going against the grain: pics & vid
03-29-2012, 12:16 PM
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going against the grain: pics & vid
I know I'm probably going to **** off some die hard corvette enthusiasts but I don't really care. It's my car and I'm VERY happy with the turnout.
here is a short vid ( driving vids to come soon)
http://youtu.be/3JqFFs_42dQ
I was on a serious budget so I went with the Doug Thorley tri-y long tubes off ebay.They were $625 I believe. I then got a custom x pipe going to 3" dynomax bullet mufflers with angled turn downs. The exhaust shop made the x pipe an welded everything up for only $85.
I was concerned with the x pipe and bullets fitting in the tunnel but the fit was perfect.
The car is bone stock aside from the new mods mentioned above.
For those of you curious about the headers, the install was VERY easy and they don't hang down underneath the car hardly at all.It took around 3 hours. The drivers side went through the bottom and passenger side through the top. They say you don't need 02 extensions which I guess technically you don't because they clip together but they are so tight you cant keep them off the header so i went ahead and ordered them off ebay for about $40 so I could route them behind the engine.
The car sounds great at idle and not crazy noisy but when you put it to WOT it sounds ridiculous. I know many of you don't like loud cars but I'm just not past that stage yet :
with the wheels,tint,exhaust,paint, I prob invested about $1500 in the car and I couldn't be happier. It feels like my car now.
here is a short vid ( driving vids to come soon)
http://youtu.be/3JqFFs_42dQ
I was on a serious budget so I went with the Doug Thorley tri-y long tubes off ebay.They were $625 I believe. I then got a custom x pipe going to 3" dynomax bullet mufflers with angled turn downs. The exhaust shop made the x pipe an welded everything up for only $85.
I was concerned with the x pipe and bullets fitting in the tunnel but the fit was perfect.
The car is bone stock aside from the new mods mentioned above.
For those of you curious about the headers, the install was VERY easy and they don't hang down underneath the car hardly at all.It took around 3 hours. The drivers side went through the bottom and passenger side through the top. They say you don't need 02 extensions which I guess technically you don't because they clip together but they are so tight you cant keep them off the header so i went ahead and ordered them off ebay for about $40 so I could route them behind the engine.
The car sounds great at idle and not crazy noisy but when you put it to WOT it sounds ridiculous. I know many of you don't like loud cars but I'm just not past that stage yet :
with the wheels,tint,exhaust,paint, I prob invested about $1500 in the car and I couldn't be happier. It feels like my car now.
03-29-2012, 12:36 PM
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How are you 'going against the grain'? Because of your header choice? Who cares, it's your car. Do what you want.
I can't listen to the video at work. I bet that biatch is LOUD!
She looks great by the way.
I can't listen to the video at work. I bet that biatch is LOUD!
She looks great by the way.
03-29-2012, 01:11 PM
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03-29-2012, 01:32 PM
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03-29-2012, 06:31 PM
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Yes sir...that sounds and looks good indeed.....
03-30-2012, 12:35 PM
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A bit to loud for me personally but it really does sound like a proper mucsle car!! Enjoy. Oh and btw the car looks AWESOME!!
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