Exhaust systems are exhausting me
3/10/11, 02:39 PM
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3/10/11, 02:58 PM
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Type S are LOUD especially in the city. All the others have drone. Except GT500's.
I did my research and it all depends what you like. Roush, Type S too loud no drone.
X pipe isn't really going benefit you, you might actually lose torque on the low end. H pipe sounds nicer. If you're going to do X pipe, you need a tune.
I did my research and it all depends what you like. Roush, Type S too loud no drone.
X pipe isn't really going benefit you, you might actually lose torque on the low end. H pipe sounds nicer. If you're going to do X pipe, you need a tune.
3/10/11, 06:26 PM
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I started with the Roush axle backs, they are pretty loud (to my 38 yr old ears anyway) but they sound good and NO DRONE. I now have the Heartthrob 3" w/Hpipe cat to axle and GT500 axle backs on my car and it sounds perfect to me also, NO DRONE. I still have the Roush mufflers and might put them back on with the Heartthrob just to hear it. But I think I am sticking with the GT500's.
3/10/11, 07:25 PM
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I'm waiting for availability of the BOSS 302 sound pipes. I would think they are easy to place on a 2012 GT as it appears that they split off of the H pipe. To me, the ability to fit dump valves and have loud when you want it and not when you don't is great. Anyone seen any information on if this would even be possible?
3/10/11, 08:55 PM
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I started with the Roush axle backs, they are pretty loud (to my 38 yr old ears anyway) but they sound good and NO DRONE. I now have the Heartthrob 3" w/Hpipe cat to axle and GT500 axle backs on my car and it sounds perfect to me also, NO DRONE. I still have the Roush mufflers and might put them back on with the Heartthrob just to hear it. But I think I am sticking with the GT500's.
3/10/11, 09:30 PM
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Bassanis sound NOTHING like Borlas. What are you talking about?
Bassani has #1 sound, IMO. Unfortunately the drone is a killer and I am having them removed and selling for cheap.
Went with Borla Type-S, being installed tomorrow. Does anyone think the type-S would be too loud with an X-pipe? I feel I'm already pushing it with the type-S (I live in a city area) and I hate tons of undue attention if I just wanna coast at 2,000 rpm.
Bassani has #1 sound, IMO. Unfortunately the drone is a killer and I am having them removed and selling for cheap.
Went with Borla Type-S, being installed tomorrow. Does anyone think the type-S would be too loud with an X-pipe? I feel I'm already pushing it with the type-S (I live in a city area) and I hate tons of undue attention if I just wanna coast at 2,000 rpm.
3/10/11, 09:37 PM
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It's such a different sound than the Bassanis it's hard to choose one in terms of exhaust note. I would lean Borla just b/c of the drone...but the Bassani sounds deep and smooth, whereas the type-S is vicious and mid/higher.
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3/11/11, 10:03 AM
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Gotta say...I'm loving the Bassani AB. I was originally going with the Borla S AB, but switched after listening to a couple cars in person. The Bassani's have the truest muscle car sound IMO. As far as drone, I have none (just as Bassani claims in their advertising). At 1.5-2k RPM, it sounds ballsy but not obnoxious. At 4k+, it sounds like a frickin race car.
The price difference between Borla and Bassani also helped my decision.
Bassani all the way.
The price difference between Borla and Bassani also helped my decision.
Bassani all the way.
3/11/11, 10:24 AM
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Gotta say...I'm loving the Bassani AB. I was originally going with the Borla S AB, but switched after listening to a couple cars in person. The Bassani's have the truest muscle car sound IMO. As far as drone, I have none (just as Bassani claims in their advertising). At 1.5-2k RPM, it sounds ballsy but not obnoxious. At 4k+, it sounds like a frickin race car.
The price difference between Borla and Bassani also helped my decision.
Bassani all the way.
The price difference between Borla and Bassani also helped my decision.
Bassani all the way.
Most people I talked to with Bassani have anywhere from slight drone to heavy drone. Never found one who said no drone!
3/11/11, 10:34 AM
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I don't believe you (maybe I do, but...). The Bassani resonance (the kind that you feel in the cabin and gives you a headache) is KILLER at 2k RPM. Maybe you can poke around 2300 or 2200 since you're running 3.73s?
Most people I talked to with Bassani have anywhere from slight drone to heavy drone. Never found one who said no drone!
Most people I talked to with Bassani have anywhere from slight drone to heavy drone. Never found one who said no drone!
) while cruising around who said it sounded good.Maybe the issue is the definition of drone. Drone to me is a fart cannon equipped import in a high gear going down the road. Sounds awful.
3/11/11, 10:35 AM
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Hmm.
I'm using drone to mean that specific frequency resonance that you feel coarses throughout the cabin. My girlfriend immediately noticed it whenever I had my foot on the pedal at 2,000 RPM.
I LIKE hearing engine/exhaust sounds inside the cabin. I'm not talking about that. Maybe my car is just unlucky.
I'm using drone to mean that specific frequency resonance that you feel coarses throughout the cabin. My girlfriend immediately noticed it whenever I had my foot on the pedal at 2,000 RPM.
I LIKE hearing engine/exhaust sounds inside the cabin. I'm not talking about that. Maybe my car is just unlucky.
3/11/11, 10:39 AM
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Hmm.
I'm using drone to mean that specific frequency resonance that you feel coarses throughout the cabin. My girlfriend immediately noticed it whenever I had my foot on the pedal at 2,000 RPM.
I LIKE hearing engine/exhaust sounds inside the cabin. I'm not talking about that. Maybe my car is just unlucky.
I'm using drone to mean that specific frequency resonance that you feel coarses throughout the cabin. My girlfriend immediately noticed it whenever I had my foot on the pedal at 2,000 RPM.
I LIKE hearing engine/exhaust sounds inside the cabin. I'm not talking about that. Maybe my car is just unlucky.
Anyone have a link to what the RPM is given your speed and gearing? Or is there a formula?
ex: 60 mph in 6th gear with 3.73's = X RPM?
3/11/11, 10:42 AM
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Thing is, I never took my car up to sixth gear (no room around here). I was getting heavy drone at 2nd to 5th gear. Only first gear at 2,000 RPM was tolerable. Rest made me want to die.