Flow-Junk, Flow Disaster, Etc...
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Flow-Junk, Flow Disaster, Etc...
just a quickie here... why does everyone knock the **** out of flowmaster? i mean, i honestly didnt know that they were that bad. should i look into changing this? anyone got any good dyno #s, making them look bad?
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Cause they suck and they're obnoxious! I hate them, cause every person who has a truck has a Flowmaster single in, dual out with big chrome tips. They almost sound exactly the same on GMs, Dodges, Fords, etc.
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Im not going to bother searching for charts everyone I mean EVERYONE that has taken them off and put something else on got less resonance and more power. Hell splice a cheapo dynomax racing bullet in and you will see what I mean
I love my racing bullets that I had cheap and effective.
I love my racing bullets that I had cheap and effective.
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Have you ever seen a cut away of a flowmaster muffler, the exhaust goes through a friggin maze trying to get out especially in my 50 series(my mistake, bought exhaust before knowing any better) but that isnt why i hate it, i hate it cause it sounds like **** and it drones like a mother around 75-80 mph.
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Firstly, i hate the redneck/ricer mentality synonomous with flowmaster, their outrageous K&N-like power claims, and their bass-ackwards chamber design. it looks like an obstacle course for your exhaust.
Dynos for LS1 f-bodies with the flowmaster catback have shown an average gain of around 5hp, i've seen some that gained 10, i've seen some that lost a few. Quite pathetic for the price it goes at. The sound varies from generic to irratating, and the drone is annoying at best.
The only flowmaster product i would even consider buying is their mandrel bent pipe and maybe the hushpower mufflers, but even they are overpriced.
I could go on, but i won't. As of right now my favorite company is dynomax, i really like their bullets and their ultra flow mufflers are great.
I can't imagine a better cost to sound to flow ratio than the stock muffler replaced with a single bullet exiting to the stock location.
Dynos for LS1 f-bodies with the flowmaster catback have shown an average gain of around 5hp, i've seen some that gained 10, i've seen some that lost a few. Quite pathetic for the price it goes at. The sound varies from generic to irratating, and the drone is annoying at best.
The only flowmaster product i would even consider buying is their mandrel bent pipe and maybe the hushpower mufflers, but even they are overpriced.
I could go on, but i won't. As of right now my favorite company is dynomax, i really like their bullets and their ultra flow mufflers are great.
I can't imagine a better cost to sound to flow ratio than the stock muffler replaced with a single bullet exiting to the stock location.
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There is nothing wrong with 13" 40 series 2 chamber Original Flowmasters on a true dual setup. Now on a single in dual out setup, I don't know, and personally would not spend my money on a "performance" exhaust that only utilizes one muffler. I like true duals with no cats and a couple 40 series flows.....different strokes for different folks, or maybe I am just old-fashioned.
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.different strokes for different folks, or maybe I am just old-fashioned.
wouldn't old-fashioned mean glasspacks? no offense but IMO fiberglass-packed mufflers with straight-through designs are the most effective muffler designs i've seen.
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Originally Posted by CrabhartLS1
wouldn't old-fashioned mean glasspacks? no offense but IMO fiberglass-packed mufflers with straight-through designs are the most effective muffler designs i've seen.