i had a cherry bomb "vortex" put on my car today and it sounds just like stock.

My brother also had this muffler put on his car today but he got cat-back and straight 3 inch (i think) tips.

We both have 305 v8's. Mine (firebird) is an automatic, his (Camaro RS) is a 5 speed.

any reason why this is like this?

his pipes seem to be about a half an inch larger in circumfrence.

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My 1988 Firebird-the liscense plate on that was temporary :-)

90k miles, 305 5.0L, TBI, auto, black exterior, red interior.
Mods: Hi flow exhaust

 

it didnt change the sound one bit? are you positive about that? I was thinking for awhile that they need to be broken in a bit, which may be the case, but the sound should have become a little bit louder, not to mention you probably still have the cat on it, which will make it sound a bit softer......

 

actually.

i went back to the muffler shop because my brothers camaro sounded so nice i wanted that sound.

They said that my car had pipes for a v6 on it but my car is a v8. the owners before me had those put on for some reason .

im going back tuesday and they will be doing the cat-back with bigger pipes and 3" chrome tips cut off at a $lant (<---why did it censor this word?!?!) . it looks really cool. i can post pics when i get it done if anyone wants.

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My 1988 Firebird-the liscense plate on that was temporary :-)

90k miles, 305 5.0L, TBI, auto, black exterior, red interior.
Mods: Hi flow exhaust

[This message has been edited by m3baller (edited July 15, 2001).]

 

If you change your cat to a high flow cat your exhaust will be a lot louder. Stock cats are so restrictive that they act like a muffler. My car the intermediate pipe was rusted clear out and the exhaust still wasn't much louder than stock.

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91 Camaro RS 5.0L Black Convertible 700R4
** Added so far **
*GM Wonderbar,Alston SFC's,spohn LCA's and Panhard rod
*Turbo City Inj Spacer
*Dual Snorkel Air Filter
*March Performance Pulleys
*GM 3.42 Gears with OEM Zexel POSI
*Edelbrock headers
*3" High Flow Cat
*3" Dynomax Exhaust
*Walbro 255 lph Fuel Pump
***Future 330hp Vortec Crate with LT4 hotcam and 454 TBI

 

I've got a vortech cherry bomb & 3" system w headers & no catand the car is very loud almost too loud It sounds a bit ratty at higher revs though.

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83 Berlinetta - LG4, Mr Gasket Shorty Headers, Custom Y pipe, 3" pipework, 3" Vortech Muffler, Performer Intake, Open Element, QJet mods. Best 1/4 Et 15.11 @ 90.4 mph, 2.097 60ft.