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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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do headers make your car alot louder or just little more aggressive sounding
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You will have a little more valve and combustion noise and the headers will change the exhaust note some. Nothing to write home about. I found the most exhaust note change to come from a heads / cam swap.
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With the stock exhaust it will be a little louder,.......but not loud.
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I have a MagnFlow catback and headers added drone that I did not have before headers.
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I have a MagnFlow catback and headers added drone that I did not have before headers.
i have the bassani cat back and it already drones a bit....how much more drone did you gain?
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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With the stock exhaust it will be a little louder,.......but not loud.
Adds a nice shot of testosterone to the anemic stock system with non NPP exhaust. With NPP(open) and headers it sounds ferocious.
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Adds a nice shot of testosterone to the anemic stock system with non NPP exhaust. With NPP(open) and headers it sounds ferocious.
Yeah, I have long tubes and the Z06 mufflers with the "mod" and it's hellacious when open at high rpms. I have the remote mounted in the beverage cubby for close encounters of the law enforcement kind.


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it will make it a lot louder when you romp on it. at idle and low rpms, you will hear more engine noises (ticking, tapping).
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do headers make your car alot louder or just little more aggressive sounding
Definitely louder, and don't leet anyone tell you otherwise.

More valve train noise, more exhaust noise, more noise altogether.
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I went from just SLP Loudmouth's to Catless LG Pro Longtubes, and the noise probably increased 3X, it's also alot deeper. When I was on the dyno on Friday the sound was ear damaging loud.
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Originally Posted by Jeremyknapp
i have the bassani cat back and it already drones a bit....how much more drone did you gain?
I didn't have any before the headers. It is easy to fix, I drive in a different gear and the drone goes away.
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I have almost no drone with my BB Fusion exhaust, otherwise stock. I have the mild2wild ability. If I put in a lethal Z cam and long tube headers, will I lose my ability t quiet it down? Dont get me wrong I want loud, but just not all the time.
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