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Sep 10, 2013 | 02:04 PM

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Best sounding muffler??

Just became the owner of my first LS1 car (2001' Z28/Auto) and Im putting long tubes, 3" from there.....plans are to put a cam and possibly port the stock heads. Just curious what everyones opinion is on the best sounding muffler, thanks

Sep 10, 2013 | 02:13 PM

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Borla stainless sounds really good with no cats

Sep 10, 2013 | 02:22 PM

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Well it's really a matter of personal opinion. I have long tubes, ORY, and a Magnaflow bullet muffler with a Flowmaster merge pipe, and really like it a lot

Sep 10, 2013 | 02:24 PM

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gmmg ( mad hammer) best by far when it comes to catbacks,but any good true dual setup will always sound better than a y pipe,only catback i would go back to is a gmmg

Sep 10, 2013 | 02:52 PM

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Borla XR1
Oval case.

Sep 11, 2013 | 06:35 PM

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another vote for Borla xr-1. Best sounding muffler I have had. Reasonably quiet at idle and cruise, but sounds wicked when you get into the throttle

Sep 12, 2013 | 07:36 AM

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Thanks for all the advice....

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Oct 8, 2013 | 09:33 AM

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I'm loving my 1 7/8 TSP headers with TSP X pipe true duals going into the bullet mufflers with turndowns. It's really not that loud other than at idle either!

Oct 8, 2013 | 09:57 AM

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Kooks makes a terrific system for your car!

Oct 8, 2013 | 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BOBS99SS

gmmg ( mad hammer) best by far when it comes to catbacks,but any good true dual setup will always sound better than a y pipe,only catback i would go back to is a gmmg

I agree Madhammer is the only one i'd run.

I have 1-7/8 headers and TSP duals with their bullets:

I want to change them out for Flowmaster Outlaws but I plan to go turbo so I likely wont mess with it.

Oct 8, 2013 | 08:27 PM

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Borla XR1
Oval case.

Agreed. I run this also. It is reserved at aidle, but it screams on the top end.

Oct 11, 2013 | 09:07 AM

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Best thing for you to do is go to the track or locate local owners and listen/examine the LS fbodies/LScars. Sound is a personal taste...

Oct 11, 2013 | 10:00 AM

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I have tsp 1 7/8" headers and ory, was going into a lm1 and didnt like it at all, started experimenting with mufflers and used a bassani muffler in place of the lm1 one and i like it alot.