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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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I have a manual cut-out already installed on my 01 SS. Its to loud on the inside. Which muffler should I get to make the car louder ? Should I just go with a catback ? What is a fair install price on a muffler ? Also what is a fair price on a catback for install ?
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get an electric valve for your cutout.........
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I had a custom cat back with a Bullet muffler and cut out put in my car for 150$ then for the muffler and cut out i have 200$ total and it really woke my car up and sounds great.... i would get a 3" dynomax bullet and find a shop that can just custom make the Catback in full 3" piping so much better and cheaper than one bought i think...
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duals w 18 dynomax bullets



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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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True Duals with Dynomax Bullets!!! I have also seen someone hack there exhaust after the stock cats and put a bullet on there. Didn't hear it but only cost him like $50.
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duals w 18 dynomax bullets



sounds really good
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
get an electric valve for your cutout.........
I got some issues with my ears being sensitive to sound. The cut-out is just too loud on the inside.
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I had a custom cat back with a Bullet muffler and cut out put in my car for 150$ then for the muffler and cut out i have 200$ total and it really woke my car up and sounds great.... i would get a 3" dynomax bullet and find a shop that can just custom make the Catback in full 3" piping so much better and cheaper than one bought i think...
would I need one Bullet muffler for each pipe ?
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Randy did you ever ride in mine with full exhaust? 01ssreda4, that does sound good.
I think mind is tolerable on the inside and when the windows are down it sounds bad *** hell...

I've got some pacesetter lts, ory, and tsp rumbler into cme.
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Originally Posted by rrgray8
would I need one Bullet muffler for each pipe ?
that sounds like if you go the true dual route which has an x pipe like vettes instead of the y like stock fbodies
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Randy did you ever ride in mine with full exhaust? 01ssreda4, that does sound good.
I think mind is tolerable on the inside and when the windows are down it sounds bad *** hell...

I've got some pacesetter lts, ory, and tsp rumbler into cme.
No I didnt ride in it with the full exaust.
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that sounds like if you go the true dual route which has an x pipe like vettes instead of the y like stock fbodies
Where does the bullet muffler install at then ? I am suppose to go by and see Ronnie Ross tomorrow in Ft Ogel.
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about under the back seats, maybe a little before.
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Originally Posted by rrgray8
would I need one Bullet muffler for each pipe ?
Here is a pic of mine I had them custom make me and after the y pipe it is the cut out and then in the I pipe a single 3"in/out Dynomax muffler cost me 40$ Sounds awsome


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Originally Posted by 7camaro7
about under the back seats, maybe a little before.
So it installs there, stock muffler removed and how do the pipes that come to the tips go ?
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Where does the bullet muffler install at then ? I am suppose to go by and see Ronnie Ross tomorrow in Ft Ogel.
with my ypipe setup my bullet is under the passenger seat. I think the true dual setups are mounted a little further back and they end up dumping the exhaust right before the rear end. Is Ronnie a tall guy who wears baseball hats and drives a white civic? If I were you though man, I wouldn't go the custom route provided by someone off the street unless you've researched it. I think you should research a little more to get more options to choose from.
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Originally Posted by Frostbitten09
Here is a pic of mine I had them custom make me and after the y pipe it is the cut out and then in the I pipe a single 3"in/out Dynomax muffler cost me 40$ Sounds awsome


thanks the pic helps me...........where did u buy the muffler ? I have manifolds though I wonder if it would be good and loud ?
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Originally Posted by rrgray8
thanks the pic helps me...........where did u buy the muffler ?
Summit they are the most reasonable i think if i need parts i will usually get them there...
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Originally Posted by rrgray8
So it installs there, stock muffler removed and how do the pipes that come to the tips go ?
never seen that before. First, do you realize the difference between ypipe and xpipe exhaust setups?

well the guy's exhaust that costed $40 looks just like my tsp almost exactly.

If you went with true duals you'd be supplied with 2 bullet mufflers with the kit. with true duals you don't have exhaust tips because the exhaust stops right before the rear end. I like the no exhaust tip theme too because the car just rumbles and if you don't know anything about cars its just a mystery what kind of exhaust you have. I don't know how loud tds are inside the car though. That xpipe setup is the ONLY thing that sounds better than GMMG consistently.
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Originally Posted by Frostbitten09
Summit they are the most reasonable i think if i need parts i will usually get them there...
Which Dynomax did you buy ? The bullet race ? Turbo ? Ultra flow ? Glasspack ?
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