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muffler question
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muffler question
Do you think its possible since I have muff elminators on my car now to run a muffler like this just before the Y pipe?
http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/hp2.html
http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/hp2.html
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Originally Posted by Buttz
Do you think its possible since I have muff elminators on my car now to run a muffler like this just before the Y pipe?
http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/hp2.html
http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/hp2.html
Another consideration is the main cat acts like a muffler. Removing it to put a muffler in it's place doesn't gain much unless you employ a strong muffler. In that case, I gotta ask: Why elims if you want quiet?
I assume you're looking to add muffler upstream to avoid cluttering up the rear view? Consider targa mufflers -- which come is a couple of variations.
As alternatives, you could put glass packs in the bends before the final stretch. And, you might be able to get glass packs in the front "Y".
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I'd put a cat back on. The cat will quiet it down and get you back to legal. Two birds with one stone.
Putting dual cats in the front "Y" is another option.
Your year is not posted, but I'm guessing 84/85 which only had one cat. You only mentioned one cat.
Edit:
You should know that any muffler will induce as much (or more) backpressure as a converter does. So, you gain nothing by going from a converter to a muffler for quieting. OTOH, if you keep a converter, you stay quieter and legaler. New word I invented (legaler), like it?
Putting dual cats in the front "Y" is another option.
Your year is not posted, but I'm guessing 84/85 which only had one cat. You only mentioned one cat.
Edit:
You should know that any muffler will induce as much (or more) backpressure as a converter does. So, you gain nothing by going from a converter to a muffler for quieting. OTOH, if you keep a converter, you stay quieter and legaler. New word I invented (legaler), like it?
Last edited by GREGGPENN; Apr 25, 2006 at 03:38 PM.