How loud are test pipes with stock exhaust?

[b_ron]

I'm needing a temp solution to my bad cat. Test pipes seem like a cheaper way to go until I have to smog the car.
But I don't want the car to be much louder than the stock exhaust system.
How much louder will test pipes be with the stock exhaust? Is there a way to make it quieter?

Thanks

[mitchlikesbikes]

with the stock midpipe and muffler i can't imagine it would be too much louder. maybe a bit raspier i guess. definitely interested to hear though, i may go test pipe + my megan midpipe someday so i'm curious as well.

[MugenReplica]

Here's a vid of a test pipe and a 2.25" midpipe on a stock muffler. You're setup should be a little quieter than this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MT-nlI7k30

[b_ron]

ugh alright. i guess i'm just going to keep my cat on then.
thanks for the replies

[Twisted-X]

I can't speak for the EP as I've got a race header and exhaust, but on the cd5 I've put a "test pipe" with the stock cat back and only noticed a marginal increase in volume. I wonder if the bigger midpipe in the video caused the raspiness?

[mitchlikesbikes]

I can't speak for the EP as I've got a race header and exhaust, but on the cd5 I've put a "test pipe" with the stock cat back and only noticed a marginal increase in volume. I wonder if the bigger midpipe in the video caused the raspiness?

i would guess it was probably a combination of both. the cat delete shouldn't make THAT much of a difference.

[StockTexasEP3]

It's not very loud at all