MikeInIdaho
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There are differing opinions on this site about which exhaust setup is the "best" for their trucks, flowmaster vs. magnaflow, glasspack vs. "turbo" style, cat vs. no cat etc., etc.,
In my opinion, I don't like flowmaster mufflers on 4 cylinder vehicles due to the raspy, "tinny" exhaust note that they give. Running a 14 inch 40 series on a 4 banger just doesn't sound quite right to me. I had an 86 Toyota hilux with an old-school 40 series flowmaster on it and didn't care too much for the exhaust note it gave the truck. If you have a v-8 or even a v-6 its a different story, but even on a six flowmasters just dont quite do it for me.
I'm not very fond of glasspack-style mufflers either, as they sound even tinnier, ricier and shittier in general than flowmasters.
I had dual 40-series flowmasters on my 90 deg v6 lumina, and while I enjoyed the low, low rumble of the exhaust at idle, I was still getting a little "fartcan" note at higher rpms. The issue was remedied by changing out the 40's for dual two-chambered magnaflows (2 1/2 in/out) with 2 1/2 in. tips. It's now quite a bit quieter at idle and actually sounds like a sixer instead of a damn honda. I'm planning on getting a 2 1/4 in (2.5 core) straight through magnaflow with the perforated steel core put on my truck here in the next week or so, and have no plans to change anything else on the exhaust as there is no reason to do so. The factory 2 1/4 in. exhaust piping on my 4 cyl b2300 is just about the perfect diameter for its application, the smaller diameter actually helping to boost low-end torque, just like the non-restrictive factory intake ducting. After all, we are talking about a 4 cylinder truck, not a racecar. If you want gobs of top-end horsepower, buy a GSX-R.
p.s. : My LTZ Lumina makes the same horsepower numbers as a stock 5.0 mustang and I'm using the stock airbox with a drop-in k&n panel filter that's almost the exact same size and dimension as the one on my truck
In my opinion, I don't like flowmaster mufflers on 4 cylinder vehicles due to the raspy, "tinny" exhaust note that they give. Running a 14 inch 40 series on a 4 banger just doesn't sound quite right to me. I had an 86 Toyota hilux with an old-school 40 series flowmaster on it and didn't care too much for the exhaust note it gave the truck. If you have a v-8 or even a v-6 its a different story, but even on a six flowmasters just dont quite do it for me.
I'm not very fond of glasspack-style mufflers either, as they sound even tinnier, ricier and shittier in general than flowmasters.
I had dual 40-series flowmasters on my 90 deg v6 lumina, and while I enjoyed the low, low rumble of the exhaust at idle, I was still getting a little "fartcan" note at higher rpms. The issue was remedied by changing out the 40's for dual two-chambered magnaflows (2 1/2 in/out) with 2 1/2 in. tips. It's now quite a bit quieter at idle and actually sounds like a sixer instead of a damn honda. I'm planning on getting a 2 1/4 in (2.5 core) straight through magnaflow with the perforated steel core put on my truck here in the next week or so, and have no plans to change anything else on the exhaust as there is no reason to do so. The factory 2 1/4 in. exhaust piping on my 4 cyl b2300 is just about the perfect diameter for its application, the smaller diameter actually helping to boost low-end torque, just like the non-restrictive factory intake ducting. After all, we are talking about a 4 cylinder truck, not a racecar. If you want gobs of top-end horsepower, buy a GSX-R.
p.s. : My LTZ Lumina makes the same horsepower numbers as a stock 5.0 mustang and I'm using the stock airbox with a drop-in k&n panel filter that's almost the exact same size and dimension as the one on my truck