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Old 05-01-2006, 11:28 PM
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Well i have been trying to find a way to have a quieter exhaust but still be straight thru MAX performance. I was going to swap my bullets for some bigger mufflers:https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/496730-borla-xr1-s-dynatech-split-flow-mufflers.html.
Well i threw my T rex in last night and it was EXTREMELY loud. neighbor came out and told to to turn it off, it was almost 11:00.
This morning I decided to try something. I noticed back when i had my electric cut outs that when open it was still quieter than with no cut outs at all. So i figured the butterfly part of the cutout helped cut down the noise a little. Kind of smoothed it out if you will. So i cut a piece of .125" aluminum to two 11" x 3" slabs. i then bweat those into my bullets and put some turn downs on the ends. It helped out ALOT. Its still VERY loud, but its alot quieter than when i first started it last night. It sounds alittle louder than when i had the stock cam, but ofcourse now it has a SICK choppy idle.
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Here is what it looked like before.
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Lol! Looks quieter now, just from looking at the other one.
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i need to hear it after i get it tuned to see if i'm going to keep it like this or buy some mufflers. right now its a bitch to start.
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that is cause you need to put a cam in it. It knows that you are going to.
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I bet its a bitch to start! My F14 would die about 12 times from my parking spot to the street when it was untuned.

I can't wait to see what kinda times you're pulling this year. What size tires are you running and what RPM were you crossing the traps? You had to have been running out of gear with even the stock cam.
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
that is cause you need to put a cam in it. It knows that you are going to.
Cam is already in.
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SQR tuning?
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
I bet its a bitch to start! My F14 would die about 12 times from my parking spot to the street when it was untuned.

I can't wait to see what kinda times you're pulling this year. What size tires are you running and what RPM were you crossing the traps? You had to have been running out of gear with even the stock cam.
My friend has HP tuners and we raised the idle to 950 real quick. But thats all we could do i had to go to work. I can get it to start on the first try but i have to crack the pedal and SLOWLY get off of it so it stays idling. after that its butter.
I was running on my friends 28's with the stock cam and was crossing the traps at 122 right after my 6,000 rpm shift light came on.
I mostly do 1/8 mile on 26's though cause there are 4 1/8 tracks around here that are open all the time. once i get it tuned i'll have to hit up Ennis to get a 1/4 mile time.
Gotta see if the 26's can even hold this cam.
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how is the 8.8 treating you on the 60ft times?
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
how is the 8.8 treating you on the 60ft times?
consistent 1.50's-1.49's a couple 1.48's. The TQ arm mount was ****, it broke off the first month i had it. but after i welded it back on it was ok. If i had to do it again i'd go with a Strange 12 bolt w/ spool.
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I would DD the shyt out of a spool!
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
I would DD the shyt out of a spool!
Yeah its no wher near what everybody thinks. The only time i notice it is when i park.
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I only time I notice is when I move and have to put it, non-running mind you, in a garage by pushing it.. HAHAHa. NO WAY i'll do that again.

But good idea you got there, would be interesting to see how much different a decibel meter would read it
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Lol what is this the mod exhaust section?
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I'd be telling my neighbor to go engage in intercourse with himself if I were you... that'd help out with the whole noise problem. Good idea though on the bullet trick.
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
SQR tuning?
Yeah thats where i'm going to take it.
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Originally Posted by Ric
I'd be telling my neighbor to go engage in intercourse with himself if I were you... that'd help out with the whole noise problem. Good idea though on the bullet trick.
Its still just a hair too loud on the highway after about 30 min @ 3,500- rpms.

I think i'm going to buy some Magnaflow 4" x 9" mufflers to swap out for the bullets.
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Still need to get that video issue worked out.
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Originally Posted by SUX2BU
Its still just a hair too loud on the highway after about 30 min @ 3,500- rpms.

I think i'm going to buy some Magnaflow 4" x 9" mufflers to swap out for the bullets.
I hear lots of folks on here say they're too quiet, but then that's kinda what I'm angling for. Once I get another OEM catback, I'll tie it in with the one on the car for an "OEM" true dual exhaust, and I'll likely run Magnaflow 6" round mufflers out the back.

They'll definitely quiet your car down.



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