Flowmasters
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From: Boosted in Manhattan & Round Rock TX. President of the Non Club Club of Kansas and Round Rock , Not the flat part.
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I can hear it coming now . . .
Ok, I'll relate the story again.
I was new to the vette thing, and trusted the corvette specialty shop I bought the car from for advice on what to upgrade the stock exhaust to. They reccommended the Flowmasters and I had them installed, and also had a Blackwing Intake and an oil change done. The bill came to about $2300.
Several months later, I was browsing around and came upon the Flowmaster site and I'm pretty sure the mufflers I have are about $800 (ya, the "Uh oh light" went off in my head also).
Oh well, live and learn I guess. I have a good mechanic now, wont happen again.
Anyone care to hazzard an opinion oh how the **** the work done could have come close to what I paid? Unless I'm missing something.
BTW, love the Flowmasters, I think they sound great. If anything I might want them a little louder, dont find any problem at all with noise on longer trips. WOT sounds good to me :-)
Ok, I'll relate the story again.
I was new to the vette thing, and trusted the corvette specialty shop I bought the car from for advice on what to upgrade the stock exhaust to. They reccommended the Flowmasters and I had them installed, and also had a Blackwing Intake and an oil change done. The bill came to about $2300.
Several months later, I was browsing around and came upon the Flowmaster site and I'm pretty sure the mufflers I have are about $800 (ya, the "Uh oh light" went off in my head also).
Oh well, live and learn I guess. I have a good mechanic now, wont happen again.
Anyone care to hazzard an opinion oh how the **** the work done could have come close to what I paid? Unless I'm missing something.
BTW, love the Flowmasters, I think they sound great. If anything I might want them a little louder, dont find any problem at all with noise on longer trips. WOT sounds good to me :-)
Burning Brakes
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From: 90% of all Fords are still on the road.....the other 10% actually made it home!
That Redneck comment about Flowmasters is nothing more than one man's opinion. (which you're completely entitled to) I will agree that on a C5 the Flowmaster catback system is VERY lacking when it comes to that unique sound you normally hear on any true muscle car. But IMO, there's NOTHING that sounds better on an older muscle car (that has a cam and a stall converter) than the two chambered Flowmasters. Even the 2.5" American Thunder Flowmasters on my buddy's Camaro sounds bad ***! 
I had 3" exhaust with the 2 chamber 40 series Flowmasters on both of my '67 Camaros, both '73 Z28's, my '66 Chevelle, both '69 Chevelles, and both my '66 & '67 Novas. Even my '89 Iroc-Z & my current '96 Z28 sounds good with 'em,.....but there's definitely something about the C5 catback system that makes it not even really have that Flowmaster sound.
And if that one article about restrictive flow on the flowmasters is true, I guarantee you it's ONLY in referrence to the C5 catback or one of the newer set-ups. The 2 chamber F/M's are some of the highest flowing mufflers on the market. 
I had 3" exhaust with the 2 chamber 40 series Flowmasters on both of my '67 Camaros, both '73 Z28's, my '66 Chevelle, both '69 Chevelles, and both my '66 & '67 Novas. Even my '89 Iroc-Z & my current '96 Z28 sounds good with 'em,.....but there's definitely something about the C5 catback system that makes it not even really have that Flowmaster sound.
And if that one article about restrictive flow on the flowmasters is true, I guarantee you it's ONLY in referrence to the C5 catback or one of the newer set-ups. The 2 chamber F/M's are some of the highest flowing mufflers on the market.
Burning Brakes
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From: Deerfield VA
St. Jude Donor '07
That Redneck comment about Flowmasters is nothing more than one man's opinion. (which you're completely entitled to) I will agree that on a C5 the Flowmaster catback system is VERY lacking when it comes to that unique sound you normally hear on any true muscle car. But IMO, there's NOTHING that sounds better on an older muscle car (that has a cam and a stall converter) than the two chambered Flowmasters. Even the 2.5" American Thunder Flowmasters on my buddy's Camaro sounds bad ***!
I had 3" exhaust with the 2 chamber 40 series Flowmasters on both of my '67 Camaros, both '73 Z28's, my '66 Chevelle, both '69 Chevelles, and both my '66 & '67 Novas. Even my '89 Iroc-Z & my current '96 Z28 sounds good with 'em,.....but there's definitely something about the C5 catback system that makes it not even really have that Flowmaster sound. And if that one article about restrictive flow on the flowmasters is true, I guarantee you it's ONLY in referrence to the C5 catback or one of the newer set-ups. The 2 chamber F/M's are some of the highest flowing mufflers on the market.
I had 3" exhaust with the 2 chamber 40 series Flowmasters on both of my '67 Camaros, both '73 Z28's, my '66 Chevelle, both '69 Chevelles, and both my '66 & '67 Novas. Even my '89 Iroc-Z & my current '96 Z28 sounds good with 'em,.....but there's definitely something about the C5 catback system that makes it not even really have that Flowmaster sound.
And if that one article about restrictive flow on the flowmasters is true, I guarantee you it's ONLY in referrence to the C5 catback or one of the newer set-ups. The 2 chamber F/M's are some of the highest flowing mufflers on the market. Yep, this is a common thread even on the Mustang Forum, there are many "Exhaust Snobs" on there as well, that think flow's are junk. I don't know, but my little Mustang sounds great and FLIES, it has earned quite a few kills (including a '98 cobra) with it's 2V engine and Bolt-on mods. My Corvette if it sees an exhaust, will get a stock Z06 Ti setup when I find one. I'm not looking for more noise, my wife and I cruise in that car, and appreciate the quiet, it's our "stealth fighter" we like to approach under radar with that baby!
John
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From: Sacramento ca
Love my Flowmasters wouldnt change em for the world. Its funny you say they are for trucks because when I here Borlas coming I always think a truck is coming and then nope its a corvette. lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yir9tQevTg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yir9tQevTg
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From: Lynn Haven, FL Sunshine State
St. Jude Donor '08
My story wasn't meant to be a stab at "rednecks" or to be a muffler snob whatever that is. Guess ya had to be there for this one... Was pretty funny the way it happened.
You have to admit when you hear flowmaster you don't think of a newer gen corvette though. To each their own.
Burning Brakes
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