muffler question
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Cruising
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From: Boise Idaho
muffler question
Hi guys, 95 stock lt1 with magnaflow mufflers. Wanting more deep sound out of exhaust. local muffler shop has a set of flowmaster take offs that they will sell and mount for $200. What do you think?
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From: San Antonio Texas
Do muffler eliminators drone as bad as most after mkt mufflers do or do they put the sound out the back? I have Magnaflow mufflers and they should be called MagnaDrones because it's horrendous at highway cruise.
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Some will tell you that you won't, but there is no denying that it is there in the 1500-1800 rpm range under a light load.
No mufflers on my LT4, and wife does not care for the interior drone at times.
It does not bother me at all though, but I would never tell someone it isn't there.
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I went with the chambered mufflers from Allen's Exhaust. It has a really nice deep tone and very little drone. It sounds great in person!
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Yes, you will have drone with eliminators.
Some will tell you that you won't, but there is no denying that it is there in the 1500-1800 rpm range under a light load.
No mufflers on my LT4, and wife does not care for the interior drone at times.
It does not bother me at all though, but I would never tell someone it isn't there.
Some will tell you that you won't, but there is no denying that it is there in the 1500-1800 rpm range under a light load.
No mufflers on my LT4, and wife does not care for the interior drone at times.
It does not bother me at all though, but I would never tell someone it isn't there.
Taking out the rear mufflers was my very first mod to my LT4. I experienced the very same drone/resonance that Rolla described. My solution was to replace the resonator with one of these...
http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/s...=main&id=11592
It took care of that noise and sounds great. Still holding together nearly eight years later.
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From: South Dakota
Yes, you will have drone with eliminators.
Some will tell you that you won't, but there is no denying that it is there in the 1500-1800 rpm range under a light load.
No mufflers on my LT4, and wife does not care for the interior drone at times.
It does not bother me at all though, but I would never tell someone it isn't there.
Some will tell you that you won't, but there is no denying that it is there in the 1500-1800 rpm range under a light load.
No mufflers on my LT4, and wife does not care for the interior drone at times.
It does not bother me at all though, but I would never tell someone it isn't there.
I put eliminators on my '94 6 speed and liked it. It did not bother me either.
Under any load they get louder. Even part throttle like up a hill on the highway. For me, I liked the sound even with a 100 mile per day commute (mostly highway) I really didn't notice it much on the highway with the cruise on, but I like listening to the motor.
Last edited by QCVette; Jun 30, 2014 at 02:13 PM.