muffler opinions please
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Drifting
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From: Angier nc
muffler opinions please
hello,
i have stainless works longtubes,no cats,x-pipe,and dynomax super turbos on the car now.i like the way the car sounds(quiet).however i would'nt mind a little more growl when i'm on the gas.i just don't want it all the time.what are you guys experience with the available mufflers?
i have never heard borlas,magnaflows,or any other on a vette.fwiw i have a corsa resonator i can use if needed.
thanks for your opinions,george.
i have stainless works longtubes,no cats,x-pipe,and dynomax super turbos on the car now.i like the way the car sounds(quiet).however i would'nt mind a little more growl when i'm on the gas.i just don't want it all the time.what are you guys experience with the available mufflers?
i have never heard borlas,magnaflows,or any other on a vette.fwiw i have a corsa resonator i can use if needed.
thanks for your opinions,george.
Le Mans Master
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From: Greenville SC
Replace mufflers with eliminators, or add heads/cam 
.
I had an X pipe and eliminators on my car when it had the stock motor, great deep throaty sound at idle, no resonance, and screamed when you got on it! I will be posting them for sale soon, just have not got around to it. I had to replace with mufflers due to heads/cam, and it is still to loud inside! Although I like the lopy cam sound, I liked the "sound" better with the old set up.
.I had an X pipe and eliminators on my car when it had the stock motor, great deep throaty sound at idle, no resonance, and screamed when you got on it! I will be posting them for sale soon, just have not got around to it. I had to replace with mufflers due to heads/cam, and it is still to loud inside! Although I like the lopy cam sound, I liked the "sound" better with the old set up.
Race Director
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
If you want more growl, I'd stay away from Hooker AeroChambers. I have them on my car and love them, but they aren't much louder than stock. ToyC4 had Borlas on his car and I thought it sounded good. I've also heard Flowmasters and they aren't bad either... I just don't like how generic Flowmaster makes every car sound
8th Gear
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if you are looking for a muffler or exhaust that no body else has with a nice grawl designed for each individual corvette KOOKS exhaust located in ny not as popular as the name brands but i have them on my 85 and my 67 camaro BB deep throaty sounds when you are on the gas check out there website . Dont just order them from the catalog ask to speak with a rep and design the exhaust for your car
you won t be disapointed www.kookscustomheaders.com/
you won t be disapointed www.kookscustomheaders.com/
Instructor
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From: Woodmere New York
gotta agree with Kooks....incredible setup...I live close to them and know a ton of people who have used their systems...they all love them...I mean, they rave.....great headers...they even make custom twin-turbos for our cars.....I have a borla system...random tech cat...and I am probably going with a kooks setup now for headers and a front y, if they offer it....you'll love borla mufflers...I have the Zr-1 mufflers...they look great..sound incredible...the car sounds mean...I can't wait to hear how she's gonna sound after I port and polish and add a new comp cam.......
Race Director
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Another thought to make mention of... contrary to what the manuf's will tell you, any muffler with a 2.5" offset in offset out will work. I had the Dynomax Race Magnums on my TPI Trans Am and it had a mean sound to it. I'd recommend them highly.
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From: Tampa,FL
Originally Posted by 96 lt-4
hello,
i have stainless works longtubes,no cats,x-pipe,and dynomax super turbos on the car now.
i have stainless works longtubes,no cats,x-pipe,and dynomax super turbos on the car now.
Drifting
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From: Chicago Executive Airport, formerly known as Palwaukee
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I had a Magnaflow 3" x-pipe installed on my LT4. My exhaust man had no trouble. He and I designed the complete system from the converters back.
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Drifting
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From: Santa Maria CA
x-pipe and eliminators sound good on LT1/4 cars,even when stock IMHO. Hooker Aero chambers are too quiet,i've had them on a BBC motor before and sounded nice and tame but quiet all together.
If i had the money i'd spend it twards Corsa's.
If i had the money i'd spend it twards Corsa's.
