C5 A4 Adding TSP headers w/ GHL bullets.
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From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
GHL has excellent exhaust. Bullets are pretty loud but sound good.
Exhaust noise or NOTE is so subjective that unless you actually listen to a particular system, you will never be sure that you will like it or can tolerate the interior cabin noise or drone. One of the key elements of an exhaust system is if it has DRONE or not.....
Find a system that you like or think that you like and actually ride in the car. If it has excessive drone, you will soon be annoyed and have to search for something else.
You live in Jersey. You have NUMEROUS opportunities to go to Corvette Functions or local tuners and actually listen to installed systems.
Look in the EVENTS & REGIONAL in the northeast section for something happening near you: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/northeast-40/ so you can expierence the actual sound.
Exhaust noise or NOTE is so subjective that unless you actually listen to a particular system, you will never be sure that you will like it or can tolerate the interior cabin noise or drone. One of the key elements of an exhaust system is if it has DRONE or not.....
Find a system that you like or think that you like and actually ride in the car. If it has excessive drone, you will soon be annoyed and have to search for something else.
You live in Jersey. You have NUMEROUS opportunities to go to Corvette Functions or local tuners and actually listen to installed systems.
Look in the EVENTS & REGIONAL in the northeast section for something happening near you: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/northeast-40/ so you can expierence the actual sound.
Racer
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Thanks !! I like them ... And I love the price ... I ordered the midpipe from Texas speed and they bolted up to my borla x pipe using the band clamps ... I installed them in my garage on jack stands and used ls1howto as a guide .. It's pretty straight forward.
Racer
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From: Sevierville TN
The car got at least three times louder and very aggressive sounding. It was a good sound although too loud for my tastes as my job is an Audio Technician and I need to use my ears daily so, I opted to sell the GHL's and go with a Corsa Touring system I found used.
Now I have just the right amount of exhaust note that I can hear inside and it barks pleasantly when I mash the go pedal.
Yeah, headers will make the GHL's "come alive"!
Sorry, no vids.
Sonny
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Drifting
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From: Tulsa Ok
How did you get the driver side in? I have the car 20" off the ground then got the front higher up without the collector hitting the ground while trying to wiggle it in from the bottom and it just won't go. Is it possible to go in from the top by removing the steering shaft?
Instructor
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From: Lubbock TX
If they are anywhere like Kooks 1 7/8's I got mine in from the top on both sides but it was a long difficult experience ..... I keep saying if I ever get another car and I'm putting exhaust on it I will pay someone to do it but I always forget and do it myself and say the same thing again
Drifting
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From: Tulsa Ok
I put headers on my '06 GTO and '08 C6 and those were a breeze compared to this crap. The whole time I was trying not to scratch up the headers but then after awhile I got tired of it not going in and said smurf it. If it wasn't for that damn odd shaped oil pan it would just drop right in from the top. Time to see how to remove the steering shaft.
Racer
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I put headers on my '06 GTO and '08 C6 and those were a breeze compared to this crap. The whole time I was trying not to scratch up the headers but then after awhile I got tired of it not going in and said smurf it. If it wasn't for that damn odd shaped oil pan it would just drop right in from the top. Time to see how to remove the steering shaft.
Chuck