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Ok , well were should i begin. I got to hand it to Solo performance and the guys at Mufflerman in Buffalo. These guys were nothing but perfection when it comes to customer service and workmanship. I went down there tonight and got to meet the owner Jeff which is a very cool guy. Its been a long time since i been treated with such respect from any kind of retail place. Now on to the exhaust. Hmm would this explain it the best every time i get to drive it. It really is the perfect blend of sound. On the highway there is no such thing as drone or even much of anything in 6th gear. But man when i’m driving around town stop and go boy it will turn heads. It sounds like it really should. Now just to let people know this is not some race car sound type of exhaust it won’t get you kicked out of your neiborhood =). And personaly i can’t wait to hear it with headers i think its gonna roar. So anyone around the buffalo area want to hear the exhaust just let me know.I just want to thank Jeff and his team for such a great experience.

Thanks guys
SkyRunner

I hear that my SOLO brother. I wish I could reach out to all Camaro owners on a more effective level before they run out to buy a Brand name, mass produced system. The quality and power the Mach X brings to the car is indescribable! The 4.5″ tips look sick don’t they?

I tell you, since I put this system on, I have experienced a new level of enjoyment. Thank You SOLO!
Xmicro-SS

Well…..my Mach-X showed up at my door step at 1pm. (no shipping damage ) I left work early and headed straight to my local muffler shop. I can totally tell the owner was hating. He asked, “How much did you pay for all that sh*t!?” I said $600 on a group buy on Camaro5.com. He said, “WOW…somebody is making a lot of money!” and he walked away. I didn’t even respond. Thank god he was just the I-won’t-get-my-hands-dirty owner and not the installer.

The installer was so cool. He took a look at the kit and said, “Dude…..where’s the mufflers!?” I said, “That’s it” as I pointed to the X-pipe/resonator. He said, “This thing is gonna be f***ing loud!” Oh great….now I’m getting nervous. I’m thinking to myself, “I don’t need any unwanted attention.” I tell myself oh well…..I’ll cross that bridge when I get there. So he gets to work. Takes him about 30 minutes. The kit aligns perfectly. He puts the lift down and says, “Let’s see how much trouble you’re gonna get into now.” I turn the key, give a couple revs and look at him. He stands back, pauses with his mouth open and says, “WOW!…..that sounds badass!” (The owner was no where to be found) It wasn’t loud and obnoxious at all.

Perfect balance of grumble and rawness! I can’t explain it’s sound, but the videos definitely don’t do its justice. I am so glad I went with with the Mach-X!! Perfect balance of sound and NO DRONE! This thing sounds freakin’ awesome throughout the whole Powerband, especially 4k rpm’s and up!

GOOD JOB SOLO!!!
RCRacer78

Steve,

After a few phone calls, the credit card thing, I wound up at number 18 on the group buy.

The system arrived yesterday in great shape. By 9 p.m. last night I test fired the system, but it was raining so I waited until today to drive it. WORTH THE WAIT!!! Great sound and the tips are awesome!! I took my neighbor for a ride and he likened the sound to that of his C6. I can recommend the SOLO on these alone but the installation was the best part !! 15 mm socket, ratchet and a spray bottle of soapy water plus about an hour AND I did it with the car on ramps. Keep up the good work!!

Thanks again,
BoriCat

SO the UPS guy shows around O Dark Thirty. Install took about an hour with a pair of jack stands. Quality is first rate. Fit is excellent. NO issues at all. And the sound….WOW If Ferrari made a muscle car this is what it would sound like. Sweet little burble on decel. NO DRONE. NONE Sounds almost stock in the cabin at cruise. But open it up, passing 3500 rpm, with the LS3 sucking massive air, there is NO question your driving a muscle car.

Nice work gentlemen. A home run.
LuvPilot

Hey Steve & Jeff! Just had my Mach-X installed and I’m lovin life! The guys at Mufflerman did a great job and had them installed in less than an hour. They were very professional and knowledgable! The sound is superb and I could really feel the difference in power and response! Thanks for a great design! The sound is just a little louder than the SLP LM II’s, especially at wot, and a lot sweeter sounding! Very nice!

I finally got to hear my car from the OUTSIDE rather than from inside! I let my son-in-law take it for a spin so I stood at the street and listened as he drove away. Boy I’ll tell you, the Mach-X sounds SWEET from outside, sounds like a fine tuned european sports car with muscle!

Awesome! Now I know what everyone hears when I drive by! Very cool!
SSMike

Jeff and Steve,

Thanks… I drove home with the windows down and the stereo off. and what a pleasure. It brought back memories of my 67 GTO and 68 Firebird exhaust.nice low rumble and when you shift it is so sweet!

THANKS. I am satisfied.
GPA

OMG, OMG, OMG! This thing sounds great! Had the Mach X system installed this afternoon @ the dealer under a warranty issue for my stock system. I didn’t get charged for the install, so that makes it even better.Everyone who has this system is correct on the sound. The dealer Service Mgr even liked it. Steve, you and your team needs congratulated once again on a very fine job well done.

JayHawk500

My Solo Mach X arrived today. Unpacked and checked it out and from first impression looks dynamite. The welds are clean and thorough the pipes and bends look crisp. The exhaust tips are just KICK ASS. I cant wait to install this on the car. Will have to wait for no snow and clean roads so I can get the car to my shop. The nice thing about the Camaro is not only owning one but anticipating the upgrades. Anyway I will post pics when installed, hope it will be soon. Steve thanks again for your help, I’ll be in touch.

StrokedHog

SOLO PERFORMANCE makes two EXCELLENT Exhausts for the 6.2L V8

Well, I am back in NY from my trip to Canada where I had the priviage in helping SOLO PERFORMANCE design and build systems for our Camaro’s.

SOLO did a long bit of leg work to get to the point where they can get me out in a few days. They already had measurements, mandrel bent pipe, and a few configurations that they installed on other like cars. They spent many years designing a vast array of Mufflers, Resonators, x-Pipe designs, and other solutions for clients that were not happy with the larger companies offerings. So we are at this place in time.

{Just a fact about SOLO, these guys are the only Large MUFFLER ONLY SHOP left in North America. They have 4 HUSE locations and some of the best talent in the business. The guys that worked on this system were all in the business over 35 years with tons of racing, show car, and general auto experience. THEY ARE THE INSTALLER OF THE MASS PRODUCED STUFF, and they have to face the client day in and day out with crap that rattles, doesn’t fit or hang right and actually robs power from unsuspecting clients… so those clients do not go back to the manufacturer, they go to the installer!! THey have come up with their own product so they can sleep at night and give a better product for less and make customers happy…..nothing like a little face time to add the human element into merchandise sales!!

SOLO has come up with 2 very distinct offerings for us that I personally feel will Rock the Camaro world and introduce them to a market that has no idea how good they are and how amazing their product is. SERIOUSLY!

Both systems are full stainless with mandrel bent pipes. They are both 2.5″ and have polished, Double wall, 4″ Tips at just the right angle. Both are made with both sides mirrored and are made for ease of install.

The SOLO axle Back system for the 2010 Camaro SS was were we started. In my other thread, I told you a bit about the Axle back system they designed. It is a stainless system that replaces the factory mufflers and gets rid of the uneven pipe bends that occur on the factory system after the center factory resonators. This system gave my SS a very Throaty Mean sound and made me happy I bought this car… because no Camaro should be that quite! It also increased exhaust flow, and gave the car a much more open, less restricted feel. The throttle response was faster and the car seemed to come alive.

It took the computer very little time to adjust to this system and continued adjusting as I drove. On the highway this system purrs. To stay 100% honest and upfront at MAX Load in 6th gear at around 200 RPM, there is just a SLIGHT hint of Drone. It is VERY Subtle, and better than most of the other systems I have heard that are louder systems. I would say this system is 85% perfect, but you have to remember we are talking Axle Back and still using the factory resonators!! No prices are finalized yet, but this system will be VERY REASONABLE and make the average person SUPER HAPPY WITH THEIR CAMARO! I almost told them to leave this on on for me to purchase… until I tested the MACH X.

2010 SOLO PERFORMANCE CAMARO MACH X CATBACK SYSTEM

I am not worthy!…………I am not worthy!

So it was the next day that they started putting together the Mach X system for my car. I told them I wanted and X-Pipe system because I have read so much about the amazing difference with this type of system on a car like the Camaro. Well they agreed and were Happy to share one of their favorite products they have designed…….the Mach X. It is a Resonator / X-Pipe system, built into a single polished stainless box. This piece is a product of SOLO and SOLO alone, their is not another product like it on the market. it uses a special combination of Packing Material, Proper Louver design, and special formulated pipe bends within it that add up to an amazing product!!

The Mach X System is mounted from the Cats back using the factory clamps up front, with straight MIRRORED pipes. Right in the middle of the car it goes into the X Pipe / resonator. From the resonator the system has been carefully designed so that the left can mirror the right size allowing for even flow and an amazing clean look from the rear and under the car. NO MORE FACTORY FLAT SPOTS, NO MORE FACTORY UNEVEN BENDS AND PIPE KINKS. Perfection from front to rear. These mirrored pipes go back into 2 beautiful Polished 4″ DOUBLE WALLED tips that work perfect for this car. This system weighs 46lbs compared to the factory 68lbs. 33% less.

With hours of labor to get it perfect, we got on the road with this system and it was obvious we had a winner, as we hoped we would. The car had amazing increase in Power and Torque to the point were I had to re-learn how to shift smooth, it just wanted to fly. It has an exotic Muscle, Hi-End Exhaust note that is not too loud or too quite….IT IS PERFECT. It growls like the head lion of the pack, confident, solid and powerful. The car was just the way it should have been from the factory. Sitting still it has that deep purr that a well built engine should be giving off. From idle to REDLINE it roars like a NASCAR mated with a Ferrari….Exotic Power we called it. The X-Pipe felt like 30 – 40 HP gain to the Butt Dyno, butt I would expect on a real dyno probably about 20HP. The X really helped the flow. Coming down off of the throttle gives you just enough burble to realize how good that flow really is……music to my ears.And for a quick surprise added to the mix. When I left for Canada to go to SOLO, I was getting average 17.9 miles to the Gallon with a good mix of local and highway (Mostly Highway).

I had 750 miles on the ODO when I left and I already did my first Oil Change (Mobil 1 at dealer). The morning I left I traveled 450 miles and the average miles per gallon went to 18.1. SO being that I went 1 and 1/2 times my total milage I figure this is about what I was getting with my style of driving (Heavy foot and love to leave the Tach around 2500). So I left Canada this morning packing the Mach X. When I checked my average fuel consumption after all the testing my average was up to 18.9… How can that be I was slamming the pedal to the floor the whole time????? So I continued on my Journey home. When I got close to my house (430 miles later) I was up to an average of 23.2 Miles per gallon………I still cannot believe it. Trust me I was not driving lightly, I was too busy playing with my new sound! Crazy, but true. I cannot wait to see if others have that same thing happen, but that is all I did to the car, so it must be. THe car is supposed to get up to 24 babying it on the highway only. Well if I am averaging 23.2 driving it hard with a mix, I am a happy man!!

Another interesting note: When a stainless system heats up and wears in it bronzes. Well the factory system had almost 1000 miles on it and it stopped bronzing all the way up front before the factory resonators, the Solo Mach X after 50 miles bronzed all the way back to a foot from the tips. Shows how well it flows!! CAMARO MACH X Cat Back System works with the 6.2 liter V8′s and has been test fit only on the 6 speed manual to date.

Their may need to be a slight adjustment to the pipe bends for the auto we are not sure yet, but they are working on getting one now, to check.Well that is the story, Keep your eye out here for user GoingSolo(Steve) and myself to be posting info here with final detail of when and how much. I talked to the owner of SOLO and he said, way cheaper and better than the competition and he is a man of his word who installs and deals with that competition on a daily basis.
Xmicro-SS

Solo Performance Mach-X

Just installed the Solo Performance LS3 Mach-X Exhaust Kit on my Camaro this week and it is a bad ass kit!! Like most people, I have spend hours and hours listening to the different exhaust kits and Solo really sounded like it had that “Old School” Muscle Car Sound. This was the first performance upgrade I have done and I am very happy with it.

If you are like me and plan on keeping your Camaro at + or – 500 rear wheel HP, this 2.5 ” exhaust kit is for you.The Mach-X really has little to no Drone, and even the performance shop that I had it installed were impressed with this kit.

I just put over 100+ miles on the exhaust and the “butt dyno” and sound are exactly what I was looking for. If you are interested, contact Steve. He is a great guy to work with. Pics are on the San Diego Blog.

Getz SS