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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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I know this is a subjective question, and I'm bound to get a bunch of different opinions, but I want to know which exhaust system has the deepest throat sound? Our car has had a Corsa, true duals and now a Borla. Is GMMG the route to go?

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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:17 PM
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true duals dumped That's the deepest, rasp free sound you can get.



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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaro99SS
true duals dumped That's the deepest, rasp free sound you can get.



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Even better: duals taken out the back. Same great sound, less drone and interior resonance. Under the axle is cheap (that's what I'm planning on).
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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how about reading the 60 exhaust reviews and checking out the hundreds of exhaust clips at ls1sounds.com......
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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it's opinionated because people like different things...a 50 yr. old lady is not going to like what a 20 yr. guy is going to...
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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how would straight pipe off the stock manifolds to an 18" bullet or a borla xr-1 muffler sound? on a stock 1998 z28 camaro
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ineedatruck
how would straight pipe off the stock manifolds to an 18" bullet or a borla xr-1 muffler sound? on a stock 1998 z28 camaro
Like ****, get long tubes
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ineedatruck
how would straight pipe off the stock manifolds to an 18" bullet or a borla xr-1 muffler sound? on a stock 1998 z28 camaro
Like the TSP rumbler, are you asking about a truck or F-Body
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Stock manifolds and cats? Don't care about performance so much either? Flowmaster all the way...IMO, the BEST sounding catback for a stock catted car.

Headers with cats? Prolly GMMG or true duals...

Headers w/out cats? True duals all the way.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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well itll get long tubes soon so for now itll work and then cut it for long tubes later so how you think it will really sound better or worse louder or deeper than the slp loud mouth on it now
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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with LT's dont get the slp loudmouth... very loud even with the 12'' bullet... i think im gonna replace the bullet with the hooker aero chamber after i do the cam install.... unless it sounds really good after the cam swap

I got pulled over yesterday because the cop said i was "drag racing"

i didnt even have it 65% mashed... its just loud... plus the cop was a dumb **** anyways.....

any ways... im still pissed.... dont to the loudmouth if you gonna do LT's.

Just my .02$



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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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Any catted true duals that go all the way out the back is going to be the deepest. As for a catback I would haft to say any LT's,catted Ypipe and a B&B. B&B isn't spoken about on here much but I would haft to say their about the 1st or 2nd best catback ever made. A friend of mine has the Lt's and the B&B and I'd haft to say its the nicest exhaust I've ever heard. Its deffently not the loudest but its really deap. Also like JRP stated about to go to ls1sounds.com, he made a good point but alot of the sound clips there just don't do their justice and they don't sound anything close to whats its like in real life. Also don't take other peoples word for what sounds the best. Everyone has their opinion of what sounds good and what doesn't.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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I hate these types of questions. this is such a subjective matter. Like JRP said, go to www.ls1sounds.com
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 07:26 PM
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i got qtp long tubes with catted y and gmmg, cant say enough about it, it really does sound amazing, quiet down low, but real mean when you hit about 3500-4000 rpm. really love my purchase, so worth the 2K+ it ended up being total. hehe
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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Mine.
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 01:32 AM
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I'd put a hooker cat back up against any other any day of the week as far as power gains, and sound. It is bar none the best out there as far as a cat back. I've had/heard in person the GMMG, Corsa, Borla, Magnaflow, LM and the Hooker is unmatched and it's in most cases under $300. The tips leave a bit to be desired but... We dynoed a car with the Hooker then took the muffler off dyno'd again and no change in power. I have a Hooker on my car, ran it at the track took the hooker off and virtually no change in power. Do a search for the Hooker Aerochamber and see what you come up with.
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 01:48 AM
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Boomtube > everything
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duals with mufflers sounds the best im my opinion, theres a car on ls1sounds with edlebrock mufflers i think, its a white ws6, not sure but ill have to check
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GMMG. QTP's. ORY. I love the sound
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