[cccbock]

I have a strange topic question for you guys to attack.

I am in the process of returning my 96Z28 "race car" to the street. With this in mind, the car has solid bushings and rod ends everywhere including lowered panhard and racing Bilsteins. It has 425hp to the wheels with headers and for lack of a long description, a 3" exhaust all the way back through a single Flowmaster muffler with a single rear exit. 315 rears, 275 fronts. Rear seats are removed, but carpet remains. Six point roll bar and subframe connectors; it is stiff. I just raised the front back up about 3/4 inch to keep from hitting every single pebble in the road. Stock dash and controls. A/C still works.

The car is ridiculously loud in every way you can imagine. So here is the question.

I don't want to spend any significant amount of money on the car, but I want to quiet it as best I can. I'd like to be able to hear the stereo at something below 100db.

If you had a budget of $500, Where would you start?

Some ideas I have:

New muffler
Replace lower control arms-back to non rod end units. Stock style shocks.
Dynamat

[StanIROCZ]

I'd say muffler too, replace it with a Magnaflow if you can get one in the proper dimensions.

Can you hear the rod ends?