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Posted: 04/03/06
04:38 AM
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Anyone know any good cheap off brand mufflers that flow decent and dont sounds like cherry bombs?
I dont mind the sound of cherry bombs....I just prefer them for a truck and not my car. I am not keen on dropping 90+ dollars PER muffler....for the flowmaster sound...nor can I afford it. I like the sound of drag race mufflers but I plan on driving the car long distances and theres not alot of sound deadening material in the car. Please and thank you
-Shred
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Posted: 04/03/06
08:50 AM
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come on be real man any type of performance muffler that has a great sound is going to cost at least 70 to 90 dollars per muffler.the best that i know of that doesnt cost you an arm and an leg is the super 40 flow master they ran me about 79.00 per muffler they have an nice powerful tone for the price.you can actualy feel the horsepower that this muffler free's up
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Posted: 04/04/06
02:36 PM
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Dynomax super turbos flow more than flowmasters and are about half the price. The sound is much mellower, however. I actually prefer the sound (both the decreased interior resonance and exterior sound) of the super turbo over the flowmaster... but that's just me.
Google "muffler flow comparison" or some similar combination of words until you see what you need to, but it seems to me that Flowmaster is expensive because they have to pay for all the expensive advertising and marketing they do to convince everyone that their mufflers are the way to go.
I personally dont want my daily driver to be so loud inside the car that I have to yell to the passenger to be able to communicate with them. Look into the interior noise as well, if it concerns you too.
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Posted: 04/04/06
05:38 PM
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That sounds very tempting to me...
I had looked into the super turbos but when i think of turbo mufflers i think...stock. I want somthing that has a decent sound...just not alot of poppy volume....like the yelling at your passengers and not being able to hear things like, pinging/detonation, and sirens, and horns.
Which was the problem with the glass packs...i always run my pipes out the side in front of the back tire. thanks
-Shred
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trpositd
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Posted: 04/05/06
06:24 PM
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I recall one of the mags did a flow comparison article a couple of years ago and the Dynomax Super Turbo did very well - better than even Flowmaster. The article said they sounded pretty good too - not like an empty tin can.
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Posted: 04/11/06
09:53 AM
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i dont like to go by articles i rather hear from the guy's on the streets its like picking up an ford magazine trying to find out somethin about an dodge you have to be careful about what you read.currently im runnin the super 40 in my z71 and i dont have to yell at my pasenger so thats lie #1.look here flowmaster makes an mellower sounding muffler that'll last if only you look for them.before i go buy an dynomax muffler i rather go buy an advance auto parts brand muffler thats even cheaper than the ""dynomice""look dude you get what you pay for.you want cheap products go buy an cheap product.
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Posted: 04/11/06
02:34 PM
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i dont like to go by articles i rather hear from the guy's on the streets
That's what I am, a guy on the streets. I know from experience...
its like picking up an ford magazine trying to find out somethin about an dodge you have to be careful about what you read.
No, it's not. The magazines test each brand and report what they find... usually unbiased. ( I say "usually" because sometimes "sponsors" advertising dollars can get in the way of the truth...)
currently im runnin the super 40 in my z71 and i dont have to yell at my pasenger so thats lie #1.
It's no lie, but thanks for the insult, genius. Different diameter exhaust pipes will have different effects on both exterior and interior noise. As will the different styles of Flowmasters, as will the difference between having or NOT having a catalytic convertor, etc ( <-- that's an abbreviation for the latin term "et cetera" which means " and so forth").
look here flowmaster makes an mellower sounding muffler that'll last if only you look for them.before i go buy an dynomax muffler i rather go buy an advance auto parts brand muffler thats even cheaper than the ""dynomice""look dude you get what you pay for.you want cheap products go buy an cheap product.
The Dynomax has proven itself in flow tests and costs about half what the Flowmaster costs; yet you would rather buy the cheapest muffler that Advance auto parts sells if you can't have a Flowmaster... That makes no sense. I'm all for buying American products (and Flowmaster is American, made in California), but the Dynomax's on my Chevelle have been there for 9 years now... and I've never heard another car with 3" dual exhaust ( comparable to mine) with less interior OR exterior noise. ... and to say that a Flowmaster is more mellow than a Dynomax super turbo... The people at Flowmaster would probably have a problem with that statement! Their harsh metallic sound is their trademark!
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Edited 4/11/2006 3:53 pm by yellochevello (yellochevell)
Edited 4/11/2006 3:59 pm by yellochevello (yellochevell)
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Tom91653
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Posted: 04/19/06
10:43 PM
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Hey Yello,
Very well said, you did good
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78beast
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Posted: 04/20/06
09:43 AM
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HI. I have super40 flowmasters in my car and they sound great they are not that loud, originally i had dual ex with no cats and they were really loud (ALSO BECAUSE THE PIpES ARE NEW and NOT COATED WITH CARBON) then i put catco cats on the pipes and it mellowed out a little more, it takes about a month before the sound comes down from funny car to a nice tone, i drive a lot and i have conversations with all my passengers, i dont wake up the neighbors and still scare the honda with the coffe can next to me, but yes they are about 70 bucks....have you tried ebay?
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Posted: 04/22/06
02:11 PM
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Part of me regrets my retort at "Mason", but being called a liar when I'm only trying to contribute from my (albeit limited) bank of knowledge just sort of rubs me the wrong way.
There are plenty of people who aren't well written, but may actually be intelligent people. I'm not going to say whether I think Mason is one of these people or not, but this forum hasn't been and shouldn't be a place for mean or rude contributions.
I have relatively recently tried to buy American products (not made in china), but it's getting harder and harder... so many companies are watching their bottom line so closely that they farm out the labor to china or some other "cheap labor" country...
FlowMaster is still American made, but I have always preferred the sound of a turbo muffler to the sound of a flowmaster, and the added "flow" of the Dynomax was a bonus. Are there any other mufflers made in America?
Who's good with the google?
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chevnut
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Posted: 05/01/06
07:00 AM
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try exhaust shops,my frend owns pauls custom exhaust in taunton ma. he saves the performance mufflers that he takes off cars that dealers are selling or people want louder or quiter,the sell them cheap or free if you pay them to install. i use flowmasters on everything but my truck i wanted what you want so i had him install the biggest flowmaster made its perfect.
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Posted: 05/08/06
09:18 AM
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hmmm i smell an dynomax "REP" look man flowmaster has proven itself so case close!!!sorry if you took what i said to heart but the truth is the truth. jus read the threads yellochevello thank you.
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Posted: 05/09/06
08:17 PM
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hmmm i (I) smell an (a) d(D)ynomax "REP"
Nope, I just prefer their sound... and independant studies have proven they flow more than Flowmasters... believe what you will.
l(L)ook man(,) f(F)lowmaster has proven itself(,) so case close(d) !!!
Proven itself to be American made, and to have a sound that many people prefer. Perhaps they have a newer muffler that flows better than the older ones that didn't perform as well as their competition... I don't know. I said that I don't like that Dynomax's are now made in China, and asked for a comparable flowing muffler made in America; preferably with a sound similar to a turbo ... Does that sound like something a Dynomax "rep" would say?
(I'm) sorry if you took what i(I) said to heart(,) but the truth is the truth.
Don't call people's opinions lies. Keep your eyes open. Don't jump to conclusions. Do your research... other than just asking questions here on this board. Then you'll have a better grasp of the "truth".
j(J)us(t) read the threads yellochevello(.) t(T)hank you.
Which ones? Most people prefer Flowmasters... that doesn't mean they flow better (<--which was the point of this thread, right?), just that they "sound" better to a majority of people. Google "muffler flow test" or something... |
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Posted: 05/22/06
10:57 AM
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ok here we go again why go to google when i can ask the customers on this site.once again dynomax rep.by the way if you have a problem with the questions that i post on this site dont read them simple as that!im sure if you take an poll on this site or any other site people will prefer flowmaster over dynomax any day not only because of sound but because of proven performance.i tell you what i'll set it up and we can go from there it'll be my project and this will settle it all.you can respond if you want to or not but please no corrections or negativity its just an simple poll thank you!!
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