Dual Stock Exhaust? Or a Aftermarket Dual Setup?

[M5Camaro]

Ok after researching almost almost possible combo for an exhaust with my 6, im not please with any of em. They are either sound bad, or sound good at idle then have that ricers pitch in the higher RPM. So, heres my question. Could I do a setup where it doesnt affect sound much? Would you recomend a stock dual setup? Or Does flowmaster make a system where sound doesnt change much, but performance is incresed. I want nothing to do with those high rpm crackles. Sounds awful. lmk

[Bluebird]

V8 Take-Off.

Quiet, and more free-flowing.

[M5Camaro]

So i could bolt up a v8 exhaust right up? But will that give me a lil hp gain? and could i expect a lil diff in tone? specially at idle?

[key2emptiness]

You can expect a little difference in hp gain. I went from a Dynomax super turbo to take off z28. The Dynomax had a lot more punch. I switched to the Z28 take off and it was like back to factory. If anything, switch to a whole new setup to get some umph.

Edit:The dynomax is a little louder though, but not ugly loud. Sounded pretty good all the way through. Especially if you have an auto.

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[M5Camaro]

What about a quiet flowmaster setup? like a 50 series delta flow? or sumthin like that...

[key2emptiness]

It would work, but honestly everybody will have a different opinion on what sounds better and give better gains. From experience, Z-28 take off's sound good, but no real power gains, aftermarket will give you better gains, but then again a little louder. The quietest aftermarket muffler I heard was my dynomax and it sounded good. I think I'm going to switch back to it. I miss that rumble. The flowmaster sounds good, just it gives more rasp at an earlier rpm. Once again, just my opinion.

[Arctc Wolf]

The way to get a quiet exhaust is to stick w/ stock, or ad a lot of extra's to it besides a muffler. Say u go w/ a 3" exhaust, then u want it quieter so u get a (insert brand here)muffler w/ dual exits. still not quiet enough, u can get resonated tips, or in common terms, exhaust tips w/ glasspacks in them. This will wuiet it down even more and make the exhaust sound smoother. still too loud, add a resonator to the I-pipe. Length of the resonators will determine how much quieter and smoother the exhaust will sound. My current exhaust consists of 3" piping, a flowmaster 80 series muffler, and quad resonated tips. it's smooth, but still somewhat loud. I suppose if u really wanted 2 go all out w/ the least sound and most performance, u could get a resonator in the i-pipe, a muffler, and then a pair of tunable "coffee can" mufflers and throw the silencers in them. that might still flow well, but would cost a bundle and probly be very heavy unless stainless steel or titanium piping is used, as well as titanium mufflers. any combo of these options will quiet the exhaust down, it just depends on ur cash flow, looks preference, ect.