89macrunner

i go to meinkie today to have a new muffler put..

anyways he ordred in a magnaflow and its short and straight through and he tells me its going to be really loud

i say i dont want something that loud but what the hell why not

so he puts it on

i come back an hour later and my trucks waiting.. i start it


it still sounds stock, and yes the new muffler is installed

Im really mad about this. im going to go back and have a word with them

One More Time

so you are mad becasue it's not loud like he said it would be?

89macrunner

im mad because theres ABSOLUTELY no diffrence in sound

maybe a little bit deeper..thats it

One More Time

Oh, I see, for some reason I interpreted your 1st post as you not wanting any loud sounds.

Take it back and get a Flowmaster, if sound is what you want.

rocket

iTrader: (1)

I second that. Get a 40 series.

msw0085

i just recently had a magnaflow 18" installed and i was surprised at how mellow it is when you start it, but i really like the sound under acceleration, as well as the idle because it is a 4runner and not a Z71... It sounds more quality and less raggedy if that makes sense

JL8Jeff

I have a 2-1/2" Super Turbo muffler sitting in my garage if you want noise. That thing was obnoxious. I have the Jardine cat-back on my current 4Runner and it was a little obnoxious with the 3" chrome tip on it but I removed the tip and over time it has really quieted down nicely. It's a straight through muffler as well so it has helped increase my gas mileage too.

89macrunner

talked to the manager of the shop
he said come back 2marrow and theyll take of the cat and put atest pipe on to see if thats what silencing everything

if it is hes said hell give me a GREAT deal on the labor to install a high flow cat

colsoncj

I got a 40 just put on mine, love it!!!! Had a dynomax before, hated it.

Also, my 40 spits out through just a turn down.

89macrunner

this muffler should be louder than a flowmaster 40 now that i think about it

its got STRAIGHT through like a ricer muffler and is maybe 14 inches long

jimbo74

if you ut just the muffler on, it probably wont be much louder than stock... a lot of the increased sound after a muffler instal is due to larger, less restrictive exit piping.....

87TurboYota

Get a 40 Series Flowmaster put on by a local shop. Meinkie is a joke. And if you got the money make it 2.25'' pipping.

89macrunner

meinkie already did this work for dirt cheap becuae i know the manager...i cant afford the 2.25in piping.

im going thave a test pipe for a few days...maybe ill just get rid of the turndown...

rocket

iTrader: (1)

A straight through muffler dont necessarily mean it should be louder. Its all in the design. Just think of it like a 'whistle' that you blow into and you'll get the idea of why a 40 series makes some noise...

jimbo74

i dotn see why you are upset? the ricer mufflers also use a 4" outlet pipe thats where they get a lot of sound from......

Corey

iTrader: (1)

You need the 2.25" piping from the cat back to take advantage of the Magnaflow.

The Mag is quiet at startup, but under power it shines.
When mine goes out I will get the exact same one again.

89macrunner

im goin to get a test pipe put on today so basicly i think im gonna end up with a cat back sooner or later..

my tailpipe is what quieting down alot i think...i dunno if i can get rid of it and pass inspection now (yes i know i cant pass inpsection with a test pipe...thats why its a test pipe)

callmej75

Get a super delta 40...at startup it sounds deeper than what it should and under acceleration it takes right off. If you save for the 2 1/4" pipe then I'd recommend it. I only paid $60 to have aluminized pipe welded all the way back and supplied my own high flow cat and muffler.

89macrunner

went back today and we played around...we puleld the pipe after the cat..and to no suprise it wasn't the cat. Than the bent up a new pipe from the cat to the muffler (mid pipe?) thats 2inch but that made no diffrence. So than we chopped off the magnaflow and welded on a 12inch glasspack. wow what a diffrence...it doesnt sound as good as the flowmaster but maybe one day ill get one...im going to upgrade to 2inch piping for the tailpipe eventually...2.25 would be nice but i dont wanna sink that much money right now.

the best part is they did not charge me at ALL for an 1 1\2 labor, the glasspack or the new midpipe.

i have to give a hand to the owner of the shop for that hes a really great guy.

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