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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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Default Closest way of making the Z sound like a V8?

What would give the deep growl of a V8 with the Z's V6 engine? With all the mods, how much HP would it gain too?
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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Umm..Buy a Mustang...
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by HardHitter
What would give the deep growl of a V8 with the Z's V6 engine? With all the mods, how much HP would it gain too?
Swap in a 426 Hemi with hotter cams, Holley 4-barrel, Flowmaster headers, add some glasspacks and you're good to go.
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 04:47 PM
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v8 swap
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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York, PA 06/11/05
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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You cant make a car with two less cylinders sound like a v8.
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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I FOUND your V-8 sound, just pop these bad boys in and walla, V-8 all DAY LONG!

http://www.turbonator.com/

and this and your good to go,

http://www.tornadofuelsaver.com/272/...0b3cf507d5df6b

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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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pull out a couple spark plugs and get a loud exhaust
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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I forgot those links above add about 90 HP,
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 06:40 PM
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Borla TD or Magnaflow, test pipes, headers.
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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noob=pwned... end of thread.
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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here ya go:
http://www.vroombox.com/
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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Can 'ya feel the love?
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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haha now thats hes been ripped a new one...id say borla like that other dude said,,,but itll never sound the same...my mom had flowmasters on her v6 mustang....it was godawful...
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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vroom box... LOL WTF!
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv

York, PA 06/11/05

That's awesome... Got to see one first hand last summer. The car sounded scary... in a good way!

I'd love to see the faces of V8 guys, when he rolls up to a light and revs... WTF As they watch his tail lights fade in the distance

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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 12:36 PM
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straight pipe...
it sounds godly
or if u want to try it first.. unhook ur muffler
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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Not to be rude or nothing. Its never going to sound like a V8 your missing 2 cylinders and around 1 to 1.5 litre maybe getting that 4.3 stroker kit with high compression might get you close but a V8 is a V8
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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Just ask "Smokey" Nagata.
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