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mixed emotions about exhuast/mufflers

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tornadof100

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I have been reading around about how to make my exhaust on my 2003 gt sound a little deeper and sexier, and I have read so many different theories that my head is spinning. Ive read that a resonator delete and putting in a glass pack with the original mufflers will make it throatier and deeper but then I read that that doesn't work and it will be raspy. I also have read that magnaflow or flowmaster muffs sounds great, but then I read they are also raspy and not worth it. I later...read that nothing but a borla muffler will sound good or just keep you original mufflers. :/ I am in no way really a mechanic, and i couldnt do a ubend delete or any of that stuff, all I want is my exhuast slightly louder and deeper... I don't want it too loud though. Help would be greatlyyy appreciated.
 


it all depends on personal opinion.
3800's do not sound very nice at all when you hit the gas.
therefore most people like to do the cheapest thing which is get a glasspack in place of the res and keep stock mufflers. i suggest you try that first as it is the cheapest and easiest thing to do, if you want it louder then look into youtube for some video clips on different mufflers.
 
I was thinking of putting a pair of magnaflows on there and keeping the rest stock and calling it a day...what u think about that? Would it sound nice and worth the money?
 
YouTube my channel greenbutt123. I have magnaflow mufflers and do some start ups with them. I also have a drive by with the magnaflow mufflers on as well as headers 3 in dp, cat-less. They're really quiet n sound like a cobalt ss. Me don't likey.
 


i implore you to take a ride in my car....quiet as stock. i hate it. and getting above 3k rpms in acceleration sounds like a cobalt ss.
 
I have full borla exhaust, doesn't drone to bad at all. Quiet tone until you step on it then the exhaust gets with the program.
 


anything chambered is gonna drone, i have zzp thrush mufflers and they drone doesnt bother me i hardly notice when driving around but when your in the car trying to have a conversation with someone your gonna hear it, get rid of the cat and that u bend it will make your car run better and be louder on the stock mufflers
 
I had removed the res and had a pair of flow master 40's on there. Nice deep throaty tone, but damn did it drone lol
 
I've heard some decent sounding grand prixs before though. Wasnt a deep farting tone eiter that my magnaflows sound like, it was like- rumbling v8 status (terrible analogy but you get the point)
 


HVACgtp said:
the flowmasters sounded pretty good IMO
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No, they don't.

Especially with no resonator.

Here is my car with Flow 40's no cat, no res...if this sounds good to you then you need your ears checked: XP Cam Start Up video by bluegtp03 | Photobucket

Then, I added a factory resonator: GTP Exhaust - YouTube

After that, bigger cam, ported heads, glasspack instead of factory res, proflo style muffler, and full 3" all the way back to 4" tips, no standard mufflers like you all run: GTP Big Cam Idle/Rev - YouTube

ANY for of resonator is the KEY to a decent exhaust note, the cat is not. Quiet mufflers is also what you want, because Magnadrone's and Dronemaster's and Blowla's all sound poopy and tinny.
 
Not all magnaflows are chambered . I know mine aren't at least . I like the sound of my car. Headers no cat to a 32 in glass pack into some magnaflows .keeps the inside of the car quiet while still notable on throttle
 
Magnaflow's are still loud~ish.

And they drone, it's a common deal.

The woman's G5 GT with a Maggy catback is a droney b1tch.

Same with my old man's 3.7 V6 Stangbanger. I've heard plenty of maggy cars, and while quiet, the exhaust note is still meh.
 
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