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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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removing my old junky exhaust and installing new pretty exhaust!!


old: junk ebay header, ? ory, dmh cut out, flowmaster..
new:pacesetter ceramic headers, Speed Engineering ss ory, and gmmg..

i got the gmmg used but in really good shape, in the process of polishing it, in pics u can see the i pipe is polished and muffler part isnt yet..

and yes i know my cavalier has gs stripes...its my beater car and i did that and painted the hood and wheels black bc i like to make fun of all the ricers around town..






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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:30 PM
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What are you using to polish it?
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 04:50 PM
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used bench grinder with polishing wheels, then go over it with adams 1&2
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 06:45 PM
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Nice. I am waiting to rip my old SLP headers off and finally install my Kooks. I know what it's like riding around on junk!

I used to have a Camaro emblem on my neon beater to **** people off. Might put a GTO emblem on the Grand Prix next.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 06:55 PM
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Lol nice I like that idea I have some z/28 emblems in the garage..might have to put them on...haha
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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Should sound absolutely nasty with your cam!
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 09:36 AM
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Thanks man that's what I'm hoping for...should find out sometime today
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 02:16 PM
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It'll be loud and raspy, that's for sure. But then again, no doubt your LT/ORY/FM combo was also. My LT/ORY/GMMG combo didn't last on my car for a full day.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by RevGTO
It'll be loud and raspy, that's for sure. But then again, no doubt your LT/ORY/FM combo was also. My LT/ORY/GMMG combo didn't last on my car for a full day.
what did you switch it out for?
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 05:02 PM
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I was impatient and had my gmmg put on right after I got it. I was able to put the rear on ramps and wetsand and polish the visible areas, though. I just wanted to see if I could, and kind of half assed it but it turned out pretty good. I just used blue magic metal polish over a finished 3000 grit, starting with 320. I found a little mini biffer wheel to put on the end of a drill at the parts store that really shined it up nicely, as by hand wasn't quite getting me there. I really wish I had just done it off the car, though, would have been much easier. You can't see it that much when it's on the car, but when you do, it's freakin awesome looking. Way worth the effort to bring out that beautiful looking exhaust.
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 06:27 PM
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got it mocked up still have to finish install but had to see what it sounded like... not sure if its the new exhaust or what but my car doesnt smoke like that normally..


here is my old cut out/flowmaster set up

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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 02:27 AM
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Love the new sound! If my car didn't have a Corsa setup on it when i bought it I would put a GMMG setup on it
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 07:52 AM
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Sounds damn nice!! How loud is it inside the cabin?
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 08:52 AM
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Yea mine smoked too when I installed my new exhaust. It'll go away.

Is it raspy? usually GMMG with ORY and LT's is loud and raspy as already mentioned but yours doesn't sound terrible in the clip.
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Originally Posted by Blackpanther99
Sounds damn nice!! How loud is it inside the cabin?
thanks, its really not that bad... not as quiet as the flowmaster but more queit than the cut out.. well inside...lol

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Yea mine smoked too when I installed my new exhaust. It'll go away.

Is it raspy? usually GMMG with ORY and LT's is loud and raspy as already mentioned but yours doesn't sound terrible in the clip.
honestly what i think is rasp, no.. but at certain rpms at certain throttle it sounds like glass packs on a old truck i used to have.. but idling, cruising, and wot it sounds amazing... i have heard nothing but good things today when i had it out...

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Love the new sound! If my car didn't have a Corsa setup on it when i bought it I would put a GMMG setup on it
thanks man!!!
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by chadroosa
honestly what i think is rasp, no.. but at certain rpms at certain throttle it sounds like glass packs on a old truck i used to have.. but idling, cruising, and wot it sounds amazing... i have heard nothing but good things today when i had it out...
That's rasp. Some hate it and some like it. Mine has some in the typical 2k-2700rpm range but it's not terrible. I'm adding a SS work tube muffler to the I-pipe mainly to quiet it down a little but also to get rid of the rasp.

Congrats on getting the GMMG on now get to work on the headers! Oh and definitely do poly mounts while you're in there (if you didn't already)
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Originally Posted by Zlow28
what did you switch it out for?
I tried various arrangements with the GMMG (see the TorchD GMMG thread). After a few years, I got rid of it completely for a Hooker Maxflow single 3" exit with turndown at the bumper.
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