I won't be able to afford headers for a long time but want my car louder at all ranges - idle, cruise, WOT. Basically I don't like that I have to drive relatively hard to hear it, but I realize this probably isn't easily achieved without headers.

So I've got some ideas, tell me what you think, or know is loud.

http://www.classicchambered.com/classic/products.html

Classic Chambered "Power Sticks". Now if I understand correctly, the shorter the stick, the bigger the sound, this could be a cheap band for the buck.

http://www.sweet-thunder.com/

Another good priced chambered muffler.

SLP LoudMouth - I heard this on LS1 sounds, sounds pretty good, there was only one on there that was an LT1 and it helped that this 96 Z was stock. It sounded just a bit louder than the flowmaster I have now.


Any other ideas?

 

I think I decided on a cutout. But I still want that chambered sound.....if only GMMG didn't cost so much.

 

Suck it up and do the GMMG. Verrrry smooth. Can't beat the sound. That thing is loud without headers.

 

Just get a chambered stick or any glass pack and put it in the I right after the Y. Add the cut out after the muffler to make it louder when desired. Costs much less than GMMG.

 

Did you mean to say before the muffler? I'm not a cheap ***, I just literally cannot afford what I really want (GMMG).

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I may go with Sweet Thunder. Though I must say, I looked under there today and there didn't seem to be much room in the I-pipe. I only looked for a second but my I-pipe is turned, not sure if it would matter if I just put that chambered stick there and just re-routed it a tad so it all lines up.

 

I would go with the loud mouth. This is an exhaust pretty much for people not running headers who want that musclecar sound. I've got full exhaust on my car, heads/cam, and many other add-on's and with the LM it's pretty much like running open headers..definately too loud so just go with the LM1 until u get headers.

 

I heard LM1 was quiet and LM2 is better?

 

borla xr-1 racing muffler. Flows excellant, very loud=exactly what your looking for. Think they cost 150 a piece.

 

The LM2 is quieter I believe. The LM1 Bullet is straight thru pipe while the LM2 has perforated pipe wrapped with sound-deadening material inside.

 

Just nix the muffler. It'll be plenty loud and will sound killer; not to mention free. I ran my car like that for about a year. You will want a good cat-back if you ever get headers though.

 

i ran with just the stock cat and strait pipes and got complements all the time. then i stepped up to pacesetter long tubes, ory, and a tsp rumbler exhaust which has no muffler, just a big resonator. i have a vid somewhere of it my car if your interested.

generally lt1s have a nicer sound then the ls1s, i think a catted lt1 with the loud mouth 1 sounds really nice. without a cat i think its a little too raspy tho. i do have an lm1 resonator ill sell if your interested,

 

I'd like to hear the video if it's not too much trouble.....I may be interested in the resonator as well....maybe I can just ditch the muffler and use that.

 

its no problem. sorry i havent been on here in a while heres the car:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=frJ7o8_qbzc

keep in mind its being filmed from a car with closed windows flooring it, my cars loud.

i actually ended up using my resonator for my 3rd gen so sorry about that. but if you want to loose your muffler and use a resonator its not completely simple. the muffler is a single inlet/duel outlet, and its located behind the rear end. the resonator is single inlet/outlet and its located on the i pipe ( under doors of car). if you want to loose your muffler your best bet would be to just have a single exhaust tip instead of the 2.


btw the video description is not completely accurate, i did not put that vid on there. my friend did. thats with pacesetter longtubes, ory, and tsp rumbler exhaust.

 

It's okay, I keep going back and forth on it anyways....worried I'll like what I have now more than whatever I put on in the near future. You're right about it not being simple. I was thinking of using one of those short chambered mufflers, like a glasspack, but they are obviously 1 in 1 out. I don't wanna do single tailpipes. I finally got a Z and I want to proudly display dual pipes! Any ideas on how to make that work? Should I just remove the muffler and weld a straight pipe instead, and mount the chambered stick wherever?

Thanks for the video, lol that is loud. I'll post up how loud mine is later on.

 

A cutout would be perfect for you I think. Get it welded in just after the cat. I had that on my Z before the duals and thought it sounded pretty good. This was you can close it if you wanted/needed too. Chopping the muffler off would work too I suppose. Strait pipes out the back tend to sound more raspy/ratty then the cutout because the sound is aiming strait back, while the cutout would be muffled by the ground just a bit.
I've heard both in person, and would go with the cutout

The Magnaflow catback is also a really nice sounding setup, and it wont break the bank. You'll get a mean refined tone out of that, plus nice looking slash tips. But nothing can beat the sound of headers and true duals