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JoshParsons84
JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
edited May 2008 in The Clubhouse
Maybe there's something up with my computer but I can't access this site for nothing in the world. I was wanting to know a certain question also. Maybe u guys can help me. I was wanting to know what header/cat-back exhaust combo is better on a 2000 SS? SLP Headers or The Other Guy Headers with a DynoMax Super Turbo Cat-Back Exhaust, Borla Cat-Back Exhaust, or SLP Cat-Back Exhaust. I know that'll sound NOTHING like a V8 but I'm just wanting some smooth flows with a little good sounding noise.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,735
    edited May 2008
    What about a Hooker?









































    Oh wait, I forgot you already tried that.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2008
    I switched to Borla and got away from Flowmaster and will never look back. Sounds better and I believe it flows better. I noticed a good difference in low end torque even before I went to headers.

    Chuck
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2008
    I like the sound of Borla on Chevy motors.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited May 2008
    Well I wouldn't even consider Flows on anything less than 8 cylinders anyway. Heard 'em. Sounds like hell. I was honestly pretty set on the Borla exhaust but was just wondering how SLP headers sounded and what the TOG headers more expensive. I've heard the SLP exhaust on a Grand Prix and didn't like the sound. It was too loud. It was too "rice burner" loud IMO.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,205
    edited May 2008
    FWIW,

    I have a Borla on my VR6 GTi and it sounds really really good. I've had Flomax and Dynomax before and the Borla has a "beefier" tone. Every motor is different so I'd do some research.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    Borla, Dynomax, and SLP(the larger mufflers) all will sound OK on your 3800. Believe it or not, headers, especially without a cat, will make it sound like ****. IMO, the best sounding 3800's are those with a big turbo.

    Or you can just get stupid and do this. :D
    straightpipe.jpg
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited May 2008
    I talked to a guy from www.3800performance.com today and he said the best combo is gonna be the The Other Guy Headers with a Corsa cat-back exhaust. I couldn't find any on a Monte Carlo but I heard Corsa on a Vette and a Mustang and it sounds awesome! I didn't think anything beat Borla's sound but I think Corsa does! Anybody know about Corsa exhaust?
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited May 2008
    JoshParsons84 wrote: »
    I talked to a guy from www.3800performance.com today and he said the best combo is gonna be the The Other Guy Headers with a Corsa cat-back exhaust. I couldn't find any on a Monte Carlo but I heard Corsa on a Vette and a Mustang and it sounds awesome! I didn't think anything beat Borla's sound but I think Corsa does! Anybody know about Corsa exhaust?

    :confused:Dude, you are asking questions about the exhaust configuration about a Monte on an audio forum. If someone give you advise, specifically from the 3800 forum, that would be the right place to ask more questions or find out more from someone over there that has one.

    FYI, you can also see about the local clubs in your area, and go listen for yourself on the various configs first hand.
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  • Ackaroth
    Ackaroth Posts: 99
    edited May 2008
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    :confused:Dude, you are asking questions about the exhaust configuration about a Monte on an audio forum.


    People use this forum for all sorts of stuff, and to be fair, he did post it in the Clubhouse.
    Update: Once again allowed on polk forums from work! New job yaaaay. Well sorta.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    I've never heard Corsa on a V6, but on a V8, it makes them sound too high pitched.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited May 2008
    Ackaroth wrote: »
    People use this forum for all sorts of stuff, and to be fair, he did post it in the Clubhouse.

    Really?:rolleyes: It's just an odd place to be asking for such information, when there are more suitable forums. I was actually helping him out, so much for your post.
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  • Ackaroth
    Ackaroth Posts: 99
    edited May 2008
    I wasn't trying to be rude...
    Update: Once again allowed on polk forums from work! New job yaaaay. Well sorta.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited May 2008
    Ackaroth wrote: »
    I wasn't trying to be rude...

    Me either, thank you for your cooperation.:cool:
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited May 2008
    Look I was just making conversation. OK? This is The Clubhouse, where you can talk about anything. Yeah I was asking questions, but I wasn't seeking hardcore guidance. Don't be a dick next time!
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited May 2008
    Umm, with all your personal issues going on, are you sure you should be spending the $$$$ modding your car? I don't know, but that seems like some whacked out priorities there....
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • mule
    mule Posts: 282
    edited May 2008
    This 6 cylinder monte sound damn cool..... ha ha

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9--ISeNexM
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,205
    edited May 2008
    jdhdiggs wrote: »
    Umm, with all your personal issues going on, are you sure you should be spending the $$$$ modding your car? I don't know, but that seems like some whacked out priorities there....

    He doesn't even have the car yet, he's waiting for a settlement check (that's what he said in another thread about the same thing).

    I vote to take care of your other priorities first (if you haven't already as I don't know you or situation) then worry about buying and modding a car.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,840
    edited May 2008
    Priorities.

    They're a good thing to get, they're a good thing to keep.
    Sal Palooza
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    I agree with the others, get you **** together first.

    But if you MUST get a w-body and MUST mod it, get a older one with the L67, don't even bother with the naturally aspirated version. The rods are weaker, injectors are smaller, and transmission is weaker amongst other things.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited May 2008
    What model do u recommend face? I'm looking for a nice comfortable ride. I used to have a 2000 Monte Carlo and I know it was a comfortable ride. What do you suggest then? Something that necessarily doesn't HAVE to be modded out but has the potential if I WANT to.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    99 +Regal GS, 99+ Grand Prix GTP, 98-99 Riviera, or the later Monte SS's with the blower.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited May 2008
    2000 Grand Prix GTP loaded only have heated seats on the driver side. How hard is it to have one installed on the passenger seat?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    Not difficult if you're mechanically inclined. There are a few kits available.

    The GS has driver and passenger heated seats if you can deal with the old man styling.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited May 2008
    Bit of a useless post but my brother has Corsa exhaust on his.... civic del sol. I hate the sound of pretty much 95% of the civics I've seen with aftermarket exhaust but I love his. It's fairly quiet until about 3500 rpm and then it gets really throaty without the deep weed-eater on steroids sound (yes, I realize part of that is the CAI he has as well). Comparing oranges to apples here, but at least corsa can get it right with one model / make of car with a small engine.
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited May 2008
    Got my settlement today!!! Freakin awesome dude! I have to pay a few bills first and I'm lookin hardcore now for a 2000 Grand Prix GTP 4-door or 2-door don't matter.
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