What's the best exhaust setup for my car?
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What's the best exhaust setup for my car?
I'm buying a 96 Z28 this week and the first thing I want to do is get it breathing better and sounding deeper like a true V8. The car is completely stock and was wondering what would be the best exhaust and headers to put on to get that deep sound. Thanks
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If all you are after is "sound", the best approach would be a good "cat back" exhaust system, like the Borla adjustable setup. It includes various size restrictor plates that can be inserted to control how much exhaust bypasses the muffler. This will affect both HP and sound level. IMHO, the sound is pretty good. Here's a dyno test of the Borla:
http://www.ws6.com/mod-5.htm
Next step up would be headers... not so much about "sound" as they are about "performance". What you can do in the way of headers depends on the emissions requirements where you live. Most people find that "long tube" headers provide the best all-round improvement in performance. The long tubes beef up the low end torque, good for a street car. The cost can be kept down by using the Pacesetter long tubes, or you can drop some big bucks on something like the Kooks. But "long tubes" are not emissions legal, and may be reason for rejection if they do a "visual" inspection, and see that the catalytic converters have been moved from their stock location (violation of Federal emissions laws).
You really need to identify several factors:
-what emissions requirements do you need to meet?
-what are your long term goals for the car? You don't need much on a "stock" setup, but if you are planning more serious mods in the future, it would be wise to invest in an exhaust system that meets your long term goals, and doesn't have to be replaced in the future.
-what is your budget?
http://www.ws6.com/mod-5.htm
Next step up would be headers... not so much about "sound" as they are about "performance". What you can do in the way of headers depends on the emissions requirements where you live. Most people find that "long tube" headers provide the best all-round improvement in performance. The long tubes beef up the low end torque, good for a street car. The cost can be kept down by using the Pacesetter long tubes, or you can drop some big bucks on something like the Kooks. But "long tubes" are not emissions legal, and may be reason for rejection if they do a "visual" inspection, and see that the catalytic converters have been moved from their stock location (violation of Federal emissions laws).
You really need to identify several factors:
-what emissions requirements do you need to meet?
-what are your long term goals for the car? You don't need much on a "stock" setup, but if you are planning more serious mods in the future, it would be wise to invest in an exhaust system that meets your long term goals, and doesn't have to be replaced in the future.
-what is your budget?
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I'm not really buying it for sound, but would like it to sound as deep as possible, (prob could have stated that, sorry.)
The car has 97k on it so it still has a lot of life left and it I don't usually put that much mileage on it anyways. I live in Pittsburgh, so I really don't know much about what needs to pass emissions inspection.
I do plan on building it to be faster and perform better. And my budget for this current project is $1500 if that helps.
The car has 97k on it so it still has a lot of life left and it I don't usually put that much mileage on it anyways. I live in Pittsburgh, so I really don't know much about what needs to pass emissions inspection.
I do plan on building it to be faster and perform better. And my budget for this current project is $1500 if that helps.
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