Trying to make my car sound better

[red parrot]

I have a 2011 Hyundai Sonata.
It gets built till it dies, because I have 2 of them if I fuck it up.

Anyways, I took an aggressive nosedive into this and cut my muffler off. (It's actually really weird cause it went into the factory muffler at a 45 degree angle)

And here's how it sounds. REALLY Aggressive DEEP RUMBLE at idle, I really like it, and the sound when I'm rev matching IS AMAZING.

But there's some crazy drone, not too worried about it just yet, I have high tolerances for stuff in general.

What I actually have an issue with is the high RPM, now it doesn't sound like a tractor, or a lawnmower or anything people say inline 4s usually sound like, but it just sounds kind of mid. It also happens under load. It's kind of just like it makes a bunch of noise, but it doesn't have that aggressive bite anymore, but it also doesn't sound like the frequency increases much either, my goal is for it to sound more aggressive at higher RPMs.

I've been told a glass pack might be what I should look into,and I heard they're best installed at the mid pipe, and I was wondering if I should remove my resonator, or just throw it on after it.

[hazy burrow]

The final muffler effects sound more than you think. Too small ones can be raspy as fuck under high load, and too big ones sound like a gutless wet fart

[stoic musk]

because that muffler also acted as a resonator, its not going to sound particularly decent unless you put headers on it into resonators

[red parrot]

It has a resonator but I do see what u mean, the resonator isn't resonating enough.

And I can't afford headers on this car, it's either custom made, or $500 equal length, or $600 unequal length (6 month wait time)

Only 2 vendors for headers

On any other car I would tho 😂

[stoic musk]

or just save for a better base

[red parrot]

Nah bro, this one gonna last too long

I got a new engine in it, previous owner got one, and then decided he was done with the car right after lmao

[stoic musk]

new engine =/= good engine, plus just because it will last long doesnt mean it will be good value for money, fwd, open diff, bad after market etc etc but I was young once so enjoy it while you can

[red parrot]

There is a 2005 Miata that I rather would have, but right now I need to focus on getting money to buy more tools to maintain a car. I'm trying to do all the experimental stuff on this one in case I mess it up

Getting a Tig welder is my next purchase, then a transmission jack and then engine crane

[stoic musk]

thats fine, Im just saying dont dump insane money on a shell that will fight you

[red parrot]

After that, I think I'll feel good enough to buy something nice