Video: Before and After Shorty Headers
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Drifting
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From: Charlotte, NC
Video: Before and After Shorty Headers
I took a video of my essentially stock 2000 coupe with the A&A exhaust mod both before and after I installed BBK shorty headers.
It's hard to tell much difference at idle, but in the upper rpm the car sounds more raw. I do find it interesting that my camera primarily picks up the mid-range sounds and not much of the base so the car does sound a bit different in person than it does online.
Thanks.
BEFORE BBK SHORTY HEADERS
AFTER BBK SHORTY HEADERS
It's hard to tell much difference at idle, but in the upper rpm the car sounds more raw. I do find it interesting that my camera primarily picks up the mid-range sounds and not much of the base so the car does sound a bit different in person than it does online.
Thanks.
BEFORE BBK SHORTY HEADERS
AFTER BBK SHORTY HEADERS
Last edited by FASST LN; Apr 3, 2008 at 04:33 PM.
Drifting
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From: Titusville FL
Sounds better. Now you need a good cat-back system & X-pipe. I put the BBK shorties on a few months ago. I should have done what you did and recorded before and after to hear the difference. Didn't gain any more seat in the pants performance, but I like being able to say that I install headers when crowing about my car. 
No Drone with my set-up. I still have the burble & popping.
No Drone with my set-up. I still have the burble & popping.
Last edited by BUGZ; Apr 4, 2008 at 11:32 AM.
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Drifting
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I fear drone terribly, and it seems every aftermarket system has some amount of drone.
The only replacment I would consider is a set of ti exhaust.
I don't want an x-pipe because I don't want to lose the burble and popping noises upon deceleration. I know some people hate that sound, but I LOVE IT!
The only replacment I would consider is a set of ti exhaust.
I don't want an x-pipe because I don't want to lose the burble and popping noises upon deceleration. I know some people hate that sound, but I LOVE IT!
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The best I could describe the shortys re:sound is that they produced a "meaner" tone with very little if any volume increase........it's in the tone
