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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Anyone have or listened to Flowmaster’s on a C5?

Good or Bad? Sound?

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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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I have them on mine. Pretty aggressive sounding, the neighbors do comment...
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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My C5 came with a set of quad flowmasters on it. doesn't sound too bad. I haven't heard enough exhausts in person to try to compare it to anything though.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:32 PM
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Flowmasters belong on a big pick up truck with big obnoxious tires and a gun rack


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Originally Posted by brlinns
I have them on mine. Pretty aggressive sounding, the neighbors do comment...
You have a picure? Are they the 80 series?
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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The sound is good but the tips are
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Originally Posted by 4deatr
The sound is good but the tips are
Agree with the Tips are Was hoping if I liked the sound, the tips could be switched
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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I heard them on a Trans Am last week.

The TA sounded pretty good. Can't comment on drone though.

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Originally Posted by kingsey
Flowmasters belong on a big pick up truck with big obnoxious tires and a gun rack


Don't forget Mustangs!
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Its really hard to judge how an exhaust sounds without hearing it in person but heres a clip of my flowmasters.
The tips don't look THAT bad!
The 'day' clip is before I gutted the pre-cats. 'Night' clip is after. Hair of a difference in sound. A little deeper and a hair louder is all.
http://media.putfile.com/C5-Flowmast...Pre-Cat-Delete
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Originally Posted by kingsey
Flowmasters belong on a big pick up truck with big obnoxious tires and a gun rack


People from New Jersey shouldnt throw stones

The flowmasters sound nice, better than OEM at idle, pretty quiet around town (no drone) and loud when you want them to be (at WOT). A nice compromise between stock and racecar exhaust.
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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open my post about wires there happens to be a youtube clip of my vette gettin tuned, it has Flowmasters.

Charlie, a VERY well respected tuner, mentioned on his own "the Flowmasters sounded good", now when Charlie speaks, people listen, so there you have it, I really like my Flows but IMO, the 4 round tips are indeed just a bit to small looking in diameter, out back. However I do recommend them, good bargain, nice results.

Peace,
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