Charger scat pack 392 ?
I have a 2023 Dodge Charger Scat Pack 392 and recently did a full straight pipe setup, added an extra X-pipe, removed the cats, and tuned the car (Stage 1, active exhaust tuning, etc).
Before the exhaust work, the car had that deep “compressed” HEMI tone with aggressive crack/shifts between gears. Every gear change had a nice pop/raspy growl.
After the modifications:
the car feels heavier/slower at low RPM
the “gear change crack” sound disappeared
the exhaust sounds more hollow/open
less back pressure
less aggressive tone
Now I’m thinking about:
reinstalling the factory cats
removing the extra X-pipe
reinstalling resonators
Do you guys think the original Scat Pack tone / shift crack / back pressure feeling will come back after returning the setup closer to stock?
Or did the tune permanently change the sound behavior?