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Do you look first for hp gains or sound?
Do you look first for hp gains or sound? 
11-17-2005, 01:06 AM
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Well theres two ways to do it ... choose a few good flowing catbacks and pick the best sounding one. Or pick a few of your favorite sounding ones and get the best flowing one.
Catbacks are mostly for sound ... power is a good benefit, but as long as your not throwing a flow master on there... they'll all make roughly the same gains w/ the excepting of the few VERY good flowing ones (magnaflow)
Catbacks are mostly for sound ... power is a good benefit, but as long as your not throwing a flow master on there... they'll all make roughly the same gains w/ the excepting of the few VERY good flowing ones (magnaflow)
11-17-2005, 01:40 PM
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it all depends on what you want to do with the car. some cat backs are great by themselves, but sound like **** with H/C, or longtubes. I went with the hooker cat back as I know where I want to be with my car. do some reaearch as I think it was one of the most important decisions on the ls1. all catbacks for our cars if set up right will sound very good except flowmaster, flowmaster just plain sucks.
if you want something quiet get the hooker, magnaflow etc.
if you want someting loud get true duals, borla, corsa etc.
if you want something quiet get the hooker, magnaflow etc.
if you want someting loud get true duals, borla, corsa etc.
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11-17-2005, 01:41 PM
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Power!! LMAO...Nah I have headers with custoim 3in, with bullets the dump at the axle...excuse me, befor ethe axle....I love the sound, but i like the gains I felt to first time I got into her when I got it on.....
11-22-2005, 12:04 AM
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Power then sound.
Same with exterior mods for me too... Power before looks.
I can't justify buying $2,000 wheels and tires, when that can get us some good heads...
Same with exterior mods for me too... Power before looks.
I can't justify buying $2,000 wheels and tires, when that can get us some good heads...
11-22-2005, 05:25 PM
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Cat-backs all make about the same power, minus Flowmaster. So this is where sound comes into play. SLP LM, Borla, Corsa, GMMG, TSP Rumbler, etc. all being loud and Magnaflow, Hooker, B&B, etc. being some-what quiet.
11-22-2005, 07:02 PM
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Definitely sound. Any catback other than flowmaster is gonna make comparable power. Sound is such a fun and important part of a muscle car and any difference in power from one catback to the other is pretty much negligible.
11-22-2005, 07:13 PM
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Actually all you guys are WRONG, nothing beats the sound of an inline four. 
Just kidding, Im wanting to get true duals now, before this poll. What is the difference in power with catback and duals?
Just kidding, Im wanting to get true duals now, before this poll. What is the difference in power with catback and duals?
Last edited by Doomsday; 11-22-2005 at 07:13 PM. Reason: mispelled
11-22-2005, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jam01
not bustin anybodys jops here but the poll was on catback systems.
Correct me anyone if Im wrong, but catbacks make more power as oppossed to the true duals which have better, KILLER sound.
11-22-2005, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Doomsday
Correct me anyone if Im wrong, but catbacks make more power as oppossed to the true duals which have better, KILLER sound.
11-23-2005, 09:53 AM
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I voted HP...but early on it was a tone quest. When it was just a Cat Back. Now it's HP...for instance when the cam went in we got a lot of crispy loud too...FM13, Long Tubes, No Cats and a Spintech at WOT...just damn!!
I know...sound or tone depends on what else you have too.
Originally Posted by jam01
not bustin anybodys jops here but the poll was on catback systems.
Last edited by Macon; 11-23-2005 at 09:58 AM.
