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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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what exhaust are most of you running? I have a crappy custom hpipe on mine and its too loud for street driving. I was thinking of going back to a standard ypipe/catback setup.
I just thought Id see what some of you are running?
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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I'm thinking most of the guys with 402/408s aren't gonna care too much about loudness. I run a muffler off each header and that's it. It's loud, but i used to run open Y pipe, no muffler no cats.

I also ran a full exhaust and a hooker muffler with no cats on the 408 and that was just too quiet for me.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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thats understandable. I want to be able to drive mine on the street again without waking up everyone in town at night!
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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Pacesetter LT's, ORY, Hooker Aero chamber muffler, SS CME. And when i want loud. I open the McCord elec cutout.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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I run 3" pipe off my headers back into two dynomax bullets with turn downs before my axles
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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1 3/4 qtp with their ory and a hooker catback. only lost 6 hp over the cutout.the loss might be slightly more over true duals but a single 3 " catback can flow better than most people think.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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I run an X pipe with Magnaflow mufflers right before the axle where it is dumped. It is pretty loud, but that's the way I like it.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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1-7/8" QTP's and 3" Y with Hooker Catback. It's not crazy loud like a Loudmouth, but's it still loud. I have a clip of the car at idle in my sig.
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Kooks 1 7/8" race style headers with 3" y-pipe and a gmmg exhaust. Over all the car is pretty loud but I love the way it sounds. My neighbors have only complained a few times.
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1-3/4 FTP , bassani xpipe and stock ti z06 mufflers .

Its nice and quiet
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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LT, dynatech high flow catted Y, LM1. Love the sound.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Z'mnypit
Pacesetter LT's, ORY, Hooker Aero chamber muffler, SS CME. And when i want loud. I open the McCord elec cutout.
Are you running the aerochamber with the CME tailpipes and tips? If so how do you like it?

Is the aerochamber a stainless muffler?

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Originally Posted by CHRISPY
Are you running the aerochamber with the CME tailpipes and tips? If so how do you like it?

Is the aerochamber a stainless muffler?

i believe the aerochamber has stainless internals
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by DrkPhx
1-7/8" QTP's and 3" Y with Hooker Catback. It's not crazy loud like a Loudmouth, but's it still loud. I have a clip of the car at idle in my sig.
thats the sound i like!!

Did any of you notice a change in exhaust volume or tone with the bigger motor? I noticed a big change in mine!
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I had to get rid of the Corsa Indy cat back because it was way to loud with the new motor .

Soon as the high commpression came into play it became untolarable.

With the stock z06 exhaust it will get into the nines and still be quiet .

Not to mention the weight savings going from stainless steel to titanium .
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