This is research for a future '97 Camaro Z28 I'd like to get...

What exhaust will give the LT1 a nice smooth humming, bellowing sound at idle, but give it a nice bark when revved?

Similar to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuiH4zPCONU
and this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOLIILA5rFk&NR=1

The idle sound I would like is similar to what our 35th Anniversary SS sounds like at idle. If you don't have a subwoofer, you won't hear much in the video, which won't be accurate. Same goes for the above videos I suppose.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyyQGa2efTY

So what exhausts are out there, that will get me the sound I want? Most guys around here have cut outs or very raspy/huffing exhausts at idle, and I don't want that for mine. I want a nice, high quality moderately loud hum, with a bit of bite to it when revved and driven, just like the Maserati above.

Any ideas?

 

Anybody have any opinion at all?

 

My vote is Corsa..but I'm partial.

It's on the high end of cost for catbacks though.

http://www.corsaperformance.com/

 

Do you have a video of idle and rev for your car? There only seems to be 1 LT1 Camaro on youtube with it.

It doesn't seem to idle as smoothly/loudly as I'm wanting, and doesn't seem to bark at the pitch I'd like, but it's definitely nice!

Anyone else have a suggestion?

 

I'm running a Hooker Aerochamber catback with Pacesetter long tubes and ORY. The is surprisingly quiet at idle and running around town, but it makes some noise when you get on it. It's not quiet as in silent, but it's not obnoxious or even all that noticeable.

 

Do you have a video of your car at idle and revving?

 

I have Borla. Love this exhaust. It's quit at idle and loud when you romp on the gas. But then again, it cost a pretty penny.

 

I have the Flowmaster 80 series it's nice deep rumble at idle and loud when you rev.

 

I don't have any video unfortunately.

I can tell you, my past cars were always "too loud" according to my girlfriends neighbors. I had two Thunderbirds with the 2.3L turbo motor in them, one had a 3'' exhaust with a dynomax ultraflow dumped and the other had a 3" with a Hooker Maxflow, highflow cat and tailpipe. They complained on a weekly basis that both were too loud. Had an 86 Mustang with stock exhaust minus some Flowmaster 40's, and they bitched when they had their windows open. They don't even notice the T/A if I come in the neighborhood like I have some sense.

I've gotten quite a few compliments on how it sounds/

 

Yeah, my goal is to have a very neighbor friendly quiet idle and low RPM sound, that changes over 3000 RPM to something more beefy. I'm sure I'll figure something out.

 

not sure if u heard it
but I ran across this and fell in love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZTbR6C6Lw

 

Whoa. That's nice! But getting an LT1 to sound like an LS1 or LS6 plus 180 degree headers is an even more problematic issue I'm sure.

Sounds good though.

 

thanx