Muffler

[Kanyon]

I have decided to not get a cat back and instead just change the muffler. I have been quoted $140 for some store brand )starts with an I), $150 for flowmaster, $50 for strait pipe with no muffler. Is there anybody that has any of these setups on their Alero ? If so can someone post sound clips?

[Redog]

I don't have a sound clip, but Flowmaster is your best bet

[SweetNLow]

Originally posted by Redog@May 8 2006, 04:57 PM
I don't have a sound clip, but Flowmaster is your best bet

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y? biggest difference in mufflers is sound. all aftermarket mufflers are gonna flow better than stock and our cars dont have enuff HP or flow enuff air to really see a difference in gains between the different mufflers out there.

i just choppeeeeddd my muf. off and put a t-bom on it, it sounds alright, but id go with the flomaster or magnaflow system w a hi flo cat.

[TimG]

should I get a flow 40 delta? which flow 40 do you guys think sounds best ...standard...super...or delta? :flush:

[jackal2000]

i have a standard 40 series and it was only like 80 bucks at the shop that installed it. hell even the whole cat back i got was $250 out the door. (new pipe 2.25", resonator removed, 40 series and oval ss tip).

[jabartram]

I ran a 40 at first, now i have an 80. the 40 has a great sound. my 80 is almost to loud.

[sound_xtreme]

Originally posted by jabartram@Jun 2 2006, 11:32 AM
I ran a 40 at first, now i have an 80. the 40 has a great sound. my 80 is almost to loud.

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bah, u should hear my straights. lol 80 definetly has a lot of loud drone at highway speeds.

[TimG]

I thought a 40 is louder than an 80? ......(please correct me if i'm wrong......)

[jabartram]

Originally posted by sound_xtreme+Jun 2 2006, 01:15 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sound_xtreme @ Jun 2 2006, 01:15 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>

bah, u should hear my straights. lol 80 definetly has a lot of loud drone at highway speeds.

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yeah my 80 at idle sounds excellent, at highway speed just cruizen, yeah it can become annoying, under hard throttle at high rpm it will begin to rasp, but i have headers, highflow cat and 2.5 piping.

are you running headers and a highflow on straight pipes?


<!--QuoteBegin-TimG@Jun 2 2006, 09:02 PM
I thought a 40 is louder than an 80? ......(please correct me if i'm wrong......)

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well it depends on the setup you have, i had an original 40 at first, sounded great until i put on my headers and highflow cat, after that it sounded like ass.

my personal opinion, the 80 series is louder.

[TimG]

So if I only get rid of my resonator, re-do the exhaust with 2.5 diameter, my best muffler for a mean muscle sound is a standard flow 40? cuz I want my muffler to be bawls loud outside but not as loud inside... I still want to hear my car roar ....

[jabartram]

Originally posted by TimG@Jun 3 2006, 01:24 AM
So if I only get rid of my resonator, re-do the exhaust with 2.5 diameter, my best muffler for a mean muscle sound is a standard flow 40? cuz I want my muffler to be bawls loud outside but not as loud inside... I still want to hear my car roar ....

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if its loud outside it will be loud inside, yes a regular 40 sounds nice, 2.5 from the cat back.

[TimG]

sweetness thanks One more question, will it be as loud if I have one flow 40 and and dual out exhaust from it?

I had super 40s on my Achivea (3100 V6), they had a nice deep mellow idle and you can hear it when floored, it didn't have much interior noise with the window up, and in my opinion, wasn't raspy at all at higher RPMs. Sure it's no V8, but it sounded great to me. Also take in effect that all I had done was 2.25" piping from the cat y'd off to the mufflers with 3" tips, so I didn't have headers or a highflow cat done.
Here's a sound clip + video of the super 40s on my Achieva
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8o16UHoW6A
Soundclip: http://exhaustsoundclips.com/phpbb2/dload....file&file_id=56

You can find other exhaust sound clips done to cars with the 3400 here:
http://exhaustsoundclips.com/phpbb2/dload....egory&cat_id=42

One muffler I've been thinking about on our cars is Spintech. In the future, I might get one of these
http://www.spintechmufflers.com/spintech/m...ory=4&diagram=4

[TimG]

then which would be louder .....

a y pipe from a single to 2 different mufflers on each side
or
a pipe to 1 muffler and two pipes going out?

[jabartram]

Originally posted by TimG@Jun 4 2006, 12:20 PM
then which would be louder .....

a y pipe from a single to 2 different mufflers on each side
or
a pipe to 1 muffler and two pipes going out?

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pm sweetnlow i think he has 2 -40's