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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 03:35 PM
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Hi I have A 96 Z28 and im looking too put a exhaust on but dont want too spend over 500 What are some good options
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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SLP LM1 & LM2
Magnaflow
Hooker

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Borla
Corsa
True Duals
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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I personally like the magnaflow catback!
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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i had magnaflow, but i tore that off and just replaced it with a lm1 catback, gotta say i love how it sounds now
pacesetter shorties, y , cats and lm1 back
the magnaflows were not bad but to quiet for my taste
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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I've got Borla with headers and they sound great!!! But it is kinda pricey
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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I had a LM1 and while it sounded good, it was a cop caller. I temporarily replaced it with a single in/out 3" Flowmaster that flows alot better than the dual ones, but the drone at hwy speeds will kill ya. I finally saved up and installed a Hooker catback. It's by far my favorite. It's LOUD when you get on it. Fairly loud at anything over 2500 rpm, but not bad at all if you keep it under that. It doesn't have the deafening/annoying drone either.
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 1961ba427
I had a LM1 and while it sounded good, it was a cop caller. I temporarily replaced it with a single in/out 3" Flowmaster that flows alot better than the dual ones, but the drone at hwy speeds will kill ya. I finally saved up and installed a Hooker catback. It's by far my favorite. It's LOUD when you get on it. Fairly loud at anything over 2500 rpm, but not bad at all if you keep it under that. It doesn't have the deafening/annoying drone either.
+1 for the Hooker catback.
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 97 Trans Am ws6
the magnaflows were not bad but to quiet for my taste
Thats why you install a electric cutout!!! Best of all words!
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If you want it to be loud and sound decent, go with true duals and ditch the whole y pipe setup. If clearance is an issue, stick with the y pipe and put cutouts after the headers. If youre gonna stay stock and dont want to sound too loud, get a used set of gmmg or borla.
It mostly depends on what you want, try a search to help you out more.
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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Loudmouth 2 is a great system i used to have that on my old 96 T/A and got a lot of compliments and i really liked it.
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ~BuMps AloT~
Thats why you install a electric cutout!!! Best of all words!
Once i get some longtubes that gunna be the next thing i get
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Ive had Flowmaster, TSP Rumbler, LM1 and GMMG. GMMG is the best catback IMO. That said I am ditching the GMMG for True Duals with LM1 resonators.
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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I have hooker and I love it, not too loud until you really get on it, and no drone. Has anyone done true duals with 2 LM2 mufflers?
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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Hooker sounds great but it isn't stainless teel, which kinda sucks.
Magnaflow is nice, soungs good, stainless, but too quiet for some.
Borla is an overglorified straight pipe IMO.
GMMG sounds ****** amazing, but is pricey.
Loudmouth is stainless, but way loud, raspy, and backfires a lot on most cars.

Im torn between magnaflow/electric cutout or GMMG myself right now
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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Hooker (or ANY full cat-back for that matter) and an electric cutout > all. Quiet when you want it, loud when you don't. Best of both worlds.
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