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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:33 PM
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Heres some pics of my custom flowmaster exhaust. I have a Hogan catless 3inch downpipe for starters. Then I had my old shop cut off the 2.5 inch flange and weld on 3inch pipe. I'm running 3 inch all the way back to the y. The y splits into 2 2.5inch pipes then runs into 2.5in/out flowmaster deltaflow 40 series mufflers. And finishing it off is 4 inch flowmaster polished stainless tips. It sound mean as hell...and LOUD!!! Absolutely love it and get lots of compliments on it. So enough rambling and heres the pics.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:40 PM
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Looks good. You should have had them align those tips better.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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Yea I know about the tips. They ain't perfect, but oh well. Close enough for me. I mite fix then eventually. They look good and sound awesome. Thats what I was most concerned about. Lost a little low end put gained up top. Love the flowmaster sound! Neighbors don't care for it i'm sure. Especially at 6 a.m.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by MonteSS8707
Yea I know about the tips. They ain't perfect, but oh well. Close enough for me. I mite fix then eventually. They look good and sound awesome. Thats what I was most concerned about. Lost a little low end put gained up top. Love the flowmaster sound! Neighbors don't care for it i'm sure. Especially at 6 a.m.
I love the sound of mine. I guess I'm lucky my neighbors are car people, but they are more exotic lovers. They still respect my little Chevy SB.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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Seems to be a nice set up...... the welds are a bit sloppy though.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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I want to do a similar setup, but is 3" before the Y to much for my LTZ? If you don't mind me asking how much did that cost.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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I can definitely vouch for the loudness. When he left the car show me and him we at last week , he mashed the gas and I'm pretty sure several people were like "that thing has got a v8?!"
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Originally Posted by pro_performer
I can definitely vouch for the loudness. When he left the car show me and him we at last week , he mashed the gas and I'm pretty sure several people were like "that thing has got a v8?!"
I get the same kinda reactions. It's definitely a head turner. I love to watch people around the car when I go by and their heads shoot up to see what that was. It's classic.

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*cough* Sound clip? Screw pics It could look like a monkey tossed it together, but if it sounds and performs great, that's all that matters
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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Sound clip!!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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Sound Clip coming...video is uploading to YouTube right now. Too bad the car gets raspy when free revving it....It sounds beautiful upon WOT on the street. I need to make an in car video.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 06MCLTZ
I want to do a similar setup, but is 3" before the Y to much for my LTZ? If you don't mind me asking how much did that cost.
I wouldn't go bigger than 2.5inch before they y on a v6 personally unless your using forced induction. Maybe go 2.5inch to the y and out. Don't know if I'd go with flowmasters on a v6 though. Heard some that sounded great and some that sounded tinny. They would be very loud. V6 with exhaust sound great idling and at low rpms(up to 3000-3500). But get kinda raspy and tinny at higher rpms. I'd look into some SLP powerflow mufflers or loudmaouths. I know the powerflows sound great on a v6. I paid about $170 for both mufflers, $100 for the tips and not much for the exhaust. An old shop I used to work for took care of me. A 20 pack of bud light and a couple 20's gets a lot done at that shop!
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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I have Flowmaster's with 3.5" tips on there now and it sounds really good. Even up top it sounds good. But they do scream. I was planing on doing 2.5" all the way back to two Magnaflow round mufflers. Something a little quieter and Magnaflow has a good sound.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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That sounds like a plan. Bet that will sound pretty good too. Magnaflow makes a catback setup for you i think. I don't know which would be cheaper or more convient for you. But either way I think it will sound great and you'll be happy with it.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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Has anyone thought of trying cherry bombs or some other glass pack??? They are dirt cheap and sound really good on the old muscle cars.

How do you think a glass pack would sound on our cars????
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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I don't think they would sound that good. They sounded great on old cars but that is old cars. Car now-a-days need a more defind sound. Then crackling, loud. Plus a new car will never sound like an old carbarated, big cam with header car
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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How's the interior noise compared to stock? Loud, lots of drone?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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here is how mine sounded with catless downpipe and flowmaster 44s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9LxTWauWwI

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