I just got a mid muffler delete. Been researching it about as long as I have been researching the Challenger itself. On paper it seems like a solid mod - low cost, throaty sounds, doesn't affect warranty, quick to do, lots of people do it, and so on. But I have to admit, I'm a bit overwhelmed at the volume increase. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one to shy away from a great car sound, but I feel the results everyone talks about are undersold a bit. YouTube videos never do anything justice, as the volumes depicted basically sound the same, or otherwise suffer from a lack of better audio recording equipment. On top of that - and seriously, no offense to anyone intended - everyone says "its loud but not that loud" and even had a few people tell me it's only like 25-30% louder. I'm no audio expert, but that's a serious underestimation. What kind of "loud" are you looking for if a mid muffler delete "isn't that loud?" And to be clear, I did only get the mid mufflers deleted. My resonators are still there.
I'm on the fence about going back. It's not a huge investment to lose - only cost me $100 - so I'm not worried about that at all. I also live in Alabama, so I'm hardly the only person in my neighborhood whose vehicle can be heard by everyone. I want to continue to drive it for a while to see if it grows on me, I mean I could just be experiencing the shock of how much louder it really is compared to the stock setup. But if I decide to go back to stock, is it a big deal? Is it as simple as the delete itself, but with installing a new mid muffler in place of the straight pipe? I feel like there would have to be a bit more pipe bending and finagling involved. And on top of that, the addition of the mufflers themselves (I made the dumb decision to not keep them after they chopped them off the car). So what kind of process and ballpark cost am I looking at? Or would I be messing it up by going back?
I'm on the fence about going back. It's not a huge investment to lose - only cost me $100 - so I'm not worried about that at all. I also live in Alabama, so I'm hardly the only person in my neighborhood whose vehicle can be heard by everyone. I want to continue to drive it for a while to see if it grows on me, I mean I could just be experiencing the shock of how much louder it really is compared to the stock setup. But if I decide to go back to stock, is it a big deal? Is it as simple as the delete itself, but with installing a new mid muffler in place of the straight pipe? I feel like there would have to be a bit more pipe bending and finagling involved. And on top of that, the addition of the mufflers themselves (I made the dumb decision to not keep them after they chopped them off the car). So what kind of process and ballpark cost am I looking at? Or would I be messing it up by going back?