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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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glasspacks on 4th gens...

well guys, i have a friend that keeps telling me to get glasspacks on my camaro instead of my spiral flows.....
i like the sound of thrush glasspacks on my friends silverado, but i think it'd sound different on my LT1

anybody have a soundclip of a LT1 w/ glasspacks....or experience w/ them?
Old Nov 22, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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I had purple hornies on my old LT1 temporarily while I saved for the true duals. i did not like the sound all that much. Have you heard sweet thunder's chambered mufflers, they sound very good.
Old Nov 22, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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Yea, the glasspacks I've heard on 4th Gens didnt turn out well. I'd go with another muffler. Dynomax Bullets seem to work well and are cost effective, as are sprial flows, and GMMG style chambered ones.

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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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bullets are too loud, right now im pretty set on spiral flows
Old Nov 25, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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anything sounds better than glasspacks on a 4th gen. I would either go bullets or flowmaster 40 w/ electric cutout. jmho.
Old Nov 25, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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i found a video clip of a 00 SS w/ reversed glasspacks, and it sounds alright
im gonna either go with bullets or spiral flows

heres the reversed glasspacks:
View My Video

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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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any1 like that video?
Old Nov 26, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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sounds like @$$
Old Nov 26, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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haha, thanks for the honest opinion, i kind of like the raspiness at idle, but when he revs it kind of gives me a shrill down my back, i think im gonna go with dynomax bullets
Old Nov 26, 2006 | 03:18 PM
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yeah, the idle was nice, but my opinion went to the negitive side when he reved it.
Old Nov 26, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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yup, same here
i just wish i could fit 2 real mufflers under my car instead of having to use bullet-style mufflers pretty much
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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Sounds mean!! I like the sound.
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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i like the idle, im not so sure about when he revs it. It does sound like a classic muscle car though
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