I have a completely stock 2004 chrysler crossfire. Im looking to make it sound good with a $100 +/- budget. I want it to stay stock with maybe a couple bolt on parts... Nothing permanent.

 

Engine/exhaust sound or stereo?

 

 

I'm guessing exhaust, most stereo upgrades don't involve "bolt on" parts. It will be hard to do anything non permanent or easily reversible for that money. The options are CAT back exhaust kits from several makers, deleting the CATs, changing the muffler, deleting the resonator. Deleting things probably would not cost a ton but undoing it would entail bigger bucks.

 

unless you can do it yourself, you aren't going far on a100 dollar budget

 

Unless you are in California,,,,,delete the back cats.
EZ PEZY


Most Private muffler shops can do it under your budget.


Will they is another matter.

 

Man, did that bring back memories of the 40s and 50s!!!..Thanks...Carl

 

i dont mean to sound rude at all just my opinion here but i see this all the time on this forum why do people buy these cars and want to be "cheap" with it?!?! just the maintenance on the car and replacement parts alone should deter people to use the "cheap" tag when talking about anything crossfire...yes it may not fully be a Benz pricetag but in my travels in life anytime you try to do something cheap it will not look or sound good 95% of the time...if you dont have the funds to do it right now leave it stock and save for a nice cat-back exhaust or a custom setup, dont just put a ricey sounding muffler on it for $100 at a shop just my .02 cents

 

If this keeps up, there will be a ton of crappy maintained and sounding XFs on the market over the coming years. Nice stock units will sell for a premium (hint). They are also relatively easier to maintain.

 

This will do nicely!!!!

 

Or maybe this one with no wiring.....

 

While that's a neat trick, they don't sound like the V8 muscle cars I owned. Also, I thought the idea was for those outside the car to hear and feel the power but those inside are virtually isolated unless the window is down. I know that there are several high end manufacturers who are actually adding to the sound by piping it into the passenger compartment but I just don't get that.

 

I disagree. The noise is for the driver only. No one around the neighborhood wants to hear it. And on longer trips, the novelty of that noise wears off really fast.

 

You made my point! The noise gets old fast, hence keeping the cabin isolated. I didn't mean that the sound outside would be so loud as to be obnoxious just a deeper rumble and blat under hard acceleration. That's what I am aiming for anyway, in removing the rear CATs and resonator and adding a smaller inline resonator from Yonaka, retaining the stock muffler.

 

I removed my rear Cats while in Florida for $100 and the sound is as a nicer growl when under some load (before the SC kicks on of course) However my buddy had an N/A and he removed his cats and it sounds great under full load.

 

OBX exhaust is the best bang for your buck but will roughly triple your budget. However it does meet your requirements as an easily reversible bolt on.

I know other forum members have tried various cheap mufflers (generic Cherry Bombs, Magnaflow, etc. cans), but in general using one will require thinking, design, and welding which won't be as easily reversible and will blow your budget unless you can DIY it.

IMO you're not going to get a great solution in that price range. Spend a little more and get a bolt-on catback. If you (or the next owner of your car) don't like it you can take it right back off and sell it here.

 

It is hard, HARD, to make a V6 exhaust sounds good. I am on version five.

 

I was just kidding on those plug in sound things!!

 

Can't share that opinion. I think the Crossfire sounds awesome stock and love the sound of V6 engines. Heard many aftermarket exhaust "tunes" (Borla, Magnaflow etc.) and I truthfully think stock sounds just fine and there is definitely no need to change the exhaust for me. Besides, I love the way the original exhaust tips look like and can't stand the "round exhaust tip" versions out there for some reason...makes the rear look lame.

 

I'm 100% with nickwe21 for both my XFs. It's not the sound that make these cars -- it's the looks.