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allthrottle,nobottle · 02-21-2010, 06:06 PM

i am considering redoing my whole exhaust
my truck is a daily driver so i want to put in exhaust cutouts and some pretty quite mufflers so i can go back an forth between quite enough to drove on the highway at 75 and open headers. i also want to install a "X" pipe

what do yall suggest for mufflers that will have a good quiet tone?
and what do yall think of the idea over all?

thanks in advance for the help

Sinister · 02-21-2010, 06:16 PM

Some Turbo mufflers. Idea sounds good.

allthrottle,nobottle · 02-21-2010, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sinister

Some Turbo mufflers. Idea sounds good.

can you be more specific about the mufflers please?

Sinister · 02-21-2010, 06:38 PM

Turbo mufflers, plenty of companies make them. I'm running some from Summit. Nice mellow rumble.

allthrottle,nobottle · 02-21-2010, 07:34 PM

ok thank you...
any other suggestions???

hartleymetalworks · 02-21-2010, 08:11 PM

im kinda an expert in the feild of high performance exhaust systems and i can tell u this, u get what you pay for. Turbos are cheap. Most are junk and will only last a few years. Flowmaster makes a really good product. you could go with a 50 or 70 series for a low to moderate tone. as for the cut outs, the good ones are kinda expensive. i would go with electric tho, the heck with cabled ones or gettin on the ground to uncap them. hope this helps

*Fitz* · 02-21-2010, 09:49 PM

Try Magnaflow 8 in ovals 18 in long. Very mellow sound. I like them better than blowmasters. Dougs Headers has a really slick set of stainless electric cutouts too...LOUD

allthrottle,nobottle · 02-21-2010, 11:36 PM

im only in highschool so i dont have the money to buy electric cut-outs, but being in high has its perks, like i have access to the school multi-million dollar machine shop where i am going to make my own set of cut outs. im not exactly sure how i am going to do so yet, but im an engineering student so i will come up with something clever

and thanks for the additional muffler suggestions

Leviticus · 02-22-2010, 10:38 PM

You can just run headers and dual 40's and kick em out in front of the rear tires like mine, although I am still trying to find some of the fillings my truck has shaken loose lol.

Good luck with the install, sounds like you are getting some good advise.

glider_6969 · 02-22-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Leviticus

You can just run headers and dual 40's and kick em out in front of the rear tires like mine, although I am still trying to find some of the fillings my truck has shaken loose lol.

Good luck with the install, sounds like you are getting some good advise.

I let my Harley do that........

allthrottle,nobottle · 02-22-2010, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leviticus

You can just run headers and dual 40's and kick em out in front of the rear tires like mine, although I am still trying to find some of the fillings my truck has shaken loose lol.

Good luck with the install, sounds like you are getting some good advise.

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Originally Posted by glider_6969

I let my Harley do that........

yeah... thats how it is now. at 70+ mph i cant even hear myself think. and since its a daily driver thats why i am putting much milder mufflers and exhaust cut outs for when i want to set of car alarms and other fun things like that

dznucks · 02-23-2010, 07:56 AM

Maybe these pics will give you some ideas.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=380456

This system has the racey/exotic tone that '72customdeluxe is alluding too.

hartleymetalworks · 02-23-2010, 08:37 AM

the main reason you put in an X or H pipe, is to equalize each side of your exhaust. in theory the shorter you can make the H pipe, the better. basically the shortest, best flowing, most equalizing H pipe, is so short it becomes an x . So to answer your question yes an H pipe will suffice. Also magnaflow makes great products. Ive had a few customers complain about magnaflow, they say over time they get a little louder. I have never had them on any of my own trucks, so i cant say one way or another.

allthrottle,nobottle · 02-23-2010, 11:41 AM

i just want to clarify... im not exactly sure what yall mean by "racey/exotic" tone??? are yall talking about the sounds that a honda civic 4 cylinder makes when a exhaust system is put on it?

cause i want it to sound like a classic hotrod with the lope
i just want to make it much quieter, i understand it is going to be loud when i hammer the gas but if its idleing or if im just driving around town or im cruising i want it to me mild enough that i can talk to the person in the passenger seat.

dznucks · 02-23-2010, 11:48 AM

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i just want to clarify... im not exactly sure what yall mean by "racey/exotic" tone??? are yall talking about the sounds that a honda civic 4 cylinder makes when a exhaust system is put on it?

I am implying a newer Vette, GTO, camaro type sound. Not the loud, raspy flowmaster, cherry bomb sound.

i was looking for a quiet muffler too. The edlebrocks arent as quiet as those cars, stock, i metioned but its smooth and mellow.

If you want a cheap x-pipe, call Full Line Exhaust. You have to call for them, they arent listed on teh website. They sold me a 2.5" magnaflow x-pipe for $17. over $80 at summit. In my opinion they make the strongest x-pipe i have seen.

http://www.fle-online.com/Brands/Jones.asp

BAGNDRAGIT · 02-23-2010, 01:59 PM

i would reccomend looking at the flowmaster site if it has not already been said, and dont get super 44's

check this out. http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/index.php?cat=1

glider_6969 · 02-23-2010, 10:15 PM

Here is the set up I had mentioned in some earlier posts, mufflers and pipes are all stainless. It came in today,(next day delivery is great and no shipping costs even better). I already have my headers on that come out to a 3 in outlet and reduced with the mounting flange to the 2.5 inch exhaust system. Here it is all layed out in my garage. I already did a dry quick fit and seems like there shouldn't be any major issues to install, for once,

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allthrottle,nobottle · 02-24-2010, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by glider_6969

Here is the set up I had mentioned in some earlier posts, mufflers and pipes are all stainless. It came in today,(next day delivery is great and no shipping costs even better). I already have my headers on that come out to a 3 in outlet and reduced with the mounting flange to the 2.5 inch exhaust system. Here it is all layed out in my garage. I already did a dry quick fit and seems like there shouldn't be any major issues to install, for once,

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which specific mufflers do you have?

'72customdeluxe · 02-23-2010, 12:30 PM

^this, I meant the high pitched wail of a built lsx with x-pipe. H-pipe is the rougher more classic sound, x is smoother and higher pitched

'72customdeluxe · 02-23-2010, 06:37 PM

Flowmaster drone (even with the 70 series big block I believe it's called) sucks. Magnaflow, dynomax ultra flo, or turbos if you want cheaper and you don't mind some resonation and restriction.

Jeffs70 · 02-24-2010, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by '72customdeluxe

Flowmaster drone (even with the 70 series big block I believe it's called) sucks. Magnaflow, dynomax ultra flo, or turbos if you want cheaper and you don't mind some resonation and restriction.

Magnaflows cheap? since when? they are just as expensive as any flowmaster and IMHO they sound way better then any flowmaster and I switched from Flowmaster to Magnaflow and they even show better rating in HP and at WOT then any Flowmaster I have seen. Flowmasters IMHO are way over rated then they should be. anyone and everyone can put them on anything to make it sound mean but dont mean they are better then the average just because of their name is overly advertised and over rated. lol not trying to brush anything the wrong way but I just see alot of calling good quality Items cheap or trash when the people dont really know for sure.

allthrottle,nobottle · 02-24-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffs70

Magnaflows cheap? since when? they are just as expensive as any flowmaster and IMHO they sound way better then any flowmaster and I switched from Flowmaster to Magnaflow and they even show better rating in HP and at WOT then any Flowmaster I have seen. Flowmasters IMHO are way over rated then they should be. anyone and everyone can put them on anything to make it sound mean but dont mean they are better then the average just because of their name is overly advertised and over rated. lol not trying to brush anything the wrong way but I just see alot of calling good quality Items cheap or trash when the people dont really know for sure.

i think be cheap he was refering to the turbos.... cause magnaflow sure as hell aint cheap

'72customdeluxe · 02-24-2010, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffs70

Magnaflows cheap? since when? they are just as expensive as any flowmaster and IMHO they sound way better then any flowmaster and I switched from Flowmaster to Magnaflow and they even show better rating in HP and at WOT then any Flowmaster I have seen. Flowmasters IMHO are way over rated then they should be. anyone and everyone can put them on anything to make it sound mean but dont mean they are better then the average just because of their name is overly advertised and over rated. lol not trying to brush anything the wrong way but I just see alot of calling good quality Items cheap or trash when the people dont really know for sure.

I plan on selling my almost new flows to some high school chump who thinks they are the greatest thing since sliced bread

for close to what they are new

allthrottle,nobottle · 02-24-2010, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by '72customdeluxe

I plan on selling my almost new flows to some high school chump who thinks they are the greatest thing since sliced bread

for close to what they are new

be nice to high school kids... we are still learning

allthrottle,nobottle · 02-24-2010, 05:25 PM

based on what everyone is saying im thinking im going to go with magnoflows to avoid the "drone" on the highway.

which magnoflow muffler should i get?

02-21-2010, 06:06 PM	#1
allthrottle,nobottle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: texas Posts: 119	exhaust question i am considering redoing my whole exhaust my truck is a daily driver so i want to put in exhaust cutouts and some pretty quite mufflers so i can go back an forth between quite enough to drove on the highway at 75 and open headers. i also want to install a "X" pipe what do yall suggest for mufflers that will have a good quiet tone? and what do yall think of the idea over all? thanks in advance for the help

02-21-2010, 06:16 PM	#2
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: exhaust question Some Turbo mufflers. Idea sounds good. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

02-21-2010, 06:38 PM	#4
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: exhaust question Turbo mufflers, plenty of companies make them. I'm running some from Summit. Nice mellow rumble. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

02-21-2010, 07:34 PM	#5
allthrottle,nobottle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: texas Posts: 119	Re: exhaust question ok thank you... any other suggestions???

02-21-2010, 08:11 PM	#6
hartleymetalworks Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: tuscaloosa al Posts: 35	Re: exhaust question im kinda an expert in the feild of high performance exhaust systems and i can tell u this, u get what you pay for. Turbos are cheap. Most are junk and will only last a few years. Flowmaster makes a really good product. you could go with a 50 or 70 series for a low to moderate tone. as for the cut outs, the good ones are kinda expensive. i would go with electric tho, the heck with cabled ones or gettin on the ground to uncap them. hope this helps

02-21-2010, 09:49 PM	#7
Fitz Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tucson Posts: 2,183	Re: exhaust question Try Magnaflow 8 in ovals 18 in long. Very mellow sound. I like them better than blowmasters. Dougs Headers has a really slick set of stainless electric cutouts too...LOUD

02-21-2010, 11:36 PM	#8
allthrottle,nobottle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: texas Posts: 119	Re: exhaust question im only in highschool so i dont have the money to buy electric cut-outs, but being in high has its perks, like i have access to the school multi-million dollar machine shop where i am going to make my own set of cut outs. im not exactly sure how i am going to do so yet, but im an engineering student so i will come up with something clever and thanks for the additional muffler suggestions

02-22-2010, 10:38 PM	#9
Leviticus Shake and Bake! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 609	Re: exhaust question You can just run headers and dual 40's and kick em out in front of the rear tires like mine, although I am still trying to find some of the fillings my truck has shaken loose lol. Good luck with the install, sounds like you are getting some good advise. __________________ "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." Thomas Jefferson "You are remembered for the rules you break." General Douglas MacArthur "Support Our Troops And The NRA"

02-23-2010, 07:56 AM	#12
dznucks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Smyrna, Ga Posts: 1,647	Re: exhaust question Maybe these pics will give you some ideas. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=380456 This system has the racey/exotic tone that '72customdeluxe is alluding too. Last edited by dznucks; 02-23-2010 at 07:59 AM.

02-23-2010, 08:37 AM	#13
hartleymetalworks Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: tuscaloosa al Posts: 35	Re: exhaust question the main reason you put in an X or H pipe, is to equalize each side of your exhaust. in theory the shorter you can make the H pipe, the better. basically the shortest, best flowing, most equalizing H pipe, is so short it becomes an x . So to answer your question yes an H pipe will suffice. Also magnaflow makes great products. Ive had a few customers complain about magnaflow, they say over time they get a little louder. I have never had them on any of my own trucks, so i cant say one way or another.

02-23-2010, 11:41 AM	#14
allthrottle,nobottle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: texas Posts: 119	Re: exhaust question i just want to clarify... im not exactly sure what yall mean by "racey/exotic" tone??? are yall talking about the sounds that a honda civic 4 cylinder makes when a exhaust system is put on it? cause i want it to sound like a classic hotrod with the lope i just want to make it much quieter, i understand it is going to be loud when i hammer the gas but if its idleing or if im just driving around town or im cruising i want it to me mild enough that i can talk to the person in the passenger seat.

02-23-2010, 01:59 PM	#16
BAGNDRAGIT Just Not Low Enough! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 525	Re: exhaust question i would reccomend looking at the flowmaster site if it has not already been said, and dont get super 44's check this out. http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/index.php?cat=1 __________________ NEED ELECTRICAL HELP? ASK ME! 67-72 Full Wiring Diagrams Lots Of Info, TAKE A LOOK 1967 Chevy C-10 Shortbox Bagged 327 4spd Previous: 1971 Chevy C-10 Short Sep I6 Auto (Traded) 1973 Chevy C-20 THE REDNECK BATTLE TRUCK 2001 Chevy Silverado 2Dr 5.3L Shortbox. R.I.P. 1969 Volkswagen Bug This is my first meeting, I have a horsepower problem.

02-23-2010, 10:15 PM	#17
glider_6969 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 400	Re: exhaust question Here is the set up I had mentioned in some earlier posts, mufflers and pipes are all stainless. It came in today,(next day delivery is great and no shipping costs even better). I already have my headers on that come out to a 3 in outlet and reduced with the mounting flange to the 2.5 inch exhaust system. Here it is all layed out in my garage. I already did a dry quick fit and seems like there shouldn't be any major issues to install, for once,

02-23-2010, 12:30 PM	#19
'72customdeluxe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tejas Posts: 691	Re: exhaust question ^this, I meant the high pitched wail of a built lsx with x-pipe. H-pipe is the rougher more classic sound, x is smoother and higher pitched __________________ '72 cheyenne super step, '05 long bed gmc

02-23-2010, 06:37 PM	#20
'72customdeluxe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tejas Posts: 691	Re: exhaust question Flowmaster drone (even with the 70 series big block I believe it's called) sucks. Magnaflow, dynomax ultra flo, or turbos if you want cheaper and you don't mind some resonation and restriction. __________________ '72 cheyenne super step, '05 long bed gmc



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02-24-2010, 05:25 PM	#25
allthrottle,nobottle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: texas Posts: 119	Re: exhaust question based on what everyone is saying im thinking im going to go with magnoflows to avoid the "drone" on the highway. which magnoflow muffler should i get?

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