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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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So i need to get myself a new exhaust system. Y pipe is banged up, and the way the guy did my exhaust out the back is just plain rediculous. So im gonna go ahead and change it out.

Ive been looking into true duals. Just not sure which setup to go with, and the car is a daily driver. So i wanna go with a set of mufflers that arent gonna be to loud to the point. It bothers me and i end up wanting to change them out. Now here's my questions...

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Run them all the way out the back?
What mufflers?
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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with a camaro i would go with dumps, and maybe flowmaster 1 series (think thats what its called). it will be pretty loud though
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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if you want a clean look dump them and dont run any tips out the back
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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Dumped with Sweet Thunder or Flomaster 1 Chambers...

The best tips on a Camaro are NO tips..
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 10:41 PM
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I think they look better without tips too. I was just afraid of the noise though. If you want though I'm going to have a set of magnaflow cats I could sell you to help quiet it down a little bit.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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forget the flowmasters. do dynomax bullets. I had slp long tubes with an x-pipe and dynomax bullets dumped. it sounded great and made damn good power for the mods that were done.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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Dumped sounds great, just loud. You may get tired of it being a DD. I had dumped duals with 1 chambers before, it sounded sweet as hell. My car is a weekend driver, so I loved the loudness. Just too dusty for me. I say out the back with Powersticks, sweet thunders or Moroso spiral flows.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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Keep in mind that you can still run it out the back without tips... just turn them down up behind the bumper.... pretty slick like that...
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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If your worried about sound level, I wouldnt recommend dumping before the axle, lol , I personaly have kooks LT,s and speedincs true dual kit 3" X-pipe kit with dynomax bullets ( lots of fabrication with this kit ). But I can say this, I have this on my lt1 ws6 and it sounds absolutley insane at w.o.t. but theres realy not a quiet point in ther rpm's when cruising , it realy is only quiet when theres minimal load on the engine at cruising speeds, hope this helps.
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Thanks for the quick replies guys, i also forgot to mention. I have CME right now, i could always run them out the back into a CME setup again or turn them down and tuck them up like you mentioned LS1Silverado05. Hmm, ill just have to think about this. Good thing is, im in no rush.
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For all those saying bullets dumped seem to forget he didn't want anything really loud. I have longtubes, cats, magnaflow bullets over the axle and I like it-the only reason it is tolerable for a daily is because of the cats it used to be just bullets ending at the the axle. If you do end up going dumped some form of chambered muffler would be good, hooker, borla, magnaflow will all be tolerable at idle.
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Originally Posted by Badguy7
Thanks for the quick replies guys, i also forgot to mention. I have CME right now, i could always run them out the back into a CME setup again or turn them down and tuck them up like you mentioned LS1Silverado05. Hmm, ill just have to think about this. Good thing is, im in no rush.
CME changes everything... I think that looks phenomenal... I would run duals tied into your CME...
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Actually, im really leaning towards running them out the back into the CME.
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Originally Posted by Badguy7
Actually, im really leaning towards running them out the back into the CME.
Hell yea I would keep the CME... I didnt know that was on the table...
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Badguy7
Actually, im really leaning towards running them out the back into the CME.
Yes. Please run it out the back into you CME. I have never been a fan of dumps, regardless of their performance gains. Dumps look like you simply quit while installing your exhaust. You should always finish it and add some badass tips or in your case utilize the CME.
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Yeah run it through the CME, thats what I did!
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Thanks for the comments guys, and ive already made my mind up that i wanna run them out the back into the CME setup. Ive been looking at the Bassani True Dual system, pretty pricey but i think i may just go with it. Im not to sure on the muffler though, may change it out for some bullet style mufflers on each side, have it look similar to the SLP Powerflo with those 2 resonators in the back.
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Whats a CME??
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ds98formula
Whats a CME??
Center Mount Exhaust.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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i had my TDs both dumped and ran out the back. With the cam and when it was dumped it was stupid annoying, crazy loud and rattling.

I had H and 1 chambers
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