budget exhaust question

[fossilrunner]

so me and my dad are finishing up his '72 and We need to get the exhaust done it will be ram horn's to 2.5" pipe and dumped out the side behind the rear tire. Problem is we cant decide what mufflers. Were kinda on a budget right now so Ive kinda narrowed it down to some price friendly ones but ones that I think would sound good. What do you guys think

1.summit race mufflers
2.force pro mufflers
3. cherry bomb extreme
4. moroso spiral flow

[cdowns]

best on a budget is noname turbo mufflers available at local autoparts stores for about $20ea

[72freak]

For a bit more I have had great luck and been very pleased with Dynomax Super Turbos

[fossilrunner]

we both really hate turbo mufflers cause there way to quite. and glass packs just sound like crap.

[bryanw1968]

A buddy of mine got a set of the Force Automotive mufflers and they were cheap and sound great.

[OrangeCrush1970]

I picked up some of the $17 summit turbos. they are made by Thrush for summit, just much less expensive b/c you're not paying for a name. I ran 2.5" straight pipes off long headers and they sounded pretty mellow at first, but then gave me a nice sound as the broke in. Pretty mellow, but nice.

[yotaforce]

I run Summits. Good sound. Well built. Looks like a Flowmaster.

[weasel29gm]

Bought a pair of no name Cherry-Bomb look-a-likes at at a swapmeet for $25. Runnin' rams and 2.5 exhaust in front of tire. About $60 for the system.

[72freak]

Originally Posted by fossilrunner

we both really hate turbo mufflers cause there way to quite. and glass packs just sound like crap.

The super turbos I have are NOT quiet.

[ofnaman]

I just put exhaust on my truck last week. Thrush has a brand new muffler out. They are chambered and fully welded. I really wanted to run flowmasters but they are way too expensive anymore. I went to summit and picked up a pair of these thrush mufflers. They look a lot like flowmasters and sound very similar. After running these I will not buy flowmasters anymore unless I can get them cheap. The Thrush mufflers are about $29 each. I highly reccomend them. Before I bought the thrush's I looked at the summit "chambered" mufflers ($32 ea.). The summit ones look o.k. but they were more like a turbo muffler inside than a chambered muffler. The thrush's are louder than a turbo, I think they sound just like a 40 series flowmaster.

[Mt Man Chad]

You can get a whole system thru LMC that work great for less than $250.

[JAKES 68GMC]

Get some cheap turbos, they sound great. They aren't too loud....but they scream when the secondaries open.

[Husker]

I just put an LMC kit on my SWB4x4, Turned out pretty Good. Fit is Good, I got the kit that exits behind rear wheels. I put a Blazer tank under frame and was not sure of fit for rear exit.
Ron

[corn]

Glass packs are your only other option for cheap. I was going to suggest summit turbos, but you already said you dont want those...

[kenm78]

look on ebay for some pretty good used flowmasters. As long as they are not rusted out they will sound good. There is alot on ebay!!!

[tim21391]

isnt a cherry bomb..isnt that a glasspack???/....but yeah im running 2 flowmaster 40 series on my truck....and i would say nothin sounds like a flowmaster....flowmasters get you better get up and go power...and when you step on it...you will love it...even gets ya better mpg

[JAKES 68GMC]

Yeah, but different tests show flowmasters don't flow much better than a no-name glasspack or a stock muffler, they just make more noise.

I'd get some Thrush turbos, or maybe even Magnaflows if your budget allows.

[EyeH8the24]

agree about the new thrush welded mufflers..they sound great and are cheap too..but since flowmaster broght the 44s out the 40s are cheaper everywhere too

[fossilrunner]

the cherry bomb extremes are like single chamber flowmasters. I do have a set of magnaflows sitting in the garage. Dont know if I like the way they sound though

[matthufham]

dynomax bullets at summit. cheap as glasspacks, but louder and they dont blow out in a few months because they're packed with stainless steel mesh instead of fiberglass. they're legal, and as loud as you'll get. i got 2 for 30 bucks on ebay, they're 39 bucks each new

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

easy in and out, easy to put on, unlike many offset outlet flowmasters and other mufflers in a oval case.

[kenm78]

Originally Posted by Husker

I just put an LMC kit on my SWB4x4, Turned out pretty Good. Fit is Good, I got the kit that exits behind rear wheels. I put a Blazer tank under frame and was not sure of fit for rear exit.
Ron

Do you have a picture of how it looks on the vehicle? And has anyone used a set of these and hooked them up to full length headers??

[Husker]

Kenm I could probaly get a few, might be a day or two.
When I was putting it together I put it on 1 side at time to make sure of fit. They have anextension piece that goes on before the Mufflers but I put it on after the Muffler and did not notice what I had done until I got the other side done and tightened all up. Doesn't really make that big if difference except for the Mufflers are half under the cab and half under the bed. I just got in a hurry.
It was all straight till it went up over the axle. When it was tightened all down with hangers it is very tight from front to back. The only thing I did not totally like was after it went over the axle and where it comes out it angles up, I do not have my rear bumper on yet may look different with bumper on. It doesn,t sounds pretty good.
Ron

[tim21391]

i paid 150 bucks for two 40 series flowmasters