Manual vs Automatic | How's the sound compare?

[Tbaer]

I am looking for my first car and which one has a better sound? I know the Manual will have a nicer sound when shifting, etc. But which one sounds good? Does the Automatic sound a turd just cruising down the road with an exhaust?

Which would be a good exhaust too? I want one that sounds loud and powerful.

 

[Mhedrick33]

If you want something loud and powerful well you might just wanna buy a V8 cause your not gonna get a "loud" or "powerful" sound from a four cylinder just wont happen

 

[BankDude]

27 and first car...? there's no different sound between auto and manual....

 

[Tbaer]

I am actually 16 and just made an account yesterday and wasn't sure if you had to be a certain age to do things like you do on some sites so i made my age over 18 and just picked it randomly. But yes it is my first car....

 

[BankDude]

the only cobalts that sound nice from the factory are the SS/SC or the SS/TC. they're both manual only and cost a lot more than a base model unless you find the right buyer

 

[Tuner923]

I hate the sound of an automatic 4cyl with an exhaust. the base models will all sound the same. supercharged or turboed balts sound best and are all manuals unless its a custom build of a base model.

 

[YelloEye]

I hate the sound of an automatic 4cyl with an exhaust. the base models will all sound the same. supercharged or turboed balts sound best and are all manuals unless its a custom build of a base model.

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[white balt]

I found the the automatic sounds almost the same as the stick.

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[YelloEye]

I found the the automatic sounds almost the same as the stick.

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The sounds while/between shifts around like garbage on autos.

 

[white balt]

Not in my car.

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[Beamer]

manual sounds so much better, especially with a nice setup and you are shifting under decent acceleration or during deceleration and you get the grumble and pops , one thing I love about rev-matching and downshifting while slowing.

 

[Tbaer]

manual sounds so much better, especially with a nice setup and you are shifting under decent acceleration or during deceleration and you get the grumble and pops , one thing I love about rev-matching and downshifting while slowing.

This is the post I was looking for. My buddy has an LS and it sounds great and it's a stick. I just wanted those grumbles and pops and didn't know how the auto would sound.
Thanks.

 

[white balt]

My exhaust pops a lot haha.
I need to get my exhaust fixed soon.
Got a leak.

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[swhitehouse]

I have an 08 Cobalt LS, It's a standard and all I did for now was take the resonator off which cost maybe 20 bucks. I get some complements. I just went to auto-zone and bought a tip that looks just like the tips on the SS Cobalts and took a pipe and welded it on. I'm impressed by it.
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