If you guys want LOUD mufflers, try the Spintech mufflers. Jeez, after a 10 minute drive, my ears would ring for an hour. I switched to the cheapie Thrush turbo mufflers, and they are MUCH quieter.
I guess I'll put the Spintech's on my race car..... Jeff Fischer wrote: > Mark, > > I went with the 40 series, Delta flows. (2.5" pipes, Flowtech headers) The > mufflers are not loud in the car at all, I was expecting more noise but > outside the car they sound great at idle and super under acceleration. I > like them but judging from what I hear on the streets around here, I think > many people want louder mufflers. The mufflers do not drive me crazy (from > inside the car) like the Thrush mufflers I had on my Roadrunner as a > kid. :) Did you listen to the samples of the various mufflers at > Flowmasters website? These will only be as good as your sound card but you > can make some comparisons. If you ever get in my neck of the woods and want > to hear them before you make your purchase, let me know. > > http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/web10/productsf5.html > > -- > Jeff Fischer > Lake Elmo, MN > '71 Chevelle SS, 454, 4 spd > http://home.attbi.com/~addss/chevelle.html > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > At 04:56 PM 5/20/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Jeff, > >Which flowmaster muffler did you use? On the road is it loud inside the car > >and does it have lots of drone or resonance? > > > >Mark Weber > >Lakeville, MN > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeff Fischer > >Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:44 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] X pipes > > > > > >I have the X-pipe recently installed and if I lost something, I sure don't > >notice it. The car feels stronger if anything. Here's a pic of mine: > >http://home.attbi.com/~addss/motor.html > > > > > >At 02:21 PM 5/20/2002 +0000, you wrote: > > >A friend of mine has a '74 Super Duty Trans Am with the > > >Dr. Gas 3" exhaust system and X-pipe, and he loves it. > > >He did quite a bit of research before installing it and > > >I'm sure if there was something as negative as a loss of > > >30 lb-ft he would've found out and said something. I'll > > >pass along your message to him; he might be able to help > > >you out. > > > > > >Is the loss of 30 lb-ft related to the reduced > > >backpressure and increased cylinder scavenging? > > > > > >Brad O. > > > > > > > I've got a 70 SS, 396, 4 speed with stock exhaust manifolds. I want to > >put > > > > an X pipe on it but have been advised that it will knock 30 pounds of > > > torque > > > > out of the engine. Does anyone know anything about this??? > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Check out my webpage at http://www.ProStreetCar.com and my For Sale page at http://www.ProStreetCar.com/classifieds.html Tremec Distributor at http://www.tremectransmissions.com/ Team Chevelle membership #178 (Gold) ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
