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dab86 · 09-06-2012, 06:28 AM

I just bought a 2012 camaro ss automatic and the stock exhaust does not sound very good. My friend just bought a mustang gt and its stock exhaust sounded amazing. Is it just my camaro and i got a dud?? Or do they all sound kinda weak? Thanks!

RADREVX · 09-06-2012, 06:37 AM

They are weak. im putting on a solo high flow cats this weekend to make it sound better

davidcroft · 09-06-2012, 07:03 AM

wait until the little spring thinggys to reduce AFM drone start rattling!

Juiced1 · 09-06-2012, 09:05 AM

They are very tame from the factory. Luckily, we have an excellent aftermarket following so it doesn't have to stay that way. Give us a call and we help you take care of the exhaust problem real quick. Or you can always stop by our site and shop around....we have video clips up on most of our systems!

E.T. · 09-06-2012, 09:22 AM

Yep, stock exhaust is very weak. You can put on an aftermarket system, but then you will hear the AFM noise more when it kicks in and out. So then you will want a tune to turn off AFM....it's a slippery slope. Oh yeah, and those trash can-looking mufflers are heavy and ugly. Another good reason to ditch the stock system.

Brandon@LSRPerformance · 09-06-2012, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dab86

I just bought a 2012 camaro ss automatic and the stock exhaust does not sound very good. My friend just bought a mustang gt and its stock exhaust sounded amazing. Is it just my camaro and i got a dud?? Or do they all sound kinda weak? Thanks!

An aftermarket axle-back will definitely help with that! Check our LSR axle-back exhaust, it's made in the USA and features a lifetime warranty:

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2010 SSRS · 09-06-2012, 12:47 PM

Get some long tubes , high flows and exhaust system of your choice and a tune, I did with less than 100 miles on my SS

JoshBobGuptaMarley · 09-06-2012, 01:32 PM

Muffler delete for 100$ is still getting me compliments everyday. I'm still planning to get the stainless works retro catback sometime down the road.

woodside783 · 09-06-2012, 02:30 PM

Take it to shop from the cats back get. x pipe then straight pipe all the way to the end. sounds great . but the amf needs to be tuned out dose not have to be but sounds better

myold88 · 09-07-2012, 05:39 AM

Why tune ? Get the Solo axle back J-pipes.
Muffler delete, great sound and no drone or AFM noise on my L99 SS.

NH 2012 SS/RS · 09-07-2012, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JoshBobGuptaMarley

Muffler delete for 100$ is still getting me compliments everyday.

This is what I did too, sounds great. Best $120 I have spent

newagemuscle · 09-07-2012, 05:50 AM

The Mustangs always have had the Camaros in the sound department (stock) in my opinion. I hated the way mine sounded and put an axle back on my car at 75 miles. Not only will you give you the sound you are looking for, but a weight savings. It will really come to life if you ever decide to go with long tubes.

SGOS252382 · 09-07-2012, 08:36 AM

Long tubes = great sound

Stock L99 A6 exhaust is ridiculously weak sounding. It's embarrassing for a 400hp Camaro SS.

I watched a guy with a stock Camaro SS rev his engine (for a group of people). Everyone just looked at each other like "that's it?"

Ice Demon · 09-07-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SGOS252382

Long tubes = great sound

Stock L99 A6 exhaust is ridiculously weak sounding. It's embarrassing for a 400hp Camaro SS.

I watched a guy with a stock Camaro SS rev his engine (for a group of people). Everyone just looked at each other like "that's it?"

Yep very true this is why my exhaust only stayed stock for 2 day after I got it.

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09-06-2012, 06:28 AM	#1
dab86 Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 104	2012 SS L99 stock exhaust sounds so weak I just bought a 2012 camaro ss automatic and the stock exhaust does not sound very good. My friend just bought a mustang gt and its stock exhaust sounded amazing. Is it just my camaro and i got a dud?? Or do they all sound kinda weak? Thanks!

09-06-2012, 07:03 AM	#3
davidcroft Sellin Chevy's since '06 Drives: 18ZL1 02Z-28 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: DIRTY SOUFTH Posts: 1,461 View My Garage	wait until the little spring thinggys to reduce AFM drone start rattling! __________________ '19 Z06-7Speed and lowered on stock bolts '02 Z28-Kooks true dual headers/TSP heads&cam/full suspension & Kmember sub40K orig miles. https://youtu.be/h6faSdcvNew TRADED!'17 ATS-V Coupe w/ Carbon Black pkg https://youtu.be/GH_t-R-TJV0 SOLD! '18 ZL1 Mosiac Blk SOLD!'16 SS Sedan-Forgestars/ARH/rotofab TRADED!2014 SS Sedan SOLD! 2013 Blue Ray1SS/1LE 1of20. TRADED! 2012 White 1SS/RS

09-06-2012, 09:22 AM	#5
E.T. Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,258	Yep, stock exhaust is very weak. You can put on an aftermarket system, but then you will hear the AFM noise more when it kicks in and out. So then you will want a tune to turn off AFM....it's a slippery slope. Oh yeah, and those trash can-looking mufflers are heavy and ugly. Another good reason to ditch the stock system. __________________

09-06-2012, 12:47 PM	#7
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	Get some long tubes , high flows and exhaust system of your choice and a tune, I did with less than 100 miles on my SS __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

09-06-2012, 01:32 PM	#8
JoshBobGuptaMarley Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: '12 2SS/RS LS3 GBA Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: PanamaCityBeach,Florida Posts: 1,375 View My Garage	Muffler delete for 100$ is still getting me compliments everyday. I'm still planning to get the stainless works retro catback sometime down the road. __________________ Muffler Delete, Cold Air Inductions intake, Technostalgia Sequential LED Tail Lights, Vmax CNC Ported TB, RX Catch Can, AAC LED Interior Lights (Aqua)

09-06-2012, 06:37 AM	#2
RADREVX Drives: 2012 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: FAIRPORT NY Posts: 286	They are weak. im putting on a solo high flow cats this weekend to make it sound better

09-06-2012, 09:05 AM	#4
Juiced1 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 2SS CAMARO 45th Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Charles, IL Posts: 18,663	They are very tame from the factory. Luckily, we have an excellent aftermarket following so it doesn't have to stay that way. Give us a call and we help you take care of the exhaust problem real quick. Or you can always stop by our site and shop around....we have video clips up on most of our systems!

09-06-2012, 02:30 PM	#9
woodside783 Casey Woodside Drives: a very fun car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tn Posts: 1,906	Take it to shop from the cats back get. x pipe then straight pipe all the way to the end. sounds great . but the amf needs to be tuned out dose not have to be but sounds better __________________ Instagram @caseywoodside http://youtu.be/CSc9aPh_X_w

09-07-2012, 05:39 AM	#10
myold88 Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl. Posts: 8,112 View My Garage	Why tune ? Get the Solo axle back J-pipes. Muffler delete, great sound and no drone or AFM noise on my L99 SS. __________________

09-07-2012, 05:50 AM	#12
newagemuscle Philippians 4:13 Drives: SLP Supercharged LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Motor City - Michigan Posts: 2,902 View My Garage	The Mustangs always have had the Camaros in the sound department (stock) in my opinion. I hated the way mine sounded and put an axle back on my car at 75 miles. Not only will you give you the sound you are looking for, but a weight savings. It will really come to life if you ever decide to go with long tubes. __________________

09-07-2012, 08:36 AM	#13
SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 6,294	Long tubes = great sound Stock L99 A6 exhaust is ridiculously weak sounding. It's embarrassing for a 400hp Camaro SS. I watched a guy with a stock Camaro SS rev his engine (for a group of people). Everyone just looked at each other like "that's it?"