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Old May 24, 2026 | 07:30 PM
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I just bought a very low milage '07 LS2. I can barely hear it running.

Is there a low cost way to get more sound out of the exhaust ---without buying a lot of new plumbing????

My budget is broke for the for seeable future

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delete the cats
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What's the best way to do that????? Can a "shop" just make that happen??? and what do you think it would cost?????

Is that illegal?????

Thanks Mark

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You could go through all of the trouble to delete your cats, or you could just do a muffler mod. There are plenty of how to threads here for the muffler mod. And it won't give you a check engine light.
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Do you have NPP mufflers? Look at mufflers and see if it has a valve on top. If yes you can remove the fuse and it will be open all the time
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Cut the mufflers off and have a shop fill in the gap/weld on some tips. You’ll hear it then
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Originally Posted by AMichiganHoosier
I just bought a very low milage '07 LS2. I can barely hear it running.

Is there a low cost way to get more sound out of the exhaust ---without buying a lot of new plumbing????

My budget is broke for the for seeable future

Mark
If your car came with the NPP muffler option, just need to pull the fuse for them to have more sound.

If you car didn't come the NPP option, cheapest way to get more sound is to buy a set of used NPP mufflers and replace yours. If you want more sound all the time and don't need the valves to work, that's all you need.

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