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Old 11-28-2002, 03:46 PM
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best sounding & lookin exhaust for 3.8

what looks and sounds good? i dont really care for the poping sound that these engines are known for but i want it kind of loud. i also want good looks
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Old 11-28-2002, 04:02 PM
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Id reccomend the borla full catback with the largest hole plate for the loudest sound, comes with cool tips too.
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Old 11-28-2002, 06:04 PM
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wheres the cheapest place for borla and what are some other opions on exhaust?
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Old 11-28-2002, 06:19 PM
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if you want cheap, go with flowmaster 80 series. unless you redo the whole exhaust it is prolly still going to sound kinda crappy. i say mine sounds pretty good, but i revamped the whole intake/exhaust.
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does anyone have the loudmouth on their 3.8? it says that it needs altering to work with a v6. it doesnt have a muffler, it has a resonator. i also dont want to have too little back pressure
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Old 11-28-2002, 08:33 PM
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I've got the z28 stock muffler back exhaust on mine. I like the sound, not too loud and it is much better than the stock v6...
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Borla and the word cheap...those are two things you don't hear a lot of.

Borla is one of the more expensive exhausts out there. Flowmaster is more popular because it is a lot cheaper.

Personally, if you want to go cheap and have a nice sound...I'd recommend the Flowmaster American Thunder system. Sounds sweet. I'd get it if I didn't get my Borla for next to nothing from a friend.
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Old 11-28-2002, 09:14 PM
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well my concern is about the ricey/poping sound. i hate it. i had a revin on my 3.4 and it sucked. i also want something that looks really good. there arent too many good looking tips out there i guess. i think that 3.5 inch rolled looks pretty good but i think it look kinda ****ty if the tailpipes are less than 3 inches. it looks best when the tailpipe and tips are close to the same size. how does edelbrock rpm series sound? they only have 2.5 inch tailpipes though. i do like some of the intercooled edelbrock tips except for the black band that goes around the back of them. yea im picky but i want to do everything perfect for the black 98 m5 i traded my 95a4 in for yesterday
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B&B

I really like the sound and look of my B&B Triflo which is also for sale @ the moment due to the fact that I'm swapping motors. The B&B usually retails for 650 plus shipping for the quad tips. I am selling mine for 400 plus shipping. I hope this pic works. Let me know if you are interested.

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loudmouth

I just put loudmouth on my car in september... It does require custom fitting that any decent exhaust shop can do without much problem. Just watch out for a bracket that the exhaust must go through, its 3'' in diameter and barely clears that bracket. I like SS Loudmouth just because it scares the **** out of people with that much noise, but its not for everyone. It is extremely loud, as the name implies, sounds a little ricey at 5k+ RPMs, and pops when reving and sometimes downshifting. For most people, the route to go is with B&B or borla, unless you want to police to hear you coming a mile away, and riceboys to insist you have a 8 and not a 6 (and thus not race).
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Old 11-29-2002, 06:39 PM
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Cool Nice exhaust sounds

Look into Edelbrook 3" cat back. I really like the mellow sound and no rasp. The price is right also. I run many laps turning 5k to 5.8k.
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on the pix ive seen of the edelbrock the tailpipes turn down. are they long enough to cut and put tips on? where are some good sites to buy exhaust?
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tips length on Edelbrock

the tips are cut at an angle to exit to the ground and extend beond the bumper, therefor tips are an option
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1fastv6's sig: if its just a six to you, then i dare you to race me!

1fastv6,

Just curious, what have you done to make your v6 so fast that someone would dare to race you?
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