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Old May 17, 2010 | 08:36 AM
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I took off my mufflers off and now have 2 and a quarter inch pipes in place. All i can say is WOW!!! It sounds like an old school muscle car. Everytime i drive it, heads constantly turn. I Feel a difference in acceleration. It doesn't put you back in your seat as much but you can definitely see that it picked up on acceleration. Im going to put pictures and a video up soon when ever i can get the time
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Old May 17, 2010 | 08:39 AM
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Selling the Flowmasters?
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Old May 17, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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im thinking about selling them or i might keep one and put that in place of where the resonator would be.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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im thinking about selling them or i might keep one and put that in place of where the resonator would be.
Shoot me PM if you ever decide to sell them.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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Better acceleration because the flowmasters are gone lol.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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i got u quinn. a.guy yes. very better acceleration lol. its really really loud. when i go to quiet neighborhoods i have to keep it at low RPMS
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Old May 17, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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i got u quinn. a.guy yes. very better acceleration lol. its really really loud. when i go to quiet neighborhoods i have to keep it at low RPMS
Try going catless with straight pipes. Believe it or not it gets WAY louder. lol

I believe when I had the cutout/cat it was actually quieter than it is now with no cat and the spintech. lmao
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i know what ya mean...i got my cutout on the DP before the cat...i still need to get video of it cuz it screams lol
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i know what ya mean...i got my cutout on the DP before the cat...i still need to get video of it cuz it screams lol
Sounds like a dirt track car! lmao
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Sounds like a dirt track car! lmao

somethin like that lol....DOD sounds even better too
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Originally Posted by DP 08 GXP
somethin like that lol....DOD sounds even better too
I barely remember my DoD sound lol. It's been gone since August.
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I barely remember my DoD sound lol. It's been gone since August.
i wish i could say that...still got a lil over 3 years til that **** is gone.
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That sucks man...I've got the aftermarket warranty, so basically I find a service manager that will lie to the aftermarket company for me. lol
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lol nice....im in good with the pontiac service manager but not that good lol.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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i know this is off topic but i changed my views about this car. its a good car none the less and a very good daily driver. i get alot of compliments especially when i go to autozone or a auto shop, the guys would say "my god how did they manage to cram a v8 in there or is that a v8?" The guy who did the exhaust on my car loves it. He even said its a beautiful car. As far as the heavy performance work like turbo chargers and all of that, i dont want any of that because i have to have this car for 4 more years so i will however get headers but as far as taking it to the track and everything i will not do (even though im curious as to see what it runs in the 1/4) i dont want my transmission to go or wear it down. So with that in mind i will keep this car. If im going to mod a car and race it, i will proudly get a mustang 5.0, trans am, grand national, or a monte ss and work on that
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Originally Posted by SSCoop
I took off my mufflers off and now have 2 and a quarter inch pipes in place. All i can say is WOW!!! It sounds like an old school muscle car. Everytime i drive it, heads constantly turn. I Feel a difference in acceleration. It doesn't put you back in your seat as much but you can definitely see that it picked up on acceleration. Im going to put pictures and a video up soon when ever i can get the time

Welcome to the straight pipe family!!! Doesn't it feel wonderful!! Sound superb!! And your gas mileage should have increase as well,..did it!??
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Old May 17, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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By ditching the mufflers you just saved about 35lbs of extra weight too!
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yeah it moves way better without the extra weight cuz those mufflers were heavy as F&*k!!!! I see gas mileage went up a bit not much but definitely noticeable. I even had some compliments. I bagged this hot milf from shop rite when i got off work. She said she was diggin the sound and the looks. Got her number..im definitely gonna see wassup wit that
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Originally Posted by SSCoop
yeah it moves way better without the extra weight cuz those mufflers were heavy as F&*k!!!! I see gas mileage went up a bit not much but definitely noticeable. I even had some compliments. I bagged this hot milf from shop rite when i got off work. She said she was diggin the sound and the looks. Got her number..im definitely gonna see wassup wit that
Pimpin in the ISS! That's what I'm talking about!
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Originally Posted by SSCoop
yeah it moves way better without the extra weight cuz those mufflers were heavy as F&*k!!!! I see gas mileage went up a bit not much but definitely noticeable. I even had some compliments. I bagged this hot milf from shop rite when i got off work. She said she was diggin the sound and the looks. Got her number..im definitely gonna see wassup wit that
Dude its a lot of women digging the straight pipes here in Atlanta as well!! This chick(outside of Smoothie King) told me: "you car sounds soooooo nice" and she was with a guy! He cut his eyes, but I remain humble, and just said thanks!
LoL!! But you da man!!!
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