How do I make my Firebird "meaner"???

[SkyHawk]

Would taking off my catalytic converter make my car sound better or will it make my car backfire. I'm just trying to make my car get that throatier, meaner sound with a V6. I hate that lawn mower sound from the "fast and furious" cars!!!! I already have one of the best exhausts for it. Or would a pair of ceramic headers do the job? Any info on how to make my 3.8 louder & meanier, please reply.

[Patrick Javert]

Get rid of the air silencer in the intake. If you still have the standard air box cover on your car, get a whisper lid instead. Remove the maf screen also. Get headers, 3" high flow cat and slp loudmouth exhaust for the z28 and have it custom fit to your car.

[97chevycamaro]

No matter what you do it will sound bad at 4-5k Rpms. Happens with all V6's with alot of exhaust work

[OnixV6]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
No matter what you do it will sound bad at 4-5k Rpms. Happens with all V6's with alot of exhaust work<hr></blockquote>

how many times do you hit 4-5K rpms on the street?

[97chevycamaro]

Good point, Alot of peoples cars Ive been like to hit those High Rpm marks. Just stating a fact thats all, dont get all bent out odf shape

[Dominic]

Excuse me... :rolleyes: But my car sounds beam as hell from idle to redline, no rice here thankyou.

[97chevycamaro]

Wow, you did it right then, you'd been the only one Ive ever heard that sounds good.

[12secondv6]

Have you ever heard a v6 on nitrous?
Drastically changes the sound :D
Headers and high flow cat makes the sound deeper

[faelyur]

i just got my cutout welded today... it sounds damn nice at idle and not to bad at 4000..

[97chevycamaro]

I heard more than 5 v6's with headers and High flow cats plus Borla,Flows, or B&B. They have all sounded like crap after 4k Rpms. Im sure It can be done and I guess Nitros or a Supercharger would help. You just need to figure out a good Combo of items. I think the best I heard was a 99 camaro with B&B, Rk sport headers and High Flow Cat. That sounded great but sounded like crap at about 4500 Rpm but at normal driving he sounded great. Actually the best Ive heard is a 00 Ws6 with Slp loudmouth and a headers and Cat Combo pipe, But thats a whole different story.

[oxbld]

I'm gonna try one of spintech's mufflers. Listen to the 2.8L fiero with one on this site:

http://www.cwestco.com/Exhaust/West_...ler_sound.html

If the 2.8L sounds that good, the 3.8L has to sound even better! Spintech's site is:

http://www.spintechmufflers.com/spin...ntechindex.asp

[Wolfy]

if you don't want rice then simply get a dynomax super turbo. no rice at all not even at redline and at wide open throttle!!!!

[black97cam]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 12secondv6:
Have you ever heard a v6 on nitrous?
Drastically changes the sound :D
<hr></blockquote>


describe the sound of a V6 spraying.....

[9t9fb]

I got a Ravin moffler whith resonator tips
and it sounds great!

[ March 10, 2002: Message edited by: 9t9fb ]</p>

[97chevycamaro]

yeah, I heard a few people talking about Spintech, Im gonna look into that too.

Wow-just listen to it on the fiero, thats sounds bad-azz

[ March 10, 2002: Message edited by: 97chevycamaro ]</p>