The Ring of Silence
Originally Posted by jam01
why blame gm or slp. if its a fed mandate on noise restrictions. i do know here in jersey there trying to pass another law on decibel levels, below 95.dont blame gm or slp, the blame goes toward your congressman or yourself. and by that i mean wether you vote or not. sorry if im off the subject.
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From: Maryland
Originally Posted by lastcall190
Many of the LT1 systems had it too, the 2OTL.
There is very little information on the internet about either of these, and most of the info is about the Cone of Silence. Very little on the Ring.
I had to do a lot of searching on various forums to piece it together and get a good understanding.
And the only info I've gotten so far about removing it is at the top of this thread by Warp10.
I'm still trying to figure out the best way to remove it. So if anyone has additional info in that regard, it would be greatly appreciated.
Originally Posted by steveb1
So based on the pic. It looks like you cut the tailpipe off right at the muffler. And the ring is right by the muffler in the pipe. Does that sound about right? I take it then you had to have it rewelded?
Last question... Did you notice any difference in performance due to better flow and was it louder after the ring was removed?
Thanks for your help,
Steve
Last question... Did you notice any difference in performance due to better flow and was it louder after the ring was removed?
Thanks for your help,
Steve
I didn't notice any power gain and I don't have a before and after dyno, but I did notice a sound change. From my research back then, I found out that GM requested this added and SLP complied. Not sure if it's even worth trying to blame anyone since it is fairly easy to remove.
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Originally Posted by Somebody09
lol wanna trade? My SLP dual/dual doesn't have it and my neighbors hate me 'cause it's too loud.
Back on topic, is their any other way to remove the Ring of Silence other than cutting the pipe? And how do I know if I have it or not??
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From: Maryland
Originally Posted by orangefun
oh crap thats hella ugly. would that be only on cars that came from slp? if not could my 01 WS6 have that ugly crap in the pipe?
I noticed mine at very cold weather. There was more white smoke from the passenger side compared to the driver side at idle.
Here is where I cut the pipe.
Here is where I cut the pipe.
Last edited by warp10; Apr 3, 2007 at 08:31 PM.
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From: Maryland
Originally Posted by warp10
I noticed mine at very cold weather. There was more white smoke from the passenger side compared to the driver side at idle.
Here is where I cut the pipe.
Here is where I cut the pipe.
This is awsome, thanks.
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From: Philly
i can't believe so many people on this site didn't know about the ring of silence 
GM mandated SLP put it on because the exhaust was too loud on flyby tests. for some reason, it's not a big performance killer?
the GM installed Y2Y SLP Dual/Dual's had it, but the aftermarket one that you bought from SLP didn't. that was the cause for their "more powerful" muffler.
GM mandated SLP put it on because the exhaust was too loud on flyby tests. for some reason, it's not a big performance killer?the GM installed Y2Y SLP Dual/Dual's had it, but the aftermarket one that you bought from SLP didn't. that was the cause for their "more powerful" muffler.
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
wow that is some crazy **** right thur!
anywyasi am intrested in a b4 and after sound clips.. So Syeveb1 get crackin' LOL
anywyasi am intrested in a b4 and after sound clips.. So Syeveb1 get crackin' LOL
Originally Posted by steveb1
I'm cracken bro. When I do it I'll get the sound clips, but it can't be this weekend, probably next weekend.
go do it now LOL...
cool man i want to hear the difference GL
