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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 01:35 AM
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It's been on my mind all day about choosing an exhaust for my LT-1. Sound is not a problem for me but I do want an aggressive,mean and loud muscle car sound. I'm saving up on doing Pacesetter LT headers as well. I thought of doing a LT with a ORY and call it day but I've heard SLP LM II is even better but I really don't know which route to choose. I've been doing a lot of research on it all day. I'm a college student on a budget. Please share with me your thoughts and opinions and yes my '96 Trans Am is my daily.

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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 01:53 AM
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Want loud? True duals dumped. Or SLP LM1
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 02:31 AM
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Here are some opinions on this very subject:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...link-post.html

Oh, and be prepared to get hassled by the poooooooooooolice.

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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 07:44 AM
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Why ask the same question over and over?

If its to get different responses, well...

Screw long tubes, screw the loud mouth... get ******* zoomies! You will so loud, so cool, and so slow!
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 07:55 AM
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Youtube should help you decide.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 09:17 AM
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open headers
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 09:17 AM
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Asking a question like this really makes no sense, What one might think sounds good to them may sound like crap to another, Its the same type of question, what color should I paint my car, Best is to see if there are sound clips of the type of exhaust you want and you pick what you like...
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 09:30 AM
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Headers, ORY, straight pipes with a cherrybomb glasspack! Gives you that classic loud *** farm truck sound!
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LTs, ORY, then dumped. Loud as hell and screams at WOT.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 12:31 PM
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Long tubes, off road y-pipe, gmmg catback.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 12:47 PM
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Magnaflow duals sound a lot better then the SLP Loudmouth.

I've had both.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 02:55 PM
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Borla.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 03:37 PM
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Long tubes and ORY dumped.

OR

SLP LM2 LT's, ORY.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Wallj
Borla.
Enjoy my borla set up as well.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris.O
Enjoy my borla set up as well.
Borla here too. I put a qtp in place of the disc on the passenger side exhaust tip. Close that baby up in the morning and the car is nice and quiet even with the cam.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 08:34 PM
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95 formula lt1:

This was filmed with a potato a few years ago. May not be of any value to help you decide. Pretty crappy quality.

Edit: i dunno how to embed that. Hopefully somebody else can.
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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 10:46 PM
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I just want it to be loud and Aggressive. Not loud and not having any taste or flavor to the sound what I meant.
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Old Sep 26, 2014 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by LTX_Alex
I just want it to be loud and Aggressive. Not loud and not having any taste or flavor to the sound what I meant.
It's seriously all up to you. Everyone has different tastes, especially when it comes to age. When I was 18 all I wanted was loud. Now at 24, I'm tired of it and just want some nice tone.
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Old Sep 26, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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Exactly what I did too, now that I'm turning 25 I just want it mellow for daily use and loud for track/weekends etc. Borla is win for sure.
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Old Sep 26, 2014 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by BoostedDSM
Exactly what I did too, now that I'm turning 25 I just want it mellow for daily use and loud for track/weekends etc. Borla is win for sure.
Exactly, if it's something I drive often, loud just gets annoying quick. If I haven't driven my car for awhile, it's okay for a little bit then it's back to annoying.

The best combo is either a Magnaflow or a Borla and have a cutout for when you want it loud.
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