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Old 09-30-2009, 02:42 PM
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i have a 2002 se bonneville ans i got a all stock Exhaust from factory and i wanna make it sound like deep and good (like a 4x4 or a race car?) is this possible if so how?

And what about cuttin off the Exhaust and jus run a straight pipe from the headers all the way to the back? will i loose hp if i do that and will it sound like crap????
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For obnoxious and raspy, I always like 2 1/2 inch plated fence posts from Lowes. Cheap, plated tip, and will wake the dead......

You can achieve almost the same sound as a straight pipe by eliminating the resonater and uses one of the longer Cherry Bomb or Thrush glass packs. The longer the glasspack, the throatier the sound.
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You do need a bit of back pressure in the system so going straight open from the header back is not a good idea.

Also, removing the cat will throw lot'* of codes and raise hell with your tune unless you can make changes to the PCM.

Take the resonator out and replace with just a straight pipe or a cherry bomb like Venom suggested.
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so i cut off the resonater and put like a cherry bomb and keep the muffler or cut that junk off too?
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Lose the muffler to. Put the glasspack where the resonater was and then the straight pipe.
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Whats a glasspack look like?
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Originally Posted by FLA_K1D
Whats a glasspack look like?
Cherry Bomb Exhaust :: High Performance Exhaust Systems, Cat-Back Systems, Mufflers and Glasspacks :: Disturbing the Peace Since 1968 check that site out. Cherry Bombs or Glasspacks are one in the same.
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ok i see now that seems simple!! ill let you know how it works out!!
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I told mt local muffler shop to instar a highflow magnaflo cat and to cut out the mufflers and put in straight pipes.... I LOVE the sound but iono if everyone likes the same thing you will get a cade though SES
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