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Nov 13, 2011 | 01:39 AM

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rzkas

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ideas pls. In addition to note above, has anyone used 18" resonator and straight pipe without mufflers? How those it sound? any drone or crispy tone? Help me make a decission for exhaust and exhaust sound.

Nov 13, 2011 | 03:08 AM

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Tim H

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Go to the "Hotrod" magazine web site and look around at the cars on there ans see what mufflers they are running.
99% are Flowmasters whether its a stocker or a fire breathing 500 horse monster.
Not 1 set of magnflaws.
But run what you want , you can always take it back to the shop and have another set put on until you find what you like.
But really a stock vette only deserves magnaflaws to keep the public attention down to a minimum.

Nov 13, 2011 | 05:53 PM

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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!

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That's what I like about my Magnaflows, they aren't as loud as a Flowmaster. I like to stay under the radar, if ya know what I mean. If you want your 'vette to be loud and obnoxious, (and I mean that in a good way!) then I guess the Flowmasters are the way to go. Ya pays yer money, and ya makes yer choice!

Scott

Nov 14, 2011 | 12:11 AM

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magnaflow but what type/style/series/model? or any universal magnaflow can do it? anyone knows anything about the 18" powerstick with no muffler

Nov 14, 2011 | 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by scottyp99

I just put Magnaflows and 2 1/2" mandrel bent pipes on my '80 this summer. Chambered mufflers (like FlowMrs

) drone too much. If you have a need to draw more attention to yourself and your car than a C3 inherently draws, then FlowMrs 40 mufflers will do that. They will draw more attention, but not from people who already notice and appreciate a C3 Corvette without shouting at them with a loud exhaust. I can look from one end through my Magnaflows out the other end. That's got to flow better than chambers.

Nov 14, 2011 | 01:14 AM

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I have magnaflows on my 77 auto with shorty headers and 2.5 all the way back.. this is with my zz4, and I have been told they sound great, at idle they have a great sound bt when you get on it they sure sound great... i have had tons of c5 c6 guys with the borlas and bb exhaust tell me that my system sounds great from the side and from behind me...
I myself think the flowmaster are way to loud and have a terrible drone...

and tim im sorry but not every hotrods have flowmaster... some hotrod actually want to sound good so they go with magnaflows....LOL JK..... I just like the magnas....

a few videos
magnaflow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z19AVYrj00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-601vbORjU4

flowmaster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TudPF7abjVw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC-oqt0OfZs

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Nov 14, 2011 | 02:07 AM

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I have a new name for magnaflaws, I will now call them magnagrandpas.
Im telling you all again, the only reason people buy them is because Corvette parts distributors sell them and push as a replacement for a stock muffler so sheeple think its acceptable to use.
If a car showed up around here with them they would be laughed off the street because people would think you got them at the muffler/car wash/fruit stand/ tanning salon down the alley!!!!

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and tim im sorry but not every hotrods have flowmaster... some hotrod actually want to sound good so they go with magnaflows.

I have yet to see a Camaro, Chevelle, Monte Carlo with magnagrandpas on it and absolutely no Mopar and well maybe a Ferd but who looks at them anyways?

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Nov 14, 2011 | 03:00 AM

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In 10 minutes I found 6 hotrods with magnaflows so please .. lets just agree to disagree......LOL
I can go on but i need to go to bed,.....Night tim

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...e/viewall.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...o-for-z06.html
http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...uck/index.html
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea..._mufflers.html
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/..._ss/index.html
http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl...n/viewall.html
http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/...l/viewall.html

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Originally Posted by Tim H

I have yet to see a Camaro, Chevelle, Monte Carlo with magnagrandpas on it and absolutely no Mopar and well maybe a Ferd but who looks at them anyways?

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Nov 14, 2011 | 07:11 AM

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I called all these people and they said they had to cut down their horsepower so they didn't get bothered by NHRA to race the top dogs so they ran magnagrandpas and lost 300 horse power and was mistakin for a horse and buggy setup!

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Nov 14, 2011 | 07:53 AM

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BKbroiler

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I have Magnaflows on my 77. I've run 12.49 with them with a mild 383. I usually can't hear the boy racers with their Flowmasters because they are so far behind me.

Nov 14, 2011 | 08:59 AM

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ptroxx

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Originally Posted by Tim H

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You just hate to admitt it when your wrong It's ok.
Everyone else knows the real truth. Once you get out of the omish world your in youll even get magna flows

Nov 14, 2011 | 01:18 PM

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Tim H

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Im not Amish, im Catholic!!!!!

Nov 14, 2011 | 03:21 PM

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ptroxx

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Originally Posted by Tim H

Im not Amish, im Catholic!!!!!

ME TOO LOLOL

Just got new 3in tis on my Magnaflows...... Sweet......LOLOL Insert stir the pot smiley here....LOL

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Nov 14, 2011 | 04:34 PM

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ptroxx

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here is the video of my magnaflows....LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnXUn-Z_gUY

Nov 14, 2011 | 04:56 PM

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here is the video of my magnaflows....LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnXUn-Z_gUY

Is that a 6 cylinder they are on or what it it???

Nov 14, 2011 | 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim H

Is that a 6 cylinder they are on or what it it???

If it is thats a bad a$$ sounding cylinder...LOL

And at the muffler shop today he said when people come in with there weak cars they put flowmaster on make it sound better....

But when the hot cars come in and want to make there hot rod sound cool they use magnaflows....he said they flows just drone way to much..which I agree....

Heck I deliver to the flowmaster building here in santa rosa and all those guys have magnaflows.....they think they sound better...LOL

Nov 14, 2011 | 08:24 PM

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Tim H

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If it is thats a bad a$$ sounding cylinder...LOL

And at the muffler shop today he said when people come in with there weak cars they put flowmaster on make it sound better.... i can't help your area has slow junk cars all over the roads

But when the hot cars come in and want to make there hot rod sound cool they use magnaflows....he said they flows just drone way to much..which I agree.... so is this "muffler shop" doing eyelash plucking while no ones buying magnagrandpas?

Iv'e been working on cars since 1982 and this is the only place/forum I have ever heard of magnagrandpas.