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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 11:27 PM
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Car: 1989 Trans Am GTA
Engine: LT1, AFR 195cc, 231/239 LE cam.
Transmission: M28 T56
Axle/Gears: 3.23 10bolt waiting to explode.
Need a more quiet exhaust.....

The problem is my combo isn't very conducive to a quite exhaust note. I don't want it totally silent, maybe a little louder than stock would be nice.

LPE 211/219 cam, ported heads, hooker 2055 headers, no cat, flowmaster 80 muffler. Yeah, I know its a combo just begging to scream. But what mufflers can I swap the flowmaster out for a more quiet ride that still flows nice.

I had a friend tell me he could hear my car cruising when it was well over a mile down the road at night. Hell, he was able to tell me when I was stopped at a light, and when I hit the highway about 2 miles from his house!!

Thats way too loud in my opinion. I am considering a hooker aerochamber exhaust, or a gale banks muffler. Anyone else have recomendations?
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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The Banks is pretty damn loud in my opinion. I like mine, but wouldn't want to drive it all the time. I think my car is more annoying to the neighbors than my diesel pickup with no muffler or cat. I hear that a good high flow cat will quiet a car down quite a bit with out hurting performance much. Might want to check that out.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 08:19 AM
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Look into the Dynomax SuperTurbo systems, it's louder than stock but still sounds good and flows good too, and has dual 2 1/2" tail pipes that tuck up under the car, that's what I had before I got a Spintech system, now the Spintech is WAY to loud for me too and I'm going back the the Dynomax.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 01:58 PM
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...and here i was thinking my spintech was too quiet.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 02:04 PM
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From: Chicagoland Suburbs
Car: 1989 Trans Am GTA
Engine: LT1, AFR 195cc, 231/239 LE cam.
Transmission: M28 T56
Axle/Gears: 3.23 10bolt waiting to explode.
My car just sounds a little odd though. I have some leaks around the headers that are adding to the noise. I need to get those sorted out.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 04:03 PM
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Well if you decide to ditch the flowmaster 80 i might be interested
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 07:05 PM
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the hooker muffler is pretty mean sounding a muffler i never hear anyone talk about is the ultraflow maybe its just over looked i love mine
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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Car: 1989 Trans Am GTA
Engine: LT1, AFR 195cc, 231/239 LE cam.
Transmission: M28 T56
Axle/Gears: 3.23 10bolt waiting to explode.
Hopefully I'll have a video clip with good sound tomorow. Maybe someone can pinpoint something thats odd about it.

I like the sound of the hooker Aerochamber muffler. I just need something quieter. I do want to put a cat back on the car, I know it'll help with the sound.
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 12:45 AM
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I like my Hooker system.

It's much quieter than my Loudmouth.

...uh....but that's not saying much
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