PSE, should I bite?

[bosstucker]

I have an opportunity to buy a used pse for my 02 C4s. It came off a c4s, should I do it for 1000 (plus install) or what's a reasonable price for a used PSE?

[Loren]

It should fit fine. Just be sure you use your old tailpipes and tips.

I would make sure there are no rattles in any used exhaust system. Rattles generally mean broken welds.

[Joel Pirela]

or.... you can get FisterD PSE mod for much, much less than that.

[bosstucker]

is the fisterD mod the one with that short bypass pipe welded in? How does the sound stack up against the PSE? Loren, should I be checking for these rattles before or after it's installed?

[Loren]

is the fisterD mod the one with that short bypass pipe welded in? How does the sound stack up against the PSE? Loren, should I be checking for these rattles before or after it's installed?

Yes about the fisterD mod.

Check for rattles before you purchase it. If it rattles it is likely toast.

[bosstucker]

Thanks Loren, good to know about those rattles, I'm not the most mechanically inclined tool in the shed, wouldn't have even thought of that.

[Joel Pirela]

Fister has two versions of the mod. Mark I and Mark II. I don't remember which Mark is which but One is exactly the same as PSE and sounds exactly the same as PSE on loud mode all the time, the other connects the pipe entering the muffler from the cats to the exit pipe. This sounds amazing and if I was doing it again, I would buy this one. I have the PSE clone and love it.

Cheap and fast turnaround.

[Dharn55]

I have to tell you that I love my PSE. The deeper, throatier, louder sond is great, but I also love to be able to go to the quiet mode. Particularly in a Cab.

[bosstucker]

I got it! No rattles of any kind, the owner takes good care of his car and was just upgrading to something louder. I got a great deal <700! Just turning it on and it sounds like a different beast, a louder snarl and more of a growl than a purr. It's like upgrading from a housecat to a panther! It's not obnoxious either. Also no wiring or switch was installed so it's always open, and surprisingly, on the inside, it isn't much louder, only when I'm laying on the gas or rev match downshifting can you really tell from the inside that it has the PSE. Of course with windows down and just cruising around town, it's just like you said Dharn, it has that throatier sound. I love it! Subtle yet spicy! Thanks for all the help and advice guys! Now I'm off to the parking garage to see if I can set off some car alarms : )

[phillipj]

Now I'm off to the parking garage to see if I can set off some car alarms : )

That's freakin awesome... I guess I'm not the only juvinile out there :jump:

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