"tuning" J-pipes - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

E.T. · 08-05-2015, 08:04 AM

Just wondering how many of you have adjusted your j-pipes (if you have them)? My car is fairly well modded, including headers, full exhaust (Solo), blower, cam, intake, etc. I recently went with catless midpipes and have been experiencing a bit of drone (at least I think that's what it is). It seems to happen in 6th gear when crusing around 30-40 mph. RPMs are usually around 1000-1400 (maybe a bit higher). If I give some light throttle to maintain speed, or speed up very slightly, that's when I get the drone

Last night, I adjusted the pipes to make the a little longer (only about 1/2 inch) and that actually seemed to help somewhat. I've read that lengthening the pipes moves the drone farther up the RPM range. Also, Solo said lengthening is usually the way to go in cases like this. I was hoping to get some experience from other drivers, especially if you're running without cats. Thanks

Missile Man · 08-05-2015, 09:00 AM

I had 36" custom J pipes installed for drone at around 1.2K RPMS. What little drone that was left did occur at a slightly higher RPM. My J pipes aren’t adjustable but the drone is no longer an issue for me. I have high flow cats.

Homeless Man · 08-05-2015, 11:14 AM

Your car can be in 6th at 30 mph?

E.T. · 08-05-2015, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeless Man

Your car can be in 6th at 30 mph?

Pretty sure, maybe like 35-ish. The auto likes to get it into 6th as quickly as possible. Even tapshift mode, I was cruising along yesterday in the 30-ish mph range and I manually shifted into 6th just to verify.

Iam Broke · 08-05-2015, 08:14 PM

I made the solo j's as long as possible to kill all drone I had in the 1400 rpm range.

E.T. · 08-05-2015, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Iam Broke

I made the solo j's as long as possible to kill all drone I had in the 1400 rpm range.

Thanks, I was fooling with them tonight and that's where I have them for now. They could probably extend a bit more, but right now the tips of the j-pipes are about an inch from each other, so even if they came out more, they'd be touching.

2010reddevil · 08-05-2015, 09:11 PM

Hmmmm, I'm very interested in this. My Outlaws drone right around 1900-2200 very heavily. As long as I keep it under that, it's not all that bad at all. Will LT's make it worse? Or possibly move it around in the rpm range?

Farm · 08-05-2015, 09:32 PM

It will probably get worse in my opinion. I have 2" LT, high flow cats, and 3" Outlaw. I usually grab a different gear when drone comes into play. J pipes are in my future. Lol

E.T. · 08-05-2015, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 2010reddevil

Hmmmm, I'm very interested in this. My Outlaws drone right around 1900-2200 very heavily. As long as I keep it under that, it's not all that bad at all. Will LT's make it worse? Or possibly move it around in the rpm range?

Yeah, j-pipes might be worth a shot. I hear you can just have them welded on. It's either that, or get a whole new exhaust.

I didn't notice any change in drone when I got my headers, but I never really had a big problem with it to begin with.

baltieniterte · 08-06-2015, 02:20 AM

I'm very interested in this.

JCunningham · 08-06-2015, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by E.T.

Pretty sure, maybe like 35-ish. The auto likes to get it into 6th as quickly as possible. Even tapshift mode, I was cruising along yesterday in the 30-ish mph range and I manually shifted into 6th just to verify.

im not sure about the camaro but in the trucks and the c6 Vette you can shift to any gear you want and it goes into the gear it needs to be in up to that gear. if you shift to 4th the car will still go into 1-4th it will just not go into 5th. shift it to 6th it is just like having it in auto drive. I dont think your car can do 6th gear at 30mph. the way to check is put it in 6th at a stop. I bet it goes through the gears as needed.

acr3 · 08-06-2015, 11:48 AM

Does anyone know if Solo is/will sell their j-pipes alone?

RxDoc08 · 08-06-2015, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by acr3

Does anyone know if Solo is/will sell their j-pipes alone?

They will. I bought them and had them welded onto my Borla catback setup.

Angie11 · 08-07-2015, 09:07 PM

Yes you can "tune" out any drone. I made my own J's and made them adjustable. The wife is very sensitive to noise and it took 4 or 5 adjustments to eliminste all drone. Car was dam near unbearable when we got it and now we can cruise for hours

08-05-2015, 08:04 AM	#1
E.T. Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,272	"tuning" J-pipes Just wondering how many of you have adjusted your j-pipes (if you have them)? My car is fairly well modded, including headers, full exhaust (Solo), blower, cam, intake, etc. I recently went with catless midpipes and have been experiencing a bit of drone (at least I think that's what it is). It seems to happen in 6th gear when crusing around 30-40 mph. RPMs are usually around 1000-1400 (maybe a bit higher). If I give some light throttle to maintain speed, or speed up very slightly, that's when I get the drone Last night, I adjusted the pipes to make the a little longer (only about 1/2 inch) and that actually seemed to help somewhat. I've read that lengthening the pipes moves the drone farther up the RPM range. Also, Solo said lengthening is usually the way to go in cases like this. I was hoping to get some experience from other drivers, especially if you're running without cats. Thanks __________________

08-05-2015, 09:00 AM	#2
Missile Man Drives: 2010 2SS/Black Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 608	I had 36" custom J pipes installed for drone at around 1.2K RPMS. What little drone that was left did occur at a slightly higher RPM. My J pipes aren’t adjustable but the drone is no longer an issue for me. I have high flow cats. __________________ 2010 Black 2SS L99 Mods: * CAI Intake * Magnuson MP2300 TVS Supercharger/RDS Spacer * Vector Motorsports Tune * Stainless Power LT/Hi Flow Cats/Tru X-* Pipe/36" J-Pipes/40 Series * R1 Concepts ceramic pads and slotted/drilled rotors

08-05-2015, 11:14 AM	#3
Homeless Man Homeless Life Chose Me Drives: LS3 (sold 4/21) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Streets of Philly Posts: 3,650	Your car can be in 6th at 30 mph? __________________ Pity a man in familiar places, who yet feels like a stranger.

08-05-2015, 08:14 PM	#5
Iam Broke PHAT B33 Drives: 2012 TF3 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Dark of the Moon Posts: 1,460 View My Garage	I made the solo j's as long as possible to kill all drone I had in the 1400 rpm range. __________________ Another 1 of 371 '12 T3 LS3 M6's built.

08-05-2015, 09:11 PM	#7
2010reddevil Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Victory Red 6M Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Gulf Coast, TX Posts: 1,424	Hmmmm, I'm very interested in this. My Outlaws drone right around 1900-2200 very heavily. As long as I keep it under that, it's not all that bad at all. Will LT's make it worse? Or possibly move it around in the rpm range? __________________ 2011 2SS 6A Red Jewel Metallic, Vararam Tune CAI, Magnaflow 3" Competition c/b, Speed Engineering 1-7/8 LT's, Circle D 5C, M/T 275/40R20 S/S, HPTuners tune by Ryan@GPI 12.3 @ 112 ACM as of 12/22/19 Gone on 12/28/19 R I P 2010 2SS 6M Victory Red/Black (old ride) CAI intake, Speed Engineering 1 7/8" LT's, X4 base tune, Flowmaster Outlaw axle-back. 12.6 @ 115 SAR as of 9/19/15 Gone but never forgotten.

08-05-2015, 09:32 PM	#8
Farm Drives: 2013 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Iowa Posts: 23	It will probably get worse in my opinion. I have 2" LT, high flow cats, and 3" Outlaw. I usually grab a different gear when drone comes into play. J pipes are in my future. Lol

08-06-2015, 02:20 AM	#10
baltieniterte Drives: audi Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: a4 Posts: 4	I'm very interested in this.

08-06-2015, 11:48 AM	#12
acr3 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Central Florida Posts: 103	Does anyone know if Solo is/will sell their j-pipes alone?

08-07-2015, 09:07 PM	#14
Angie11 Drives: 2011 ss rs convertable Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: WI Posts: 179	Yes you can "tune" out any drone. I made my own J's and made them adjustable. The wife is very sensitive to noise and it took 4 or 5 adjustments to eliminste all drone. Car was dam near unbearable when we got it and now we can cruise for hours