edenney
04-26-2008, 09:20 AM
Looking for feedback from past and present PRT and Route 66 owners, especially on a stock C5. I've run the entire gambit trying to decide which aftermarket exhaust to put on in lieu of my stock setup, and having found something I don't like or wouldn't like about each of the various Magnaflows, Borlas and Corsas, I'm pretty well set on either the B&B PRT or the Route 66. I'm also considering the Z06 Ti's but that's for another thread so no need to post anything about those here, I already know that the vast majority of people like them.
First off, I really like the sound of the PRT from the video on the B&B web site and from the few videos I could find of it online, but of course there's no audio from inside the car. My main concern is that the PRT is one of only a very few exhausts that has a "2" rating at cruise on a scale of 1 to 3, from an exhaust comparison chart on the Mid America Motorworks site. Do the owners past or present agree with that rating? The comparison charted rated the PRT at 2/3/2 (idle/WOT/cruise), do you agree with those numbers? Is there any drone at all with the PRT? Any other comments for better or for worse about the PRT?
I also liked the sound of the Route 66 at idle and launch, but not quite as much as the PRT at least from the outside. However I couldn't locate any other audio or video files of it except the one on the B&B website so I don't have anything else to compare from. How do you 66 owners like it? MAM's comparison chart rated the 66 as 2/2/1 (idle/WOT/cruise), do you agree with that? Is there any drone at all with the 66? Any other comments for better or for worse about the Route 66?
As I already mentioned, it's very difficult to find audio/video files online of the B&Bs, especially the Route 66, so if anybody can point me toward any I'd very much appreciate it. Ideally I'd like to hear it on a stock C5, but every bit of information helps with the decision making process. I don't plan on doing anything with my headers, engine, etc. in the forseeable future so I'm really only concerned with how this setup sounds stock or with a Vararam installed (though that shouldn't really affect the overall sound much if any).
Thanks in advance!
First off, I really like the sound of the PRT from the video on the B&B web site and from the few videos I could find of it online, but of course there's no audio from inside the car. My main concern is that the PRT is one of only a very few exhausts that has a "2" rating at cruise on a scale of 1 to 3, from an exhaust comparison chart on the Mid America Motorworks site. Do the owners past or present agree with that rating? The comparison charted rated the PRT at 2/3/2 (idle/WOT/cruise), do you agree with those numbers? Is there any drone at all with the PRT? Any other comments for better or for worse about the PRT?
I also liked the sound of the Route 66 at idle and launch, but not quite as much as the PRT at least from the outside. However I couldn't locate any other audio or video files of it except the one on the B&B website so I don't have anything else to compare from. How do you 66 owners like it? MAM's comparison chart rated the 66 as 2/2/1 (idle/WOT/cruise), do you agree with that? Is there any drone at all with the 66? Any other comments for better or for worse about the Route 66?
As I already mentioned, it's very difficult to find audio/video files online of the B&Bs, especially the Route 66, so if anybody can point me toward any I'd very much appreciate it. Ideally I'd like to hear it on a stock C5, but every bit of information helps with the decision making process. I don't plan on doing anything with my headers, engine, etc. in the forseeable future so I'm really only concerned with how this setup sounds stock or with a Vararam installed (though that shouldn't really affect the overall sound much if any).
Thanks in advance!