Muffler ?s
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Burning Brakes
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Muffler ?s
What sounds good with no resonance? Just picked my 93 LT1 up from the exhaust shop and am not crazy about the sound. My setup is Hooker LTs, no cats, no resonator, stock LT1 mufflers. Sounds good @ WOT but sounds like a flat tire @ idle. 
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I have Magnaflows with out the resonator, but still have stock manifolds and I like the sound. Maybe some aftermarket mufflers are in order?
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I know someone who just happens to have a brand new pair of Corsa mufflers for the LTx cars for sale.....
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
I know someone who just happens to have a brand new pair of Corsa mufflers for the LTx cars for sale.....
Try something unique... that's why I went with Hooker. Any 2½" offset in center out will work on the car. Just a matter of $$$ and what you want.
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I like mine....
Just had a 3" X-pipe installed to replace the resonator and two Max Speed mufflers installed on my 93 LT1 and I'm very happy. Not loud but throaty trhrough the rev range and no resonance that I've found yet.
The mufflers have dual square rolled tips in super posished stainless 404 and look great!
The mufflers have dual square rolled tips in super posished stainless 404 and look great!
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
You are running stock and it is too loud? That's surprising. I still have my cats and resonator and my AeroChambers sound powerful, but refined and quiet. I know most people prefer to have a loud in your face kind of car... but a vette needs no introduction... everyone already knows they are fast. I didn't see a need to flaunt it any more.
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Originally Posted by kwik_ta
You are running stock and it is too loud? That's surprising. I still have my cats and resonator and my AeroChambers sound powerful, but refined and quiet. I know most people prefer to have a loud in your face kind of car... but a vette needs no introduction... everyone already knows they are fast. I didn't see a need to flaunt it any more.
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Originally Posted by kwik_ta
You are running stock and it is too loud? That's surprising. I still have my cats and resonator and my AeroChambers sound powerful, but refined and quiet. I know most people prefer to have a loud in your face kind of car... but a vette needs no introduction... everyone already knows they are fast. I didn't see a need to flaunt it any more.
You wouldn't believe how much better the stock exhaust can sound once you get the engine really breathing. I'm currently running full, stock LT4 exhaust with long tube headers. Along with the big heads and other engine mods, it sounds awesome, especially at WOT. Still, it is not overbearing and won't wake the dead, and NO resonance. Soon I'll be installing new, much better headers and will replace the resonator with bullet cats. I'd love to install more free flowing mufflers but am afraid of the resonance. I had that problem once with some straight through muffs and I don't want it again. I may install some cut outs beyond the cats eventually for track use. This is why I'm selling my new, unused Corsas, I like the sound now just the way it is.