View Single Post
Old 12-08-2016   #20
WARP TEN
 
WARP TEN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Lake Bluff, IL
Posts: 2,141
Default Re: Tail pipe halfsies?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Eyres View Post
Bob, those cutouts ahead of the mufflers look slick.
My car has headers, no cats, no resonator, and a 3" X pipe and 3" B&B system all the way back. It produces the dreaded drone, but I'm a masochist and love it. The loudest version is to drop the mufflers at the track. A 50lb. weight saving, and the nastiest shriek a stock Corvette can make. (and a 2mph. increase in trap speed.)
Your conversation makes me wonder if 3" mufflers with Helmholtz tuning are available?
Actually, Bob, that is exactly what Marc Haibeck has done since he bought his car in 1993. He welded three bolt flanges just ahead of the mufflers and always removes them for a drag race. Gets a weight saving but also says it is a bit of a pain in the butt to remove them each time. Said once that if he had to do it all over again he would probably do what I did. I really don't know what aftermarket mufflers are out there with Helmholtz resonators today, other than Corsas.--Bob
__________________
2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z"
1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts
--Sold but still running strong
1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING"
--Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles
1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd
--Sold a long time ago
ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95
NCM Lifetime Member
Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson:
"Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough"
WARP TEN is offline   Reply With Quote