Which flowmaster to purchase
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From: Forked River NJ
The 40s are quite loud. The 50s I was pleased with. I don't run them anymore due to a custom system from ARH. I have sold the pipes and mufflers yet to be put on. Everyone complains of a drone I never noticed it.
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I have borlas on now, not sure the model type or series, it came on the car when I bought it, they sound good. They have a deep sound but more loud than anything, I'd just like something with a little more tone
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From: anchorage ak
I got 50 series, love the sound no issues with drone, how ever, I think they choke a little power and plan on putting dumps between the headers and the pipes and sooner or later going to a straight through muffler like dynamax or MagnaFlow.
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I have Flowmaster Super 40 mufflers on my car; nice deep tone with none of the drone associated with the regular 40 and 50 series Flowmaster mufflers.
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I had dynomax (Walker) super turbos back int he day--loved the sound, no drone, and nice and loud when you mash your foot tot he floor, but otherwise, "civilized!"
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It's an older video and YouTube clips generally don't paint the whole audio picture, but here's an '80 with our cat-back exhaust.
All of our exhausts have a nice smooth, deep tone, but as you suggest, they aren't much louder than a stock system at idle and at cruise. However, the volume increases dramatically and the tone gets a bit more aggressive when you open up the throttle. That's true both of our individual universal mufflers and entire exhaust systems.
All of our exhausts have a nice smooth, deep tone, but as you suggest, they aren't much louder than a stock system at idle and at cruise. However, the volume increases dramatically and the tone gets a bit more aggressive when you open up the throttle. That's true both of our individual universal mufflers and entire exhaust systems.
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From: Aarhus, Denmark
Sorry for asking, but what does "drone" mean?
I have Flowmaster 40 (42541) In idle they sound nice. Also on the highway.
But between 1400-1700RPM they "rattle/sound like resonance", mayby that is what "drone" means?
I hate it, I want to find so other mufflers ASAP. Please advice.
I have Flowmaster 40 (42541) In idle they sound nice. Also on the highway.
But between 1400-1700RPM they "rattle/sound like resonance", mayby that is what "drone" means?
I hate it, I want to find so other mufflers ASAP. Please advice.
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Sorry for asking, but what does "drone" mean?
I have Flowmaster 40 (42541) In idle they sound nice. Also on the highway.
But between 1400-1700RPM they "rattle/sound like resonance", mayby that is what "drone" means?
I hate it, I want to find so other mufflers ASAP. Please advice.
I have Flowmaster 40 (42541) In idle they sound nice. Also on the highway.
But between 1400-1700RPM they "rattle/sound like resonance", mayby that is what "drone" means?
I hate it, I want to find so other mufflers ASAP. Please advice.
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From: Dallas-Fort Worth TX
Wick, I got FM's Super 44's. On the louder side, but they sound really tuff. Remember, the sound/tone of the exhaust depends mostly on what you got under the hood as well as a true dual exhaust with headers and no emissions crap. A stock engine not gonna sound nearly as good with the same muffler vs. a modded, heads, cam, intake, compression, etc.
Also when my exhaust shop mounted my pipes, they were telling me the vibration and or drone maybe, can be the result of what type of hangers/bushings they use and locations of the mounts underneath the car.
Also when my exhaust shop mounted my pipes, they were telling me the vibration and or drone maybe, can be the result of what type of hangers/bushings they use and locations of the mounts underneath the car.