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CLEAR 12-02-2012 05:14 PM

Do straight pipes look weird to you?
 
Does anyone think straight pipes look strange since you have a huge void on each side where the mufflers were? Theres a lot of stuff on the car that can be seen that was hidden by the mufflers.

WKMCD 12-02-2012 06:39 PM

They look funny and sound horrible unless you're WFO about 5k RPM.

DDaaryl 12-02-2012 06:49 PM

yes

Amixamse 12-02-2012 06:56 PM

Not at u don't notice it u just see the pipes coming out of the back like two shotgun barrels with chrome corvette plate in background I have two straight pipes with two dynomax bullets and it sounds better borla and flow master and corsa.

James2002z06 12-02-2012 08:24 PM


Originally Posted by Amixamse (Post 1582470732)
Not at u don't notice it u just see the pipes coming out of the back like two shotgun barrels with chrome corvette plate in background I have two straight pipes with two dynomax bullets and it sounds better borla and flow master and corsa.

In your opion it may sound better..

Amixamse 12-02-2012 08:34 PM

Right sorry I like a loud muscle sound

m6 c5 12-02-2012 08:46 PM

I dont think the look funny at all, you cant really tell any difference looking at them. And it really depends on your taste if you like the way it sounds or not.

NukeC5 12-02-2012 09:14 PM

Mine looks totally normal with straight pipes. Besides who cares?

Evil-Twin 12-02-2012 09:47 PM

Obviously the OP cares or he would not ask.

Evil-Twin 12-02-2012 09:53 PM


Originally Posted by Amixamse (Post 1582471565)
Right sorry I like a loud muscle sound

Obviously you do not know the difference between a well tuned scavenged exhaust system,pulling Evey ounce of horse power from the engine, from a raspy resonance ladened power stealing untuned obnoxious exhaust system.
Kids Like Loud, they don't know what healthy sounds like. Straight pipes sound like polished turds entering the toilet.
I hope I haven offended anyone..

jcsperson 12-02-2012 10:09 PM

I just use the stock Z06 ti's on my coupe. They sound OK, don't drone at highway speeds and weigh less than aftermarket systems.

Vetteman Jack 12-02-2012 11:17 PM

Straight pipes are not a look, or sound that I particularly care for. I've very happy with my Corsa Pace Cars.

2002redvette 12-02-2012 11:28 PM

Nope, looks fine to me.

Amixamse 12-03-2012 12:56 AM

Scavenged? Son I don't believe in back pressure and yuppy folks like u like bs overpriced quiet exhaust

Amixamse 12-03-2012 12:58 AM

I have bullets so they aren't raspy or truck sounding

GenerationX1 12-03-2012 01:35 AM

I agree... I kinda wished that I would have went with the Borla straights instead of the Stingers on my C5Z.

C5Natie 12-03-2012 01:47 AM

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/...IMAG0888-1.jpg

Who needs tailpipes anyway?

WKMCD 12-03-2012 06:56 AM


Originally Posted by Amixamse (Post 1582473152)
Scavenged? Son I don't believe in back pressure and yuppy folks like u like bs overpriced quiet exhaust

ROTFLMFAO!!!

If you had been a member more than 15 minutes or so, you would have known that ET - aka Bill - was one of the original design engineers on the C5 project. :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

James2002z06 12-03-2012 07:06 AM


Originally Posted by NukeC5 (Post 1582471875)
Mine looks totally normal with straight pipes. Besides who cares?

Believe this , there us a few on here that care and will be all up in
Your business

AU N EGL 12-03-2012 08:01 AM


Originally Posted by WKMCD (Post 1582470616)
They look funny and sound horrible unless you're WFO about 5k RPM.

5000?? There is nothing like 3000 to redline, ( shift 2-3 ) 4500 to redline, ( shift 3-4 ) 4500 and the rpms climb to redline, ( count: one, two, three) slam on the brakes HARD,( tach drops to 3000) blip the throttle to 4500, 4-3 downshift, blip the throttle 3-2,( the back fire sound of unburned fuel ) and around the corner. Then roll that throttle to floor and do it all over again.

The sound going up the gears, and the quick blips, back fires pop-n-gurgle shifting down the gears. :bigears:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...rs-exhaust.jpg

Hell my wife can hear me a mile way when I am out bedding in brakes on that long straight road between the cattle farms.



if your looking at the space between the pipes, your not driving enough.

:cheers:


that said, they would suck for normal driving. the noise inside my cockpit, is very loud even at 40 mph. cant hear a cell phone ring. conversations are semi yelling at each other.

so no I would not want them for every day normal public road driving. I had GHL bullets and liked them very much.


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