Magna flow muffler let down
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Magna flow muffler let down
HI everyone just got my exhaust done on my truck (1989 V-6)and Iam very disapointed with the sound.Its too quiet.The system consists of 2.25 stainless pipe custom bent from the cat back,the muffler is 4x9x14 oval.I went with this system after reading several posts about how good they sound.I am very disapointed as to how quiet this thing is for a muffler that you can litteraly see through.It loks nice with the mirror finish but I wanted the sound
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Sorry to hear about your disappointment on your investment.
Go buy a stainless Supertrapp like the one I have or a Wave Tech Trapp. Then you can tune it for sound or performance and be done with it.
I tried several different kinds of exhaust before settling on the Trapp. I found it to be the best overall for me (daily driver that gets wheeled hard). Plus it's a USFS approved spark arrestor (if that matters in your area).
Go buy a stainless Supertrapp like the one I have or a Wave Tech Trapp. Then you can tune it for sound or performance and be done with it.
I tried several different kinds of exhaust before settling on the Trapp. I found it to be the best overall for me (daily driver that gets wheeled hard). Plus it's a USFS approved spark arrestor (if that matters in your area).
Last edited by SloPoke; 10-27-2004 at 03:32 AM.
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It comes down to what you want. I have a magnaflow system on my 5.0 mustang, and while at idle it is quiet, it screams at WOT. If your just looking for sound go for flowmaster because thats all they are good for. Magnaflow mufflers are better designed and flow better. Sorry you don't like it.
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currently have a flowmaster 40, its good and loud and i like it, but had a magnaflow on before, and liked it better, now its jsut sitting in hte backyard... i removed it becasue i was redesigning stuff, and while it was off went, ah, ill just put the flowmaster i loved from my otehr truck on.... and the flowmaster now sounds good, but i think the magnaflow i had before sounded better... but dont have the time or $ to put it back
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Originally Posted by <96 Runner>
Any chance it was welded in backwards?
Yeah could be in backwards. Why did you chrome? Id personally would get a aluminized one, cuz save some money and well no one aint gonna look down there.
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Originally Posted by citrustoy
HI everyone just got my exhaust done on my truck (1989 V-6)and Iam very disapointed with the sound.Its too quiet.The system consists of 2.25 stainless pipe custom bent from the cat back,the muffler is 4x9x14 oval.I went with this system after reading several posts about how good they sound.I am very disapointed as to how quiet this thing is for a muffler that you can litteraly see through.It loks nice with the mirror finish but I wanted the sound
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Originally Posted by SloPoke
Plus it's a USFS approved spark arrestor (if that matters in your area).
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Originally Posted by kickaha
Aren't all of the big-name ones USFS approved? Big meaning Magna, Flowmaster, Borla, TRD, etc.?
Nope. For those to be USFS approved, you must add a spark arrestor.
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I agree!
Originally Posted by Cebby
You are all barking up the wrong tree. Borla is where its at
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Originally Posted by citrustoy
HI everyone just got my exhaust done on my truck (1989 V-6)and Iam very disapointed with the sound.Its too quiet.The system consists of 2.25 stainless pipe custom bent from the cat back,the muffler is 4x9x14 oval.I went with this system after reading several posts about how good they sound.I am very disapointed as to how quiet this thing is for a muffler that you can litteraly see through.It loks nice with the mirror finish but I wanted the sound
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The magnaflows flow either direction.
It will get louder with break in, how loud do you want it, that's a fairly small muffler.
Another thing that will make it a little louder is a bigger tip, or do you have it turned down, that helps too.
If you want it real loud then go with a bullet style muffler
It will get louder with break in, how loud do you want it, that's a fairly small muffler.
Another thing that will make it a little louder is a bigger tip, or do you have it turned down, that helps too.
If you want it real loud then go with a bullet style muffler