Straight Pipes Question [LS1]
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Straight Pipes Question [LS1]
So I'm considering having my muffler cut out and running straight pipes.
Current Exhaust Mods:
1 3/4 Kooks LT Headers No Air & EGR
Kooks 3" ORY
Borla 3" Catback
And a Tune for 93 octane
If i get the Borla muffler cut out, would i see more pros than cons or would i be creating more problems for myself?
Current Exhaust Mods:
1 3/4 Kooks LT Headers No Air & EGR
Kooks 3" ORY
Borla 3" Catback
And a Tune for 93 octane
If i get the Borla muffler cut out, would i see more pros than cons or would i be creating more problems for myself?
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straight pipes will be really loud. If you are just going for sound then I guess straights. If you want the performance of straights, but you still want it to be not as loud then a cut out is the way to go. Loud and straight through performance for the track and then slightly more tame for the ride home.
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I am not big on the straight pipe sound out of street cars. Ordinarily, great sounding cars for the street turn into like expressed above^^^^ Dogshit, I think nails it.
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Alright guys lol. I'm pretty much going straight pipe right now except for the borla, the only problem im having is a loud, obnoxious almost like weedwacker sound when i gun it with the borla. I want my car to sound like this when i get on it, because right now, it doesnt sound how i want it to.
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Wtf...throw a lm1 muffler on it. Or an X and run duals. Straight pipes are for trucks...hillbillies...or the ricer who thinks he's just awesome because his car is loud and obnoxious. I cut mine off when I did my Lts/duals. It was cool for about 5 minutes. No tone and a lot of rasp.
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Wtf...throw a lm1 muffler on it. Or an X and run duals. Straight pipes are for trucks...hillbillies...or the ricer who thinks he's just awesome because his car is loud and obnoxious. I cut mine off when I did my Lts/duals. It was cool for about 5 minutes. No tone and a lot of rasp.
Maybe ill keep the borla. I figured an $800 catback would sound better than a $400 one
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Alright guys lol. I'm pretty much going straight pipe right now except for the borla, the only problem im having is a loud, obnoxious almost like weedwacker sound when i gun it with the borla. I want my car to sound like this when i get on it, because right now, it doesnt sound how i want it to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8xyOXwu41Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8xyOXwu41Y
Is your borla the adjustable one?
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Alright guys lol. I'm pretty much going straight pipe right now except for the borla, the only problem im having is a loud, obnoxious almost like weedwacker sound when i gun it with the borla. I want my car to sound like this when i get on it, because right now, it doesnt sound how i want it to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8xyOXwu41Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8xyOXwu41Y
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Figuratively speaking man.....the choice/thought of straight pipes is a bad idea for many reasons imo. You can't go wrong running duals though. Took me 2 unsatisfied catback setups to make that decision...but it was the answer.
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^^ Gotcha man, so would you recommend just doing straights with duals? I have a Y pipe in now and i was thinking of having the muffler shop near me cut the Y pipe and run just straight duals from there to my borla tips. What do you think about that? Would you recommend throwing a resonator in there or something? Noise is not a problem, I love the sound of a loud engine especially at WOT.
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You would want an Xpipe in their. You could cut the merge outta the Y and replace it with an x pipe..then run a couple bullets or chamberd mufflers to tips. Or sell the borla setup and buy a quality td setup. The borla would pay for the tsp duals.
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Couldnt i just go from the merge, to x pipe, then just straight back to the tips? Or would that sound like said "dogshit"