2020 Camaro SS no sound tube?? - Page 3

DIYguy · 01-31-2020, 10:14 AM

The eBay offering looks suspiciously like the one I designed and posted on Thingiverse long ago.
I don't particularly care because I have no intention of printing them for sale myself.
However it may violate some eBay and Thingiverse creative license rules.

If you have access to a 3D printer you can freely download the files here and it will only cost pennies to print a set- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3267691
If not, just buy the printed ones from eBay I suppose.
$15 is far less than the OEM versions will cost.
The OEM versions are not better in any meaningful way (unless you insist upon having the GM part numbers stamped on them).

Either way, I have had mine installed for about a year and a half and they work beautifully.
No problems and no more annoying noises.
Trust me, when I open up the throttle I can still hear the engine and exhaust.
It just isn't intruding all the time like when the sound tube was present.

I am glad that GM appears to be deleting the sound tubes- merely my personal preference and opinion.
But if you like listening to them, go for it.

Or if you want to defeat one on the cheap, unclip the hose between the isolator diaphragm and the firewall at the isolator.
Roll up some paper towel as tightly as you can and insert it into the output tube of the isolator, filling it as completely as possible (the more completely it blocks the tube the better).
Then clip the tube back on.
It is a good test to see if you like it defeated.

Pro-2A · 02-04-2020, 03:00 PM

My 2020 LT1 built in 8/19 does NOT have the sound tube either. I was pleasantly surprised too! Maybe it's a NPP thing? You couldn't possibly hear that fake engine noise over the exhaust...

chudc69 · 02-11-2020, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mountain

The LT1 trim isn't supposed to have a sound tube. I wonder if the early 2020 V8 cars mostly didn't get the sound tube due to some sort of confusion related to the LT1 trim...

Now why couldn’t they have messed up and “accidentally” put the ZL1 engine in my SS 1LE?! 🤣

6sigma · 02-13-2020, 08:41 AM

My 20 LT1 built Jan 20 does not have the tube. Anyone know why it was removed? Seems like most here don't like it - did it introduce too much intake noise?

ctrlz · 02-13-2020, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6sigma

Anyone know why it was removed? Seems like most here don't like it - did it introduce too much intake noise?

If it was in fact deleted, I would bet $1000 it had nothing to do with noise and merely represents decontenting to increase profit. It really is a complex little assembly. My first thought when I removed mine was that I could not believe they bothered to engineer this into the car.

Justcruising · 02-13-2020, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctrlz

If it was in fact deleted, I would bet $1000 it had nothing to do with noise and merely represents decontenting to increase profit. It really is a complex little assembly. My first thought when I removed mine was that I could not believe they bothered to engineer this into the car.

My thoughts exactly

KuroOkami · 02-13-2020, 11:47 AM

I just ordered a 2020 2SS 1LE, so I will let you know. I was planning to take it out anyway, so if it's not there, this just saves me a step.

2SS Capt · 02-13-2020, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KuroOkami

I just ordered a 2020 2SS 1LE, so I will let you know. I was planning to take it out anyway, so if it's not there, this just saves me a step.

Extremely likely it will NOT be there when you get the car...

twinschief · 02-13-2020, 12:38 PM

I have a 2020 1SS 1LE on order and it should be here in a under two weeks so I'll let you guys know if I have one too.

Mich2112 · 03-28-2021, 12:50 PM

My 2018 1LE 1SS has it and my brothers 2021 1LE 2SS does not.

mattmaybloom91 · 03-28-2021, 04:49 PM

Just checked, my 2020 2ss does not have it either. Interesting, any real loss here?

Aragorn · 03-28-2021, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattmaybloom91

Just checked, my 2020 2ss does not have it either. Interesting, any real loss here?

Piped in intake sound. Mine has it but for the life of I can’t hear anything.

delthawk5 · 03-28-2021, 07:25 PM

Can anyone who actually took theirs off comment on the difference? My 2019 2SS has it.

Nothing like an SS · 03-29-2021, 05:47 AM

I have a 2020 1SS 1LE built in August 2019 and it has the sound tube.

01-31-2020, 10:14 AM	#29
DIYguy Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: California Posts: 241 View My Garage	The eBay offering looks suspiciously like the one I designed and posted on Thingiverse long ago. I don't particularly care because I have no intention of printing them for sale myself. However it may violate some eBay and Thingiverse creative license rules. If you have access to a 3D printer you can freely download the files here and it will only cost pennies to print a set- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3267691 If not, just buy the printed ones from eBay I suppose. $15 is far less than the OEM versions will cost. The OEM versions are not better in any meaningful way (unless you insist upon having the GM part numbers stamped on them). Either way, I have had mine installed for about a year and a half and they work beautifully. No problems and no more annoying noises. Trust me, when I open up the throttle I can still hear the engine and exhaust. It just isn't intruding all the time like when the sound tube was present. I am glad that GM appears to be deleting the sound tubes- merely my personal preference and opinion. But if you like listening to them, go for it. Or if you want to defeat one on the cheap, unclip the hose between the isolator diaphragm and the firewall at the isolator. Roll up some paper towel as tightly as you can and insert it into the output tube of the isolator, filling it as completely as possible (the more completely it blocks the tube the better). Then clip the tube back on. It is a good test to see if you like it defeated. Attached Images __________________ Gen6 Camaro LT (my daily driver), Cruze ECO (grocery getter), Chevy SS Pickup (wife's daily driver), Honda Shadow, Honda CBX Last edited by DIYguy; 01-31-2020 at 10:34 AM.

02-04-2020, 03:00 PM	#30
Pro-2A Drives: 2020 Camaro LT1 MM6, NPP Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: 603 Posts: 100	My 2020 LT1 built in 8/19 does NOT have the sound tube either. I was pleasantly surprised too! Maybe it's a NPP thing? You couldn't possibly hear that fake engine noise over the exhaust... __________________

03-28-2021, 04:49 PM	#39
mattmaybloom91 Drives: 2020 Camaro 2ss Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: NY Posts: 22	Just checked, my 2020 2ss does not have it either. Interesting, any real loss here? __________________ 2020 Riverside Blue 2SS A10 Last edited by mattmaybloom91; 03-28-2021 at 05:01 PM.

03-28-2021, 07:25 PM	#41
delthawk5 Drives: 2019 2SS Crush Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 163	Can anyone who actually took theirs off comment on the difference? My 2019 2SS has it. __________________ 2019 2SS Crush Orange - NPP - 2016 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe \| 2013 Genesis 3.8 R-Spec \| 2012 Scion FR-S

02-13-2020, 08:41 AM	#32
6sigma Drives: rally green LT1 manual Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Indiana Posts: 282	My 20 LT1 built Jan 20 does not have the tube. Anyone know why it was removed? Seems like most here don't like it - did it introduce too much intake noise?

02-13-2020, 11:47 AM	#35
KuroOkami Drives: 2020 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 133	I just ordered a 2020 2SS 1LE, so I will let you know. I was planning to take it out anyway, so if it's not there, this just saves me a step.

02-13-2020, 12:38 PM	#37
twinschief Drives: 2020 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 38	I have a 2020 1SS 1LE on order and it should be here in a under two weeks so I'll let you guys know if I have one too.

03-28-2021, 12:50 PM	#38
Mich2112 Drives: 2018 1SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 58	My 2018 1LE 1SS has it and my brothers 2021 1LE 2SS does not.

03-29-2021, 05:47 AM	#42
Nothing like an SS Faster!!! Drives: 2020 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 991	I have a 2020 1SS 1LE built in August 2019 and it has the sound tube.

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