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04-29-2016, 07:48 AM
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What Exhaust?
Well the stars aligned last weekend and I was finally able to get the truck back to running condition. Now it's time to ship it off to the local exhaust shop to connect to the new headers & wondering what everyone likes as far as mufflers. When I bought the truck it had dual flowmaster 40s with turn downs before the axle and was way too loud for me. I'm trying to decide between flowmaster 70 series or 50 series. If your running one of these two mufflers or have other opinions, please sing out.
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04-29-2016, 11:23 AM
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Re: What Exhaust?
This might help, JEGS flowmaster series test
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04-29-2016, 11:33 AM
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Re: What Exhaust?
My 69 C10 had 2.5" Flowmaster 50 series "Delta Flow" mufflers. Even with tailpipes exiting under the rear bumper, interior resonance was very bad. I ending up using Dynomax Super Turbos with a 20" case. Still some resonance but nowhere near as bad as the Flowmasters. And they cost about half as much!
No direct experience here, but I've read that the Flowmaster 70s are much quieter than the 50s etc., but they are very expensive.
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04-29-2016, 12:02 PM
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Re: What Exhaust?
Borla.
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04-29-2016, 05:05 PM
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Re: What Exhaust?
Which Borla? I've been listening to the sound clips on youtube and Borla's site and I have to say they sound good. Might seriously consider them. By the way, does a larger muffler case = a quieter muffler?
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04-29-2016, 05:12 PM
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This setup is a dual all custom mandrel bent 3" X pipe exhaust from headers back no neck downs. I love the way the XR1 sound. 385 stroker motor. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mLVSye...ature=youtu.be https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=gpL-eb8IsnM |
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04-29-2016, 07:26 PM
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Re: What Exhaust?
Magnaflow, more hp than Flowmasters, and produce about the same as Borla ..
Sound is subjective, I hate the way Flowmasters sound, Magnaflows I like.
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04-29-2016, 09:13 PM
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04-29-2016, 09:23 PM
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04-29-2016, 09:34 PM
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Re: What Exhaust?
The XR1 is a race muffler the Pro XS isn't. But here is a cruising video so this will give you a idea of how the XR1 race mufflers sound just cruising. That's the thing about Borla mufflers crusing nice and deep and mellow tone but when you stand on it the gates of hell open haha.
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04-30-2016, 06:54 AM
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Well I went back to YouTube and listened to a bunch of sound bites from Magnaflow & Borla. Probably hard to get a real sense what they'll sound like on my stock '78 with all the sound clips being of newer trucks and what vintage trucks are on there, most are built in some way or another. They're very close but I like the tone better on the Borla so I broke down and ordered two of their Pro XS with the longer 19" case off Amazon for $99 each w/ free shipping. Fingers crossed. Any suggestion on using an H or X pipe. I would think space might be somewhat limited with the transfer case and carrier bearing in the way but ultimately that's for the exhaust shop to figure out.
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