GT-500 Exhaust

[cloud9]

Cloud9, thanks for posting these. I really appreciate it.....nice.

No problem. To me they sound a little tinny on the recordings versus live. It's a much deeper rumble in person.

Like Gary said, they are a lot deeper in person. Unless your using a recording studio quality microphone on your camera, your never going to be able to capture the true tone. You really need to hear them in person. Everybody that has heard my car accelerate tell me it sounds awesome.

I've heard the same comments universally from people at the track. The Porsche guys seem to like it in particular. In fact, it sounds downright intimidating when you couple it with wide open side pipes 8)

 

[VoodooBoss]

My friend has the GT500 mufflers with 3/4" discs (I have 7/8") on his Boss and he passed me a couple of times at a track day two weeks ago. It was nice to be able to hear what my car sounds like passing someone (me) and I must say it was the best sounding car on the track. Not necessarily the loudest but the best sounding. Even the soccer moms think it sounds awesome!

 

[askjeffro]

Good to know there are more parts than just the Box.

Is that a Marauder?

Heh, I wish. It's my 'paid for' granny mobile right from FL, purchased with only 69k orig miles... 15 years later it still has the original brakes, plugs, wires, etc. I was cleaning under the hood today and there's even a Motorcraft battery under the hood. Kinda doubt the original battery would last 15 years, but kinda cool to have such a nice time machine in my garage. I will feel guilty parking it outside all winter when the Boss takes its spot in the garage =/

My first car was a '81 Ford LTD tat we found in a barn with 25k on it. (This was 1997) I know the feeling.

 

[ace72ace]

For a second I thought you were gonna say you put GT500 mufflers on a tricked out LTD... I upgraded the audio with a nice Pioneer touch screen DVD, JL/JBL/Infinity Sub system that really rocks. Looking at this thing with the tinted windows you'd swear it was a limo. Love my comfy cruiser, will be the perfect compliment to the new Boss.

 

[fuhrius]

just had mine installed. I don't hear a big difference...was hoping for a more noticeable change.
sounds good though.

 

[VoodooBoss]

just had mine installed. I don't hear a big difference...was hoping for a more noticeable change.
sounds good though.

Give them a couple of days. They are not a lot louder but deeper sounding.

 

[Justin]

just had mine installed. I don't hear a big difference...was hoping for a more noticeable change.
sounds good though.

installed mine today too not much difference the side pipes aren't as loud back is a little louder. It is deeper though

 

[ace72ace]

time to update that sig...

 

[BOSSCWO]

Received mine yesterday . I'll be hitting the auto craft shop on post very soon.

 

[Justin]

Dropping the pan hard brace makes removal and install much much easier.

 

[ace72ace]

For those that didn't notice a big change in the sound other than a deeper tone, I've read that a lot of folks install these and also remove the resonators. Sure that adds to the complexity/cost of the project, but it may be that one step that really makes a big difference?

 

[Justin]

For those that didn't notice a big change in the sound other than a deeper tone, I've read that a lot of folks install these and also remove the resonators. Sure that adds to the complexity/cost of the project, but it may be that one step that really makes a big difference?

im not looking to do all that. Could go with 3" axle tubes or something but I think that might be to loud I would have to hear it in person first.

 

[PJWANNABE]

just had mine installed. I don't hear a big difference...was hoping for a more noticeable change.
sounds good though.

Give them some time. I have had mine on for about 5K miles and they have definitely gotten deeper and louder. They sounded great right way but keep getting better. My Bullitt mufflers were the same way- it took about 15K miles to really hit the sweet sound.

They are probably a bigger change on a GT since the Boss has the quad side pipes.

 

[ace72ace]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UioL8asAfcc w/o resonators

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=qQJR3dLV880&NR=1 with

 

[rom]

I did mine last year, they sound just perfect now, at first didnt notice much of anything different, then came loudness after 200miles, then came deepness , after 500miles : just perfection

 

[PeteInCT]

My friend has the GT500 mufflers with 3/4" discs (I have 7/8") on his Boss and he passed me a couple of times at a track day two weeks ago. It was nice to be able to hear what my car sounds like passing someone (me) and I must say it was the best sounding car on the track. Not necessarily the loudest but the best sounding. Even the soccer moms think it sounds awesome!

I just read this post again and noticed that last sentence. I have also very much so noticed that the Boss is a 100% certified Cougar Magnet. Maybe it's not a bad thing that the wife doesn't like to go to the track much... ;D

 

[VoodooBoss]

I'm a cougar magnet all my myself! LOL My Boss attracts the younger soccer moms.

 

[CaliMR]

This thread has taken an interesting turn. My car mostly attracts older guys, the E30 sometimes gets cougars coming up because of the stripped interior and bars. And the firechicken on the hood Maybe because the Boss is white, not really a chick magnet color.

 

[askjeffro]

This thread has taken an interesting turn. My car mostly attracts older guys,...

Maybe its the driver. :-*

 

[CaliMR]

That would explain a lot