ELITE_KOV

I'm curious about the raspy sound and what should be left alone vs modded to keep the deep V8 sound, but increase the dB substantially.

I wouldn't say I'm necessarily against having a bit of rasp (as they increases the sound level) but would want a more clean sound.

Tal- since you've done so many various combos with this platform, you would probably be more educated to answer these well.

Can people chime in on the differences in sound, not just loudness, but clean/raspy addition on the following setups (by LTH, primaries deleted):

- resonator deleted only, everything else stock?
- secondaries deleted only, everything else stock?
- LTH only, everything else stock? (
- LTH + resonator delete, stock secondaries and stock mufflers?
- LTH + secondaries deleted, stock res and stock mufflers?
- LTH + resonator delete, secondaries deleted, stock mufflers?

Thanks in advance..

johnny--2k

All I can comment on is that with secondary cats deleted, its a deeper sound, and a bit of rasp. With Resonator only delete, it's louder and much raspier from what I've heard.

I have heard a car with kleeman LTH and h-pipe, and it is LOUD, but it's a different kind of loud. It's not quite the same AMG tone, if that makes sense. It's not as choppy sounding, almost a bit smoother and slightly higher pitched. Imagine stock but listen to it in fast-forward...

That's about the only way I can explain it. I have posted a few videos up of my setup, which is stock with 2nd delete if you search for it.

ELITE_KOV

Forgot to add Mike's Power Pipe to the mix ... if people can comment on that with any combination above..

johnny--2k

What you will probably notice in these two, the LTH has a higher pitch, vs just the cat delete.

Here is LTH with X-Pipe...


And here is mine with just secondary cat delete...

ELITE_KOV

Thank you, Johnny. Damn, yours actually sounds better than the LTH car. Deeper and more scary, if that makes sense.

I wonder how your car would sound with long tubes as well?

johnny--2k

Haha, thanks! I'm not sure how it would sound with LTH and no secondary cats... I don't know if anyone here has that setup currently.

BLKROKT

LTH + high flow cats + x-pipe/secondaries deleted, stock res and stock mufflers

Sounds like stock at idle and below 3k rpm. Sounds crazy at WOT. Still deep. Not at all raspy.

INS1GNIA

That LTH with X-Pipe just is not an attractive sound that should be coming from a C63. Then hearing johnny--2k....mmhmm, exactly how it should sound.

I am Jeff

I'm not sure why you think LTH with an Xpipe is not attractive? Loud raspiness isn't always a good thing when you're driving fast.