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quote:Originally posted by secretspy

TurbomanGT,
I am concerned with it being too loud...I want louder than stock but not obnoxious.....what do you think? Chicago is a little far for me Take a look at this post, towards the bottom, by "madgray" about his experience with BTG: http://www.ptforums.com/zerothread?id=932

All the exhaust systems have a nice sound OUTSIDE of the car. Some are louder than others. It's when you reach the 3,000+rpm range is where a lot of people complain about the hum or drone INSIDE the PT. If you have a 2002+ PT model the gearing is higher so at 65-70mph (about 2,800 rpm), you won't hear any drone with the aftermarket systems you mentioned. The 2001's, I believe, rev at 3,200 rpm at 65-70mph, which is right in the drone range. The stock muffler/exhaust system is relatively quiet inside the PT throughout the rpm range.

Listening and looking at the different exhaust systems at a greet and meet is always recommended but you really need to take the PT on the freeway or highway with that system to 3,000+rpm to see if the drone or hum is acceptable to you. It is the main reason I bought a European exhaust system (MS-Design/Remus) instead of a Borla, Bassini, BTG, Scottsdale, etc. (I work at nites and do a lot of freeway driving, so a loud system or one that drones isn't an option and the european systems fit the bill). I've seen some that extended the exhaust tips to the edge of or past the rear bumper, while others added or changed mufflers/resonators/expansion chambers to a quieter design to eliminate the drone or at least made it acceptable.

The hum or drone noise, to me, sounds like a freezer motor that is always on and your ears are right by it. Took my buddies 2001 PT (Borla system) to Vegas once and I swear we stopped more often because of the drone. It was either go 55mph or 90+mph, anything in between was a killer for any length of time.

Everybody is different and so are the acceptable db levels or hum tolerances. You just have to find a system that meets your needs.