Celica Forums General Discussion Engine and Performance Stock exhaust? - not impressed with aftermarket

Newbie here. Just scored a good deal on a 2000 GT this fall. Looking to do a bit of work on her at a time. The most obvious issue is the exhaust is LOUD. It's stock and someone decided to attempt to patch it up because we're in NY and are subject to the craziness that are emissions laws here (to clarify, I am in southwestern NY and faaaaar away from NYC and other cities so emissions standards are stupid to have here and just a way for the gubmint to levy more charges on us John Q. Publics. IDGAF about all that crap. I can have a cat and resonator assembly shipped to my GF's home in PA (about 15 minutes from me) and bypass all that BS. CARB compliant CA emissions systems are about twice what the 48-state legal ones are. LITERAL highway theft. Therefore a crappy patch job was done and now that's failing.

What I'm interested in is just getting everything from the cat to the tip replaced. Not really concerned with a performance boost, I just don't want my car sounding like ass. I have heard all of the demos on YouTube for catback systems and they're all way too buzzy for me. I don't want to sound like a rice burner. I would appreciate it if I could get a nice, throaty rumble out of it but it is a 4-banger so I can't hope for too deep simply because of the inherent lack of mass. Plus the cost...THE COST!!

So I realize that I'm the odd man out here, but I just want a stock system (or close to stock) that doesn't make the neighbors hate me and that doesn't kill my hearing over a prolonged period of time. One of thee days I may replace the muff with a catback but for now I just want quiet.

I see that I can score a basic system on RockAuto for around $389, shipped. Bosal muff and a basic (non-NY legal; OH, WELL!) Eastern Catalytic ECO III cat/rez pipe assembly.

Suggestions O, Celica Masters? I just want inexpensive and non-buzzy.

Have a look at the TRD Sport Exhaust System.
https://celicahobby.com/reviews/exhaust-systems/p61-trd-sport-exhaust-system.html

There are four different "TRD Sport" Mufflers. These are not to be confused with the "TRD Kazuma" variation, which is very loud.

'00-'05 Celica GT:
PTR08-20000-05 Muffler
PTR08-20000-08 Muffler for use with extend tip for use with rear valance (such as TRD Action Package)

'00-'05 Celica GTS:
PTR08-20000-06 Muffler
PTR08-20000-07 Muffler for use with extend tip for use with rear valance (such as TRD Action Package)

https://celicahobby.com/forums/ubbt...n-the-gt-and-gts-exhaust.html#Post449611

Mayyyyybe later for the TRD. I may have understated the cost factor in the OP. Guess I should have bolded that part?

But seriously, it's less important to get a muff that sounds pretty right now. I just need something reliable that I can pass inspection with and not have it be super loud. What to avoid would be helpful mroe than anything.

Thank you!