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Old 03-29-2006, 01:44 PM
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what is louder on a stock car w/ an airlid

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most guys use duals on cars with LT's i have not heard a car with stock manifolds and True duals.....
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I had manifolds/TDs on my '02 Z for a while with no cats and 1-chamber Flows. Damn loud, but it was the perfect sound. I vote for TDs. A cutout before the muffler isn't that loud with cats, but decently loud without cats.
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I used to have macs/ory/cutout, now have pacesetters/duals/1 chamber flows and the duals are much louder than the open cutout......MUCH louder. Besides it being louder, it's a much better sound as well....no more rasp. Go duals, you won't regret it!
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ok, i left out that im doing lt's and a catback w/ a cutout, or lt's and td's
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my only reason for considering the cutout is being able to quiet it down for my frequent 3 hour interstate drives, but if it doesnt come close to duals when open, its not an option
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Originally Posted by jwhert
what is louder on a stock car w/ an airlid

cutout

true duals
cutouts
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cut outs will be louder.
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Originally Posted by jwhert
my only reason for considering the cutout is being able to quiet it down for my frequent 3 hour interstate drives, but if it doesnt come close to duals when open, its not an option
did i meet you at schlotzki's sat.? i had the other white t/a...the dirty one...i was wondering if anyone else from the club was on here...
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My LT, Loudmouth, and no cats it pretty damn loud...
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stock exhaust with no cats and a cutout = loud
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dual cut outs right after headers
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Originally Posted by wolfy
did i meet you at schlotzki's sat.? i had the other white t/a...the dirty one...i was wondering if anyone else from the club was on here...
that was me
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my single cutout in the I-pipe is really loud even through carsound cats, but the loudest ive heard is boom tubes
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ttt..
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Originally Posted by jwhert
my only reason for considering the cutout is being able to quiet it down for my frequent 3 hour interstate drives, but if it doesnt come close to duals when open, its not an option
i have stock manifolds with no cats and a cutout on the I, and it is very loud. the great thing about the cutout is you can close it. i can't see it not being loud enough for you.
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Do yourself a service sometime and take it for a spin with open headers.

The throttle response is enough to make you never want an exhaust!!!!!

I see dual cutouts on the Y in my future.
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open headers is suppose to give great throttle response in town, but u take it for a drive on the interstate, and when u end up back in town it would drive like **** wouldnt it
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Loudmouth is louder than all of them
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i dont like its sound too much


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