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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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Borla,SLP,Hooker ect.. I want a good sound.I don't want to hack off the mufflers and go with straight pipes.. Is there anything that sounds louder,more rumble than stock?
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IMO, SLP. i friggin love it.

i'm not sure what you're getting at but anything provides more rumble than stock.. lol.
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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Stock doesn't sound that bad..Is yours a loudmouth ? Arg..I see its a loudmouth in your sig..lol I had a few Camaro Iroc-z's,hence my name..3 to be exact..86,87,89,89 Firebird formula tuned port,M5..They all had SLP 3 inch exhaust..I wonder what the loudmouth sounds like compared to that..?
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Originally Posted by BadGTho
IMO, SLP. i friggin love it.

i'm not sure what you're getting at but anything provides more rumble than stock.. lol.
+1 on the SLP

I love the way my SLP Loudmouth1 sounds. A lot of guys say its too loud when coupled with LTs. If you plan on goin that route maybe magnaflow. Both of those can be found between 380-450 and are stainless.

This might help you out too
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This is why I like my SLP LM1....THE FLOW haha!!! Its the resonator/muffler
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Originally Posted by Irocem99
Stock doesn't sound that bad..Is yours a loudmouth ? Arg..I see its a loudmouth in your sig..lol I had a few Camaro Iroc-z's,hence my name..3 to be exact..86,87,89,89 Firebird formula tuned port,M5..They all had SLP 3 inch exhaust..I wonder what the loudmouth sounds like compared to that..?
well the 305 and the Ls1 do not sound alike.. at all.. so that should be a basis to start from. the 305 is a low compression boat anchor with restrictive heads.

i had an 89 formula 350 with flowtech muffler, dynomax cats and full length edlebrock headers.. my stock LS1 with SLP is louder.



SLP Loud Mouth Features:
Includes SLP's infamous Loud Mouth resonator for virtually zero flow restriction and the meanest sound around.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WUkpUbBRp8

Thats when I only had the cat-back and a lid....and yea i know its a crappy burnout haha. I got it in the fall that year and drove it like three times put it away for winter and installed the cat-back and then took it out as you see here.
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Originally Posted by 02T/A-WS6
+1 on the SLP

I love the way my SLP Loudmouth1 sounds. A lot of guys say its too loud when coupled with LTs. If you plan on goin that route maybe magnaflow. Both of those can be found between 380-450 and are stainless.

This might help you out too
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This is why I like my SLP LM1....THE FLOW haha!!! Its the resonator/muffler
Is the resonator the way to go? Is it louder than the loudmouth 1?
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Is the resonator the way to go? Is it louder than the loudmouth 1?
Resonator = Loudmouth1

They are one in the same.
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Does it have a lower rumble than stock? What does it sound like?
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 02T/A-WS6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WUkpUbBRp8

Thats when I only had the cat-back and a lid....and yea i know its a crappy burnout haha. I got it in the fall that year and drove it like three times put it away for winter and installed the cat-back and then took it out as you see here.
Damn that video sounded good!
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LSXs sound different from GEN I and II SBC, so to get a good idea of what you want, find out what 86-97 350s sound like. Then take it down a notch. 305 and 350 (stock for stock) don't sound all that different really.
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i would go with slp
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Originally Posted by BadGTho
well the 305 and the Ls1 do not sound alike.. at all.. so that should be a basis to start from. the 305 is a low compression boat anchor with restrictive heads.
HAHA, so true!
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i would ave to suggest corsa
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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GMMG. then add a set of LT and catted Y and its HEAVEN
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I have GMMG....pricey as hell but well worth it....sounds wicked!
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+1 for GMMG second choice is hooker its what i have now
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Mac mds, catted y, GMMG... Everyone I have ever ran into says my car sounds awesome! (Luckily who ever had the car before me put the GMMG system on) haha
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Originally Posted by ws6whore89
i would ave to suggest corsa
i not ave.

the corsa is not as throaty/poppy as the SLP
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Does the SLP LM1 pop on deceleration and in between shifts?
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