Which muffler is best?
02-20-2003, 10:35 PM
#11
TECH Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: CLARKSVILLE,TN
Posts: 585
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Which muffler is best?
Fellas,Fellas,Fellas... I hate to beat a dead horse here but I could cut and paste muffler test webpages all day long. For example, Here is a quote from THIS ONE
Do Mufflers "Make" Horsepower?
The answer, simply, is no. The most efficient mufflers can only employ the same scavenging effect as a header, to help slightly overcome the loss of efficiency introduced into the system as back pressure. But I have yet to see an engine that made more power with a muffler than an open header exhaust. "So," you ask, "what the hell is the best flowing muffler I can buy?"
According to the flowbench, two of the best flowing units you can buy are the Walker Dyno Max and the Cyclone Sonic. They even slightly out flow the straight through designs from HKS and GReddy BL series. Amongst the worst, are the Thrush Turbo and Flow Master mufflers. We'll flow some of the newer mufflers as they become available at our local Chief auto.
And there is
THIS GRAPH.
And yet another page... MAGNAFLOW
And I'll throw in this one for good measure.
FLOWMASTER VS. DYNOMAX
Not slamming on anyone, just showing facts. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
<small>[ February 21, 2003, 05:03 PM: Message edited by: JWRENCH ]</small>
Do Mufflers "Make" Horsepower?
The answer, simply, is no. The most efficient mufflers can only employ the same scavenging effect as a header, to help slightly overcome the loss of efficiency introduced into the system as back pressure. But I have yet to see an engine that made more power with a muffler than an open header exhaust. "So," you ask, "what the hell is the best flowing muffler I can buy?"
According to the flowbench, two of the best flowing units you can buy are the Walker Dyno Max and the Cyclone Sonic. They even slightly out flow the straight through designs from HKS and GReddy BL series. Amongst the worst, are the Thrush Turbo and Flow Master mufflers. We'll flow some of the newer mufflers as they become available at our local Chief auto.
And there is
THIS GRAPH.
And yet another page... MAGNAFLOW
And I'll throw in this one for good measure.
FLOWMASTER VS. DYNOMAX
Not slamming on anyone, just showing facts. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
<small>[ February 21, 2003, 05:03 PM: Message edited by: JWRENCH ]</small>
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
FlowmasterMufflers
Dodge Engine & Exhaust Performance
0
09-18-2015 02:31 PM
