Flowmaster
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Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Forked River NJ
Exhaust sound is a very personal taste. Some like it others don't. I wanted the 40s on mine but the guy welding up the system talked me out of them. He said they are way to loud on a Vette. The Vette has no tail pipes so they are louder than say on a Camaro or Mustang. I went with Delta Flow 50s on mine. Loud enough to hear from a distance but they don't set off every car alarm in the area. Try to listen to as many systems as you can.
Burning Brakes
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From: dudley ma
I do believe if you go to Flowmasters website you can play videos of their different mufflers. I have 50's on my 78 and a friend has 40's on his 80. His is some what louder but still can have a conversation in his cabin talking normally
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYN30llch90
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Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Aarhus, Denmark
Those videos are useless because the sound will be different on a Vette with the mufflers in the very rear... The only way to know what a muffler will sound like is by finding another Vette with that same muffler but keep in mind even that can change depending on the pipes and entire system such a crossover or H pipe, size of pipe, motor including cam and compresion and the list goes on and on.... With thate being said, I have the Flowmaster Super 44's and I hate them.. They sound like tin cans when its cold and there is no deep tone at all, even after it warms up and its mainly due to the location.. I contacted Flowmaster about it and all they said is "what did you expect, your mufflers are in the rear and you dont have any pipes after the muffler".. I am personally looking for the loudest and deepest tone I can find. Here is a sound clip of the FM Super 44's on my Vette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYN30llch90
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYN30llch90
Thanks, if you don't like the 44's, what will you then go for?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Shreveport LA
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From: ft walton beach florida
Those videos are useless because the sound will be different on a Vette with the mufflers in the very rear... The only way to know what a muffler will sound like is by finding another Vette with that same muffler but keep in mind even that can change depending on the pipes and entire system such a crossover or H pipe, size of pipe, motor including cam and compresion and the list goes on and on.... With thate being said, I have the Flowmaster Super 44's and I hate them.. They sound like tin cans when its cold and there is no deep tone at all, even after it warms up and its mainly due to the location.. I contacted Flowmaster about it and all they said is "what did you expect, your mufflers are in the rear and you dont have any pipes after the muffler".. I am personally looking for the loudest and deepest tone I can find. Here is a sound clip of the FM Super 44's on my Vette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYN30llch90
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYN30llch90
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