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Old 05-24-2009, 12:39 AM
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Why does something tell me I dont wanna know? lol
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Old 05-25-2009, 08:23 PM
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This is my Z with a 2.5" system and dual Cherry Bombs

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Old 05-25-2009, 10:06 PM
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bubbly! lol I sorta like that sound, but I want it to sound like a powerful car lol you know, deep growl at idle but not to loud through the RPMS
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Old 05-26-2009, 06:55 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss2ZnMhz_2k ....here's mine with a 2 1/2 flowmaster exiting just in front of the rear diff..sorry, kinda long.
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Old 05-26-2009, 12:29 PM
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Ok that exhaust sounds good! I like it, tho a little louder then Id care for but it has a good growl to it
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Old 05-26-2009, 12:51 PM
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but I want it to sound like a powerful car lol you know, deep growl at idle but not to loud through the RPMS
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tho a little louder then Id care for but it has a good growl to it

Growl at idle... but not loud... but louder than stock?

I would be more focused on modifications for power, than for ultimate exhaust sound.
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Old 05-26-2009, 01:03 PM
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Ya ya ya I know lol I dont mind the loud but when you dont have sound insulation installed yet, its gets annoying sense I drive on the highway a lot

As for power, theres not much boltons you can do to milk all the HP from an L28 Really. Most require machining or rebuilding
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Old 05-26-2009, 02:00 PM
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Oh, my exhaust is definitely loud on the highways...lol. I'm probably gonna move the muffler to the rear eventually.
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Old 05-26-2009, 02:06 PM
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Ah, right now Ive got the stock pipe minus the cat. to the muffler then I cut of the old tail pipe and put a turndown tip right onto the end of the muffler
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Old 05-26-2009, 02:51 PM
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yeah..mine is header, about a 1 1/2' pipe, muffler, turndown.
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Old 05-26-2009, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by NismoPick
Growl at idle... but not loud... but louder than stock?
Meh... Growls because it sucks, not loud... because it has a cat

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Old 05-26-2009, 09:05 PM
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Actually, at a cruise, the Cherry Bombs aren't that bad, I'm sure that if I had the windows rolled up (which is impossible to live through with no A/C and living in the desert lol) I could easily have a conversation with my passenger. I get more noise from my tires than my exhaust

P.S. if you look in my YouTube account, I also have a video of my Z with stock 2" exhaust, no cat, and a Flowmaster muffler on it. One of my Honda friends thought I had an LS1 in it when he heard it idle! lol
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Old 05-26-2009, 09:46 PM
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Hmm, not bad then. For now I'm just going to leave it alone, I have bigger problems now like where the exhaust smell is getting into my car from at high speeds.

I KNOW I need all new body and window gaskets all on the back area. And to fix that giant hole of a wheel well
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Old 06-05-2009, 12:37 PM
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Back from ZDAYZ and I won 'Worst Exhaust'. With three cars each from the worst side and the best side in the final. Ended up 'winning' 'cause the other two spun tires. Immediate disqualification. Thing is my 83ZXT has 2 1/2 to a Flowmaster and sounds fine to me. The prize was $200 credit for best and $200 for worst from Forged Performance in Marietta, Ga. So I may as well do nothing, go back next year and win again.
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huh? its too early for me to understand. lol.
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Old 06-18-2009, 11:02 PM
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my car doesent have a catalytic converter and is stock diameter pipe to a muffler thats basicly a large diameter tube with ends welded on an pipes sticking out the ends.
its pretty loud, not overly.
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Old 06-18-2009, 11:34 PM
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Weird sounding idea. as for me so far I like the stock muffler sound, Idk how restrictive it is tho

and wow this thread is getting old yet it still lives! lol
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Old 06-19-2009, 07:28 AM
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haha yup. too bad i dont have a running car to mess with the exhaust.
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