ls1 with no muffler or cats
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On The Tree
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ls1 with no muffler or cats I just about finished swaping a ls1 into my 73 vette. My questions is that. Right now I have block hugger headers then plan to run into custom side pipes . Which feed from a 3" collector then to 4" side mount pipes .will running straight pipes with no cats or muffles will it hurt the motor? Thanks
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On The Tree
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Thanks for all the responses. I guess i wouldnt be to worried about running open pipes for a little while. Iam sure ill get tire of fast..
All the pipe comes in today hopefully ill have it done with video for sound.
All the pipe comes in today hopefully ill have it done with video for sound.
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The House is Rockin'
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From: Under a moaning senorita
i would atleast run a glass pack, or something.
this is my 5.3 with high flow cats & no muff. i will be changing the exhaust as soon as i get my headers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSRVhuneiug
this is my 5.3 with high flow cats & no muff. i will be changing the exhaust as soon as i get my headers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSRVhuneiug
(the smoke is off the head burning the coating) Yeah they do, I took my mufflers off today to swap them and started it up with an open x-pipe and it sounded kinda nasty. It sounded nice at idle, but revved up it was loud, raspy, and unrefined. Is that the aluminum block that does that? Makes it more metallic, high-pitched, and raspy sounding?
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Yeah they do, I took my mufflers off today to swap them and started it up with an open x-pipe and it sounded kinda nasty. It sounded nice at idle, but revved up it was loud, raspy, and unrefined. Is that the aluminum block that does that? Makes it more metallic, high-pitched, and raspy sounding?
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Yeah they do, I took my mufflers off today to swap them and started it up with an open x-pipe and it sounded kinda nasty. It sounded nice at idle, but revved up it was loud, raspy, and unrefined. Is that the aluminum block that does that? Makes it more metallic, high-pitched, and raspy sounding?
An exhaust hanger broke and then a muffler came off at the track last night. Luckily it fell off on the return lane, so I just got out and kicked it off to the side and then picked it up and put it in my trunk later. But damn did it sound good with one on and one off. Funny how it didn't sound good with both off though. Had to be real light on the throttle driving home from Cecil at night though lol.