Well, I am back in NY from my trip to Canada where I had the priviage in helping SOLO PERFORMANCE design and build systems for our Camaro's.
http://www.solo-performance.com/about.asp
SOLO did a long bit of leg work to get to the point where they can get me out in a few days. They already had measurements, mandrel bent pipe, and a few configurations that they installed on other like cars. They spent many years designing a vast array of Mufflers, Resonators, x-Pipe designs, and other solutions for clients that were not happy with the larger companies offerings. So we are at this place in time.
{Just a fact about SOLO, these guys are the only Large MUFFLER ONLY SHOP left in North America. They have 4 HUSE locations and some of the best talent in the business. The guys that worked on this system were all in the business over 35 years with tons of racing, show car, and general auto experience. THEY ARE THE INSTALLER OF THE MASS PRODUCED STUFF, and they have to face the client day in and day out with crap that rattles, doesn't fit or hang right and actually robs power from unsuspecting clients.......so those clients do not go back to the manufacturer, they go to the installer!! THey have come up with their own product so they can sleep at night and give a better product for less and make customers happy.....nothing like a little face time to add the human element into merchandise sales!! 
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SOLO has come up with 2 very distinct offerings for us that I personally feel will Rock the Camaro world and introduce them to a market that has no idea how good they are and how amazing their product is. SERIOUSLY!
Both systems are full stainless with mandrel bent pipes. They are both 2.5" and have polished, Double wall, 4" Tips at just the right angle. Both are made with both sides mirrored and are made for ease of install.
The SOLO axle Back system for the 2010 Camaro SS was were we started. In my other thread, I told you a bit about the Axle back system they designed. It is a stainless system that replaces the factory mufflers and gets rid of the uneven pipe bends that occur on the factory system after the center factory resonators. This system gave my SS a very Throaty Mean sound and made me happy I bought this car..........because no Camaro should be that quite! It also increased exhaust flow, and gave the car a much more open, less restricted feel. The throttle response was faster and the car seemed to come alive. It took the computer very little time to adjust to this system and continued adjusting as I drove. On the highway this system purrs. To stay 100% honest and upfront at MAX Load in 6th gear at around 200 RPM, there is just a SLIGHT hint of Drone. It is VERY Subtle, and better than most of the other systems I have heard that are louder systems. I would say this system is 85% perfect, but you have to remember we are talking Axle Back and still using the factory resonators!!
No prices are finalized yet, but this system will be VERY REASONABLE and make the average person SUPER HAPPY WITH THEIR CAMARO! I almost told them to leave this on on for me to purchase..............until I tested the MACH X.
2010 SOLO PERFORMANCE CAMARO MACH X CATBACK SYSTEM
I am not worthy!............I am not worthy!
So it was the next day that they started putting together the Mach X system for my car. I told them I wanted and X-Pipe system because I have read so much about the amazing difference with this type of system on a car like the Camaro. Well they agreed and were Happy to share one of their favorite products they have designed.......the Mach X. It is a Resonator / X-Pipe system, built into a single polished stainless box. This piece is a product of SOLO and SOLO alone, their is not another product like it on the market. it uses a special combination of Packing Material, Proper Louver design, and special formulated pipe bends within it that add up to an amazing product!!
The Mach X System is mounted from the Cats back using the factory clamps up front, with straight MIRRORED pipes. Right in the middle of the car it goes into the X Pipe / resonator. From the resonator the system has been carefully designed so that the left can mirror the right size allowing for even flow and an amazing clean look from the rear and under the car. NO MORE FACTORY FLAT SPOTS, NO MORE FACTORY UNEVEN BENDS AND PIPE KINKS. Perfection from front to rear. These mirrored pipes go back into 2 beautiful Polished 4" DOUBLE WALLED tips that work perfect for this car. This system weighs 46lbs compared to the factory 68lbs. 33% less.
With hours of labor to get it perfect, we got on the road with this system and it was obvious we had a winner, as we hoped we would. The car had amazing increase in Power and Torque to the point were I had to re-learn how to shift smooth, it just wanted to fly. It has an exotic Muscle, Hi-End Exhaust note that is not too loud or too quite....IT IS PERFECT. It growls like the head lion of the pack, confident, solid and powerful. The car was just the way it should have been from the factory. Sitting still it has that deep purr that a well built engine should be giving off. From idle to REDLINE it roars like a NASCAR mated with a Ferrari....Exotic Power we called it. The X-Pipe felt like 30 - 40 HP gain to the Butt Dyno, butt I would expect on a real dyno probably about 20HP. The X really helped the flow. Coming down off of the throttle gives you just enough burble to realize how good that flow really is......music to my ears.
And for a quick surprise added to the mix. When I left for Canada to go to SOLO, I was getting average 17.9 miles to the Gallon with a good mix of local and highway (Mostly Highway). I had 750 miles on the ODO when I left and I already did my first Oil Change (Mobil 1 at dealer). The morning I left I traveled 450 miles and the average miles per gallon went to 18.1. SO being that I went 1 and 1/2 times my total milage I figure this is about what I was getting with my style of driving (Heavy foot and love to leave the Tach around 2500). So I left Canada this morning packing the Mach X. When I checked my average fuel consumption after all the testing my average was up to 18.9............how can that be I was slamming the pedal to the floor the whole time????? So I continued on my Journey home. When I got close to my house (430 miles later) I was up to an average of 23.2 Miles per gallon.........I still cannot believe it. Trust me I was not driving lightly, I was too busy playing with my new sound! Crazy, but true. I cannot wait to see if others have that same thing happen, but that is all I did to the car, so it must be. THe car is supposed to get up to 24 babying it on the highway only. Well if I am averaging 23.2 driving it hard with a mix, I am a happy man!! Another interesting note: When a stainless system heats up and wears in it bronzes. Well the factory system had almost 1000 miles on it and it stopped bronzing all the way up front before the factory resonators, the Solo Mach X after 50 miles bronzed all the way back to a foot from the tips. Shows how well it flows!!
CAMARO MACH X Cat Back System works with the 6.2 liter V8's and has been test fit only on the 6 speed manual to date. Their may need to be a slight adjustment to the pipe bends for the auto we are not sure yet, but they are working on getting one now, to check.
Well that is the story, Keep your eye out here for user GoingSolo(Steve) and myself to be posting info here with final detail of when and how much. I talked to the owner of SOLO and he said, way cheaper and better than the competition and he is a man of his word who installs and deals with that competition on a daily basis.
Here are some cool preliminary pics. More pics, video, and sound clips to come!!
NOTE FOR LT and LS OWNERS: There are systems in development right now for the V6...........coming REALLY SOON and at a price you cannot refuse!!