Can a 2200 ever really sound deep and powerful like say a Camaro (with exhaust)? I guess if you boil it down what I am basically asking is the "sound" of an engine entireley dependand on things like your exhaust, resonator, and such or does the engine itself also contribute a significant difference in bass sound between a 2200 and lets say a v6? If it is mainly dependant on your exhaust setup, I am assuming we can get our cars to sound extremely deep and loud (without the high pitch or raspy sounds) like a higher end sports car would and all we'd need is the proper exhaust options? Or is our engine a limiting factor in that it just doesn't produce as much bass tones to start with.
Yes you can get a deep mellow tone. Flowmaster muffler can do it, but it wont ever sound like a v8 cause of the size difference
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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.
^^^^ and a resonator will take out the raspyness
Like I've told all my friends with civics. Make you exhaust sound clean, nice, and at the same time sound a little powerful. Never make it the loudest it can be just cuz you can. Instead make it sound tight to listen to as you drive by or drive past someone. Use what you have man and make it the best you can make it.
Im interested too, which flowmaster series muffler and which resonater, and what size piping?
Ive heard the 40 series make good tones but I havent heard anything else on a 4 cylinder. It doesnt matter about the brand resonator really just size Bigger is usually better. 2 1/4 Pipe or stock.
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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.
I hate loud exhaust but love the deep tone ones. That's what i want for my car.
stock '00 2200 cavy
Invest in a hi-flow cat, that should help you out.
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your exhaust sound has more to do with the displacement of your engine, its architecture (inline, V), the angle of the V, the valvetrain architecture (pushrod, S/DOHC), and if its n/a or forced induction. If you want your car to sound like a camaro buy a camaro.
or put a camaro engine in your cavalier.
you have a 4 cylinder. Its going to sound like a 4 cylinder.
let me rephrase that
*the way your car sounds has more to do with the engine than the exhaust set up. You can change it slightly with different exhaust, but overall the engine's architecture, ...etc etc
there ya go thats what i meant for my opening sentence
TheFlyingSquirrel (PJ) wrote: If you want your car to sound like a camaro buy a camaro.
or put a camaro engine in your cavalier.
I said nothing to the effect of "how do I get my engine to sound like a camaro." My first sentence merely mentioned a camaro as an example. As for the rest of your post, that answers my question. Thanks.
Whats the difference between a resonator and a cat? Sorry guys im just not sure....
Rob H. wrote:Whats the difference between a resonator and a cat? Sorry guys im just not sure....
A cat clean's up the exhaust fume's for emmision's control, a resonator collect's some of the sound vibration's(Fartcan sound) when incorperated with a muffler.
