Duals?

[Pontiac Warrior]

Hey i am wondering what i need to do to give my 2001 N/A Grand Prix Gt a deep exhasut tone. I am not looking for a "tuner" or "ricey" sound but a really nice dual sound any suggestions for mufflers and maye an idea on the cat converter i have heard of replacing it with a straight pipe does that help? Any Sugestions would be helpful thanks!

 

[99prixgt]

get a v8 car.

If you don't like the sound of a 3800, don't bother...

 

[Bio248]

it wont ever really sound good. its best to keep it quiet unless you get a turbo.

 

[TheOtherNick]

A 3800 will always sound like a 80 year old smoker yelling. It just depends on if it sounds like a man or a woman.

 

[BwolfGT]

Dynomax, borla, and slp make some good sounding muffs, you can start with that.

 

[BwolfGT]

i have heard of replacing it with a straight pipe

DO NOT STRAIGHTPIPE THESE CARS!!!
It sounds like complete ****, there's nothing good about it.
These exhaust can sound good, it's just hard to get a good setup together. But whatever you do, KEEP THE RESONATOR.

 

[Pontiac Warrior]

I have heard some nice systems on these cars does anyone know if glass packs would be a good idea?

 

[BwolfGT]

I have heard some nice systems on these cars does anyone know if glass packs would be a good idea?

All depends on your setup and what you're putting the glasspack on. I have a glasspack resonator with no rasp whatsoever, but I also still have mufflers and a cat to balance it out. I love the sound of my new setup.

 

[Sheepdog]

Cam it and be done.

 

[Bio248]

Cam it and be done.

if you think that makes the car sound good then youre sadly mistaken.

 

[99prixgt]

if you think that makes the car sound good then youre sadly mistaken.

I heard a xp car with slp headers w/ cat, and slp muffs, i thought it sounded pretty good. Imo cam'd cars sound way better.

 

[rynoman03]

All car's are cammed' .


j/k I totally agree with ya cars with aftermarket cams do sound good.

 

[Bio248]

yeah, at IDLE. no ones grand prix/regal/monte carlo/etc sounds good unless it has a turbo on it.

 

[99prixgt]

I was talking WOT sound

but then again, i like the sound of a 3800

 

[Bio248]

and youre weird.

 

[blueguy]

Grand National exhaust...if I had that sound I'd love my GP.

 

[99prixgt]

and youre weird.

:th_laugh-pointup:

 

[Sheepdog]

if you think that makes the car sound good then youre sadly mistaken.

Eh, I don't know. I'd just rather have a lumpy sounding exhaust since I haven't heard many really good sounding exhaust tones from the 3800. But then again, I've just been going off videos which are hard to get a good idea from.

Plus, the stock exhaust doesn't sound bad :th_winking:

 

[Bio248]

im a fan of the stock exhaust as well. i enjoy how its quiet when cruising and when you go WOT all you hear is blower whine. with headers and a high flow cat the stock catback doesnt sound bad either.