Best exhaust or muffler to put on a 1999 Q45t

[gdriver93]

I have a 1999 Q45t black on black...i was wondering if i could put anything on it to make it sound better. As you probably know Q45's are more of a luxury than a sports car so its hard to find something that fits with the cars image. Feel free to post videos and pictures of your exhaust on your car...if you could let me know what it sounds like that would be great.

[elwesso]

i believe you can still get the stillen exhaust for the Y33 Q... That seems to be nice... Trust me, you want to err on the side of being too quiet vs being too loud, too loud is annoying..

[Skibane]

Trust me, you want to err on the side of being too quiet vs being too loud, too loud is annoying..

Yep.

Any fool can make a car loud...but making quiet power is an artform.

[chosonnom]

You can get Impul exhaust used from a Japanese importer.

Original cost was 1100 US dollars, used you can get them probably half the price in very good condition shipped to the US.

[MinisterofDOOM]

i believe you can still get the stillen exhaust for the Y33 Q... That seems to be nice... Trust me, you want to err on the side of being too quiet vs being too loud, too loud is annoying..

I kind of go the other way. As long as the sound is pleasant enough, volume is desirable. Especially with a motor like the VH, which really doesn't make unpleasant sounds unless you muck something up. The point of an exhaust mod (for sound, anyway) is for the driver to enjoy it.

I wish my Q's exhaust note was louder. The sound itself is perfect but I want to be able to hear it more. It's bystanders, of whom 99% of whom don't even know to appreciate the sound, who get to enjoy it the most. But I'm the one who cares the most...I should get to enjoy it, too. And I do...but not to the extent I'd like.

My dad's truck is really loud. But it's such a wonderful deep silky burble that it's not intrusive or bothersome. You can hear it coming a block away, even in the house. But it's not annoying...even standing right next to the tailpipe with the truck idling, you can hold a conversation. And you can hear it even driving at freeway speeds, quite clearly, a nice soundtrack. But it doesn't interfere with music or conversation, even with the windows down.Because it's not volume that makes the sound pleasant or unpleasant, it's the tone and quality of the sound. If it's a good sound, more is better. If it's a bad sound, more is not better at all.

But even though an exhaust note is for the driver, it should also be for that 1% of people who will appreciate it. When I hear my neighbor's 396 El Camino drive by, I appreciate the sound. And he knows it. And that's why it's loud. But it's not a Civic so it's not annoying. People don't look around and wonder who the jackass is making that stupid noise. Most people don't even notice, because the deep note is nonintrusive. But I notice...and I appreciate.

[elwesso]

the main thing i find super annoying is droning on the highway... I hate that with a passion!