fudgedelic
LVC Member
Ive been thinking about doing the exhaust on my 02 LS8 for quite some time now and would very much appreciate some first hand advice. My main goals are improving performance by getting rid of those stock restrictive mufflers but also maintaining a good quality sound. I'm not looking for something overbearing by any means. To me it's still more of a luxury car than anything else but I do want the world to know when I open it up. And to people that have done this already does the LS have a decent rumble to it? I know it's a V8 but it is a small one and my fear is of it sounding too buzzy. Anyways my whole debate at this point is whether to go with a system like the magnaflow one or have something fabbed up. I have a good relationship with a custom shop that has done my SUV's in the past and their thought was this. Fab a little cat-back system with a couple of mufflers like flowmaster 40's and either leave the resonators in or pull them out. Without the resonators would we be approaching a little too loud? Bearing in mind my goals would my best option be having them install the maganflow system, custom system with the resonators, or custom system without. And if you say custom system any specific muffler choices you would reccomend? I have seen mixed reports on the flowmasters on the LS. Also if possible I'd like some opinions on what to do for the tips, I'd like to have them visible if possible if it can be done tastefully. Any pics of personal setups or better yet sound or movie clips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for the advice.