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.

thanks

 

i'd go with a generic turbo muffler, it won't be too loud if you don't up your pipe size drastically.

 

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.

Ryan

 

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!

 

On my 82 with the 22r i bought a defender muffler from autozone for $30 and it got a little rumble to it, not to loud, but not quiet

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

I say a stock muffler. Cheap, reliable, not noisy, lasts, and it WORKS!!!

 

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.

 

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?

 

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.

 

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.

 

You asked for it. Never posted a vid so let see how this goes...

 

that sounds pretty nice...anybody know of a cheap muffler that will give me close to the same sound..thanks

 

Try on of those turbo mufflers, I had them on my f150 and they sounded identicle to a flowmaster, but a fraction of the price

 

like one of the turbo mufflers from summit?..lol for like..$20 or $30

 

Sounds pretty good, Id add a resonator I think though. How much did you pay for a Flowmaster 40? Ive always been under the impression that they are pricey.

 

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.