| It's significantly louder than Stillen and the Stillen was already quite a bit louder than stock. It's definitely not the exhaust to get if you don't want to be noticed. I'm running test pipes and no resonators, which makes things a bit louder of course. It has a very pleasant deep rumble at idle with a smooth increase in pitch through the RPM range. There is little detectable 3000 RPM rasp like you hear on some open exhausts. It sounds like there's some real power, not just a noisy exhaust like the ricer 4-bangers like to run. Under load (accelerating in 5th up a slight slope) it gets louder and seems to cause some unpleasant resonance, but that's easy to avoid by downshifting. The sound level in the cabin increased somewhat, requiring turning the stereo up a bit, but it wasn't overwhelming. Of course, I really enjoy the sound of the exhaust.
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