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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 07:19 AM
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I was thinking about putting a cutout on my car when I do the cam. I always thought for some reason that it wouldnt make the car sound deeper but just louder. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZWj34ooqDU That car sounds bad as hell when the cutout is open. Now I realize its not the same setup but how could I get my car to sound like that?
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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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haha, get a cutout, then install a huge Cam.
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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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The cam will more than likely have 10 degrees of overlap. A cutout makes the car sound deeper than running through a muffler?
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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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it will definitely be more raspy
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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by GregWS6&z28
it will definitely be more raspy
When on it or at idle?
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Runnining a Cutout, especially cuz your ORY, will sound reeaaaly raspy when your on it. At idle however its just a mellow...umm, rumble i guess. Now, if u were to Cam your car, it would indeffinantly give it that lopey, snappy sound that is in the vid you posted. Good Luck and Happy Modn'
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^ he iz rite
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Originally Posted by TA1364
Now I realize its not the same setup but how could I get my car to sound like that?
Its all in the set up though... LT1 396 with a healthy cam... Thats why it sounds so low and powerful. I always liked the way the LT1 motors sound. They have that nice deep tone. Its also sitting in a garage. thats going to change the way it sounds a lot. Its going to resonate off the walls and what not.

A cut out with no cats will give you rasp. I never really open mine fully. Usually just crack it til it sounds good. Otherwise its just LOUD. But if Im racing or running the car real hard, Ill open it all the way.

At idle the cut out makes it sounds pretty cool though. At idle and just putzing around it will sound great. But when you get on it, it gets alittle dirty sounding. I have a vid similar to the one you posted...but its not online. I could try to upload it as an example for ya.

Ive heard people have good luck with a resonator behind the cut out. Or put some high flow cats back on. Would cut down on the rasp.

Do some more searching on youtube and on ls1tech and you'll find lots more clips of peoples set ups and all.

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it will sound like.....vrrruummmmm.....thats about the best i can describe it
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Originally Posted by andrew69_04
it will sound like.....vrrruummmmm.....thats about the best i can describe it
Hehe...

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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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I love my cutout. Its has to be the least restictive exhaust option going. LOL
You should pick up some HP.
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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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ridiculously loud with lts and ory. a quick half throttle burst in a parking garage will set off a **** ton of car alarms.
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Originally Posted by phantazn
ridiculously loud with lts and ory. a quick half throttle burst in a parking garage will set off a **** ton of car alarms.

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I love my cutout. With headers, ory and my cutout its so loud. I went to a car show and they had us making some noise. With my cutout open... I'm pretty sure I attracted the most attention!
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Its a different engine. Your ls1 prob wont sound like that.

Ls1s seem to be raspy as hell without a muffler. versus my buddies fox body which sounded its best with just the x pipe on and no mufflers.. .It was actually pretty queit when you were off the gas and then when you got on the gas. Ohh my god, It sounded great.
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This is what I want mine to sound like!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG65m...eature=related
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Originally Posted by GregWS6&z28
it will definitely be more raspy
Word, my car sounds raspy as hell... I'm looking for a muffler that has very deep rumble because of that, lol. Also no cats = more rasp. So do LOTS of research on that so you don't do the exhaust system twice.

this is what my car sounds like with the Cut-out open and a 224 Cam on a 112 LSA.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=B0c9qSQaI3o

It was a cold start so no revs.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by LebaneseShowoff
Word, my car sounds raspy as hell... I'm looking for a muffler that has very deep rumble because of that, lol. Also no cats = more rasp. So do LOTS of research on that so you don't do the exhaust system twice.

this is what my car sounds like with the Cut-out open and a 224 Cam on a 112 LSA.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=B0c9qSQaI3o

It was a cold start so no revs.

That sounds pretty deep to me at idle. What headers and Y do you have?
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by TA1364
That sounds pretty deep to me at idle. What headers and Y do you have?
MAC mids, ORY, custom full exhaust, cut-out right before the axle and a Magnaflow 2OTL muffler. Sounds ALOT better online, lol. And it's lowered 1.5" so echo makes it sound pretty sweet.

That's all getting replaced with PS LT's, ORY and Most likely Hooker Aerochamber since i want a deep rumble becase the magnaflow is WAY too quiet for me, cut-out is staying.
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