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    Hey i am wondering what i need to do to give my 2001 N/A Grand Prix Gt a deep exhasut tone. I am not looking for a "tuner" or "ricey" sound but a really nice dual sound any suggestions for mufflers and maye an idea on the cat converter i have heard of replacing it with a straight pipe does that help? Any Sugestions would be helpful thanks!
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    get a v8 car.

    If you don't like the sound of a 3800, don't bother...
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    it wont ever really sound good. its best to keep it quiet unless you get a turbo.
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    A 3800 will always sound like a 80 year old smoker yelling. It just depends on if it sounds like a man or a woman.
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    Dynomax, borla, and slp make some good sounding muffs, you can start with that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pontiac Warrior View Post
    i have heard of replacing it with a straight pipe
    DO NOT STRAIGHTPIPE THESE CARS!!!
    It sounds like complete ****, there's nothing good about it.
    These exhaust can sound good, it's just hard to get a good setup together. But whatever you do, KEEP THE RESONATOR.
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    I have heard some nice systems on these cars does anyone know if glass packs would be a good idea?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pontiac Warrior View Post
    I have heard some nice systems on these cars does anyone know if glass packs would be a good idea?
    All depends on your setup and what you're putting the glasspack on. I have a glasspack resonator with no rasp whatsoever, but I also still have mufflers and a cat to balance it out. I love the sound of my new setup.
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    Cam it and be done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sheepdog View Post
    Cam it and be done.
    if you think that makes the car sound good then youre sadly mistaken.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bio248 View Post
    if you think that makes the car sound good then youre sadly mistaken.
    I heard a xp car with slp headers w/ cat, and slp muffs, i thought it sounded pretty good. Imo cam'd cars sound way better.
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    All car's are cammed' :P.


    j/k I totally agree with ya cars with aftermarket cams do sound good.
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    yeah, at IDLE. no ones grand prix/regal/monte carlo/etc sounds good unless it has a turbo on it.
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    I was talking WOT sound

    but then again, i like the sound of a 3800
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    Grand National exhaust...if I had that sound I'd love my GP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bio248 View Post
    and youre weird.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bio248 View Post
    if you think that makes the car sound good then youre sadly mistaken.
    Eh, I don't know. I'd just rather have a lumpy sounding exhaust since I haven't heard many really good sounding exhaust tones from the 3800. But then again, I've just been going off videos which are hard to get a good idea from.

    Plus, the stock exhaust doesn't sound bad
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    im a fan of the stock exhaust as well. i enjoy how its quiet when cruising and when you go WOT all you hear is blower whine. with headers and a high flow cat the stock catback doesnt sound bad either.
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