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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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What are yall using and how do you like it. I had a Hooker CB with my turbo setup and felt it was too restrictive. I dropped the muffler and I gained a ton by the SOTP feel. Itll light them up through 3rd and I gained about 2lbs of boost, but now it sounds worse than ***. I mean it sounds worse than my LM ever did. Its worse than those redenck trucks with straight pipes Its embarassing I cant use a traditional muff because of my modified gas tank.

What takes care of this rasp? I was looking at the Classic Chambered muffs https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/583963-exclusive-classic-chambered-powerpacks-not-powersticks-pics-videos-dyno-inside.html but heard not to run a chambered muffler..
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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single exhaust 3 1/2" first a bullet and then a dynomax race oval dumps before the axle. Its straight through all the way and quiet. The running 2 inline really helped, and flow wasnt compromised at all.
Video in my sig of how it sounds.
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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i say put a bullet muffler, then cutout then ur hooker catback, ull get really good quiet sound with the cutout closed, and with it open the bullet muffler will make it sound alittle better
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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I cant run a CB anymore...
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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no Muffler..
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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Muffler? Oh that is the turbo right?
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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I dont have a muffler now and it sounds like complete **** It has more rasp than the LM with H/C..
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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Try running a Sweet Thunder inline, or how about two single chamber Flowmasters run inline? All you really need is some sort of can or pipe to act like a musical instrument (kinda)... better than now.

I'm still running my SLP DD and it's so freakin' quiet, I'm about to cut it off too.
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im running a dynomax bullet right before exhaust tips and it took out the rasp and made it deep and doesnt seem to have cost any power or boost loss. its a straight through bullet no twists.
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Im running a magna flow exhaust (4inch inlet/outlet).
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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any body got pics of their setup?
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Country Boy
I dont have a muffler now and it sounds like complete **** It has more rasp than the LM with H/C..
Do you have a vid? I'd like to hear it. I run a dumped downpipe and it sounds like music... It's not loud because the turbo absorbs a lot of it. Quiter than my N20 ls1.. Real good clean sound!
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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nah, no vid. I cant steer
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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I have a borla xr ... but its located under the passenger side after the dp
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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try a loudmouth. the muffler is before the axle so it may work for you.
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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I am running a 3.5" borla xr-1 right beside my driveshaft. It is still rather loud with my lopey cam, but definitly sounds bad ***.

My buddy Tondss said it looks like a ricer muffler and I am still in love with my prelude (previous car)

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I can always film anytime u know that!
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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I had just an SLP LM from the Y pipe back and loved the sound (although it was sometimes annoying on long highway runs). I just put American Racing headers on with cats and Y and now I hate the raspy sound, it sounds like a NASCAR now when before it had a nice tight tone. It's almost unbearable on the highway now. I'm curious to see what you go with. I'm looking into the Magnaflow.
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4.00 Dynomax bullet dumped right before rearend. I just bought another muffler instead since it's not the sound I am looking for.
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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4" Bullet here also... dumped before the rear end.....

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