What's the best muffler for 20R?
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What's the best muffler for 20R?
Hey, new guy here. First post....
I recently acquired a 79 long bed 4x4. It is in need of a muffler. What muffler do you guys recommend? I don't want it tooo loud. A nice, somewhat deep tone if possible. Not 'buzzy' like some Flowmasters I've heard on some 22r's.
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I recently acquired a 79 long bed 4x4. It is in need of a muffler. What muffler do you guys recommend? I don't want it tooo loud. A nice, somewhat deep tone if possible. Not 'buzzy' like some Flowmasters I've heard on some 22r's.
thanks
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I used a tubo thrush muffler from summit racing on my 80 mini I beleive the inlet was 2 1/4 not sure, sounds good and not too wanna be too fast/furious for me. Cost was around $25 not a bad investment imho.
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man this post is old...anyways..im wanting a muffler for my '80 20R 4x4....what would you guys recomend...beside magnaflow and flowmaster...thanks for the info!
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summit makes a low buck muffler that sounds pretty good...
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
another option would be this chambered muffler from them...a touch more in price ($32 before shipping), but probably worth it if you want a deeper sound.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
one more step up from summit would be this fully welded chambered muffler ($37 before shipping).
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
another option would be this chambered muffler from them...a touch more in price ($32 before shipping), but probably worth it if you want a deeper sound.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
one more step up from summit would be this fully welded chambered muffler ($37 before shipping).
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Last edited by idayota; 05-01-2008 at 01:29 PM.
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Im wondering the same thing, my buddies 22RE has a flowmaster and sounds o.k. but not worth spending that much on a muffler. I have a Cherry Bomb "Turbo" oval muffler(not a glasspack) that I bought for $30, It doesn't sound too great.. low tone and about the right noise level but sounds like a forklift, no mean sound to it at all. Im going to try a Flowtech "Raptor", going for $20 at a local auto parts store.. if it doesn't do the trick il just throw it on my car because it needs a new muffler anyway.
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i know flowmasters are expensive, but its hard to beat their sound. the only reason i suggested the summit mufflers is because of their similar design (especially the fully welded baffled mufflers). might be worth a shot, or they may still sound like a forklift. i had a 40 series on my 20r with a mild cam and no cat and it sounded mean...deep, hollow sound that some people even mistook for a v8. might be worth watching ebay for a take off flowmaster. good luck.
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If you want i can record a vid with sound of my flowmaster. I love it so much, i wouldnt trade it for anything. Its a pacesetter header with flowmaster 40 and 2.25 all the way back.
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the muffler is always the first thing to get hacked off my truck. i had a cherry bomb glasspack on my old 22re, was to ricey for me. i have a flowmaster 44 on my new 4runner and it is by far better, i also have the 3.4 now to so that is probably a major difference
o and the stock mufflers are a joke, they are so restricted and quiet.
o and the stock mufflers are a joke, they are so restricted and quiet.
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Yeah, they are restricted, and quiet...but thats the point. I would like to see a race between someone with a stock muffler and an after market muffler on identical toyota trucks. It would probably be a tie.
I personally like my mufflers loud...but on a 4 banger theres nothing special. All your saying with a loud muffler is that your a menace to society. Good sounding and obnoxious are TWO totally DIFFERENT things. Ever seen a fart can hanging off the back end of a beat up Honda?
I personally like my mufflers loud...but on a 4 banger theres nothing special. All your saying with a loud muffler is that your a menace to society. Good sounding and obnoxious are TWO totally DIFFERENT things. Ever seen a fart can hanging off the back end of a beat up Honda?
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Please get a video, almost exactly what im going to do, I have 2.25" pipe and a header.. long tube of some sort, trying to decide on a muffler.
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well personaly i have a 22r and a pacesetter header with 2.5in flowmaster 40 series and it sounds amazing. it opened the flow up sounds deep and thraughty. i wouldnt trade it for anything.
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Its been 3 years but i think its around the $200 range... not 100% sure on that. The exhaust system is the only thing i didnt do myself on my truck since mine always just fall off. It was like $500 for the 4x4 shop to buy the header&muffler and install it all. Its all clamped and then welded and hasnt budged since.