Okay, so I have the teal 92 Camaro RS to start with, we're yanking the 305 out and putting in a 355 that I am picking up this weekend.

Now, I found some video's on YouTube awhile back of a '91 RS with a 355 and Flowmaster 10 Series exhaust, LOVED the sound of the car, PM'd the guy, but he posted the video's and never logged back on, it's been months now and I need to get to work with my new engine. I'll admit it, I'm a copier, but I am really aiming for *that* sound.

Here's what I know about the block I am picking up:
It's a mid 70's 350 (355 - has one rebuild) with a mild cam, new redone heads (70's style heads), it's a solid cam engine (with hydraulic lifters) and is a two piece rear main. It is in the low to mid 300 horsepower range and was in a Chevelle for awhile. The engine is in great shape and has very little wear.

Now do all 355's sound similar? I've been listening to some old 70's trucks and cars on YouTube and they all have a similar sound to them. I was also wondering if solid cam and roller cam engines have different engine tones.

This is what I want it to sound like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOpw1aBtvng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIf2I...eature=related

Can you tell if that engine is a solid/roller cam by listening to it? What kind of cam? Does it sound like it has stock heads or different heads? Car have headers? I'm trying to figure out this guy's setup, I love it! I know it's lame, but if my car doesn't sound as good as that I'm going to be dissapointed lol.

Now as for the exhaust, the nice thing is I already know what kind of muffler it is, and it sounds like it's dumped about mid car. There are several different styles of 10 Series mufflers, what do you think is on that car?
http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/index.php?page=114

I realize this car will be LOUD, and it's worth the tickets to me lol. This sounds really lame, but I just want my car to sound exactly like that one and I have no information on that guys drivetrain, so I was hoping that just by listening, someone could give me a good idea of what I need to do!

Thanks everyone!

 

Honestly to me, it sounds like a stock engine with some different exhaust on it.

Not really. Too many things to list that can change the sound of an engine. Here's a clip of mine from 4 years ago. Had about 9.8:1 compression at the time but when I brought it up to 10.5:1, the sound changed.