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questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby KDaly » Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:29 pm

just bought a 07 solara and loving it. i love the sound of a nice deep exhaust and this stock one isn't doing it for me (although i appreciate how quiet it is). i've been talking around and it seems i have 3 options. 1) no exhaust. 2) straight pipe. 3) some TRD aftermarket. i am also wanting (if i decide to go with an exhaust that it) a dual exhaust. thanks.
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby kjd2121 » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:53 am

Hi,

I just recently had a new muffler put on my 2005 V6 3.3. Went with 2.5 inch pipe from the Cat back to the new Magnaflow #14829. We totally eliminated the stock resonator as well. Sounds very deep but not overly loud - NO RICE. Very classy sounding. There is no annoying drone while cruising on the highway. Got the muffler from Amazon for $113 and the shop charged $120 for the work - total of approx. $245.

http://www.amazon.com/Magnaflow-14829-P ... B000CCFJ52

Good luck with what ever you choose.
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby GzNutz » Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:43 am

^ That's a great setup. You can't go wrong with the 14829, plus it comes to about half the cost of the trd muffler.
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby 1gSE » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:40 am

Option 1 = all bark, no bite, not to mention some V6s don't sound very good like that
option 2 = less bark, still no bite
option 3 = win

Keep it subtle and tasteful. The TRD muffler is expensive and hard to find. IIRC it was made by Borla. Go with what they suggested. Magnaflow is hard to beat
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby KDaly » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:12 pm

When you deleted the resonator - how big of a difference did you feel from inside while driving?
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby KDaly » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:13 pm

any videos perhaps?
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby kjd2121 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:47 am

KDaly wrote:any videos perhaps?



I will try later today.
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby kjd2121 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:51 am

KDaly wrote:When you deleted the resonator - how big of a difference did you feel from inside while driving?


I didn't feel anything different, but the sound (growl:)) is louder when romping on the gas pedal. When just cruising at around 2-3000 rpm there is no sound

The sound is from the Magnaflow. It truly sounds sweet.
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby kjd2121 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:45 pm

KDaly wrote:any videos perhaps?


Here is a video showing the Magnaflow and the Pep Boys ram air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ISiswA ... e=youtu.be
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby KDaly » Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:43 pm

Awesome. This helps out so much. Does anyone know if they make a Cold Air Intake for the Lara? If not how much is a Ram Air and what was the difference ( horse and mpg-wise)?
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby GzNutz » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:22 pm

There is a cold air diy in the gen2 section.
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby kjd2121 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:45 pm

KDaly wrote:Awesome. This helps out so much. Does anyone know if they make a Cold Air Intake for the Lara? If not how much is a Ram Air and what was the difference ( horse and mpg-wise)?



The ram air that I did costs around $80 and is detailed in the Pep Boys post. Adds absolutely no HP gain - MPG is the same. Just sounds good :).
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby KDaly » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:22 pm

So would I be better off trying to do a cold air intake?
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby KDaly » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:00 pm

nevermind, i just looked up some cai stuff and that's just too much work. What all did you get from pep boys? i didnt see any kits or anything on their site...
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Re: questions on exhaust on 2007 Solara SLE 3.3L V6

Postby kjd2121 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:12 pm

KDaly wrote:nevermind, i just looked up some cai stuff and that's just too much work. What all did you get from pep boys? i didnt see any kits or anything on their site...



See this thread - viewtopic.php?f=55&t=50107
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