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Old 12-27-2009, 10:10 AM
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*Quiet* performance muffler?

I just had a new motor built and installed for my '87 4Runner, and a new cat-back (2.5").

The new muffler is OK, but still makes conversation in the truck a bit harder than I want. I personally don't care if everyone on the street knows I'm coming, and prefer they don't when they have red and blue lights mounted.

Any suggestions for a quiet muffler which doesn't kill performance?
Old 12-27-2009, 10:17 AM
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search, this topic was up not even a month ago. Performance and low sound don't go hand in hand.
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i have one that i took off my truck before i put the flowmastr in. its called a raven. its still quiet but not restrictive like the stocker. you can have it if you want. just pay me for the shipping. i think its a 2.25 or 2.5 in inlet/outlet.
Old 12-27-2009, 10:40 AM
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flowmaster makes one but its more expensive than the regular 40 or 50 series.
its a hushpower muffler
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24'' magnaflow muffler
Old 12-27-2009, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 93yotaSR5
i have one that i took off my truck before i put the flowmastr in. its called a raven. its still quiet but not restrictive like the stocker. you can have it if you want. just pay me for the shipping. i think its a 2.25 or 2.5 in inlet/outlet.
Rocking. Can't search for that.

I'll be in San Fran 1st or 2nd week of Jan, I'll PM you when i get the dates sorted.
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I put a Dynomax "performance" (suposedly) muffler on my truck before my Pacesetter cat-back kit, and it sounded almost stock but I can't really speak to how much more "umpf" it gave, since technically the old muffler flowed just as much air through all the holes rusted in it
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...Also then, are we saying that 2.5 inch pipe is as big as we can go on a 1st gen 4rnr, without having to reroute/ reshape/ screw other things up?
I am thinking of a Borla exhaust with 3 inch pipe...
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maybe he meant 3" tip I have a 3" tip, and it's not too big
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... well, that too, but also 3 inch pipe , after the CAT, or is that impossible?
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Go back stock. Or keep it stock and gut out cat.....
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Have a resonater welded in after the muffler. They are pretty much a glasspack muffler (straight through), just smaller. So in essence you would have two mufflers. This is what I did, the muffler that was on my truck when I got it was too loud for my taste, and having a resonater installed in the tailpipe section was cheaper than paying for a new muffler.
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Originally Posted by edeslaur
Rocking. Can't search for that.

I'll be in San Fran 1st or 2nd week of Jan, I'll PM you when i get the dates sorted.

cool lemme know
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I got a flowmaster, although I'm not exactly sure what kind it is. It's really pretty mellow at idle when it's warmed up, but it sounds good, esp with high flow cat, and headers. I get compliments on the sound of it all the time..... although not so much lately with the squealing belt under the hood. lol

It's a 2.5 system that I had installed for around $125-$150. I got a used muffler to save a little money, but it sounds good, so that's all I really care about. I'm not sure how much power I've gained, though. I'm sure probably a little.
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I have a flowmaster 40. It's a nice muffler, but I would prefer less noise inside. I'm looking at the flowmaster 50 SUV or the Dynomax Super Turbo which are supposed to flow well with less noise.
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Mine's pretty quiet inside also. It's real mellow inside at idle, and not obnoxious inside revving either. Although it's pretty loud outside when I rev it, it's not bad outside at idle.
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does anybody run the 60 Series Delta Flow on their truck?

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