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Old May 21, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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did it yesterday and LOVE IT!!! Perfect sound note for me....
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Same here... could be a little bit louder, but for the $50 I spent it's great
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Originally Posted by Sn00py
Same here... could be a little bit louder, but for the $50 I spent it's great
I went with 1 1/2" pipes and the same whole diameter.
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Originally Posted by wildbadbill
I went with 1 1/2" pipes and the same whole diameter.
I also went with 1 1/2" pipes and he made the hole as big as he could, but I wish it was a tiny bit louder... IDK i'm probably way too picky considering the cost
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It is not the size of the pipe you use. It is where you put it.
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It is not the size of the pipe you use. It is where you put it.

No kidding.
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Originally Posted by screw991le
It is not the size of the pipe you use. It is where you put it.
That's what she said!
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But on a serious note, can anyone compare the stock C5 exhaust sound versus a stock C5 with Z06 titaniums and a stock C5 with the bypass mod in terms of idle, acceleration, and cruise?

How would the volume of each compare - slightly louder than stock, noticibly louder than stock or aggressively loud?

It's hard to tell with sound clips.

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Originally Posted by Rob01C5


But on a serious note, can anyone compare the stock C5 exhaust sound versus a stock C5 with Z06 titaniums and a stock C5 with the bypass mod in terms of idle, acceleration, and cruise?

How would the volume of each compare - slightly louder than stock, noticibly louder than stock or aggressively loud?

It's hard to tell with sound clips.

I may be wrong,but what I like about the bypass is that the sound (more of it) is caried outside the vehicle and the mufflers are stock.After market mufflers are louder by themselfs hence you have two louder cans under your car trunk resulting in more of a cabin noise.My 2c

ps. not to mention,should your taste change it's not much to go back...
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Originally Posted by screw991le
It is not the size of the pipe you use. It is where you put it.
Originally Posted by BUGZ
That's what she said!
She did like it
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I was going to do the by-pass instead I went with a straight cat-back. Love it.
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Was it the stock C5 ar Ti's that you bypassed??
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Was it the stock C5 ar Ti's that you bypassed??
stock.
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I did not realize what I typed.
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I took my borlas off and did the bypass on my stock exhaust......I enjoy every minute of the ride now....But im also putting duel ele-cut outs on the car for when I want to scare everyone with my 413ci....
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If the stock C5 is about a 2/10 on the loudness scale, what would the bypass mod be?
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Originally Posted by Rob01C5
If the stock C5 is about a 2/10 on the loudness scale, what would the bypass mod be?
3/10 at idle and 5/10 at WOT.
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