View Poll Results: old school?
t/d single chamber flows
32
29.36%
t/d sweet thunder
19
17.43%
gmmg
23
21.10%
magnaflow
9
8.26%
loundmouth
12
11.01%
other
14
12.84%
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old school sound?
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Whoever voted 'GMMG' as OLD SCHOOL is fairly young. 
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Yes it is...and Aluminum VERSUS Iron.. 
Also, does the LQ cast iron engines really sound different? I remember reading about someone with a 408ci complaining about rasp. think the 408ci is built off a LQ9 block (basically a cast iron LS1).
Originally Posted by 300bhp/ton
Firing order yes, but I'd disagree with aluminium. There are plenty of other aluminium engines out there.
Also, does the LQ cast iron engines really sound different? I remember reading about someone with a 408ci complaining about rasp. think the 408ci is built off a LQ9 block (basically a cast iron LS1).
Also, does the LQ cast iron engines really sound different? I remember reading about someone with a 408ci complaining about rasp. think the 408ci is built off a LQ9 block (basically a cast iron LS1).
quick question guys, over on ls1sounds.com there are a bunch of flowmaster muffler clicps with out saying what series they actually are! i heard this one and am wonderin if this is the series 50 or 40? i think 50 is the one that has that little "whistle" sound that i'm going after. can somone confirm? http://ls1sounds.com/Flowmaster/flow...ORY_98Zrev.wmv
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Originally Posted by INMY01TA
I agree. Mustang GTs have been using aluminum blocks for a few years and their sound hasn't changed.
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Originally Posted by nasty99WS6
the ls1 will never sound "old school" because its not an "old school" motor, but chambered exhaust is practicaly as old as mucle cars, so I dont see how voting for gmmg means you are young, or a newbie.
FLOWMASTERS sound old school..or Glasspacks..ask Kenova.. 
http://video.ls1tech.com/video/35255...867ec6abab.htm <-- edit: video works.
i find this to be very sexy. at the time of the video, the mufflers were still "new"...anyone that has 4x9 magnaflows knows that they continually get louder the more use they get. they are louder now and combine the perfect mix of VERY deep rumble from idle to 3/4 throttle, then almost raspy loud @ wot. i think they are sechs - hence my purchase.
i find this to be very sexy. at the time of the video, the mufflers were still "new"...anyone that has 4x9 magnaflows knows that they continually get louder the more use they get. they are louder now and combine the perfect mix of VERY deep rumble from idle to 3/4 throttle, then almost raspy loud @ wot. i think they are sechs - hence my purchase.
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Whoever voted 'GMMG' as OLD SCHOOL is fairly young.
look at the 7th pic of that link, hmmmmmm
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
....GMMG and an LS1 do not sound old school....believe me, as I am old. FLOWMASTERS sound old school..or Glasspacks..ask Kenova..
FLOWMASTERS sound old school..or Glasspacks..ask Kenova.. 
Why are the y-pipe setups (gmmg, magnaflow, loundmouth) even in the poll? I've heard gmmg, magnaflow, and loudmouth in person and NO WAY are they "old school." NHRAMAN has it right: if you think those sound "old school," then you don't know what old school sounds like.
True duals are what you want for old school sound. I should know; I have 'em. And a lumpy cam.
[edit: fixed typo of who I thought had it right]
True duals are what you want for old school sound. I should know; I have 'em. And a lumpy cam.
[edit: fixed typo of who I thought had it right]
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Originally Posted by black_knight
Why are the y-pipe setups (gmmg, magnaflow, loundmouth) even in the poll? I've heard gmmg, magnaflow, and loudmouth in person and NO WAY are they "old school." nasty99WS6's has it right: if you think those sound "old school," then you don't know what old school sounds like.
True duals are what you want for old school sound. I should know; I have 'em. And a lumpy cam.
True duals are what you want for old school sound. I should know; I have 'em. And a lumpy cam.
So you're telling me EVERY old car had a lumpy cam and duals??????
Old school is a percpetion and a Y pipe can sound "similar" when going down the road.
Chambered mufflers like the GMMG should also count as I belive GM used them in 69 on the Corvette.
So the question is "what is old school" once you know the answer then it's a lot easy to define how to acheive something similar with a LS1.
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Originally Posted by black_knight
Why are the y-pipe setups (gmmg, magnaflow, loundmouth) even in the poll? I've heard gmmg, magnaflow, and loudmouth in person and NO WAY are they "old school." nasty99WS6's has it right: if you think those sound "old school," then you don't know what old school sounds like.
True duals are what you want for old school sound. I should know; I have 'em. And a lumpy cam.
True duals are what you want for old school sound. I should know; I have 'em. And a lumpy cam.
There is no EXACT exhaust that is going to provide you with THE old school sound, because there were different exhausts used back then, just like today. I will never say GMMG is the end all of exhausts, but I like my sound with LT's cats and GMMG. Get off your high horse, your LS1, true duals or not, will never sound like a big block from the 60's.
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Single Chamber flowmasters sound awesome. I personally run 3" TD Sweet Thunders dumped at the axle. IMO it is the most superior exaust you could ever put on an fbody. Since a loudmouth is on the **** end of the spectrum, you could say that if it equals a 1 on a scale of 1 - 10 then Sweet Thunders would be a 10.5, as long as you have no cats and long tubes.
I believe this is what everyone is referring to as 'the old school sound' 
....it doesn't get more old school than this folks:
http://video.ls1tech.com/search/chal...05B047C43B.htm
....it doesn't get more old school than this folks:http://video.ls1tech.com/search/chal...05B047C43B.htm
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Not my cars but heres some examples
LTs, Xpipe, Flowmaster 1 chambers, sounds a lot like the above challenger
Sweet thunders
no muffler
Dynomax
LTs, Xpipe, Flowmaster 1 chambers, sounds a lot like the above challenger
Sweet thunders
no muffler
Dynomax
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Originally Posted by jmm98LS1
I believe this is what everyone is referring to as 'the old school sound' ....it doesn't get more old school than this folks:
http://video.ls1tech.com/search/chal...05B047C43B.htm
....it doesn't get more old school than this folks:http://video.ls1tech.com/search/chal...05B047C43B.htm
Would have to go 69 Charger R/T 426 though
