Comparing four Cherry Bomb® mufflers on my Chevy Camaro - Sound Test 3.8L V6
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- This is the third in a series of videos that I'm creating comparing four popular Cherry Bomb® mufflers on all of my vehicles. In this video I compare these mufflers on my 1997 Chevy Camaro RS. You know as well as I, that it's hard to make a V6 engine sound good with performance mufflers. How does a Cherry Bomb muffler sound on a V6? Will they stack up to the sound of a V8?
This video compares the sound of the Glasspack, Turbo, Vortex and Extreme Cherry Bomb® mufflers. I do a series of accelerations and one long uphill acceleration to record the "drone" sound inside of the car.
Let me know in the comment section below which of the four mufflers you think sounds the best on my 1997 Chevrolet Camaro RS with the 3.8L Series II V6.
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Check out the sound test with my 1999 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 with a 5.3L LM7 V8 here: • Comparing four Cherry ...
Check out the sound test with my 1999 GMC Yukon with a 5.7L Vortec V8 here: • Comparing four Cherry ...
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How does a Cherry Bomb Extreme muffler sound on a V6? How does a Cherry Bomb Turbo muffler sound on a V6? How does a Cherry Bomb Vortex muffler sound on a V6? How does a Cherry Bomb Glasspack muffler sound on a V6?
These mufflers also sound great on the Vortec V8 LM7, LQ4, LQ9, LS1, LSX, 4.8L, 5.3L, 5.7L, 6.0L
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It's tough to make a V6 sound good, but which Cherry Bomb sounds best on the Camaro?
A. Glasspack B. Extreme C. Turbo D. Vortex
Check these out on my Silverado too: czcams.com/video/7E-kUQLqpzg/video.html
The Daninator C. The turbo
AnubisGod Morte Agree on the turbo as far as decent sound.. But the flow is terrible on it since it has a lot of twists and turns inside the shell.. Had a turbo style muffler on my 98 Lumina and had issues with it being water logged after a rainstorm.
The Daninator A.
Vortex sounds pretty bad ass if you ask me.
headers, no cats, x pipe, borla xr1 mufflers. that's what you need.
Really good video, I appreciate that you let us hear several aspects of their sound, idle, off-idle revs, take off, and cruising. All are important. Two thumbs up!!
The vortex made it sound like a ricer on revs but had amazing deep idle rumble. The extreme had a nice muscle car sound to it on revs and a decent idle rumble. The transmission shifting and coming off the throttle created that annoying ricer rasp and is very unpleasant to listen to. The turbo did handle the rasp though and sounded decent in all ranges of operation. I would go with the turbo on the Camaro. The glasspak in my opinion sounds best on older rwd v8's, v6's and i6's, like 96 and older American cars.
The turbo has been a perfect fit for my Camaro. I'm really liking it.
Bad choice of car ..Camaro has bad exhaust over all
Buddy of mine had that identical car in high school but with pitch black tint, Magnaflow duals, and some loud 10” Pioneer subs. Thought it was the coolest car around at the time.
You need a muffler and use the cherry bomb glass pack as a resonator. The glass pack will also function as a resonator and completely get rid of the rasp.
Thanks bro I just ordered, the Cherry bomb glasspack 😎
Bro why
Already got mine🙃
Should try them paired up. Like the glasspack into the extreme...
Putting it on my Ford ranger I got em both today
How was it?
I'm throwing a glasspack on my V6 2019 Impala this week, this vid is the closest thing I can find to give me some idea of how it'll turn out. Obviously not an apples to apples comparison, but this gives me hope.
If my V6 comes out sounding even half as good as your Camaro with the glasspack, I'll be very satisfied.
how did it sound?
@@headass3787 I have a muffler delete using a spec-d exhaust and a resonator delete using a cherry bomb glasspack on my 07 4 cylinder Chrysler
Double H pipes, one behind the cats and one before the mufflers on a dual system exiting out the back will get rid of the high end rasp. Muffled exhaust tips help too depending on choice of mufflers.
I have a 2002 Pontiac gtp L67 and that rasp is what's been making my decision the most difficult. Right now it's open 2 1/2 inch pipe. The exhaust ends right after the Y pipe and doesn't rasp but I want a muffler to tame the sound a bit. Thank you for making comparisons, it'll aid me in my research/decision. Every negative critic on your video are obviously too scared to experiment. I think a V6 has every right to sound like it has a pair!
Zzp eliminator
For me it’s either the vortex or extreme. They both sound great. Glasspack sounded nice also. The turbo is my least favorite just way to quiet in my opinion. To me the louder the better
That first part won my subscription. Made my day.
0:07 - I don't know who'll sing it but they'll sing it when Self driving Pickup trucks become a thing.
I have a stock 2002 RS it comes with the Z28 exhaust sounds really nice past 3K RPM not even really loud and people always turn heads. Also i think the first ones you tested sounded the best.
Thanks Dan good video. filming inside was genius i keep straight piping my rides and my old lady wont ride in them anymore lol.
Dan! OMG I seriously was thinking about throwing some headers and exhaust on my V6 now that it's been fixed but wasn't sure what to do. Then I see your video on my feed and it's like fate. Thank you thank you thank you!!
i new a guy who did this to a 4.3l V-6. It sounded pretty ok, not gonna lie. No V8, but not bad, definitely an improvement
Awesome! Glad you liked the video.
JillyBean860 I’ve been through it all with mine... the only combo that sounds decent is the dynomax super turbo muffler with pacesetter mid tubes. I through in an electric cutout after the y pipe as well and am now in the process of cam heads and turbo!
I put cherry bomb turbo on a S10 4.3 l. Sound great no grasping
Definitely the glass pack
the glasspack needs to be before the rear axle. and you have to run a tailpipe out the back.
One of the biggest issue with the 3.8L is the rasp, they always have a really tinny high pitched rasp at higher RPMs.
AllAlaskan907 true that. Above 3k RPM and the tone turns to bee farts.
I had one and spent so much money on different exhausts to try to get rid of it. Never could and I hated it.
@@jamese.5047 you can get rid of the rasp with an xpipe kit. I have a speed engineering xpipe kit on my trans am, theres videos of it on my channel. Only tricky part would be connecting it to v6 headers, but I know a few v6 guys have done it. This video shows the same exhaust thats on my trans am, on a v6 firebird
czcams.com/video/f48i0OF58jA/video.html
Same thing with the Ford 4.6.
Wish I would have found your video before I changed up the exhaust on my I6 Vortec 4.2L (2005 Chevy Trailblazer - headers, resonator, cat delete- 3" exhaust) got the cherryBomb Turbo, wish I would have gone w/ a glasspack; cant beat that classic muscle sound!
I love the Camaro Videos! My favorite is always the Glasspack for some reason.(Would probably need to hear in person)
Kevin Castillo the glasspack was the loudest of them all. Sounded good at idle.
Vortex = V12 Supercar sound
Turbo = Lawnmower
Glasspack = Rally car
Extreme = Offroad truck with lift
I threw a pair of Thrush Welded mufflers on my 04 Grand Prix with the 3800 V6, and it sounds pretty good for what it’s worth. I’ve had it on for over a year and I still drive my car everywhere. Not too loud but loud enough and not extremely raspy at all.
That Pontiac Guy I’ve been driving the Ro with the turbo on it for a little while now. I share the same experience. I’m diggin’ it.
The Daninator 3800s can sound good, ya just gotta find the right mufflers. I like the way it sounded with the turbo on it
The Pontiac Grand Prix V6 has an East/West engine layout with its own unique exhaust manifolds giving it that distinctive sound. The Chevy Camaro V6 has a North/South engine layout requiring a little bit more experimentation to improve on the exhaust sound. I feel GM sourced the stock exhaust system for the Camaro from the budget bin as it looks cheap and nasty.
I think a small resonator earlier in the stream might help tame the rasp. That with the Vortex, I think you'd be happy.
The rasp at higher rpms right?
Sorry to hear that you didn’t like the vortex.. I thought it overall sounds the best. Guess I’d have to be there in person. Enjoy.
The best exhaust on a v6 is the stock exhaust. Seriously. They have a good under the hood sound but the exhaust overrides it. A stock muffler with a good intake growl under the hood sounds best imo
A, B, D, C.
I run CBGP and have been thinking about the extreme but after this I realized that I'll stay with the glasspack. 07 xterra.
Would love a video like this on the Z28.
You really have to add some kind of tailpipes I had a V6 Camaro I put the muffler on just like that it sounded absolutely horrible and I just put tailpipes to the back completely change the way it sounded no rasp and was really deep
Does anyone know how to get rid of the rattle when you rev it in neutral?
i feel like the vortex into the glass pack would clean up the rasp
The tips, make a big difference . I like liked it. But, seriously. The tips of the tail pipes.
With tail piped they sound way better when I had my V6 Camaro I put a knock-off Flowmaster 40 or whatever it was and it was extremely loud and raspy until I put tail pipes on it then sounded really good the Muffler was like 20 bucks
What do I need to do
Equal length manifolds and downpipes to an H pipe on this would sound good and help cut the rasp, then any of the mufflers would be a decent option. Longer tail pipes also help
A 3 1/2 inch RV muffler about 3 feet long makes a chevy truck sound so good. And fits great under a long wheelbase ext cab 1500.
Get bigger fuel injectors high performance fuel pump and a high flow catalytic converter it will sound good and run good
You should post the link to the exact mufflers you got and a video of you installing them
I have a 2015 camaro v6, just sawed the mufflers off and I want it a bit quieter and less raspy. Comes with true dual exhaust so I picked up 2 Cherry Bomb 87520CB Glasspack Muffler to throw on, I’m hoping for the best, it arrives in 2 days.
How'd it end up sounding?
0:34 "Pickled tink" ? lol. Nice sounding Camaro tho. You should totally check out the Cherry Bomb M80 muffler btw. We sell it at Autozone for a decent price. It's basically a more round and compact Flowmaster 10 Series.
I'd love to try it out!
Thats why i got an imported v6, I know its not a v8 but high and low end sounds great with performance exhausts, no rasp even with hfc.
just to put this out there. I have a 2001 3.8 v6 I ran 3 inch out no cherrybomb glass pack about a foot from where I had my cats removed and into a xpipe outlet into duel. I still get questions on if im running a ls1. should try it
So i was thinkin bout gettin a cherry bomb for my 06 malibu v6 3.5 liter and wanna make it sound like a v8. Any tips on which one would sound the best?
So any country stars singin bout thier tesla leavin em in the middle of the night 🤣🤣🤣
I added a glasspack as a resonator along with a cherrybomb vortex on my 99 Park Ave. It got rid of that nasty rattle can sound, but it's pretty drony at low RPM. Sound good other wise
I went with the turbo on my 01 park ave
I'm going with the turbo as long is it isn't revved up lol
Thanks for running these tests, Dan. I'm working on a 1992 Camaro RS project with my son. It has a 3.1L V6.
We installed a set of Pacesetter exhaust headers during the engine rebuild. Would you say the Cherry Bomb Turbo is still the best choice for a muffler? I'm wondering how the headers might affect the sound.
The turbo is a good sounding muffler but it is the most restrictive and gets really hot compared to the other mufflers I tested. I actually recommend the Cherry Bomb Pro now. I have that on my Camaro currently and I love it. Not too loud, just right (for me).
If you want to get rid of rasp just true dual the v6. There is no true dual kit for 6ers but there us a true dual kit for v8 by speed engineering. But the piping is 3".
Probably would've been best to have a resonator with these
Look up Flowmaster Flow FX. Always tend to give a good sound on V6s
Will do 👍
The blah face cams are great.
Same question from the truck video. If you put a smaller or bigger tailpipe on Cherry Bomb Glass pack will it change the Sound?
I've had a set of turbo mufflers for 10 years , gonna put them on my lincoln mkz they're still new in the box even
A loud Lincoln?
@@tycheez85 not extremely loud , something with some attitude, to sound better that stock
@@jakeburley2245 ok.
Did anybody else noticed he said “pickled tink”?🤣🤣
True duals, would sound much better all around.
Cool video. Do you know what the stock pipe size is coming from the cat going to the muffler?
Pickled tink? Lol good vid
what do you guys recommend now a days for an off the shelf exhaust system PLUS headers and s pipe , not too raspy or loud more so looking for good sound
6:09 (this is for personal reference)
Hey man, does it have cats and resonators on?
Ive always used the cherybomb turbo
Best thing about living in Indiana... No vehicle inspection.. I run my LT1 with no muf..
Sweet
The Grand Loofty hopefully you have high flow cats or resonators on it. Running straight piped will start to burn your valve seals. It takes a long time but yeah.
Same in Michigan. I hope they never start doing vehicle emissions tests.
Mine has no cats but stock muffler on it, with a y-pipe and electronic cutout where the cats should be. Am I doing damage running it with the cutout open or closed?
I love muf...
Four cylinder engines are even worse to control.
I have a s10 blazer with 4.3 and it doesn't matter what muffler you have, they always sound like an old Japanese car when you hit the throttle. a s10 blazer with 4.3 and it doesn't matter what muffler you have, they always sound like an old Japanese car when you hit the throttle. Its the worst sounding engine chevy ever made
Wit V6 cars you have to spend the money for a better sound
This experiment is invalid unless you use no tailpipe at all. With a tailpipe past the muffler all the results would change.
that’s what i was thinking as well
But they’re still consistent so it’s not completely invalid
Thx for your help
What would it sound like if you used a glass pack AND an extreme both on a single tailpipe
I'm impressed that you did all the installs yourself, that you used cardboard for the rocks but oh my Geed do those sound horrible:
1. VORTEX, worst is first...can there possibly be MORE drone???
2. TURBO, pretty bad, just not as horrible as #1. It is a little more fart pipe like.
3. CHERRY, wow, sounds crappier than #2.
4. EXTREME, total FART pipe butt did, unfortunately sound better than the other 3. My fillings hurt just watching you take the inside car noise.
I can not believe that you enjoyed this. It is not hard making a V6 sound good but these choices were horrible.
How can I install this on my Nissan versa 2023
I liked the vortex.>
Vortex idle sounded good but did not like the rev noise at all.
Put dual Flowmaster or glass packs
You should had tested the cherry bomb M-80 to.
DANTE FLORIAN stay tuned!
Did he say he was pickled tink?
i just picked up a $500 v6 beater to toss around, gonna go with the glass pack, as long as it sounds better than stock ill be happy
I just got a 1994 v6 I'm doing cherry bombs too. They sound better than stock and are cheap
@@jolenemeisinger2308 nice, be sure to make a video, would be cool to hear it.
Vortex sounds like gta san andreas lowrider cars 😂
Aye man. U have any tips to how I could put a turbo on my 3800 series. 99 firebird
Austin Todd well there’s an f-body specific kit available on eBay, and then you’d need an intercooler kit, as well as bigger injectors and a tune. Hit up either zzp performance or intense racing they specialize in 3800’s
glasspacks on a v6 sound like dirty butt. Turbos sound better & hide some of the v6 sound. Extreme / vortex sounds tinny, or like you have an exhaust leak
my buddy has same car but in the 5spd flavor he has the 80 series sounds decent for what it is
Sweet!
not to sure on what exhaust my 89 foxbody will end up with
I'm sorry I love camaro's but they all sound terrible, maybe try a Flowmaster 40 series or 50 series. That might do the job. I used to have a Flowmaster underneath my celebrity v6 2.8 and it sounded almost like a v8
The difference is the head design, the 60 degree V6’s (2.8, 3.1, and 3.4) sound pretty decent, the 90 degree V6 engines like the 4.3 and 3.8 are hard to make sound good. Just different heads/head port shape and design.
3:10 vortex 8:09 glasspack
vortex
None of the above,just can't beat the flowmaster
@Richard Skipper every muffler had restrictions,if you don't want any restrictions,try straight pipe or super 10 flowmaster
@Richard Skipper ok thanks, ha ok you're right flowmaster it's not for Small leagues of V6,well iam astronaut and I know flowmaster sounds awesome even on my 🚀 but thanks for your advice
@Richard Skipper yeah you right most of them became a moffler experts, anyways flowmaster still on top of others brand,zzz ya in Saturn!!!
@Richard Skipper you got any advice for a g37?
I'd like to do something with my '03 Jeep 4 ltr. straight 6 exhaust but I just hate the sound of a six cylinder engine, period. Thanks for the video though.
Pickled tink!?!?!? No way! Haha
Where can I get the loudest sound when installing my flowmaster
If it was mine, I would put a stock replacement muffler on it. Make it quite and enjoy the drive. If I had to pick one of the four, I pick c the turbo muffler. It was the mellowest.
The turbo muffler sounds much like my stock muffler did but with the volume turned up a notch. The low tones are much richer. The high end rasp is louder, but manageable. I'm actually diggin' it.
how about a video with different mufflers with CAT delete...just my 2 cents lol
Have you heard of a wicked flow muffler? They also sound great with no drone. They produce a deep rich note.
I hadn't heard of those. I'll check 'em out. Thanks.
@@TheDaninator check them out on CZcams.
id like to hear that song.... I think
Can u just put these mufflers onto any kind of exhaust system
They won’t be exact fits to some cars, I had to weld a few pipes together to get mine to fit and sit flush with where the old exhaust tips say
Glasspack for me
I think I like the extreme the best
Trey W I agree.
It's a good choice for sure! The chambered sound is awesome.
I had a flowmaster American thunder cat back in my 96 and it was too quiet for me. I don't think there's a way to make the 3.8 sound good. It'll always be raspy
True that
Chris Searle actually, there is one way... with a turbo, they sound mental
So, cherrybomb, flipped around and .5 smaller pipe on end 2 feet at least for pressure and speed up soundwave.👍👌
Would a glass pack cherry pr¡ck on at catless down pipe make it quieten down a bit?
How would this sound with dual glasspacks and a straight pipe with no cats
If you're to put the vortex on a six cylinder engine. it needs to be an inline six
commenting about drone without a tailpipe is a waste of time. Tailpipes have a large impact on muffler tones especially drone.
What would sound good on a V6 3.5??
Freddie Ruffin I recommend the turbo
What muffler would be best for a 2008 v6 mustang? I want it to be as loud as possible
Is your car automatic
Yes
I know your a cherry bomb guy but I’d try a flowmaster super 10 on it too!
I'm curious how the Extreme and Super 10 would compare/contrast....hmmmmm....
@@TheDaninator super 10 for Shure