Flowmaster vs ?????
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Glen Allen, VA
Another vote for Flowmaster 50 series. That's what I have on mine with Hooker Super Comps and true dual exahaust. They can be quiet if you want them to be, but definitely make some noise at WOT. No drone in mine either.
Race Director
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From: Forked River NJ
Guys, sitting here bashing other peoples exhaust is getting no where. If one thing I have found is the exhaust tone is like peoples taste in women. Everybody likes something different. What someone thinks is sweet music to your ears is very annoying to someone else. I always take the approach to questions like this is to have the OP go and listen to as many systems as he can and make the decision for himself. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Baltimore MD
Guys, sitting here bashing other peoples exhaust is getting no where. If one thing I have found is the exhaust tone is like peoples taste in women. Everybody likes something different. What someone thinks is sweet music to your ears is very annoying to someone else. I always take the approach to questions like this is to have the OP go and listen to as many systems as he can and make the decision for himself.
Race Director
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From: Forked River NJ
You have to be in the car to experience it. Mine seems to have gone away. I have also been through 3 different engines and now 3 different transmissions. A 4,5 and now a 6 speed. I either do not notice it or the rpm cruising is different and I don't get the drone.
Melting Slicks
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Guys, sitting here bashing other peoples exhaust is getting no where. If one thing I have found is the exhaust tone is like peoples taste in women. Everybody likes something different. What someone thinks is sweet music to your ears is very annoying to someone else. I always take the approach to questions like this is to have the OP go and listen to as many systems as he can and make the decision for himself.
Flowmaster for some stupid reason, lists the Deltaflows for the C3 as opposed to the regular 40s series which are the same dimensions. Neither of which will fit without custom pipe work btw. I ordered a set way back when, paid good money for them and to have them installed. Only to fire it up and notice it was only slightly louder than stock. My high flow cat made more of a difference in exhaust sound than the mufflers did.
So like I said, Deltaflows are like quiet flowmasters. And IMO, they suck!
Melting Slicks
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These are what my bullets sound like with high flow cats. Fast forward to the last 30 seconds to hear it from outside the car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVG7XTKG5U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVG7XTKG5U
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Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Sierra Foothills CA
Here's mine with Flowmaster Super 44's and yes they are LOUD and I luv it that way!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswDxeJs-4o#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswDxeJs-4o#
on the sound of your Vette. Really very sweeeet!
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Instructor
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Pasadena CA
Looking at all the vids you guys have posted and thinking a lot of my options I think I'm going with flowmasters.
The deltas are too quiet for me. and I still love the sound of the flowmasters. I think I'm going original 40 because the 44 is to race car sounding to me, I kinda like that wild sound of the original 40.
Monday I'll be getting them installed with some 2.5 from my hooked comps back.
Any good shops in so cal. I'm in Pasadena and the closer the better as I wouldn't have to drive as far with just headers haha. I've already been to a few shops and they want about 400+tax and about an extra 80 for mendrel bent. This sound like a decent deal? (no tips)
The deltas are too quiet for me. and I still love the sound of the flowmasters. I think I'm going original 40 because the 44 is to race car sounding to me, I kinda like that wild sound of the original 40.
Monday I'll be getting them installed with some 2.5 from my hooked comps back.
Any good shops in so cal. I'm in Pasadena and the closer the better as I wouldn't have to drive as far with just headers haha. I've already been to a few shops and they want about 400+tax and about an extra 80 for mendrel bent. This sound like a decent deal? (no tips)
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2004
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Looking at all the vids you guys have posted and thinking a lot of my options I think I'm going with flowmasters.
The deltas are too quiet for me. and I still love the sound of the flowmasters. I think I'm going original 40 because the 44 is to race car sounding to me, I kinda like that wild sound of the original 40.
Monday I'll be getting them installed with some 2.5 from my hooked comps back.
Any good shops in so cal. I'm in Pasadena and the closer the better as I wouldn't have to drive as far with just headers haha. I've already been to a few shops and they want about 400+tax and about an extra 80 for mendrel bent. This sound like a decent deal? (no tips)
The deltas are too quiet for me. and I still love the sound of the flowmasters. I think I'm going original 40 because the 44 is to race car sounding to me, I kinda like that wild sound of the original 40.
Monday I'll be getting them installed with some 2.5 from my hooked comps back.
Any good shops in so cal. I'm in Pasadena and the closer the better as I wouldn't have to drive as far with just headers haha. I've already been to a few shops and they want about 400+tax and about an extra 80 for mendrel bent. This sound like a decent deal? (no tips)
Melting Slicks
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My $.02, Flowmaster super 44's are badass. I have them installed in the stock position, none of that inches from the collector bs. They do have a significant drone which helped me pinpoint all of the loose stuff in my interior 
Tightened everything up and now the cab is quiet, drone still vibrates you a bit but I really like it. They have a deep throaty rumble at low rpms that I frequently set car alarms off with when I am parking in the garage at my college. At high rpms they sound really free flowing, great tone. Ok sorry for the 44 rant, that was more like $.05 but if you like to pose your car as mild-aggressive than 44's are great.
If you want to hear super 44's on true dual exhaust watch this vid of my car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xMSCKL7vSg
p.s. Super 40's are too big to install on a vette, they are truck mufflers. The 44's are the small car alternative that approximates the sound of the 40's.
Tightened everything up and now the cab is quiet, drone still vibrates you a bit but I really like it. They have a deep throaty rumble at low rpms that I frequently set car alarms off with when I am parking in the garage at my college. At high rpms they sound really free flowing, great tone. Ok sorry for the 44 rant, that was more like $.05 but if you like to pose your car as mild-aggressive than 44's are great. If you want to hear super 44's on true dual exhaust watch this vid of my car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xMSCKL7vSg
p.s. Super 40's are too big to install on a vette, they are truck mufflers. The 44's are the small car alternative that approximates the sound of the 40's.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Forked River NJ
These are what my bullets sound like with high flow cats. Fast forward to the last 30 seconds to hear it from outside the car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVG7XTKG5U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVG7XTKG5U
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: League City Tx
Another option....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6CU3...=youtube_gdata
These flow way better then Flowmaster, sound similar although not as loud. These do drone in my car from 1400-1800rpms even with an X pipe but....that is w/3" pipes so it makes it worse. It's very quiet at freeway speeds though and sound good at WOT as you can hear it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtMuS...=youtube_gdata
Just throwing another option out there. BTW I had flowmaster 40s on it with 2 1/2" pipes first and this sounds way better. And like Highhat mentioned, I feel way more exhaust blowing out now at idle. Flowmasters are restrictive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6CU3...=youtube_gdata
These flow way better then Flowmaster, sound similar although not as loud. These do drone in my car from 1400-1800rpms even with an X pipe but....that is w/3" pipes so it makes it worse. It's very quiet at freeway speeds though and sound good at WOT as you can hear it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtMuS...=youtube_gdata
Just throwing another option out there. BTW I had flowmaster 40s on it with 2 1/2" pipes first and this sounds way better. And like Highhat mentioned, I feel way more exhaust blowing out now at idle. Flowmasters are restrictive.
Instructor
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From: Denver CO
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From: Salzburg Austria
I also have flowmasters on my 1968 427. Headman headers and X-pipe with 2,5" tubes.
They drone inside the car by low rpm and I hate this! I´ll go with Magnaflows as soon as possible.
Here you can hear the flowmasters.
Regards, Günther
They drone inside the car by low rpm and I hate this! I´ll go with Magnaflows as soon as possible.
Here you can hear the flowmasters.
Regards, Günther
Race Director
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Sierra Foothills CA
I also have flowmasters on my 1968 427. Headman headers and X-pipe with 2,5" tubes.
They drone inside the car by low rpm and I hate this! I´ll go with Magnaflows as soon as possible.
Here you can hear the flowmasters.
Regards, Günther
They drone inside the car by low rpm and I hate this! I´ll go with Magnaflows as soon as possible.
Here you can hear the flowmasters.
Regards, Günther
