View Poll Results: Does an obnoxioius exhaust belong on the G8?
Yes - lets hear those pipes!
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No - keep the tone mellow.
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Does an Obnoxious Exhaust Belong on the G8?
05-21-2008, 12:19 PM
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Does an Obnoxious Exhaust Belong on the G8? I am a bit torn by this and I wanted to get everyone's opinion.
Do you think that an obnoxious exhaust belongs on the G8?
On one hand, the G8 is a much more refined car than the F-bodies and is marketed more for the more upscale performance sedan crowd.
On the other hand, the car is an American car with a V8, and who doesn't like the sound of a V8?
Do you think that the car would seem out of place if the valet driver hopped in your G8 in front of a fancy restaurant or hotel and fired it up, only to scare the hell out of everyone with a loudmouth and LT's?
I guess I think that the car could benefit from a nice, free-flowing exhaust but it should be kept to a reasonably clean and mellow tone.
Your thoughts?
Do you think that an obnoxious exhaust belongs on the G8?
On one hand, the G8 is a much more refined car than the F-bodies and is marketed more for the more upscale performance sedan crowd.
On the other hand, the car is an American car with a V8, and who doesn't like the sound of a V8?
Do you think that the car would seem out of place if the valet driver hopped in your G8 in front of a fancy restaurant or hotel and fired it up, only to scare the hell out of everyone with a loudmouth and LT's?
I guess I think that the car could benefit from a nice, free-flowing exhaust but it should be kept to a reasonably clean and mellow tone.
Your thoughts?
05-21-2008, 12:25 PM
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i'd say anything that has a throaty v8 deserves a loud exhaust. do you like the sound of a 96 impala SS with loud exhaust? How bout a Cadillac CTS-V? i'd say its fair game.
05-21-2008, 12:55 PM
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Of course, "loud" is all relative. I think that the sedans with more class deserve a more refined exhaust note to complement the more refined car.
The thought of an obnoxiously loud CTS-V rasping it's way through the financial district downtown kinda makes me cringe.
05-21-2008, 01:36 PM
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I voted no because this car is my DD. The stock exhaust is way too quiet but I would like something in the middle. I have the TA if I want to hear a loud exhaust note but I realize this may be some peoples single car. In that case I can see them being torn. On this car, I would like an exhaust with a good amount of sound behind but not something overly assertive.
Will I turn and smile when I hear a G8 with a loud exhaust? Sure would but it's not for me all the time.
-Brian
Will I turn and smile when I hear a G8 with a loud exhaust? Sure would but it's not for me all the time.
-Brian
05-21-2008, 02:30 PM
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I agree with Blackbird, yes it needs an exhaust but not an obnoxious one. I want my highway cruise to be relatively quite but when you step on the gas you know that it is there. My Camaro his a 4" Mufflex, now that is obnoxious. 
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05-21-2008, 08:37 PM
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05-21-2008, 10:48 PM
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I want an exhaust that is free-flowing and efficient, but quiet. I am all about function and could not care less about form (in most cases). I want my vehicle to be whisper quiet so people think I am driving an electric car. An electric car that disappears from sight in mere seconds.
05-22-2008, 04:00 PM
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I voted yes. On all my vehicles, I run LT headers and kill the cat. Usually no mufflers either, unless they're glass packs. The only vehicle I haven't done this on is my Monte Carlo, simply because I think it would be goofy for a FWD vehicle to be making noise like a Corvette. Also, that CTS-V was built by a local shop around here, if it's the one I'm thinking of. It's got a 408, cammed, long tubes, and a very uh..open cat. 
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05-22-2008, 08:42 PM
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I voted NO.
Keep as is. That way you can quietly pull up beside some ricer in a civic that is shocked as you lay some rubber and the kids smile and wave in the back seat.
Keep as is. That way you can quietly pull up beside some ricer in a civic that is shocked as you lay some rubber and the kids smile and wave in the back seat.
