So I took off the anchor other wise know as the Z muffler and..
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So I took off the anchor other wise know as the Z muffler and..
So I am looking to do a simple muffler delete to get a better tone out of my Z.
I unbolted the 500# muffler and drove my z around my track to see how much better the sound was before I hit the exhaust shop for the muffler delete. I hear NO difference..
I still have the cats and res, but really don't want to go straight pipes because Ive heard some Z's with it and its horrible.
My buddies have muffler deletes or exhausts which are basically the same as the resonator to pipe but just stainless and it sounds great..
Why is my Z so quiet??
Also I plan on going single res to pipe and not splurge for an exhaust for future plans of getting a mid type turbo. Don't wanna pay for an exhaust if I might need to replace it after the T kit. Or else I would just look for a exhaust kit.
Is there something im missing? Why didn't this change anything but weight?!
that muffler was at least 35#.
I unbolted the 500# muffler and drove my z around my track to see how much better the sound was before I hit the exhaust shop for the muffler delete. I hear NO difference..
I still have the cats and res, but really don't want to go straight pipes because Ive heard some Z's with it and its horrible.
My buddies have muffler deletes or exhausts which are basically the same as the resonator to pipe but just stainless and it sounds great..
Why is my Z so quiet??
Also I plan on going single res to pipe and not splurge for an exhaust for future plans of getting a mid type turbo. Don't wanna pay for an exhaust if I might need to replace it after the T kit. Or else I would just look for a exhaust kit.
Is there something im missing? Why didn't this change anything but weight?!
that muffler was at least 35#.
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What kind of "track" do you have near the house to do muffler testing!?
In my experience, removing the Z mufflers makes a huge difference in the amount of sound produced. My HR-powered Z33 racecar was tuned at UpRev in Austin and after several pulls, the police showed up b/c a neighbor several miles away complained about the SCREAM at WOT. BTW- the racecar uses test pipes, a Stillen Y-pipe and Magnaflow single exhaust.
Listening to any exhaust at idle, or just above, gives little indication to the volume of sound produced.
In my experience, removing the Z mufflers makes a huge difference in the amount of sound produced. My HR-powered Z33 racecar was tuned at UpRev in Austin and after several pulls, the police showed up b/c a neighbor several miles away complained about the SCREAM at WOT. BTW- the racecar uses test pipes, a Stillen Y-pipe and Magnaflow single exhaust.
Listening to any exhaust at idle, or just above, gives little indication to the volume of sound produced.
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Thanks^ appreciate it
And by track I mean my housing track and warehouse district just down the street.
I'm not going WOT, but did do a couple good accelerations as I would in trsffic or highway to see what it sounds like.
Still sounds like after about 3k the sound output is buffed a little, as to where I thought that's where it would get louder with out the exhaust.
And by track I mean my housing track and warehouse district just down the street.
I'm not going WOT, but did do a couple good accelerations as I would in trsffic or highway to see what it sounds like.
Still sounds like after about 3k the sound output is buffed a little, as to where I thought that's where it would get louder with out the exhaust.
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The cats and the resonator cut a majority of the sound, I must say in my experience the muffler deleted does add a major difference in sound, the resonator gone makes it even more noisy and straight cats is obnoxious.
Take out the resonator and add a smaller one will make a big difference.
Take out the resonator and add a smaller one will make a big difference.
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Of course, that all changes if you opt for S/C where you'll actually need a real exhaust system to quiet it down.
Unless you want all that racket.
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