Yes my friend,, I got it from an importcompany that fore sure really didnt now anything about car parts,, they usally trade with ceramic stuff and this was some sort of missunderstanding from one client. I bought everything from them for about 150pix. BTW,,ower 45mph it really helps to have at least an 15" subwofer to keep up the music,,LOL. :cool:

 

Thanks for all the input guys. Im going with the Corsa.

 

I have Magnaflows, but mine is an L98 so I don't know what it sounds like on an LT1. I've heard B&B Triflo on an LT1 before and I think they sound great - nice & aggressive plus they look fantastic, stainless steel. Don't know anything about Borla's sound. As for Flowmaster, don't waste your time or money, they're"relatively cheap" because they ARE cheap - alumunized crap & sound annoying. 70's aluminum garbage cans made into mufflers. If you have an auto tranny, definitely stay away from Flowmaster at all costs. JMHO
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Power Effect or Corsa. POwer Effects imho sounds best and is reasonanble in the car.-----------------------------------------------------------

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I built my exhaust system from scratch MYSELF. I put on some full lenght headman headers with 2.5" collectors, and used ALL 2.5" MANDREL bent piping inot some 40 series Flowmaster mufflers and made a H pipe also in the system. Sounds like a dam muscle car:) all the older "willard" muscle car guys love it. it's a bit loud and it has no cats but oh well. Mandrel bent pipng is $17 each bend! i went through $600 for everything.

 

I have a B&B system on my car. I love the sound it has but I also have one word of warning for those of you wanting to purchase a B&B system
It is of very high quality and is made from polished 304 tubing. Most exhaust systems that offer SS often will sell you a system that is made from 409 which is as near to plain old carbon steel as you can get and still be called stainless.

OK back to B&B, when I got my system I was thrilled to get it. I had a SLP system but wanted a nicer look as my old SLP system was 3" front to rear. However when I received my B&B system I was bummed out to see that the resonator reduced down to about 2.5' internally. It was not a full 3" as advertised. However all is not that bad seeing how if you call B&B they will gladly exchange the resonator for a 3" X pipe.

Unless you have a highly modified engine that necked down resonator would not cause a loss in power. However if you have a blown 396 LT4 as I do then it can be a problem. When I installed it I built a H pipe for it out of 3" pipe to see how it would sound. So far the sound is great but I have a little resonance in 6th gear at about 75 mph. Their mufflers has a nice mellow and deep tone to them and really wails at WOT. They are of a straight through design with a single 3" inlet to dual 2.5" outlets. Even though you can't see through them like a straight through pipe, the mufflers has a perforated Zig Zag channel thus dampening noise better than a straight through core.

I have a Dr. Gas X custom made X pipe coming this week to replace my H pipe. Neal the owner swears this is going to make a difference in power and sound over my H pipe. He has been in business for several years now and also supplies transitions and other pieces to a lot of NASCAR teams. I wish I knew that because a son of a good friend works for a large team and buys a lot from Dr. Gas. Perhaps could he have got me a good deal..... :sad:

 

1. Magnaflow. I researched and found it sounded best.

2. Borla = very excellent race car sound almost took first. It was tough.

3. B&B = loud NASCAR sound.

4. Flowmaster = Good drag racing sound. But to me sounds like a mustang or a truck.

5. Corsa = Quality sound. Has more snap and pop than others. Kinda Harleyish.

Research yourself. You will likely come up with different oppinions.

 

[Modified by BowTieBlood, 2:11 AM 9/4/2003]

 

B&B IS THE NICEST LOOKING EXHAUST I'VE EVER SEEN, QUALITY WISE TOO. Probably offends a lot of you Corsa guys, but seriously, they do a VERY nice job, I didn't even want to put my system on a car when I got it.

My car however is the rare Vette on this forum that is quiet for B&B. When I bought the car it had a Flowmaster cat-back on it. Not only did it look like crap, but it sounded it too (not that I don't like Flowmaster, but my car is an exception!). I expected the loud sound like the Flowmaster on my '97 T/A, but it was no where near it. I figured hmm I'll step up to 3" tri-flo cat-back. My car is still QUIET, not even kidding you. It is def. louder than the Flowmaster, but I still get out-weighed volume wise by my friends v-6 firebird (not your usual v-6 sound). And as for resonance, at first I understood why everyone complained, but now, my car has near ZERO resonance, crazy huh? Go figure, buy the loudest exhaust according to many forum members at the time, and end up with a sleep wielding 3" pipes :rolleyes: You'd have to hear it to believe it. Car runs well too, and you can feel the air forcing out, track times aren't bad for a 125k mile Vette either, low 14s in 95 degree heat. If you want quality, Tri-Flo can give you that. I bought mine from TByrne, I wanna say it was $900

 

BTW, Randomtech cats fit up perfect with tri-flo, those combined replace pipe and parts from the end of the exhaust manifold back.