Best Sounding Exhaust System
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Best Sounding Exhaust System Have a '02 SS with the SLP Dual Dual. No headers or cam at this point. Want to change out the exhaust system for something with a better, more aggressive sound.
By my ears a "Loudmouth" is too loud, thus for a basically stock SS (no cam and no headers) would a Corsa or Borla system sound better than my SLP Dual Duals??
Any sites where I could catch some sound clips on either??
Thanks for your suggestions and comments.
Doug
By my ears a "Loudmouth" is too loud, thus for a basically stock SS (no cam and no headers) would a Corsa or Borla system sound better than my SLP Dual Duals??
Any sites where I could catch some sound clips on either??
Thanks for your suggestions and comments.
Doug
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System Don't know where you could get sound bites from, i think corsa has samples, but i am sticking by my Borla. I got a cat-back from MTI, all stainless steel, and adjustable. I have the largest plate installed, so it lets the most bypass without being wide open. Sounds wicked at wot, but nice and resaonable around town. On interstate, with a 6 speed, it is not loud at all. I love it.
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BADBIRD2000:
<strong>Don't know where you could get sound bites from, i think corsa has samples, but i am sticking by my Borla. I got a cat-back from MTI, all stainless steel, and adjustable. I have the largest plate installed, so it lets the most bypass without being wide open. Sounds wicked at wot, but nice and resaonable around town. On interstate, with a 6 speed, it is not loud at all. I love it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree, I love my Borla. He pretty much summed it up. I will be going true dual soon though because I want it to be louder and have more power. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<strong>Don't know where you could get sound bites from, i think corsa has samples, but i am sticking by my Borla. I got a cat-back from MTI, all stainless steel, and adjustable. I have the largest plate installed, so it lets the most bypass without being wide open. Sounds wicked at wot, but nice and resaonable around town. On interstate, with a 6 speed, it is not loud at all. I love it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree, I love my Borla. He pretty much summed it up. I will be going true dual soon though because I want it to be louder and have more power. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System You can check out www.gmmginc.net for some sound clips of their system. First, click on "chambered exhaust". After that, you just click on the last couple of pics on the left side of the screen. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
For the Corsa system, you can hear their sound bytes at www.corsaperf.com.
Personally, I prefer the GMMG system! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
<small>[ August 26, 2002, 03:51 PM: Message edited by: TOTL-SS ]</small>
For the Corsa system, you can hear their sound bytes at www.corsaperf.com.
Personally, I prefer the GMMG system! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
<small>[ August 26, 2002, 03:51 PM: Message edited by: TOTL-SS ]</small>
Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System borla does sound really good. then when you get the electric plate it helps a LOT. and then it tones down the loudness when you get headers. personally, i love my hooker. have hooker LT's off road y-pipe and then hooker exhaust.
Chris
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System IMO the Dynomouth mod is the best sounding exhaust for LS1 cars. No other system gives the unique muscle car sound like the Dynomouth.
Then to top off the great sound, it is inexpensive. Mine cost $140 including parts, shipping, and professional installation!
The mod is not as loud as a cut-out or the LM, but sounds alot better than stock of course. It has a deep rumble at idle, not very loud till about 3000 rpm. After 3k rpms it growls something mean, still at a reasonable volume. Then at WOT it just screams! I'm talking a seriously racy scream. I can't honestly say there is no drone, but it is as close as you can get to no drone on our cars and still have a nice sounding system. It is so slight that you do not hear it unless you are thinking about it.
I have a sound clip in my sig titled "Dynomouth Exhaust".
Good luck
Dave
Then to top off the great sound, it is inexpensive. Mine cost $140 including parts, shipping, and professional installation!
The mod is not as loud as a cut-out or the LM, but sounds alot better than stock of course. It has a deep rumble at idle, not very loud till about 3000 rpm. After 3k rpms it growls something mean, still at a reasonable volume. Then at WOT it just screams! I'm talking a seriously racy scream. I can't honestly say there is no drone, but it is as close as you can get to no drone on our cars and still have a nice sounding system. It is so slight that you do not hear it unless you are thinking about it.
I have a sound clip in my sig titled "Dynomouth Exhaust".
Good luck
Dave
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System This is a matter of personal opinion. Take a listen to sound files of various systems and make YOUR OWN decision.
I like loud just like anyone else, but at idle I don't want it sounding like a BBC with zoomies. At WOT throttle though, I want an battle cry that's loud and second to none. That's why I chose ATR. Mine was one of the first ATR's on an F-Body in the country way back in '98 and I get more compliments on the sound of it. At idle it has a deep, rumbly, and most importantly MELLOW tone. NOT raspy, NO "box of rocks" sound (like a Borla), NO Flowmaster rap...just a smooth, mellow, vibrating/bassy tone. But like I said previously, at WOT throttle it makes noise. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Here are a plethora of sound files I have from it;
www.chevy4x4trucks.com/CMNTMXR81/
There are a couple there with my truck doing bad things <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> But the rest are the Camaro.
I like loud just like anyone else, but at idle I don't want it sounding like a BBC with zoomies. At WOT throttle though, I want an battle cry that's loud and second to none. That's why I chose ATR. Mine was one of the first ATR's on an F-Body in the country way back in '98 and I get more compliments on the sound of it. At idle it has a deep, rumbly, and most importantly MELLOW tone. NOT raspy, NO "box of rocks" sound (like a Borla), NO Flowmaster rap...just a smooth, mellow, vibrating/bassy tone. But like I said previously, at WOT throttle it makes noise. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Here are a plethora of sound files I have from it;
www.chevy4x4trucks.com/CMNTMXR81/
There are a couple there with my truck doing bad things <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> But the rest are the Camaro.
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System IMO I think the 4 inch mufflex with the flowmaster muffler sounds the best I will be buying that system after I get my cam in.
Jimmy <img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" />
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jimmy98Z:
<strong>IMO I think the 4 inch mufflex with the flowmaster muffler sounds the best I will be buying that system after I get my cam in.
Jimmy <img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Blowmaster=****
Don't waste your money on that turd of a muffler.
They sound good and that is about it. People have actually lost power over stock mufflers with those. I've had two in 2 different cars and they were a piece. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />
<strong>IMO I think the 4 inch mufflex with the flowmaster muffler sounds the best I will be buying that system after I get my cam in.
Jimmy <img border="0" alt="[Camaro]" title="" src="graemlins/camaro.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Blowmaster=****
Don't waste your money on that turd of a muffler.
They sound good and that is about it. People have actually lost power over stock mufflers with those. I've had two in 2 different cars and they were a piece. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System [/QUOTE]Blowmaster=****
Don't waste your money on that turd of a muffler.
They sound good and that is about it. People have actually lost power over stock mufflers with those. I've had two in 2 different cars and they were a piece. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> [/QB][/QUOTE]
The mufflex system comes with either a Spintech muffler or a flowmaster muffler the flowmaster sounds the best out of the 2 and makes good power from what I have seen.
Jimmy
Don't waste your money on that turd of a muffler.
They sound good and that is about it. People have actually lost power over stock mufflers with those. I've had two in 2 different cars and they were a piece. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> [/QB][/QUOTE]
The mufflex system comes with either a Spintech muffler or a flowmaster muffler the flowmaster sounds the best out of the 2 and makes good power from what I have seen.
Jimmy
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System Best sound is relly your own preference. listen to the sound waves at thefbodyshop.com. dont' let people tell you what they think is the best sounding. listen to them yourself to decide
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jimmy98Z:
<strong>Blowmaster=****
Don't waste your money on that turd of a muffler.
They sound good and that is about it. People have actually lost power over stock mufflers with those. I've had two in 2 different cars and they were a piece. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The mufflex system comes with either a Spintech muffler or a flowmaster muffler the flowmaster sounds the best out of the 2 and makes good power from what I have seen.
Jimmy[/QB][/QUOTE]
I had a blowmaster 3" catback and lost hp from it.
<strong>Blowmaster=****
Don't waste your money on that turd of a muffler.
They sound good and that is about it. People have actually lost power over stock mufflers with those. I've had two in 2 different cars and they were a piece. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The mufflex system comes with either a Spintech muffler or a flowmaster muffler the flowmaster sounds the best out of the 2 and makes good power from what I have seen.
Jimmy[/QB][/QUOTE]
I had a blowmaster 3" catback and lost hp from it.
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by justin sutton:
<strong>True duals all the way 3" xpipe bullets turned down before the rearend you cant beat it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is why I did mine that exact same way.....fat cam's don't hurt the sound either!!
http://www.public.asu.edu/~nicolasd/videos/verbsz28.wmv
<strong>True duals all the way 3" xpipe bullets turned down before the rearend you cant beat it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is why I did mine that exact same way.....fat cam's don't hurt the sound either!!
http://www.public.asu.edu/~nicolasd/videos/verbsz28.wmv
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Re: Best Sounding Exhaust System </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The mufflex system comes with either a Spintech muffler or a flowmaster muffler the flowmaster sounds the best out of the 2 and makes good power from what I have seen.
Jimmy</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">On the system with Flowmasters, you don't suppose that has anything to do with the 4" piping, do you? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<small>[ August 28, 2002, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: CMNTMXR57 ]</small>
Jimmy</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">On the system with Flowmasters, you don't suppose that has anything to do with the 4" piping, do you? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<small>[ August 28, 2002, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: CMNTMXR57 ]</small>
