Most the sound clips are taken from behind a parked car or a drive by, I don't know about you but I hear mine form inside the car most often. Just an opinion but sounds clips are worthless. Go to a meet listen to some cars. I would bet money you will like the Solo Mach, almost everyone does, want more noise the Solo Street Race, want even more noise add the high flow cat. The Solo exhausts have a lower pitch than most the others. I think the RPI would sound really good but have not heard a real one yet.
Here is mine from the inside while I was driving to work
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2008 Mysterious GXP (MoMo) Solo Mach "Shorty" and Solo High Flow Cat
ADR wheels, XenTec headlights/fogs.
Badges removed, tinted windows.
Pontiac symbol overlays all around.
VIN 100541 - Drove it home 7/13/07. As of today; 26,000 Miles
Listening to beecee's clip I can tell you it is MUCH quieter that the Street Race with the high flow cat. I like the sound of the Mach a lot, I have even talked to Jeff about a swap out. The Street Race sounds SOOOOO good when I get out in the twisties, day to day in traffic it draws a little more attention than I would like from the men in blue.
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Solo Mach and High Flow Cat
Dejon Intercooler, Intake Elbow, BOV spring
Wester's Garage RACE tune II
JPM custom shifter.
Barney Juice with Militec-1
GM Auto-dimming mirror with OnStar and maplights
Rhys Millen Racing, RMR Style Bar. Peak RWHP 286.3, Peak Torque 313 ft/lbs.
SSR Type C wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE-01's
DDM Works PINK Breastplate
Listening to beecee's clip I can tell you it is MUCH quieter that the Street Race with the high flow cat. I like the sound of the Mach a lot, I have even talked to Jeff about a swap out. The Street Race sounds SOOOOO good when I get out in the twisties, day to day in traffic it draws a little more attention than I would like from the men in blue.
Lil goat, Mine is a little louder than the Mach with Solo Cat. Mine is the Mach "Shorty" or so it's been named. The muffler for the Mach is a 4x9 body and is 14" long. The muffler for the Mach Shorty is 4x9 and 11" long.
This, from what I understand, makes it a bit louder than the Mach.
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2008 Mysterious GXP (MoMo) Solo Mach "Shorty" and Solo High Flow Cat
ADR wheels, XenTec headlights/fogs.
Badges removed, tinted windows.
Pontiac symbol overlays all around.
VIN 100541 - Drove it home 7/13/07. As of today; 26,000 Miles
You have the one I was talking about getting with Jeff. I like it! It is a LOT quieter than my Street Race and high flow cat. Has a really nice smooth tone. I have a few mods under the hood that change the tone too. The Dejon IAT II (the little liar) I just installed changed the tone a lot. Running a richer mixture has changed the pitch.
__________________ Red Bull Drift Team 2008
Solo Mach and High Flow Cat
Dejon Intercooler, Intake Elbow, BOV spring
Wester's Garage RACE tune II
JPM custom shifter.
Barney Juice with Militec-1
GM Auto-dimming mirror with OnStar and maplights
Rhys Millen Racing, RMR Style Bar. Peak RWHP 286.3, Peak Torque 313 ft/lbs.
SSR Type C wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE-01's
DDM Works PINK Breastplate
You have the one I was talking about getting with Jeff. I like it! It is a LOT quieter than my Street Race and high flow cat. Has a really nice smooth tone. I have a few mods under the hood that change the tone too. The Dejon IAT II (the little liar) I just installed changed the tone a lot. Running a richer mixture has changed the pitch.
I plan on installing that too...did the pitch get higher or lower? Does it sound better? Smoother?
Richer mixture is always a flatter pitch, less sharp. It is a bit louder in the car. I have had to spend some time getting the "little liar " dialed in, but it works really well. Forth feels more like third now. The place where I usually do 0-60 runs I am at 67 at the same place I used to be a 60, and I didn't really push it.
__________________ Red Bull Drift Team 2008
Solo Mach and High Flow Cat
Dejon Intercooler, Intake Elbow, BOV spring
Wester's Garage RACE tune II
JPM custom shifter.
Barney Juice with Militec-1
GM Auto-dimming mirror with OnStar and maplights
Rhys Millen Racing, RMR Style Bar. Peak RWHP 286.3, Peak Torque 313 ft/lbs.
SSR Type C wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE-01's
DDM Works PINK Breastplate
Well it's hard to keep track of whether each sound clip is SQR or SQR-2 or GXP RCD plus Mach or Mach shorty all with or without headers, hi fly Cat and/or supercharger.
Then we have our OLD memories of those fantastic sports cars of the 50's & 60's running on Hi test gas, which I'm sure is faded and smoothed out compared to what they really sounded like.
I really want it to sound like a Rolls Royce Merlin in a Spitfire......Ever heard one of those?
So my SQR-2 was delivered yesterday by DHL. I'll let you know what I think!
Have some more
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I really want it to sound like a Rolls Royce Merlin in a Spitfire......Ever heard one of those?
Need RPM's for RR Merlin.
I'll settle for SOLO Cat, resonator & muffler unless somebody can tell me how to duplicate a Formula Vee.
I wouldn't say it's settling at all. Duplicating a sound would be hard press to do I'm guessing.
After seeing the R8 in the superbowl commercials I want mine to sound like that!
But I really do love my sound
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2008 Mysterious GXP (MoMo) Solo Mach "Shorty" and Solo High Flow Cat
ADR wheels, XenTec headlights/fogs.
Badges removed, tinted windows.
Pontiac symbol overlays all around.
VIN 100541 - Drove it home 7/13/07. As of today; 26,000 Miles
I wouldn't say it's settling at all. Duplicating a sound would be hard press to do I'm guessing.
After seeing the R8 in the superbowl commercials I want mine to sound like that!
But I really do love my sound
BACKUP lights are on again! SOLO is on hold until I can process what I was told Friday.
My suspicion was confirmed at least by a supporting vendor, so remove any mention of resonator from any of my posts! I originaly thought a resonator was defeating the purpose of LESS back pressure anyway, but I did not want to argue for that point and get bogged down over whether one was loud or not. Loud & noise are not the issue.
If it were up to me and I could stand it while avoiding the coppers, I would run straights. Yeah right, those days are gone.
So, its on the road again and wireless dial up for sound clips and input from forum members along with a visit to a tuner, tee heee.
Talk is cheap but when the tailgate drops the B... .... stops.
Just trying to get an idea of which aftermarket exhaust will give me the sound I'm after.
Exhaust must have a muffler, and I would plan on using the Solo high-flow cat.
At idle, I want to be either the same as stock, or just a bit louder.
When driving, I want the exhaust/engine to sound smooth, not ricer honda-ish with a $20 pepboys muffler. When the rpm's increase, the loudness increases of course, but I want a really smooth sounding exhaust, maybe Porsche like or something?
I kinda wanted the same thing thing. I want to wait on a full performance exhaust with high-flow cat until BSR comes out with a stage 2 tune, but I was ready for some improved rumble. This morning I had a local shop install a MagnaFlow muffler, keeping the original factory tips and most of the plumbing (2.5"). Picture below:
They were pretty creative with the plumbing. I originally was goin
