Car Chemistry CC Inserts Testimonials

8/5/02

Ken,
The car has a 3 ½” header with two – 2 chamber Flowmaster mufflers to the rear axle and before installing the inserts it was simply unbearable to ride in the car due to the noise level. The inserts were very easy to install as they slide into the header attached by rivets and reduced the noise level so much that my wife can actually ride in the car without ear protection! As discussed, we installed 3 disk directly into the header and would like to report that we cannot see any reduction in power output only in sound level inside and outside the car. I would recommend to anyone needing to reduce noise levels due to laws or personal taste to try Car Chemistry “disk inserts.” I am totally satisfied with the performance, ease of installation and results of your product.

Sincerely,
Lt. Sam Tune
Shelby County Sheriff Office
Memphis, TN

8/15/02

Well, I’m a believer. I ordered a pair of your 3 disk 3” units for our SCCA 1994 LT1 “ITE” class racer for Laguna Seca which makes us meet 90db at 50’ from the track in turn 5. We put one in each collector and routed the exhaust away from the sound meter (which was on the driver’s right) to the driver’s left side exit…and even under full throttle in 4th gear going up hill by the sound meter we met 90db limit (they actually recorded a high of 88db for us)…jeez, guys, these things worked and I passed on your “secret” to three other guys who went over limit and couldn’t race… like me they’re buying them from Jeg’s, a great catalog company. So, thanks again. I’ll know next month what the impact was on the power as we’re going to re-dyno the car on a chassis dyno…nothing is changed except the inserts…we’ll have a close baseline, allowing for minor changes …thanks, again…and the fellow who answered my questions on the phone was very informative and right on…Richard Pryor

4/2/02

Hi Leo, I’m very happy to say that I’m greatly impressed by the great results your inserts brought to my exhaust. It was short enough to fit in the space between the cat converter and the first resonator. Then eliminated the muffler and prepared a “Y” extension, added the muffler tips and the look was complete. Man, when I started the car I almost didn’t believe how quiet inside it was. It’s almost factory level, the only difference is the tone, you can hear the new deep sound far away. Outside is different, louder, but a nicer tone than all the mufflers. That insert is great, nobody at the shop believed it. Accelerating the sound climbs, but is never intrusive, outside it’s evident but I don’t think it’s bothersome. Leo I thank you, this was the alternative, I just wish I could’ve asked you before. A lot of money went out on this. Well, I’ll be recommending your product everywhere and especially at the Nissan communities; I’ll be telling them to mention my name (Julio from Puerto Rico) so you can know how many clients you’ll have from my effort. Can I expect any credit from that? Also, I could be your first distributor or seller here in Puerto Rico. What do you think? What would be needed from me? Let me know man, and thanks, I’m very happy.

Julio

5/11/01

Hi I e-mailed you about a year ago about being able to use the CC Inserts on my stock 91 Formula 350. When I first got the car the converters had been removed for off road use and a Flowmaster muffler installed into the stock system. A trip of any length was out of the question as it had a terrible sound at about 2200 rpm we used to call “racking” when I was a kid and glass packs ruled. I asked around and was told a Dynomax system was much quieter so on we went the complete Dynomax system with 3” intermediate pipe. Better but it still had that “racking” sound especially when the car was in choke mode, I guess the mufflers on those cars are just so far back. So I got a 2 disk insert to use in conjunction with the Dynomax muffler and cut the 3” pipe as close to the front as possible and welded it in a few Saturdays ago and just like magic, no more “racking” and I have a much more pleasant tone with a much happier wife. As a side benefit it seems a little more responsive. Now I’m trying to decide if they would work in the burned out and unobtainable replacement mufflers on my 84 Honda Magna motorcycle.

Thanks,
Mike Golliher
El Dorado Arkansas

5/7/01

I removed the first disk as you said in your e-mail dated 4/24/01. This is on my 302 Engine, as I said before with the full insert I lost almost a half second and of course MPH. Yesterday was the first time we got to run because of rain. The first pass after I re-jetted carb. And new plugs was a 12.53 at 106 MPH. This was at noon. The next pass at 2:13 in the afternoon at about 65 degrees was 12.52 at 106 MPH. The next one was at 3:53 in the afternoon same temp. 12.61 at 106 MPH. The last one was a 12.57 at 106 MPH. So you can see I have got my ½ second back. I cut one disk and about an inch and a half of the front that faces the header tubes and put my extension back on (18” extension) and read my decibel meter at 50’ at 3500 RPM and it read 93db the same as my Capri with Flowmasters. We are going to remove one disk from my sons 460 as it reads 90db. Big blocks are not as noisy anyway.
Thanks for your time on this. Hope this helps you some.

Robert Poppleton
Poppleton Racing
Tacoma, WA

3/30/03

Ken, I want to give you some feedback on your inserts. I spoke with you a while back about using your inserts in some straight pipe to replace the aftermarket mufflers I was running on my 96 Impala SS. I bought 2 sections of 20 inch 304 stainless pipe locally and inserted the 3 disk inserts you suggested in them. I mounted them in the stock location, which is just in front of the rear axle. I was looking for a performance sound but without the drone I currently had. I am happy to say that I like the new sound and I haven't heard any droning yet under any conditions. I still have the stock exhaust manifolds and cats. The sound is slightly louder and more aggressive than my previous setup but without the booming or drone that was really annoying at constant slow speeds and at highway speed (around 70mph).
I am pleased. Thanks for your help.

Matt Iseminger

P.S. I am also interested in your magnum filters. I can't tell from the web site how big these are or how and where you mount them for both engines and transmissions. Can you send me more info on those, including pricing if possible please?

8/2/03

Ken just installed a set of inserts on my 98 Silverado-350 Vortec and I'm really impressed. It did everything you said it would do, it's fairly mellow at cruising speed, like you are down a gear, And when you step on it really opens up. Thanks for a good product. I've been involved in racing my whole life and have never used a product like this. I'm very happy.

2/7/03

Good Day, Just wanted to let you know that I received the muffler for my truck and had it installed on that Friday ... love it ... good deep sound. Truck feels like it has more mid range power than before. It will be much easier to explain what the inserts "sound like" now!!
Now lets sell some!

Thanks again.

Cary Exline