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VR Baron · 09-05-2010, 12:17 PM

D/T Headers thought the 2.5" pipes would make the v6 more import sounding, bigger being worse like what a fart can would do,I wanted to do the same as I just added the shorties to my magnaflow mufflers and resonated x and now not so sure. I talked to my muffler man I have known for 30 years and he thought they would give the car a deeper lower tone but on a v6 not so sure depending on what else was done to it so who knows?
FYI, the shorties made mine more quiet around town but a cleaner more defined sound as the magna's gave it a deep but " monotoned sound", get on it and it is louder and sounds great even with the x pipe. I thought maybe the x pipe would make it to mellow as I used it originally to control in cabin drone or boom but it sounds just right and not to quiet. Funny thing is the shorties got rid of the around town boom more then the x pipe! the exhaust sound now comes from out back, not from the trunk or inside as before! If you have the booming drone sound the Xpipe helps reduce it and make it smoother but I don't know about the long tube rasp problem.

BaylorCamaro · 09-05-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade

Its gonna be pretty raspy in the beginning. Especially when you first start the car because the pipes and the cats aren't warmed up yet. Now I got mine done in what April I think? Somewhere around then, and now that the pipes have about 5000 more miles on them, the exhaust sounds a lot less raspy and has a very cool deep rumble to it.

Yeah I noticed that, when I first got the LT's it was pretty raspy. However that same day I had to go back up to college so I immediately put 200 miles on them. Now it probably has a total of ~500 miles and it definitely got less raspy.
What I plan on doing is getting the mid pipes on and waiting a couple weeks until I have a couple hundred miles on it, then I'll make the decision of going resonated or not.

BaylorCamaro · 09-09-2010, 02:53 PM

As of 30 mintues ago the entire system is now 2.5, honestly the sound didn't really change much. I did however get rid of some of the rasp which is good! Now I need to start thinking about what I want to do with the stock H pipe..

Blade · 09-09-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BaylorAirForce

As of 30 mintues ago the entire system is now 2.5, honestly the sound didn't really change much. I did however get rid of some of the rasp which is good! Now I need to start thinking about what I want to do with the stock H pipe..

Its probably a little less muffled, and more throaty. The rasp definitely goes away. I told the shop to keep the H-pipe......lol.

BaylorCamaro · 09-09-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade

Its probably a little less muffled, and more throaty. The rasp definitely goes away. I told the shop to keep the H-pipe......lol.

Yeah, I was under the impression that the rasp would probably get worse and I would need to go with a resonated x pipe.. However I'm thinking possibly just a normal X pipe. You went with ARH's X right? Or was that someone else?

Blade · 09-09-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BaylorAirForce

Yeah, I was under the impression that the rasp would probably get worse and I would need to go with a resonated x pipe.. However I'm thinking possibly just a normal X pipe. You went with ARH's X right? Or was that someone else?

Just ARH baby. Its the smaller pipes that cause the stupid ricey sound. If you go a little bigger than it goes away. But you don't want to go to big either, otherwise it won't help you performance wise.

BaylorCamaro · 09-09-2010, 03:45 PM

I was looking on ARH's site is it possible just to buy their X pipe? I don't see it..

Blade · 09-09-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BaylorAirForce

I was looking on ARH's site is it possible just to buy their X pipe? I don't see it..

No idea man.......someone on the youtube page was askin me the same thing. I would just call up and ask Nick. They do a good job answering the phone and takin questions.

BaylorCamaro · 09-12-2010, 07:34 PM

Alright guys as of Thursday the entire system is 2.5" (got the mid pipes from an SS owner). I still have the H pipe on it, and as of right now I do not plan to go to an X pipe. I love the sound currently I just don't want to possibly hurt that with an X pipe. The rasp that I had before is now pretty much gone! Anyways the original post has been updated with current videos of my system.

NOVAK · 05-06-2011, 11:11 PM

Your vids and audio are great, what kind of camera did you use to film the videos? I'm now 2.5" with a stock V-8 catback, DT shorties, Injen CAI, MRT V2 so I want to shoot some good vids...

BaylorCamaro · 05-07-2011, 03:17 AM

Thanks! It was my old 3.2 mega pixel Canon digital camera, since then I've upgraded to a new HD digital camera.

09-09-2010, 02:53 PM	#17
BaylorCamaro Track > 1/4 Mile Drives: 2016 C7 Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: League City, TX Posts: 6,072 View My Garage	As of 30 mintues ago the entire system is now 2.5, honestly the sound didn't really change much. I did however get rid of some of the rasp which is good! Now I need to start thinking about what I want to do with the stock H pipe.. __________________ Automotive YouTube Channel / Texas World Speedway / MSR Houston

09-09-2010, 03:45 PM	#21
BaylorCamaro Track > 1/4 Mile Drives: 2016 C7 Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: League City, TX Posts: 6,072 View My Garage	I was looking on ARH's site is it possible just to buy their X pipe? I don't see it.. __________________ Automotive YouTube Channel / Texas World Speedway / MSR Houston

09-12-2010, 07:34 PM	#23
BaylorCamaro Track > 1/4 Mile Drives: 2016 C7 Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: League City, TX Posts: 6,072 View My Garage	Alright guys as of Thursday the entire system is 2.5" (got the mid pipes from an SS owner). I still have the H pipe on it, and as of right now I do not plan to go to an X pipe. I love the sound currently I just don't want to possibly hurt that with an X pipe. The rasp that I had before is now pretty much gone! Anyways the original post has been updated with current videos of my system. __________________ Automotive YouTube Channel / Texas World Speedway / MSR Houston

05-07-2011, 03:17 AM	#25
BaylorCamaro Track > 1/4 Mile Drives: 2016 C7 Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: League City, TX Posts: 6,072 View My Garage	Thanks! It was my old 3.2 mega pixel Canon digital camera, since then I've upgraded to a new HD digital camera. __________________ Automotive YouTube Channel / Texas World Speedway / MSR Houston

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09-05-2010, 12:17 PM	#15
VR Baron SoCal Camaro5 Race Team Drives: 2021 Shadow Grey Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SO CAL Posts: 14,367	D/T Headers thought the 2.5" pipes would make the v6 more import sounding, bigger being worse like what a fart can would do,I wanted to do the same as I just added the shorties to my magnaflow mufflers and resonated x and now not so sure. I talked to my muffler man I have known for 30 years and he thought they would give the car a deeper lower tone but on a v6 not so sure depending on what else was done to it so who knows? FYI, the shorties made mine more quiet around town but a cleaner more defined sound as the magna's gave it a deep but " monotoned sound", get on it and it is louder and sounds great even with the x pipe. I thought maybe the x pipe would make it to mellow as I used it originally to control in cabin drone or boom but it sounds just right and not to quiet. Funny thing is the shorties got rid of the around town boom more then the x pipe! the exhaust sound now comes from out back, not from the trunk or inside as before! If you have the booming drone sound the Xpipe helps reduce it and make it smoother but I don't know about the long tube rasp problem.

05-06-2011, 11:11 PM	#24
NOVAK Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: California the Republic Posts: 522	Your vids and audio are great, what kind of camera did you use to film the videos? I'm now 2.5" with a stock V-8 catback, DT shorties, Injen CAI, MRT V2 so I want to shoot some good vids...