Macs and Grotts
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Macs and Grotts Hey guys, I know several of you have had the Macs and the Grotts. But what I want to know is which is louder? I'm not going to run cats. I want to place a bullet on the intermediate pipe, and want it loud, but not loud enough to set off car alarms at idle or get slapped by my girlfriend. <img src="images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0">
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Re: Macs and Grotts I've got the Grots but have heard the Macs too. The Grots are slightly louder and will end up making a little more power in the process. Idle is a slight rumble, then when you get on it it gets pretty loud even with cats on. I've got a cutout and its gets even louder with that open. Hope this helps.
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Re: Macs and Grotts I have had both and the Grots are louder. I attribute this to having a 3" y-pipe compared to a 2.5" MAC y-pipe. The exhaust note was also slightly deeper.
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Re: Macs and Grotts [quote]Originally posted by Jason99T/A:
<strong>I have had both and the Grots are louder. I attribute this to having a 3" y-pipe compared to a 2.5" MAC y-pipe. The exhaust note was also slightly deeper.
Jason</strong><hr></blockquote>
How deep are the Grots compared to your stock manifolds? Right now I'm running ported heads, a T1, stock manifolds, gutted cats and a loudmouth. I've had several people tell me the engine sounds a LOT bigger than it actually is.
While I know I'm missing out on a lot of power with the stock headers, the car just sounds amazing the way it is. I'd hate to do headers and have it sound like a**. I've heard quite a few headers with offroad pipes and different catbacks and I'd have to say most of them don't sound as good as what I have. What I'm mostly worried about is that godawful raspy noise that makes the LS1 sound like it has absolutely no ballz at all.
Does anyone have a setup similar to mine but with longtubes, Random Tech cats and a loudmouth? How's it sound?
<strong>I have had both and the Grots are louder. I attribute this to having a 3" y-pipe compared to a 2.5" MAC y-pipe. The exhaust note was also slightly deeper.
Jason</strong><hr></blockquote>
How deep are the Grots compared to your stock manifolds? Right now I'm running ported heads, a T1, stock manifolds, gutted cats and a loudmouth. I've had several people tell me the engine sounds a LOT bigger than it actually is.
While I know I'm missing out on a lot of power with the stock headers, the car just sounds amazing the way it is. I'd hate to do headers and have it sound like a**. I've heard quite a few headers with offroad pipes and different catbacks and I'd have to say most of them don't sound as good as what I have. What I'm mostly worried about is that godawful raspy noise that makes the LS1 sound like it has absolutely no ballz at all.
Does anyone have a setup similar to mine but with longtubes, Random Tech cats and a loudmouth? How's it sound?
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Re: Macs and Grotts Well, i'll probably end up biting the bullet and getting FLPs so I can switch the sound between cats and no cats. Anyone know how loud FLPs are comparred to the others? <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0">
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Re: Macs and Grotts Well, i'll probably end up biting the bullet and getting FLPs so I can switch the sound between cats and no cats. Anyone know how loud FLPs are comparred to the others? <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0">
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Re: Macs and Grotts [quote]Originally posted by bigSS:
<strong>Well, i'll probably end up biting the bullet and getting FLPs so I can switch the sound between cats and no cats. Anyone know how loud FLPs are comparred to the others? <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
i was just going to say get FLP's <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0">
<strong>Well, i'll probably end up biting the bullet and getting FLPs so I can switch the sound between cats and no cats. Anyone know how loud FLPs are comparred to the others? <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
i was just going to say get FLP's <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0">
