shorties helping sound?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Folsom CA
shorties helping sound?
My 99 FRC has a BB Route 66 system. The exhuast with the quad tipes gets all kinds of compliments, but is a little to tame sounding . I was thinking about a new system, Corsa or Borla, but now I am wondering if putting on a set of shorty headers would wake up the sytem so it sounded better.
Has anyone who put on shorties noticed that it helped the sound of their system. I know that long tube header make more horsepower and make systems louder, but I live in California and they are illegal.
Thanks for any help
Larry
Has anyone who put on shorties noticed that it helped the sound of their system. I know that long tube header make more horsepower and make systems louder, but I live in California and they are illegal.
Thanks for any help
Larry
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From: Rochester NY
2 years ago I put B&B shorties on my 2000. I had the B&B Bullet quad-tip cat-back as well. I noticed very little difference (if any) in sound (but the bullets were already pretty loud).
Good luck with your decision
Nick
Good luck with your decision
Nick
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Originally Posted by nikolai
2 years ago I put B&B shorties on my 2000. I had the B&B Bullet quad-tip cat-back as well. I noticed very little difference (if any) in sound...
Instructor
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From: clearwater fl
I think for the price of some nice shorties, you would be better off with a nice set of Borla Stingers if a more aggressive sound is what your looking for. Even though, I think it is a very good idea before purchasing any exhaust for sound, you should go to some vette meets and personally listen to different ones. Remember also that an exhaust should be purchased for the sound and not the performance issue because the majority of the exhaust for our cars put out minimal horsepower gains. Personally I have been through about 3 different brands of exhausts and I ended up choosing the most aggressive sounding of them all ...borla straight pipes...not for everyone, but I love it.
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Melting Slicks
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From: clackamas oregon
Originally Posted by nikolai
2 years ago I put B&B shorties on my 2000. I had the B&B Bullet quad-tip cat-back as well. I noticed very little difference (if any) in sound (but the bullets were already pretty loud).
Good luck with your decision
Nick
Good luck with your decision
Nick
Melting Slicks
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From: clackamas oregon
Originally Posted by Bill Curlee
Unless you can get a set of shorties for a very low price, I would have to say it wouldnt be worth it!!!
BC
BC
Bill, help!!!!! my code came back again po410 from these shorties and your the guy with all the answers
Le Mans Master
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by Silver98
Go with long tubes rather than the shorties. The sound, with hi-flow cats is awesome
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From: Rochester NY
Originally Posted by rgtkst
did you ever have any issues with codes popping from the header install??? my 2000 generated the po410 code and has been quite the biatch to figure out ever since. got to only come on every month or so now. but duaanngg this sucks.
Burning Brakes
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From: Lincoln NE
I don't have any experiance with shorties on an LS1 f-body or vette.. but... I did install shorties on my buddies 2002 2500 ... and at idle there was almost no difference.... but when he opened the T/b you could tell...
actually point proven when he set the alarm of his neighbor off... (an no he had never done this before)
but like most will tell you.. I say skep the shortys and the mids and go to LT's...
actually point proven when he set the alarm of his neighbor off...
(an no he had never done this before) but like most will tell you.. I say skep the shortys and the mids and go to LT's...