Survivor 69/Z28
05-25-2008, 08:02 PM
Hello to all~!
Ok, I have a 99% original Z except for the exhaust.
The car has old headers on it and I plan on leaving those alone. Last summer I had a custom exhaust made for the car. I went with 2.5 inch pipe out the headers to twin 2 chamber mufflers. From the mufflers the exhaust goes to 2 and 1/4 then down to the factory 1 and 7/8 in tips. I wanted the car to sound mean but look stock. It actually does sound pretty dang good and looks very original from the side.
SO, here is my dilemma. I am now not too crazy about the look of the twin flowmasters from the rear/underneath. I do not really want the transverse muffler because all of the ones I have heard are just too quiet in my opion.
I have been looking into getting the bullet style mufflers. That way I can have the clean look from the rear and hopefully a aggressive sound. (bullet mufflers are about 2-4in around and really blend in with the exhaust pipe...)
BUT all of the bullet mufflers I have found are either race mufflers or mufflers that are quieter than what I already have. I do not want the car quieter. If anything it could be a tad louder.
I know, I know...why did I not go with Gardner etc... Well because I am really into musclecars with an aggressive sound. So I am willing to sacrifice originality on a good sounding exhaust, but I would like for it to look somewhat original. Headers are on the car anyway which of course are not factory.
Questions:
Does anyone run the bullet race mufflers that are out there?
Or,is there a transvers muffler that will sound as aggressive as dual 2 chamber flowmasters. As of last summer there was not one out there.
Or, if you have any other ideas please fire away...
I may just have to end up leaving it alone.
Thanks,
Anthony
Ok, I have a 99% original Z except for the exhaust.
The car has old headers on it and I plan on leaving those alone. Last summer I had a custom exhaust made for the car. I went with 2.5 inch pipe out the headers to twin 2 chamber mufflers. From the mufflers the exhaust goes to 2 and 1/4 then down to the factory 1 and 7/8 in tips. I wanted the car to sound mean but look stock. It actually does sound pretty dang good and looks very original from the side.
SO, here is my dilemma. I am now not too crazy about the look of the twin flowmasters from the rear/underneath. I do not really want the transverse muffler because all of the ones I have heard are just too quiet in my opion.
I have been looking into getting the bullet style mufflers. That way I can have the clean look from the rear and hopefully a aggressive sound. (bullet mufflers are about 2-4in around and really blend in with the exhaust pipe...)
BUT all of the bullet mufflers I have found are either race mufflers or mufflers that are quieter than what I already have. I do not want the car quieter. If anything it could be a tad louder.
I know, I know...why did I not go with Gardner etc... Well because I am really into musclecars with an aggressive sound. So I am willing to sacrifice originality on a good sounding exhaust, but I would like for it to look somewhat original. Headers are on the car anyway which of course are not factory.
Questions:
Does anyone run the bullet race mufflers that are out there?
Or,is there a transvers muffler that will sound as aggressive as dual 2 chamber flowmasters. As of last summer there was not one out there.
Or, if you have any other ideas please fire away...
I may just have to end up leaving it alone.
Thanks,
Anthony