Tips or Mufflers ?

[MoBeR_$_03_LsV8]

I recently purchased a X pipe and i was going to do a resonator delete replaced with the X pipe and keep my stock mufflers will that give me a nice v8 sound or should i swap my mufflers ? Please suggestions would be appreciated ! I was going to buy tips with the rest of my budget but if swapping out my mufflers would make the sound more like a old v8 then which one and which configuration ? I have stock piping so ... Also do tips add to the sound ? Thanks \


I have an 03' V8

 

[BlackLS06]

It won't sound like an old V8. Tons of exhaust threads all over the site and tons of videos on Youtube. Search and listen. This isn't a pushrod V8 and it will not sound like one.

 

[RodLS]

Tips will make it look good, mufflers will make it sound good. Your choice.

Tips won't affect the sound.

 

[MoBeR_$_03_LsV8]

Thanks and one more question is the stock outlet 2 1/4 or 2 1/2 ? I think i'm gonna keep the stock mufflers see how it sounds if i need some more sound ill swap em out !

 

[2002_lincolnLS]

I would do mufflers tips can always be added on later. Plus if you are looking at tips that will cost what a pair of mufflers will, shop around and don't put 150 or so worth of tips on stock mufflers. Also if you want old v-8 sound you will need custom ground cams. I tried to contact comp cams and another company about it and neither got back..... Or buy an old v-8. Not sure how much high lift cams would do anyways or if they would work well with our engine but I know they would have been pricey based on what friends have told me about custom ground cams they got and we need 4 not one like the push rod motors

 

[NickT88LSC]

The problem with the exhaust configuration for sounding like an old V-8 is the rear mufflers. Without a length of tailpipe the sound is changed. For example listen to the corvettes, same motor as a camaro but sound totally different because the mufflers are in the rear. (I am talking about older corvettes for comparison of "the old V-8 sound). For these cars the closest to that is to do a dual in/out center muffler and no rear mufflers. I had mine that way at one time but I was getting loud exhaust tickets. When I had my Mark VIII with the exhaust set up that way and no cats you would swear it was a big block car coming if you did not see it.