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[Slo Ranger Trk]

hey all, good day to you all ...
this system is used on my califonia smog motored 2.5l truck .. i'm very lucky that the cat converters tested 0 hydrocarbons last smog ... the set up in the truck now is stock manifold ( internal ported & polished ) down pipe, with both converters inline, into a short tube, then the muffler and a turndown just before the rear axle ... my question is what type of muffler should i use ? i'm aware that all the B.S./ hp numbers are crap... just looking for a muffler that will keep the backpressure ok, and maybe flow a tick better ...
thanks all, mahalo

 

[kemo]

If all you want to do is make noise, get a flowmaster. If you want something that sounds good, lasts, and performs well, look elsewhere.

 

[Rose2300]

Flowmasters last, and perform well, and they sound as good as a lima ever will.

 

[kemo]

I used to work in an exhaust shop, flowmasters do not last.

 

[pillen140]

Of course when they get rusty as hell. Flowmasters I've had on a few mustangs and other cars always lasted fine for me. I have a thrush welded on my truck now. For about a quarter of the cost of a flow master, they are pretty much a copy of a flow master. And they're pretty stout and sound good.... even on a 3.0, which I dodnt think could happen

 

[kemo]

Case and point, you can't see it rotting out until it is too late... as you can clearly see in the pictures.

 

[Hahnsb2]

Nothing but stainless will last in the rust belt, doesn't matter the brand.

 

[Rose2300]

the only reason it rusted like that is location. I guaruntee you it wouldn't rust in Arizona. Sure you've had bad experiences with them, but don't knock 'em if your not being logical about it.

 

[kemo]

the only reason it rusted like that is location. I guaruntee you it wouldn't rust in Arizona. Sure you've had bad experiences with them, but don't knock 'em if your not being logical about it.

Nothing but stainless will last in the rust belt, doesn't matter the brand.

You two don't seem to understand. The muffler is rotting from the inside out, not the outside in. It has absolutely nothing to do with location.

Nothing rusts like a flowmaster (non-stainless). Look it up. By the way, nothing drones like a flowmaster either: Flowmaster Drone

Don't forget the tin can sound:
Flowmaster "tinny" sound

Here is a guy in cali that is known to go through 40s like crazy, this is the car rolling off the lift with new Dynomax UltraFlo mufflers. It went in with broken 40s:



Read the comments:

I'm not trying to sell these things. My 40's were falling apart and it was time for a change.  I decided to go a little more of a low key approach brcause I was getting all the wrong kind of attention. With a little less noise, I get to enjoy the car more. With track days coming, I'm sure I'll notice a performance increase as well.

Glad it worked out for you. I have Dynomat and the 40's were in the stock location with the exhaust exiting out the back. It was just too loud. Constantly getting pulled over is not my deal. After years of replacing broken 40's, I finally wised up and decided to go with a better muffler. The Ultra Flo's are some of the best flowing mufflers available. Can't really beat straight through flow numbers. Dyno and flow charts show the facts. Loud doesn't mean powerful.

The FlowMaster 40's in 3 inch were way to loud with the 454 and cam. There was a constant droning inside the car that literally drove me nuts over 45 mph. At idle they were too loud. If you are looking for a loud exhaust and your car is relatively stock, the 40's maybe right for you. They are great on cruise nights and cars shows because they will get you noticed. You'll get noticed by the Police too.

It all depends on taste. Consider the super 44's over the 40

Check out my previous videos. I may have some with me driving the 40's. I know I have some good ones of the idle and rapping the engine.

In my opinion, the 40's are for guys that want attention. I can live without it and I'm happy as hell with the Dynomax Ultraflo's. My neighbor says her nick nacs don't shake off the shelves anymore. So she's happy too.

 

[88ranger89camaro]

nothing drones like a flowmaster either

Yeah the one on my camaro droned like crazy ...... I will say in 8 years it had no rust, I swaped it out for a Cherry Bomb Vortex

I put a Magnaflow on my Ranger

 

[kemo]

Here is a pair of Flowmaster muffler comparisons... note how tinny they all are. When I say tinny, I mean the similar sound you get when you have a soda can on your bicycle tire. It becomes obvious when he revs it. Sounds like a tin can. Another analogy that many people use is the sound of marbles in a can, flowmaster mastered this.



I heavily advise you to listen to this with a high quality set of headphones or speakers.

 

[Hahnsb2]

We get it, you don't like flowmasters, they aren't my favorite either. I've still never seen one around here rust through.

 

[RavoHimself]

my vote is on a thrush welded

 

[88ranger89camaro]

We get it, you don't like flowmasters, they aren't my favorite either. I've still never seen one around here rust through.

wow yea he must work for dynomax or magnaflow

 

[kemo]

I don't work for any exhaust company. I used to work at an exhaust shop.