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I still would like to hear some Aero chambered 3800s in person, I like the audio clips of them online. The original plan that I never did was a zzp down pipe into a long glass pack with dual Aero chambers at the end I still think it would sound great

Yeah I know we're probably talking about the old 60 degree pushrods...but have you heard GM's newer 60 degree V6's?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvD7ehf9q00#t=00m41s

Yeah, that's mine. I'm shameless...but they are screamers. Mine doesn't make much other than quiet generic V6 noise below 3000 but screams when it gets over that.

My truck on the other hand...90 degree pushrod 4.3...is the polar opposite. Sounds fantastic below 2000 rpm but after that it's just noise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS1cxdW32T4

I keep it loud because I love the low RPM noises. And I don't get above 2000 much.

My old 3.8 on the other hand...well, it went from stock to loud to definitely not stock but very quiet. I don't really care for the sound of a loud 3.8 at any RPM much...just doesn't make for a good exhaust tone IMO. This was my old 3.8's last exhaust variation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbpfpmdnZ6U#t=01m45s

Quiet for the most part and only loud when you wanted it to be...that was really the only combination I found acceptable for it. Mine had a high flow cat, resonator removed, stock muffler, and better piping than factory. Kind of a franken-exhaust but it had a very pleasing hum to it.
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Wow, I'm so jealous... I gotta make my 3.8 sound more like that! I def see what you mean about the newer 3.6's tho... sound way better at the high revs than the older engines...

I disagree about your 4.3, I think that sounds great! Way better than my 3.8 at the high revs. Never noticed how similar they sounded too. All great vids, thanks!

I'm just gonna leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_BpnvBXRK8

00Beast wrote:I'm just gonna leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_BpnvBXRK8

...Not fair!

My old 93 sounded amazing at idle and under light / medium throttle. Full throttle wasn't horrible, but definitely not as sweet as my Cutlass

http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... flowmaster

crash93ssei wrote:My old 93 sounded amazing at idle and under light / medium throttle. Full throttle wasn't horrible, but definitely not as sweet as my Cutlass

http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... flowmaster

Yep! So does my 1993... under the exact same conditions. So to bring this thread full circle, yayyyyy for no resonator

Lol But idle and light/medium throttle are not fun!

If an engine only sounds good half the time....that does nothing for me.

01bonneSC wrote:Lol But idle and light/medium throttle are not fun!

If an engine only sounds good half the time....that does nothing for me.

That was my issue with it. Sounded great around town, but when I went to get on it, I was just not as happy :(

I do think that a resonator would have been better as well.