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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 10:23 AM
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Which should I go with? Money is tight. The only system I've heard installed is the borla cat-back. But is the borla worth paying twice as much as the slp loudmouth? The slp system looks tempting cause i could get it now. How will the sound compare? Is there any way to quiet it down after install if it is louder than I want? Will it be louder than the borla? sorry, so many questions..... so little time.....
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 11:06 AM
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I dont think its worth it...if you want something mean and aggressive either get the LM or do the Dynomouth Setup...it sounds deeper and has less rasp than the LM. All you need is a bullet #24222 muffler welded in the I-PIPE and remove the stock muffler...they will have ro fabricate a Y-PIPE in the back so you can keep ur dual exits. Total price? $100 - $150 for installation, $35 for the muffler. Sounds awesome
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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I had the LM and it is raspy-I switched exhaust's when I had my headers and off road pipe installed-the LM is raspy but sounds very aggresive and mean.I would go with the Dynomouth if you dont want rasp.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 11:54 AM
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Borla and Loudmouth...But thats my opinion. I've heard almost all of the LS1 exhausts out there and the SLP dual/dual is by far my favorite setup. I did really like my $100 Magnaflow muffler when my exhaust was stock, but it was too loud for my taste with headers and ORY. Those first two are just too damn obnoxious. A nice refined exhaust note goes a long way.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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I have the Borla and like it, like being able to adjust it also. But if money is tight you could look at Hooker catback. I've heard good things about it and it's cheap. With the loudmouth it seems like a love it or hate it thing, loud. Way louder than Borla.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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anyone got sound clips of Dynomouth exhaust?
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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 09:55 AM
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here ya go bro

http://wave.prohosting.com/dysan911/mods.htm

right click on the movie and save. the vid. does no justice. here is another clip (right click, save as)

http://www.planetcpp.com/~adrian/ls1/dynomouth.mpeg

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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 10:08 AM
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I'm sold. Thanks for the input everyone! Dynomax bullet muffler is what I'm going for.
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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 10:16 AM
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I think you will be very impressed with the bullet muff setup it sounds great.Let us know what you think when this is done.
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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 11:01 AM
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The Borla is a waste of money. You're paying for the name more so then anything else. I love my Loud Mouth and it is not too raspy. Gut or remove the cats and that'll make for a different story but a Bullet race muffler will fix that problem.
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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 03:19 PM
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I don't like borla because of its sound. loudmouth sounds like crap, too.

Jordan
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Old Sep 4, 2003 | 03:59 PM
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MagnaFlow is the best sounding system out there that I have heard. That is one of the only systems we use in the shop. I have seen more people remove other systems in trade for the MagnaFlow.

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Old Sep 5, 2003 | 12:41 AM
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MagnaFlow is the best sounding system out there that I have heard. That is one of the only systems we use in the shop. I have seen more people remove other systems in trade for the MagnaFlow.

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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 02:50 PM
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On a scale of 1-10 of loudness, how does the Magnaflow compare to the Loudmouth? 10 Being Loudmouth loud.

Then same scale for rasp, 10 being Loudmouth rasp.
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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Loudmouth is the sickest, loudest exhaust I've ever heard. Simply craps all over Borla and especially my flowmaster setup. But in all honesty, a cutout is the way to sound beast and get all the attention.
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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best sounding exhaust out there is by far GMMG...actually its hte all around best.....i have Loudmouth it isnt really all that raspy....sounds like many many other exhausts just LOUD AS HELL!!!!! but yes borla is nice the ability to adjust the sound w/ 4 plates i believe it was.....but yeah if your on a budget.......you can go for LM, Dynomouth, if your looking for headers with it get the whole HOOKER setup ...LT's Y and CATBACK...its awesome form what ive heard so far

just my .02
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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Personally, I like my Rumbler Catback from Texas Speed. It's basically a Dynomouth, but is completely bolt-on (no welding required) so it's an easy do-it-yourself. My car with Pacesetters and ORY sounds extremely mean, with no rasp. In fact, it's easier to live with than my stock setup through an open cutout was... that was rasp city while cruising on the freeway.

Best of all, the Rumbler is pretty damn cheap at $299.95 (including tips)...
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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first of all the lm is just crap the drone noise will kill ya but iv heard them all i think borla is the best out there with gmmg but no way am i payin 800 bucks for a gmmg,i got my borla for 550 on ebay. but b&b have the best tips
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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Amazes me how sensitive people are. The Loudmouth on a stock car is simply amazing, and I never heard this rasp everyone claims it has.

Now I hear it, ORY and headers, later.
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 11:11 PM
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I have tons of clips on www.ls1sounds.com. Hope this helps you guys.
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