For louder sound do I need cat back or just the muffler?

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Just bought a 2012 dodge 1500 hemi 5.7
Looking at the outlaw muffler or cat back system

With the factory duel pipes can I just get the outlaw muffler and still sound good or will the cat back be louder?

Thanks for the help!
 

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All you need is the muffler. No need to spend more money on the cat back.
 
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That’s what I thought. Looks like the factory pipes are big enough to sound throaty with just the muffler.
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Exactly what gary said, just the muffler. I believe the outlaw comes with 10 series? if so thats the muffler i have and its LOUUUUUUD lol for just a muffler swap it is as loud as they come
 

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Check out the Carven series mufflers.

Leave the kittys in place. Unless you want to replace then with a new Hi-Flow brand.
Now days it’s not that expensive.

Muffler discussions are similar to discussing oil brands! EVERYONE has a opinion!
 

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Just bought a 2012 dodge 1500 hemi 5.7
Looking at the outlaw muffler or cat back system

With the factory duel pipes can I just get the outlaw muffler and still sound good or will the cat back be louder?

Thanks for the help!

Larger 5" exhaust tip will give a deeper sound.

If saving money is the goal just do the muffler.

Direct fit muffler plus direct fit 5" tips are about the same cost as a catback
 

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Best of all, the factory muffler is huge and only bolted in. Your truck gets lighter just by losing that fat, chambered, too quiet beast.

Because the OEM is bolted in, you can buy a prefab replacement and DIY it. I have the Mufflex which uses a Magnaflow 24" single in, dual out and I added 5" tips for a little GRAVITAS (changed note deeper).

Why pre-fab kit?
You'll need make-up pipe since nothing is a YUGE as the factory boat-anchor. A muffler shop may use aluminized steel because it's cheap and you're not standing there under the truck with them, or try to sell you an entire Cat-back that you DO NOT REALLY NEED.

Mufflex takes a 14", 18" or 24" Magnaflow and welds it with the same stainless pipe as the factory and includes the hangers and clamps. As mentioned in posts above, Carven has similar kits and other's do too.

I like the 24" because the exhaust notes says "Hey I got a Hemi!" not, "Hey I'm begging for attention and don't care if you or your kids are trying to sleep--its all about me!" Some exaggeration there, but there is also the issue of freeway drone, especially when MDS cuts out half the cylinders on the freeway. I don't get anything annoying with the 24", and I've heard much gnashing of terrible teeth and roaring of terrible roars and rolling of terrible eyes from folks that chose shorter mufflers.

To be fair, I've also heard from folks who love their short mufflers or even muffler deletes--but I guess their Po-po don't carry decibel meters in the trunk the way my local five-oh does.

So listen to a bunch of videos on YouTube, ignore the advice/opinion of everyone including me, and buy what you like, since you have to live with it, and the rest of us do not.
 

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I did a Y-Pipe, used the stock pipe to an 18" Magnaflow, and removed the resonators out back. I also finished with 5" tips. The Magnaflow sounds smooth and deep. When you get on it, it sounds very aggressive. The Carvens are louder for sure, but you might get tired of that after a while. (or not!!)
 

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[QUOTE="Casper, post: 1700506, member: 8802")

So listen to a bunch of videos on YouTube, ignore the advice/opinion of everyone including me, and buy what you like, since you have to live with it, and the rest of us do not.[/QUOTE]

What casper said!!!

Opinions are like bellybuttons. Everyones got one and most you dont want to see..lol
Sound of exaust is subjective, for some, no such thing as too loud
Others want/need quieter.
I have mufflex 18 and carven 5" tips and in hindsight its a bit loud in general for me, (old fart), accept when i open er up which i tend do do more now...lol
 

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[QUOTE="Casper, post: 1700506, member: 8802")

So listen to a bunch of videos on YouTube, ignore the advice/opinion of everyone including me, and buy what you like, since you have to live with it, and the rest of us do not.

What casper said!!!

Opinions are like bellybuttons. Everyones got one and most you dont want to see..lol
Sound of exaust is subjective, for some, no such thing as too loud
Others want/need quieter.
I have mufflex 18 and carven 5" tips and in hindsight its a bit loud in general for me, (old fart), accept when i open er up which i tend do do more now...lol[/QUOTE]
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Close. Opinions are like an anus, everyone has one, and they ALL Stink!!!! :33:
 

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Ya i kno, but was trying to clean it up a smidge. Actually opinions are like assholes........
 

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Just bought a 2012 dodge 1500 hemi 5.7
Looking at the outlaw muffler or cat back system

With the factory duel pipes can I just get the outlaw muffler and still sound good or will the cat back be louder?

Thanks for the help!

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