Jeff,
Out of curiosity, do you have headers or stock manifolds?
Jim -69-SS396- H.
On Tue, 21 May 2002 08:16:22 -0500 Jeff Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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
>
>
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> 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???
>
>
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