have to hear it (together) to believe

[PercyJWellingtonIII]

Originally Posted by cam fan

Maybe it is the high-flow from the headers THEN restriction THEN high flow again from axle back

bc this set-up sounds rice even though it has LT headers...it has a full cat-back, so idk



and idk if you guys hear it but this set up sounds like it has bronchitis, while the 1st vid i posted is nice and smooth sounding right through the rpms




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This doesnt sound rice atall.

[bowtie628]

the headers deff make the V6 sound alot better.. i havent heard a exhaust set up with stock headers yet that i like on the v6 camaro, so until i do im keeping my exhaust stock..

[cam fan]

i wonder what it would sound like if the headers go on to a stock system

i know most guys get the CAI in 1st

Originally Posted by PercyJWellingtonIII

This doesnt sound rice atall.

well it's loud but idk -i dont like how raspy it sounds

[tmac1granger33]

been told mine sounds like a "nasty v8" by a few people.. ive noticed long tubes give a more raspy sound, the short tube's really deepen the growl

[cam fan]

the thing is there are several sounds qualities at play
- how loud
- pitch
- noise (rasp, rattle etc)
- consistency across the RPMs

The video of the v6 in post 1 is decent in terms of loudness, is a low pitch (which to me is the most important thing), there's no rasp at the end of an accel or a rattle through the rpm range, and you hear a fluid sound from start to finish of each rev

[MichaelH]

Originally Posted by cam fan

oh yea, you are right:
BBK headers + MRT v1.0



i just wish these were better quality videos


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Hey thats my car and yea sorry it was kinda windy out when i did that video

[cam fan]

Originally Posted by MichaelH

Hey thats my car and yea sorry it was kinda windy out when i did that video

haha cool. i dont look for trouble but i figured since I've been posting so many video examples with my honest opinion I might run into a bit of trouble here

[cam fan]

I wish we could get a quality video of the v8 cat back system on a v6

either cherry bomb's or the stock one - heard both work fine with good results

[cam fan]

Originally Posted by JoshBobGuptaMarley

Yep, luckily I don't have to upgrade my headers yet. They don't make them for the LFX and may never, who knows.

your exhaust manifold/headers are integrated, so no header magic for you :(

[KMPrenger]

Its the long tube headers forsure....without them its pretty much impossible to get that amount of growl.

Even without headers, the V6 can typically sound very V8-like down in lower RPMs while cruising around, but if you want that type of roar you need to go with LT headers.

Shorty headers can make a very nice difference as well with certain exhausts, but LTs will add a throatier sound in addition to more HP in the end.

[MichaelH]

Originally Posted by cam fan

haha cool. i dont look for trouble but i figured since I've been posting so many video examples with my honest opinion I might run into a bit of trouble here

haha its cool i forgot about that video i made. That was when they first went on so they sound even better now

[Big Rob]

Headers certainlty make a difference on the V6. The videos don't show but there is a noticable difference in a side by side in person demo of the exhaust of the V6 vs V8. V8 is a lot deeper. Not bagging on any V6 cars out there since we did build one of the fastest V6's in the Phoenix area right now.

[JoshBobGuptaMarley]

Ok so about the 2012.... They added integrated exhaust to simplify things but they also got 11 hp more for doing it. Shorty headers give a similar bump in hp. My question is, do you think the new sound of the LFX ( with aftermarket exhaust) will be similar to the sound that short headers add since that's kinda what we have now?

[cntryman77]

Originally Posted by BloodUSMC

once I get my OBX LT's installed I will take high quality video.

I'd be curious to hear the OBX with MRT1...I have OBX & MRT 2...are you changing the h-pipe to an X?

Originally Posted by OOLIE

I am sure the headers are playing a huge role. Just last night I pulled into a gas station and when I got out a guy asked what size V8 I had in there. I told him it was a V6 and his jaw just dropped "Thats a V6?!?! Man that sounds throaty as hell" put a smile on my face talked to him awhile and made his jaw drop again when I mentioned hp and the fact I was getting 30 mpg highway.

the entire exhaust system has to work together, but the headers make a huge difference.

I get that sometimes too...they always think it's a V8 because of the sound...even the place I took it to get my oil changed asked that the first time I brought it in