Anyone straight pipe your C5?
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From: Sturgeon Bay Wisconson
Anyone straight pipe your C5?
Just was wondering how many of you out there have your exhaust straight piped from the cats back...I just can't see justifying paying so much for these exhaust systems people buy all the time (I know I was one of them when I put hooker headers and sidepipes on my C3)
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Forum member HiLandR has the oem exhaust with cats with the exception of straight pipes with no mufflers and it sounds 
This is how it sounds like with LG PRO Headers, no cats and straight pipes
This is how it sounds like with LG PRO Headers, no cats and straight pipes
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Originally Posted by kromberg
The SLP Loud Mouth is the closest to straight pipes followed by the Borla XR-1.
Keith
Keith
Put that on and you have straights.
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From: Kansas City Missouri
Here's some info on the ones on my car, thanks to Nouman (Factory Race Car) 
http://www.1g-firstgeneration.com/fo...y;threadid=442
Borla XR-1's on stock C5, no other mods.
http://www.1g-firstgeneration.com/fo...y;threadid=442
Borla XR-1's on stock C5, no other mods.
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From: st.louis mo.
i have straight pipes took it to the local muffler shop and they did it for 125.00. sounds a little louder than my friends slp system(700.00).
took the extra money and bought some headers
just dont 4get to buy tips
took the extra money and bought some headers
just dont 4get to buy tips
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Hi RequiemNightmare -
Yup - I call it "Billy Bobbed" exhaust -
On my wifes 99 coupe - stock manifolds/cats and I had the mufflers cut off and welded pipes and some Heddman resonator tips in place -
and here is a sound clip -
http://www.iammoon.com/vids/billy_bob_exhaust.wmv
My sincere apologies to Billy Boat exhaust - and thanks to wamara for the cool idea. He has a similar setup on his Z06.
best regards -
mqqn
Yup - I call it "Billy Bobbed" exhaust -
On my wifes 99 coupe - stock manifolds/cats and I had the mufflers cut off and welded pipes and some Heddman resonator tips in place -
and here is a sound clip -
http://www.iammoon.com/vids/billy_bob_exhaust.wmv
My sincere apologies to Billy Boat exhaust - and thanks to wamara for the cool idea.
He has a similar setup on his Z06. best regards -
mqqn
Last edited by mqqn; Nov 7, 2006 at 11:29 AM.
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