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12-22-2007, 06:54 PM
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better or useless
hey guys, I got a question...... I got a 2000 v6 3.8 firebird, I want it to sound better. A muffler guy said that I should go with a 3" from the manifold, all the way to the muffler, and he said that its not going to sound like a v8 (ofcourse) but it will sound a whole lot deeper. is this true???
and if you are going to say "get a v8".......... If believe me, if I had the money I would, a v6 is all I got.... for now. thx
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12-22-2007, 07:11 PM
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Re: better or useless
It will not sound deeper. I have a friend that had a 2000 camaro with a 3.8 and he complained that it was to raspy.
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12-22-2007, 09:58 PM
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Re: better or useless
Get some headers, a high flow cat, and a 3" cat-back (suggest Magnaflow) and it will sound decent. But the rasp will never go away...
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12-23-2007, 11:45 PM
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Re: better or useless
that damn raspy moto-cross sound, thx
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12-24-2007, 08:18 PM
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Re: better or useless
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01-14-2008, 10:53 AM
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Re: better or useless
dont even toy with flowmaster, i love it on my IROC, but i heard it on a sixer, and it was just sad.
that being said, you dont need a 3in system for your six banger, it wont do anything, all you need is headers and a muffler. there are plenty of emissions compliant headers availble that will work with the factory exhaust. and a muffler is an easy change to the backside. and those two are what change your sound, pipe diameter only effects flow and backpressure, not sound.
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01-16-2008, 02:04 PM
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Re: better or useless
 I already agreed not to waste my money on doing the 3 in. thanks, and as for putting headers....... ill wait till I have a v8, then Ill spend the money. For now Ill just do as many bolt on-do it yourself upgrades which I know there are not many of.
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01-22-2008, 09:30 AM
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Re: better or useless
i dont know why, but those 3.8s sound like RC engines to me.
there is a video on youtube of a 2.4 camaro doing a burnout and it truly sounds like an RC car. my caprice has a 3.8 in it, and with some tricky adjustment of the carburettor to allow a 600-ish rpm idle, it sounds like a v8 while its idling... dont hit the gas tho because as soon as i do... MwRAWRRrrrrrrP-blat-blat-rrrrr (i dont know how to type raspy in engine noise, but i hope you get the idea)
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