Makeing a 93 LX sound mean
03-20-2011, 03:03 PM
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Makeing a 93 LX sound mean
I have a 93 LX that I plan on swapping a 5.0 into at some point but for the moment being I just want it to sound like its a monster.
The kind of sound I am looking for is the raspy kind of scream that you get from a high performance 4 cyl but I want to do it fairly cheaply (I AM saving up for the 5.0 ya know
) so ... options?
The kind of sound I am looking for is the raspy kind of scream that you get from a high performance 4 cyl but I want to do it fairly cheaply (I AM saving up for the 5.0 ya know
) so ... options?
03-20-2011, 07:58 PM
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but yeah I don't expect it to sound like its got any real horse power
03-21-2011, 01:18 PM
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hmm, I don't think so. The dual plug head engines had some more horsepower, but closer to 105. they only added 10-15 hp with the new head design. I like the optimism though.
03-22-2011, 04:47 AM
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the jump in horse power or a good sound? lol
Before I did the turbo swap, I had a pacesetter full length header that ran into 2 1/2" pipe, into a glasspack then dumped out just in front of the rear axle. It had an interesting sound to it, but still sounded kind of wimpy, until about 2500-3K rpm. Then it sounded like a rapped ape! However, it was pretty loud and I got pulled over quite often for it lol
For a year or 2 before the new engine, I was running a Flowmaster super 40 series. Now that was a nice sound. Kind of deep and low at idle, wicked sounding in the top end, and not loud enough to get too much attention from the popo. I heard that running those backwards has a really good sound as well. Haven't tried it myself, but I would like to know how it sounds.
Before I did the turbo swap, I had a pacesetter full length header that ran into 2 1/2" pipe, into a glasspack then dumped out just in front of the rear axle. It had an interesting sound to it, but still sounded kind of wimpy, until about 2500-3K rpm. Then it sounded like a rapped ape! However, it was pretty loud and I got pulled over quite often for it lol
For a year or 2 before the new engine, I was running a Flowmaster super 40 series. Now that was a nice sound. Kind of deep and low at idle, wicked sounding in the top end, and not loud enough to get too much attention from the popo. I heard that running those backwards has a really good sound as well. Haven't tried it myself, but I would like to know how it sounds.
03-28-2011, 11:21 PM
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the jump in horse power or a good sound? lol
Before I did the turbo swap, I had a pacesetter full length header that ran into 2 1/2" pipe, into a glasspack then dumped out just in front of the rear axle. It had an interesting sound to it, but still sounded kind of wimpy, until about 2500-3K rpm. Then it sounded like a rapped ape! However, it was pretty loud and I got pulled over quite often for it lol
For a year or 2 before the new engine, I was running a Flowmaster super 40 series. Now that was a nice sound. Kind of deep and low at idle, wicked sounding in the top end, and not loud enough to get too much attention from the popo. I heard that running those backwards has a really good sound as well. Haven't tried it myself, but I would like to know how it sounds.
Before I did the turbo swap, I had a pacesetter full length header that ran into 2 1/2" pipe, into a glasspack then dumped out just in front of the rear axle. It had an interesting sound to it, but still sounded kind of wimpy, until about 2500-3K rpm. Then it sounded like a rapped ape! However, it was pretty loud and I got pulled over quite often for it lol
For a year or 2 before the new engine, I was running a Flowmaster super 40 series. Now that was a nice sound. Kind of deep and low at idle, wicked sounding in the top end, and not loud enough to get too much attention from the popo. I heard that running those backwards has a really good sound as well. Haven't tried it myself, but I would like to know how it sounds.
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04-29-2011, 03:23 AM
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Flowtech Warlock muffler with the bypass cap open, along with a header and no cat. Its probably the closest you'll get to a v8 sound, and is actually louder and deeper than a straight pipe. When cruising around 2000 rpm I get a nice warble that sounds great. Stomp on it and it sounds incredible. It also sounds pretty decent with the cap closed but the warble at 2000 rpm goes away.
04-30-2011, 02:02 PM
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I have some friends that just use the CAT, and no muffler at all. That has a nice mellow sound at idle, and isn't too loud when you **** can it either. Altho, they are running v8's, so I'm not sure how it would sound on our 4cyl engines.