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Mar 11, 2011 | 12:55 PM

#21

Dif

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Originally Posted by Scruff Vette

It went away when GM came out with the LS series engines and changed the firing order.

That is why NO exhaust system will give you the sound of old school V8 Muscle on late model GM car.

that is THE Reason

Mar 11, 2011 | 01:11 PM

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FrankTank

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Originally Posted by cclive

The small blocks of the day had no cats.

True dat... that crap started in what.. 74 or 75...that is when you had a 400 CI making 190 HP

Mar 11, 2011 | 01:16 PM

#23

B&BVettes

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankTank

Listen to the B&B Bullets and tell me what you think. I am sure there is a soud clip somewhere.. you can go even further...add longtube headers to these cars, and no cats... you will get rumble.

Throw in a cam and it gets even better

Gotta go w/ BB Bulletts

Mar 11, 2011 | 01:19 PM

#24

cclive

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankTank

True dat... that crap started in what.. 74 or 75...that is when you had a 400 CI making 190 HP

I know it was 1975 because I still have my 1974 Trans Am with a 455.

Mar 11, 2011 | 01:45 PM

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johan gouws

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Scruff Vette

It went away when GM came out with the LS series engines and changed the firing order.

That is why NO exhaust system will give you the sound of old school V8 Muscle on late model GM car.

I suppose that's the price you pay if you develop power and not sound

Mar 11, 2011 | 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by johan gouws

I suppose that's the price you pay if you develop power and not sound

As great as the old smallblocks were, technology marches forward.

Mar 11, 2011 | 02:21 PM

#27

Scruff Vette

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Originally Posted by AFVETTE

Or a Mustang for that matter.

Tom

Agree 100%. Best souding stock cars being made today.

Mar 11, 2011 | 02:25 PM

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cclive

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I'll take the power over the sound...

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Mar 11, 2011 | 02:48 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Scruff Vette

It went away when GM came out with the LS series engines and changed the firing order.

That is why NO exhaust system will give you the sound of old school V8 Muscle on late model GM car.

Mar 11, 2011 | 02:53 PM

#30

z51vett

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How about the sound of 67 side pipes on small and big block. Now thats what i'm talking about. But they changed the firing order on the LS engines so diff sound.
z51vett

Mar 11, 2011 | 03:17 PM

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B&B Bullets=American Muscle car sound

Mar 11, 2011 | 03:20 PM

#32

jpuli28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Raazor

i got sum rumble

Lol, SLP Loudmouth II, ARH w/ hi flow cats give me a real throaty scream

Last edited by jpuli28; Mar 11, 2011 at 03:23 PM.

Mar 11, 2011 | 03:25 PM

#33

QUAKEJAKE

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankTank

everyone's "ears" are different. To say there are no aftermarket kits that don't have a rumble though.. listen to the Bullets or Borla, GHL, SLP Loudmouths.

The small blocks of the day also had different cats, different exhaust set ups, and in some cases different firing order, which also impacts exhaust note.

Bingo, The motor's valve timing (overlap) in the LS motors produces a different "tone" from that of the american muscle of old. Find someone that has a Magnaflow system. They supposedly give as close to the 60's/70's muscle sound as you can get out of these motors. I've heard Cammed C6's now they sound

Mar 11, 2011 | 03:35 PM

#34

dprestidge

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Originally Posted by TCKT B8

What happened to sound we used to get out of a small block chevy? All the aftermarket ehaust systems for C6's I've heard so far have a ricer-like sound. Is there a system out there that will bring back that American iron rumble for the C6?

The muscle cars of the 60's had the mufflers (glass packs) closer to the motor, with a long piece of pipe behind them. That longer pipe behind the mufflers gave the cars a different sound. New vette has pipe all the way to the back then mufflers then tips. The two designs have different sounds all together.
I like the old sound too, but not without changes to the exhaust layout.

Mar 11, 2011 | 03:52 PM

#35

cthusker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC6

This is a first for me. First time I've ever heard that a Corvette sounds 'ricer'. I always thought of ricer as a miniscule OHC 4 cyl with a fart can that sounds like a 7000rpm lawnboy coming down the road.
My car rumbles, no roars, with headers and NPP.

I just changed my Ford F150 5.4 Triton exhaust to Magnaflow.. now there's a mean sounding rumble. I can't believe how mean it sounds. Obviously a different situation with Ford but it does have that nasty growl to it..... Whole thing cost me under 500 bucks!!! Don't think I could ever get that kind of sound from my LS2.....

Mar 11, 2011 | 03:55 PM

#36

Don-Vette

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I don't care who you are 427R Mustangs sound tough. That said, the NPP on my new GS makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside when I mash the go peddal with a huge smile on my face to boot!!!

Mar 11, 2011 | 04:00 PM

#37

car2fast4you

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Borla Stingers are your solution.

I've got this cat-back system on my '08 C6.
These videos give you a very realistic idea of what they sound like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejW_RXPqcw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BmNm...eature=related

If you don't like this sound, there's something wrong with you.

.

Last edited by car2fast4you; Mar 11, 2011 at 04:05 PM.