mufflers
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: Lancaster Pa
mufflers
i have a 76 vette and just put corvette central exhaust on the shorty hedders 2.5 pipes with the magnaflow hide away mufflers oh and it doesnt have a cat on it true duels does anybody have this system on there car and can you tell me if the mufflers get louder after you put some miles on them i hope they do
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 5,943
Likes: 61
From: Southern NH
Nope. Magnaflows don't sound good on these stock engines. I have about 3,000 miles on my CC exhaust and I'm pretty sure the muffs are going to get replaced by Flowmasters sometime in the near future.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,372
Likes: 215
From: Peoria Arizona
i have a 76 vette and just put corvette central exhaust on the shorty hedders 2.5 pipes with the magnaflow hide away mufflers oh and it doesnt have a cat on it true duels does anybody have this system on there car and can you tell me if the mufflers get louder after you put some miles on them i hope they do
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 1,200
Likes: 1
From: Belle River Ontario
2015 C3 of Year Finalist
I have the same set up , SS Magna Flows and it sounds fine to me.
Are you looking to sound annoying?
To me , I tend to like more meaty sound over how loud it is.
Are you looking to sound annoying?
To me , I tend to like more meaty sound over how loud it is.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 2,709
Likes: 3
From: Savannah GA
I must be getting old because Flowmaster 40s sound raspy and annoyingly loud to me anymore. The only reason I might run them is if someone could show me a back to back dyno chart... same car, same dyno, same day showing a real HP boost. Magnaflows are deeper than stock but not obnoxious or intrusive... I am NOT too old, I am NOT too old I am NOT too old.......
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: Lancaster Pa
no im not looking for really loud i guess i should be happy because it sounds good nice and deep and when im off the gas the cops dont look my way the motor has 430 hp so you can tell something is under the hood
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 1,743
Likes: 289
From: Chardon Ohio
I JUST installed that exact system on my '81 last week, so I can't tell you if they get louder over time, I've only put maybe 80 miles on since then. I do know that they sound great. But it's all sort of relative. It depends on what you have had on before. The system I replaced was mostly stock, without the catalytic converter. So it sounds better then it did, and I can feel a liittle more power. I don't know about the Magnaflows though, that's a continual discussion here. It's hard to compare apples to apples though.
Jim
oh, and I have a GM crate engine, somewhere around 300 hp...
Jim
oh, and I have a GM crate engine, somewhere around 300 hp...
Last edited by jim-81; May 8, 2012 at 10:14 AM. Reason: add motor
Racer
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 498
Likes: 77
From: DFW Texas
I JUST installed that exact system on my '81 last week, so I can't tell you if they get louder over time, I've only put maybe 80 miles on since then. I do know that they sound great. But it's all sort of relative. It depends on what you have had on before. The system I replaced was mostly stock, without the catalytic converter. So it sounds better then it did, and I can feel a liittle more power. I don't know about the Magnaflows though, that's a continual discussion here. It's hard to compare apples to apples though.
Jim
oh, and I have a GM crate engine, somewhere around 300 hp...
Jim
oh, and I have a GM crate engine, somewhere around 300 hp...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,096
Likes: 15
Did exactly what you did on my 82 last week. Yes they are very quiet to me and was suprized. I removed a stock exhaust with cat but had the Flowmasters and was much more meaty that the Magnaflows without a cat. I hated the way the flowmasters looked under the car and was the main reason for changing them. It even feels like I lost a little low end torque as well which doesn't make any sense???
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 11,482
Likes: 0
From: Common courtesy and common sense are not common.
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13
Did exactly what you did on my 82 last week. Yes they are very quiet to me and was suprized. I removed a stock exhaust with cat but had the Flowmasters and was much more meaty that the Magnaflows without a cat. I hated the way the flowmasters looked under the car and was the main reason for changing them. It even feels like I lost a little low end torque as well which doesn't make any sense???