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Old 03-14-2006, 01:14 PM
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Thumbs up new exhaust installed: Pacesetter LTs, ORY, Sweet Thunder "Rumbler" *CLIPS*

rev clip #1 (download)

rev clip #2 (download)

55-120MPH tunnel run (download)

- Pacesetter Ceramic Coated LongTube Headers
- Texas Speed OR-Y
- Texas Speed Rumbler Catback w/ Sweet Thunder muffler in place of Dynomax Bullet

The setup is just a tad loud for me, clips hardly do it justice. I might be switching over to the Hooker catback sitting in my garage. I do like it though; very free-flowing thanks to the design of the TSP Rumbler catback.

The Sweet-Thunder chambered muffler can be found at sweet-thunder.com before anyone asks.

- Ron
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Sounds real good to me....
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So you just bought the whatever length of the chambered section and clamp all other pieces to make the exhaust, right?

I dont see SweetThunder selling a kit for our cars like GMMG does.
Old 03-14-2006, 01:33 PM
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Can you get some pics from underneath?
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Originally Posted by scrmnws6
So you just bought the whatever length of the chambered section and clamp all other pieces to make the exhaust, right?

I dont see SweetThunder selling a kit for our cars like GMMG does.
no, i purchased the texas-speed rumbler catback:



available here:
http://www.texas-speed.com/shop/item...d=195&catid=46

then replaced the dynomax bullet that comes with it with a 18" sweet-thunder chambered muffler.

it's a cheaper, louder, & better flowing version of the GMMG I suppose, lol. LOUD though, and can be raspy when you nail it - as expected with such little restriction.

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Old 03-14-2006, 01:46 PM
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Thanks for the quick response to the PM, but I guess I should've double checked this response.

I have heard that the GMMG setup is not raspy at all w/o cats, but you did mention that you hear some raspy noise while under heavy acceleration, how much though? Is it annoying? Is it bearable with the windows closed?
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Originally Posted by scrmnws6
Thanks for the quick response to the PM, but I guess I should've double checked this response.

I have heard that the GMMG setup is not raspy at all w/o cats, but you did mention that you hear some raspy noise while under heavy acceleration, how much though? Is it annoying? Is it bearable with the windows closed?
maybe no rasp on an LT1?..

but i've heard of GMMG rasp with no cats on the LS1..

if we're talking about the "machine gun" rasp, yes it does it worse than the actual GMMG does since there is only 1 muffler instead of 2. it's bearable to me so far, despite a few headaches, but of course that's all subjective.
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Damn thats sounds pretty badass, beautiful car BTW.
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Is that "wooshing" sound you heard with the stock manifolds gone now?
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While I love the sound of my GMMG, it does have a SLIGHT bit of rasp. I have shorty headers and high flow cats right now. I think the LS1 is just a rasp machine!
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Clips make it sound really good.
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Originally Posted by LS1Zedder
Is that "wooshing" sound you heard with the stock manifolds gone now?
yup, only did that with the stock manifolds and cats
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thanks for the compliments guys I'll get her on the ramps for some underneath shots soon.
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Sounds nice.
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Just got home to listen to the clips, that sounds awesome.
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Very nice!! Your factor just went up, even though it was already VERY high since your car is simply bad ***!!
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sounds nice man, good to see you do something besides troll the appearance forum :-p J/K

Seriously though, I think you may like the Hooker better, it is not quite as raspy but is a little bit quieter, personally I kinda like that raspy sound when you hammer it, just sounds kinda dirty and mean
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Man that sounds so badass!
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Whats the seat of the pants difference...noticeable?
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So what sweet thunder did you use, the basic, the custom, or the stainless?
What was the inlet diameter 3"?
I have almost the same exhaust as you, and yours sounds damn good (I'd like mine to sound the same)


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