1985 C4 exhaust

[Rmktim]

thought i read somewhere that you can get a muffler eliminator set up for these cars? would anyone know if you can run on the street? what kinda sound, too load in city traffic etc?

 

[Riley P]

I'm sure you could get any muffler shop (well, ones that you trust with your Corvette) to remove the mufflers and put in straight pipes. It would be quite a bit louder. With stock manifolds it may not get you a ticket, but probably will eventually. Straight pipes with headers are way too loud on the street.

 

[Rmktim]

I'm sure you could get any muffler shop (well, ones that you trust with your Corvette) to remove the mufflers and put in straight pipes. It would be quite a bit louder. With stock manifolds it may not get you a ticket, but probably will eventually. Straight pipes with headers are way too loud on the street.

thanks, yes it would be stock and converter left in. drive mostly highway.

 

[Range]

Don't do it.......it will "drone", annoying as crap, unless you are 19 years old. Want a nice sound, spend the money and get a catback system from Borla, Corsa, Magnaflow......avoid Flowmaster.....kind of low end stuff. This will set you back $1K. Depending on emmissions inspections, you could always go full system, long-tube headers, cat and resonator delete, x-pipe crossover and nice dual mufflers.....figure $4K for that.

 

[Rmktim]

thanks, good advise. ordered a set of mufflers from ecklers, hope no drone but give some rumble at idle etc.

 

[Nelson84]

If you want to eliminate the drone when buying a catback exhaust system get a crossover pipe in the y-pipe I have one on my 84 vette made by walker

 

[HespelerC4]

I installed muffler eliminator pipes from corvette depot. Cheap and sounds awesome. Lots of positive feedback.

 

[VikingTrad3r]

I have a 1985 with muffler eliminators a basic kit purchased off eBay. Very very very good sound. We also gutted the cat and then That made the drone unbearable.

nelson, you put a short crossover behind the cat?

 

[Nelson84]

Yes I installed a high flow cat then this rear y pipe with a crossover pipe then put muffler eliminators on and it sounds great with no drone, just sounds powerful.