Does a cam make a car louder??
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Does a cam make a car louder?? Just like the title. I just put a set of LT's on and an ORY and DAMN my car is loud. It sounds like a milk truck with no muffler until I floor it and then it sounds good. I really wish it was a little quieter just cruising around. I have a TSP 224R cam that I am getting installed within the next 2-3 weeks. I was just wondering if it is going to be even louder?
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
My B1 seemed to make the car louder.
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I am anti-cat. Just run a full plate in your Borla setup, as posted in the other thread. You can make one if you can't buy it....
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Originally Posted by 98_1LE
My little TR220 cam made my car noticeably louder, even at idle.
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Did any of you guys have LT's and an ORY before you had cam's? If so do you know what I mean when I am explaining how the car sounds just driving "normal"? My car just sounds like my muffler fell off when I am just ruising around. But when I floor it it sounds very good. Will a cam help with the "sloppy" sound and normal revs?
i have the same exact setup as you i understand what it sounds like with a borla and no plates its loud get used to it or take 5 minutes and $5 and make and install a plate for yourself...I like the sound of mine and cant wait to get my cam can heads installed
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Originally Posted by 99-LS1-SS
Did any of you guys have LT's and an ORY before you had cam's? If so do you know what I mean when I am explaining how the car sounds just driving "normal"? My car just sounds like my muffler fell off when I am just ruising around. But when I floor it it sounds very good. Will a cam help with the "sloppy" sound and normal revs?
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Its has also been my experience that in addition to the avove comments the valve train noise also increases significantly with a aftermarket performance LS1 cam!
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Originally Posted by MTI 427 C5 Roadster
Its has also been my experience that in addition to the avove comments the valve train noise also increases significantly with a aftermarket performance LS1 cam!
I found the bigger the cam the louder the car is and the interior noise went up.I run the SLP dual dual in the non-race season and the muffler sounds like it's ready to blow open at WOT.
