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Old Jul 3, 2020 | 11:37 AM
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have Billy Boat Cat Backs , the Route 66 system ,have read where you add weights to the pipes SOMEWHERE , to cancel out some of the drone .
my question is where to add the weights and how much /size of weights
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The only thing you can add is another exhaust system.
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Old Jul 3, 2020 | 01:32 PM
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Really, send the money, will do it real quick, but if you research the weight thingie , auto manufactures did this for years to stop/ limit drone, and there are post by real car guys who have done the weight thing , but was looking to see if any Vette guys have experimented with the weights
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Judging by your user name it’s easy to see you’re on a budget. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by nobucks
have Billy Boat Cat Backs , the Route 66 system ,have read where you add weights to the pipes SOMEWHERE , to cancel out some of the drone .
my question is where to add the weights and how much /size of weights
Urban legend...no such thing.
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Old Jul 3, 2020 | 03:17 PM
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you ASSumed to much, no need to fill you in. but obviously you have no knowledge or input on the drone / weight thing
No Bucks , but build stuff . old school

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You can buy a system, such as Corsa, which advertises no drone. ( By the way, I have a Corsa exhaust and I have no drone. )

"nobucks" is correct. The drone you are describing is due to the harmonic resonance of the exhaust system.

All the aspects of: (generally speaking)
  • exhaust pipe length
  • metal gauge
  • exhaust pulses (rpm)
  • nodal points (hanger location)
  • weight location (stock - there are no weights on the pipes) at non-nodal points will reduce may/will change or reduce the drone at a specific frequency
will affect the drone you experience.

I might have left out a few, but based on the solutions the aftermarket provides, it is the mitigation of the resonance of the exhaust pulses that provides the largest benefit. (I do not have first-hand knowledge of exhaust system design, but my response is based on what I have learned in my classes.)

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see, there are some really bright people who respond with knowledge, thanks , have to play around with some weights,
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see, there are some really bright people who respond with knowledge, thanks , have to play around with some weights,
I didn’t know you were needing a detailed description of exhaust drone. When you find info on the weight thing report back.

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report back ? why ? you were judging me by my name, not a good thing
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report back ? why ? you were judging me by my name, not a good thing
Come on man. How can anyone take your user name wrong?
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https://www.challengerforumz.com/ take a look at this page , under exhaust drone , or do a general search for exhaust drone , all kinds of cars / truck info
buy the way ,NO BUCKS is kinda like saying I'm a poor white boy,, but that might be racist ?
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Originally Posted by nobucks
have Billy Boat Cat Backs , the Route 66 system ,have read where you add weights to the pipes SOMEWHERE , to cancel out some of the drone .
my question is where to add the weights and how much /size of weights
https://www.dieselplace.com/threads/...6/#post-492475

https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forum...Exhaust_drone?

https://www.ls1gto.com/threads/those...eights.309192/

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=514772

https://www.fordmuscleforums.com/thr...-issue.556994/

https://www.google.com/search?q=exha...t1Hj358WjUFH2M

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