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Old 10-09-2010, 02:00 PM   #1
JohnnyrSS
 
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Drives: 2011 Black SS
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NY
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Muffler Delete Yes / No! Headers Worth It?

Hi guys I have been searching and asking questions but never really got the answers I was looking for so I thought I would post my experiences for others on the muffler delete and headers.

The muffler delete sounded like a good cheap idea instead of jumping to a cat back exhaust I was not really planning on headers in the near future so I was really only going for sound. I had the mufflers removed but kept the resonators on the car and added 4" pipes, the sound was much better than I expected it to be. The car sounded as it should from the factory it had a nice growl on start up was quite cruiseing and when you had it at WOT it roared.

This experience was so good I decided to think about headers I decided to go with 1 7/8" American Racing Headers with Cats and the X-Pipe I need to shout out Chris at (Courtesy Performance) in Poughkeepsie NY for a great experience with the purchase and install they really know their stuff and I will be back for more. When I was deciding on what and if I should buy them I wondered whether the car was going to be way to loud now and would I really notice a difference with the headers? I had a injen intake and SCT Tune so the basics were there for the headers. Well I can now say WOW the car sounds sick, you start it and you just know there is something special under the hood at 2500rpm in first and second I can see it being a little load for some and probably police I think it is perfect. At WOT it sounds like a Nascar what a sound. Although I love the sound I do not want to be pulled over a lot so I will be buying a corsa exhaust if I had known I would have bought Headers I would have kept the stock mufflers for this reason.

The car really woke up after the headers shut off the traction control and hit the gas it is like driving a different car there is a big increase in low end torque and overal power. I would recommend this Header setup to anyone and I really want to thank Courtesy for all there help and a great result.
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