrade was worth the $$ because I was looking for a little bit more out of the 5-banger and I think this accomplished it. It still isn't a speed demon which I don't expect or want it to be) but I definitely feel a little something more when accelerating. Living in the NY metro area, there's a lot of highway merging goin' on back here so the added pep certainly helps. I will admit I didn't expect the increase in cabin noise. I did an exhaust upgrade on my last SUV and really didn't notice any increase in cabin noise so I was kinda' expecting the same. Really where it hits you is low speed cruising in high gear and you get that low level drone that you seem to feel more then hear.
That said, I would still recommend the upgrade and just turn up the tunes !!