Pissed. Exhaust sound thread...
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The other day someone posted cam clips...and it made me sad how bad it sounded 
When my dad and I went to a vette carshow a few weeks back they had a loud exhaust contest and it was just bad...everything sounded like a tin can.
When my dad and I went to a vette carshow a few weeks back they had a loud exhaust contest and it was just bad...everything sounded like a tin can.
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I need to fly back to Maine tomorrow for a 180 mile bicycle ride across the state for American Lung. When I get back, I'll try "prototype #2 and see what happens.
-Tom
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I guess I'm in the minority that think the C6 sounds great and not a fan of the super low "rumble". While I like how the LTs and Corsa catback sound on my 02 WS6 I find my self wanting a more exotic tone like the C5s and C6s have.
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LS1 WS6's sound awesome...I hate the exotic sound of a corvette...it is an american car.
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If I want to hear something "intoxicating", I'll get a bottle of Jack Daniels and a tape recorder. If you prioritize sound, trade your Corvette in on a Mustang. I like to go fast. I'll keep the C6.
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sound
was lookin at the messages here and thought.... If I punch a couple of quarter inch holes on each side of the original exhaust, on my C6, it would probably sound like that old '67 GTO we used to love. Who needs thousands of bucks of mods?????
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gas by another name
It has been stated, I do not know by who, that "the sound of ones own gas is music devine... the sound of another's gas is something worth avoiding..."
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The total exhaust length matters. Longer = deeper.
The GTO is 13 and a half feet from the tailpipes up to the frontmost
manifold, measured along the ground. It'll be at least 15 feet
once you include bends.
How long is the Corvette exhaust?
The GTO is 13 and a half feet from the tailpipes up to the frontmost
manifold, measured along the ground. It'll be at least 15 feet
once you include bends.
How long is the Corvette exhaust?
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I thoguht bout exhaust length, but my Wrangler w/a 350, outside the frame headers, and turn outs sounds freakin awesome. That exhaust system is about 3' long, from collector to "tailpipe". I definitey appreciate the constructive input though. Obviouly, so far I haven't figured out what the "key" is to good sound in this chassis.
I bought a Corvette, so I want BOTH; Performance and sound. 
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thanks
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No, the sonud is NOT in the vette...the c5 and c6 corvettes sound like pure *** no matter what you do to them compared to other applications.
It will always sound more high-toned that I would like and wont have the deep throaty tone of other V8s....it's a fact I've had to deal with.
I went with borla stingers....eh, it's the best we've got for a good sound.
And yes, I've heard plenty of cammed C6s at the track....still dont sound as good as I would like.
My dad and I literally thought a dirtbike was blasting by us on the road one day...turned out it was a cammed C6 (puke)
It will always sound more high-toned that I would like and wont have the deep throaty tone of other V8s....it's a fact I've had to deal with.
I went with borla stingers....eh, it's the best we've got for a good sound.
And yes, I've heard plenty of cammed C6s at the track....still dont sound as good as I would like.
My dad and I literally thought a dirtbike was blasting by us on the road one day...turned out it was a cammed C6 (puke)
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