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carsismeZ06 · 07-05-2009, 10:47 PM

To me, the V6 sounds too...V6-ish, and doesn't have enough of that good ol' American rumble. Are tehre any exhausts that make it sound more grumbly?

THE EVIL TW1N · 07-06-2009, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by carsismeZ06

To me, the V6 sounds too...V6-ish, and doesn't have enough of that good ol' American rumble. Are tehre any exhausts that make it sound more grumbly?

There's no such thing. Don't get me wrong, you can make it sound good, but then you'll eventually have to press the gas.

scrming · 07-06-2009, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

There's no such thing. Don't get me wrong, you can make it sound good, but then you'll eventually have to press the gas.

Exactly!

We had my V6 Mustang sounding absolutely INCREDIBLE at start up and idle! I would have guys run over drooling saying, "what have you got in that thing!" And then I would hit the gas and get to 3500 RPM and it simply sounded HORRID! I was actually embarrassed to drive it due to the nasty, raspy sound!

With a V6 you get a V6 sound... You cannot change the physics of the motor... You can however get a good V6 performance sound! It just will never rumble like an 8..

MadMaxx · 07-06-2009, 08:12 AM

Heh, everyone is trying to make the V6 sound like something else... and I'm trying to make it sound more like a screaming 3.6 LOL

mr_desmo · 07-06-2009, 08:56 AM

WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IS THAT A PUSHROD V6 AND A 4 OVERHEAD VALVE CAR CANT SOUND THE SAME. Thats all, a 2000 camaro v6 will sound more like a ls v8...

Secondly its the fact that its not a 90 degreed v6 like audi a4 etc... its a 60 degrees therefore theres not the same time lapse between firing intervals than a 90 degrees or a boxer 6 cylinder or inline 6 or a vr6 for that matter...

Any 60 degrees 4 valve engine sounds 99% the same...listen to a 350z/370z g37 or even a challenger v6 4 valve...SAME DAMN THING

Rickscamero · 07-06-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by carsismeZ06

To me, the V6 sounds too...V6-ish, and doesn't have enough of that good ol' American rumble. Are tehre any exhausts that make it sound more grumbly?

BUY A V8!

The end.

fsuredneck · 07-06-2009, 09:48 AM

My old roommate has a Mustang (2000 give or take a few years) with a V6 that rumbles quite nice. The tone is low and it never sounds raspy. I'm gonna go check out what setup hes got and keep an ear out for similar products for the Camaro. If it's anything special I'll post it here.

mike25 · 07-06-2009, 10:51 AM

dont listen to any of these guys saying it wont..cars ive owned in the past and even cars my friends have owned, 99.9% of the time they were told their 4's or 6's would sound like shit, and all of those times they sounded great. while maybe not a "true" muscle sound in most respects is achievable, a muscle sound that sounds quite wicked is achievable.

Xanthos · 07-06-2009, 11:12 AM

You're never going to get the true V8 sound. Sorry - thems the rub.

BUT you can certainly get it to sound deep, give it a growl, give it a rasp, etc. etc. all depending on your goals and the setup you use. Exhausts are complicated systems. Just keep your ear open for something that sounds the way you want it to.

PM me with your sound/performance goals if you want more specific advice on how to get there.
- X

mickss · 07-06-2009, 01:40 PM

Actually there was a muffler and exhaust company (I don`t recall who) that was experimenting with sound wave technology (similar to the way Bose uses wave technology in their audio systems) to obtain deeper bass sounds in their exhaust systems. That in my opinion would be the only way you might obtain a deep V8 tone for V6`s and smaller displacement engines.

Fire · 07-07-2009, 02:07 PM

I think I'd be happy to get rid of the rasp at higher rpm.

vegasmike · 07-07-2009, 07:31 PM

I traded in an Audi s6 with a v10, the v6 I have now sounds great, it sounds crisp, clean and does not guzzle gas like it was born thirsty. I like the sound of my car, its different and after just under 500 miles, I dont want to change things at all. Its not that Chevy cant do better I am sure they can but I think for the money and for the build you get one heck of a car. I like driving it, sounds good, and it goes really well. So for what it is worth, enjoy what you got. There is always another better more wonderful thing just over the horizon, grass is always greener and all that jazz. Buy what you can afford and then spend time getting to know the car, enjoy the car and after a while the sound will be like music in your ears.
Yeah I know what everyone thinks but why go out on a date with Jessica Alba and wished you were out with Kira Knightly, (probably botched the name, sorry) Both are good, enjoy.

patriotpa · 07-07-2009, 07:34 PM

Both sound good. No nasty fart can sound, and it doesn't sound like a beehive shoved in a coffee can, so it's all good. The V6 and the V8 both sound like American Muscle.

THE EVIL TW1N · 07-07-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by patriotpa

Both sound good. No nasty fart can sound, and it doesn't sound like a beehive shoved in a coffee can, so it's all good. The V6 and the V8 both sound like American Muscle.

being as how nissan has been out for a long while with their line of engines, the GM 3.6 DI must sound more like "Japanese Muscle".

Vash · 07-07-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by carsismeZ06

To me, the V6 sounds too...V6-ish, and doesn't have enough of that good ol' American rumble. Are tehre any exhausts that make it sound more grumbly?

Well there are 6 cylinders that's why it does not sound like 8. It's all about the fire order. And with 2 cyl's chopped you don't get the same fire order.

It's as good as a v6 get's.

Mohrg Beast · 07-07-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMaxx

Heh, everyone is trying to make the V6 sound like something else... and I'm trying to make it sound more like a screaming 3.6 LOL

Im glad to have mine soo quiet..i love a good deep low decibel growl/rumble not the loud crackling and popping most peoples car do..But even if i had an 8 in my car ive always wanted an incredibly quiet car that is almost inaudible. Mine is stock so you guys that own 6s already know how quiet they are..Im afraid any work done to try to simulate a V8 will result in the "weed eater" or "pissed off bumble" (not the transformer) sound like the trashy coffee can exhaust found on most 6s now-a-days.LOL. Thats just my opinion though..After all the engine upgrades im gonna do soon im gonna try to keep it as quiet as possible. But id love to actually hear a 6 with a nice "growl" to it.

7CAMARO7 · 07-07-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

There's no such thing. Don't get me wrong, you can make it sound good, but then you'll eventually have to press the gas.

perfect explanation... that v8 rumble costs extra

you'll get it one day.

Andro · 07-07-2009, 10:43 PM

Get a V8 thats the only way. Other then that don't make it sound like something you don't have. Be happy with what you got and I've heard some nice sounding exhaust systems on V6's.

Vash · 07-07-2009, 11:10 PM

It already has the nicest stock note I have heard on a v6. Only 6 sound I like more are the straight 6 250's like the 2nd gen's had.

They should make LS with the 4200 Vortec imo*.

nascarnate326 · 07-08-2009, 11:02 AM

My 94 V6 sounds great at idle, press the gas and its just embarrassing.

PieNsky · 07-09-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mr_desmo

WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IS THAT A PUSHROD V6 AND A 4 OVERHEAD VALVE CAR CANT SOUND THE SAME. Thats all, a 2000 camaro v6 will sound more like a ls v8...

Secondly its the fact that its not a 90 degreed v6 like audi a4 etc... its a 60 degrees therefore theres not the same time lapse between firing intervals than a 90 degrees or a boxer 6 cylinder or inline 6 or a vr6 for that matter...

Any 60 degrees 4 valve engine sounds 99% the same...listen to a 350z/370z g37 or even a challenger v6 4 valve...SAME DAMN THING

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31350

trudawg660 · 07-09-2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by PieNsky

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31350

wondering what they are going to say to this

eat those works lol

trudawg660 · 07-09-2009, 06:32 PM

no one has said anything

Ferrarimk13 · 07-09-2009, 07:09 PM

doesnt sound that great imo, i like the sound of the flowmaster 40s better, but that might be just me. Flowmaster doesnt have that high pitched whine.

Mohrg Beast · 07-09-2009, 11:06 PM

should i get those magna flow street exhaust or something else..maybe have custom ones made??? I dont want the sound to change really, i just want the extra hp.

07-05-2009, 10:47 PM	#1
carsismeZ06 Corvette and Camaro lover Drives: 2010 Camaro...some day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 965	Muscular sounding V6? To me, the V6 sounds too...V6-ish, and doesn't have enough of that good ol' American rumble. Are tehre any exhausts that make it sound more grumbly? __________________

07-06-2009, 11:12 AM	#9
Xanthos Almost-Original Postwhore Drives: Stick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 12,664 View My Garage	You're never going to get the true V8 sound. Sorry - thems the rub. BUT you can certainly get it to sound deep, give it a growl, give it a rasp, etc. etc. all depending on your goals and the setup you use. Exhausts are complicated systems. Just keep your ear open for something that sounds the way you want it to. PM me with your sound/performance goals if you want more specific advice on how to get there. - X __________________ 1993 Z28 - LT1/M6 Current and Future Modifications

07-07-2009, 07:31 PM	#12
vegasmike Drives: 2010 Black RS Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: las vegas Posts: 31	v8 sound from a v6 I traded in an Audi s6 with a v10, the v6 I have now sounds great, it sounds crisp, clean and does not guzzle gas like it was born thirsty. I like the sound of my car, its different and after just under 500 miles, I dont want to change things at all. Its not that Chevy cant do better I am sure they can but I think for the money and for the build you get one heck of a car. I like driving it, sounds good, and it goes really well. So for what it is worth, enjoy what you got. There is always another better more wonderful thing just over the horizon, grass is always greener and all that jazz. Buy what you can afford and then spend time getting to know the car, enjoy the car and after a while the sound will be like music in your ears. Yeah I know what everyone thinks but why go out on a date with Jessica Alba and wished you were out with Kira Knightly, (probably botched the name, sorry) Both are good, enjoy.

07-07-2009, 10:43 PM	#18
Andro NOICE!!! ™ Drives: Force Fed 427 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GOT BOOST? Posts: 5,224 View My Garage	Get a V8 thats the only way. Other then that don't make it sound like something you don't have. Be happy with what you got and I've heard some nice sounding exhaust systems on V6's. __________________

07-08-2009, 11:02 AM	#20
nascarnate326 Team Green Drives: 1996 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Olivet, MI Posts: 279	My 94 V6 sounds great at idle, press the gas and its just embarrassing. __________________ '96 Camaro Z28 M6 -Toy '06 Cobalt LT M5 - DD

07-06-2009, 08:12 AM	#4
MadMaxx Master of the V6 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: NC Posts: 239 View My Garage	Heh, everyone is trying to make the V6 sound like something else... and I'm trying to make it sound more like a screaming 3.6 LOL

07-06-2009, 08:56 AM	#5
mr_desmo Banned Drives: beated up old mini austin Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north pole Posts: 440	WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IS THAT A PUSHROD V6 AND A 4 OVERHEAD VALVE CAR CANT SOUND THE SAME. Thats all, a 2000 camaro v6 will sound more like a ls v8... Secondly its the fact that its not a 90 degreed v6 like audi a4 etc... its a 60 degrees therefore theres not the same time lapse between firing intervals than a 90 degrees or a boxer 6 cylinder or inline 6 or a vr6 for that matter... Any 60 degrees 4 valve engine sounds 99% the same...listen to a 350z/370z g37 or even a challenger v6 4 valve...SAME DAMN THING

07-06-2009, 09:48 AM	#7
fsuredneck Drives: 2007 Ford Mustang Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kissimmee, FL Posts: 278 View My Garage	My old roommate has a Mustang (2000 give or take a few years) with a V6 that rumbles quite nice. The tone is low and it never sounds raspy. I'm gonna go check out what setup hes got and keep an ear out for similar products for the Camaro. If it's anything special I'll post it here.

07-06-2009, 10:51 AM	#8
mike25 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubba V Posts: 2,877	dont listen to any of these guys saying it wont..cars ive owned in the past and even cars my friends have owned, 99.9% of the time they were told their 4's or 6's would sound like shit, and all of those times they sounded great. while maybe not a "true" muscle sound in most respects is achievable, a muscle sound that sounds quite wicked is achievable.

07-06-2009, 01:40 PM	#10
mickss Drives: . Join Date: May 2009 Location: . Posts: 842	Actually there was a muffler and exhaust company (I don`t recall who) that was experimenting with sound wave technology (similar to the way Bose uses wave technology in their audio systems) to obtain deeper bass sounds in their exhaust systems. That in my opinion would be the only way you might obtain a deep V8 tone for V6`s and smaller displacement engines.

07-07-2009, 02:07 PM	#11
Fire Drives: 1999 Firebird Formula Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: CT Posts: 54	I think I'd be happy to get rid of the rasp at higher rpm.

07-07-2009, 07:34 PM	#13
patriotpa Account Suspended Drives: 02 Silverado, 09 Vue, 10 1SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tired of apologizing when we should be kickin' butt! Posts: 1,967 View My Garage	Both sound good. No nasty fart can sound, and it doesn't sound like a beehive shoved in a coffee can, so it's all good. The V6 and the V8 both sound like American Muscle.

07-07-2009, 11:10 PM	#19
Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,128	It already has the nicest stock note I have heard on a v6. Only 6 sound I like more are the straight 6 250's like the 2nd gen's had. They should make LS with the 4200 Vortec imo*.

07-09-2009, 06:32 PM	#23
trudawg660 Drives: 2006 Dodge Charger / 2SS IOM Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,644	no one has said anything

07-09-2009, 07:09 PM	#24
Ferrarimk13 Drives: Hopefully a Camaro in a year Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 729 View My Garage	doesnt sound that great imo, i like the sound of the flowmaster 40s better, but that might be just me. Flowmaster doesnt have that high pitched whine.

07-09-2009, 11:06 PM	#25
Mohrg Beast TURBO HUNTER!!! Drives: 2010 Camaro Lt Vin #1974 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 607 View My Garage	should i get those magna flow street exhaust or something else..maybe have custom ones made??? I dont want the sound to change really, i just want the extra hp.

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