Exhaust question
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From: Maine
Exhaust question
Would like to change the exhaust on the 85 vette. What is a good muffler to change it out with. Looking for something cheaper. Don't want to spend big money. Let me know what you guys did with a budget. Say under 200
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From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The cross pipe does nothing to quieten the drone (which happens at the speed to tend to drive at 35, 50 and 60 mph any steady speed)
I ended up taking the newer straight thru mufflers off, and sourced some standard gm mufflers is now back to a more tolerable noise level.
I recommend spending the money on headers, they will give you a great bang for the buck and bring a standard vette from mid 14 sec quarters to mid 13's
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From: Ashland PA
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If your looking for a cheap set of mufflers you can go to rockauto an I think they have them for less than $60.00 each.
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on my 85, I picked up a set of stock replacements from mid-America. these had the dual functional tailpipes. believe it or not, the sound is pretty throaty, much better than OEM stock. nice fit, easy installation - plug and play. can't remember the cost, but seems they were $80-90 each.
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From: Evansville IN
I put a Flowmaster Force II Cat-back system on mine. Nice and quiet inside when cruising and sounds great when you get on it. You definitely don't want the drone if you drive it much, unless you like having the windows down all the time.
