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Old Jun 30, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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Anyone have a picture of the inside of a stock LS1 muffler? Cant find anything on google images. Just Z06 insides.
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Old Jun 30, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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All I can find is a fbody so far...
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Yep same here, I wouldnt post such a silly thread if it was as simple as finding a pic online.
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Check out this link though, from the looks of this, the inside of a base models muffler is almost exactly the same as a Z06's. So Im looking for some real pics to clarify.

http://www.z06vette.com/forums/f5/mo...fflers-124823/
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I found this picture on this forum, but I don't have the link to where I got it.

It compares a base to Z06 muffler cutaways.

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I really hate photobucket these days but here's a sound clip of when I ran my internally modified stock mufflers (228r cam, long tubes, catless)

http://s1280.photobucket.com/user/12...fde5a.mp4.html

Original muffler:
http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/...ps90f12d3c.jpg

Here's a photo of what I did (remove packing from front half and blocked off passage into back half). I think I eventually drilled additional holes in the one remaining tube (or maybe I completely removed it, can't remember):
http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5b0a7730.jpg
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Old Jun 30, 2014 | 11:51 PM
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They literally look like the same thing.. why are the Z06 mufflers considered higher flowing? And how are they louder? I know the benefits of being lighter weight.
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