Wanna sound like the Generral Lee
#1
06-28-2009, 07:07 PM
Wanna sound like the Generral Lee
So I don't think its financially possible to at the moment...however, how could I make my 6-cyl '01 SS sound like the General Lee in the movie... Extremely throaty but not overly loud when driving...
#2
06-28-2009, 11:26 PM
umm first upgrade might have to be a v8 if thats the sound your going for but a good muffler from a cut out off your stock so when ya **** it hit the switch and bam rumble hit it again and it queit
#3
06-29-2009, 08:34 AM
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Welcome to the V6.
Great aftermarket, you can really push these 3800s to do some crazy things. But sounding great is never easy. I'd recommend just going to youtube and checking out some videos of exhaust clips.
Personally I like the GM performance parts exhaust (unadvertised magnaflow) but a lot of members are happy with just swapping the mufflers for flowmasters and getting nice tips. But anything louder on these V6s will sound raspy.
Great aftermarket, you can really push these 3800s to do some crazy things. But sounding great is never easy. I'd recommend just going to youtube and checking out some videos of exhaust clips.
Personally I like the GM performance parts exhaust (unadvertised magnaflow) but a lot of members are happy with just swapping the mufflers for flowmasters and getting nice tips. But anything louder on these V6s will sound raspy.
#4
07-06-2009, 02:05 PM
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#5
07-06-2009, 04:10 PM
First off, being realistic, your car will never sound like a V8 car from a movie.
It would be like saying you want your 1.6L DOHC Honda to sound like a 8.0L Viper V10- sure you can get the volume level the same, but its going to be a totally different tone and pitch.
If your goal is just to make your car louder and/or to mildly change the tone, thats defintiely possible- I agree with going on youtube or streetfire.net and looking at vid's of other cars. Keep in mind that not only the montes came with the 3800- Impalas, Grand Prix's, Bonnevilles, some Buicks, etc came with the 3800 also- so that will help you expand your search.
From my experience, all you're gonna get on a forum are people's biased opinion on what sounds good to them (or what they personally have)- not everyone thinks the same thing sounds good (not saying anyone here is wrong, just that everyone has a different opinion on what sounds good), so its really better for you to listen to different combinations yourself to help you decide what actually sounds good to you.
It would be like saying you want your 1.6L DOHC Honda to sound like a 8.0L Viper V10- sure you can get the volume level the same, but its going to be a totally different tone and pitch.
If your goal is just to make your car louder and/or to mildly change the tone, thats defintiely possible- I agree with going on youtube or streetfire.net and looking at vid's of other cars. Keep in mind that not only the montes came with the 3800- Impalas, Grand Prix's, Bonnevilles, some Buicks, etc came with the 3800 also- so that will help you expand your search.
From my experience, all you're gonna get on a forum are people's biased opinion on what sounds good to them (or what they personally have)- not everyone thinks the same thing sounds good (not saying anyone here is wrong, just that everyone has a different opinion on what sounds good), so its really better for you to listen to different combinations yourself to help you decide what actually sounds good to you.
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07-06-2009, 04:31 PM
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#7
07-06-2009, 11:00 PM
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Its pretty cheap with this car. Only cost $58.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Gener...%3A1|72%3A1171
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Gener...%3A1|72%3A1171
#8
07-07-2009, 10:56 AM
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