2000 Monte Carlo ss Exhaust Suggestions?
 

I baught a 2000 Monte Carlo SS Pace car and i was wanting to make it louder. Iv looked up a few Vids on youtube and i found one where they just went with Straight pipes.(Cut out the muffler and the resonator). i would think this would be alot cheeper than getting a hole new set. But im not sure. If you have any suggestions, i would like to hear them before i do something i might regret.

Dynomax makes a good affordable cat back for our car - I have it on my 03. Since you live in FL you won't have to worry about it rusting.
I also like the SLP system I have on my 05 - stainless steel and no resonator 2.5 inch system when the majority of them are 2.25.

I took off my resonator and I hated it I had to put one back on at 2000 rpm or cruising speed it has a loud droning sound so I put a shorter one on ( shorter than stock ) and it sound great now

yeah i didnt know about taking off the resonator. going to a few shops tomorrow to get some quotes

-_- lol

I got a new resonator after the stock resonator split at the seam. The noise was driving me nuts, ... so I pulled into a Mienike Muffler Shop and got my Exhaust System fixed.
They didn't have a Monte resonator in stock,... so I've got a Caddy CTS Resonator going back to a FlowMaster Muffler. My Monte is F-A-S-T-E-R than it was before the Exhaust work.

I'm looking at the dynomax myself. They say the kit bolts right on with NO welding
involved. Even I can handle that.

I have a ZZP Powerlog, into the ZZP Downpipe, into the GMPP Cat-Back Exhaust system (which all bolts right on and no welding for anything)

The GMPP Exhaust kit is sold by Summit for about $550 shipped. It's made by magnaflow, shortens the resonator and sounds and looks really nice (in my opinion)

do you have to cut the original exhaust off to install that kit?

everything bolts up, no cutting needed.

To remove, you just unscrew the 2 bolts that connect to the stock downpipe (right after the cat) and then you pull everything off the hangers.

It's a good idea to have your system at-least "Tack Welded", ... that way you KNOW you aren't going to cross some RR Tracks or a vicious Speed Bump and have the thing come loose. There's nothing more embarrassing than needing a Tow Truck for a Exhaust System that's dragging on the ground.

id say driving a civic is more embarrassing lol

I have the Dynomax system with stock resonator and for a short period of time no cat and it sounded great. I wasn't bothered nor were my passengers annoyed by it at all.

I used all the clamps and for the fours years I did have it never once did I have any problems with it coming loose. I drive Michigan roads all the time and I autocrossed this car too. But I don't disagree with having it tack welded a few times for insurance. No need for a full weld. They also have those no leak clamps as well.

I also have a 2000 Monte Carlo Pace Car. I recently maybe about 2 months ago got an SLP Cat Back for my Monte and I like it a lot. I also got a cat-less downpipe from ZZP as well.

Thanks for all the opinions. Thinking the Dynomax system would be good for me. :)

Exhaust
 

If you have the money, Corsa, Corsa, Corsa. The whole system is like $1,200. Iam sure you can find one cheaper though. I have it on my 04 SS and it really lets you hear your supercharger! with out a doubt my favorite exhaust company, they are unmatched in quality. In my opinion its THE best exhuast system you can put on a monte for power/sound. Just my 2cents :D

Does anyone have the slp headers. I've seen them on a few websites now. They seem pretty good, im not sure they seem like a good company. I dont know very much about the other ones like pace setter or whatever. Looking to get the slp and a full exhaust to tie it all together. Any help would be greatly appericiated.

most header designs are going to be very similar and flow similarly, I would check out the speed daddy headers if I were you

2004 Monte Carlo SS Exhaust - YouTube

This is ZZP headers with magnaflow dp, no res, and super 44 flowmaster