Turbo charge it,, biggest bang for the buck...

 

Nah, forget about turbos...that's for the import crap cars. Get a vortech and do it yourself or you can get the vortech kit from rippmods.com for $3850. For 290hp at the wheels, you can't go wrong.

 

Updated from the photo a few frames above, I did away with the cheaper 6" aftermarket filter that came with the kit from Ebay. I added a 6" tube and a 12" K&N Hi-Flo Filter. 'Viola... Cold air intake.

 

What do you guys think of the "cheap" mufflers available on eBay? Ex) this one.

Really I'm looking for a muffler that's relatively inexpensive, and has a somewhat sedated yet noticeable tone at idle and partially-open throttle, and has a nasty bark at full throttle. Thanks for any input fellas.

Oh, BTW, I drive a 2001 Stratus sedan with the 2.7L. Check it out here.

 

I'd go with a straight pipe mod. Cut the muffler off and have a tip welded on. Unless you like the fart can look?

 

I'm more concerned with sound than look. I just want something agressive, but not just loud an annoying.

 

so u basically used a strait pipe all the way back after the cat?

 

The stock exhaust has 2 resonators after the cat. What they are referring to is having the muffler cut off of the stock exhaust and having a long tip welded in place of the muffler. Instead, I bought the Dynomax catback which only has one resonator, mandrel bent 2 1/2" piping and a nice straight thru muffler. You just need to replace the sissy tip it comes with.

 

what is the exhaust diameter of the stock exhaust of a 2002 strat se with the 3.0?? is it 2.25 inch or 2.5 inch?

 

2.25"