SLP muffler sounds like crap

Redog · 09-30-2006, 05:30 PM

Anybody who has this muffler on their car let me ask you this:

After about 2 years the car is starting to have a ricey tone at a lower RPM than before. It used to have the rcie tone at about 4200 to 4500 RPMs but now if I open it up it gets ricey at about 3500 RPM.

Uhggg.. I thought with the V6 I wouldn't have to deal with this crap. I'm def going with another Flowmaster 80, probably in Janurary. I loved the Flowmaster I had on there before, but stupid me sold it on eBay

Anybody dealt with this?

Gr1m · 09-30-2006, 06:11 PM

this happened to me right before my exhaust fell off, rofl. i just had it U-clamped on and needed to get it welded, i had it like that for like a month or two and towards the end it started making the ricey tone, after it was welded on the tone went away, idk if that helps you lol

jackal2000 · 09-30-2006, 06:38 PM

Slp Ftl

BlackJack · 10-01-2006, 04:07 AM

dood, stop screwing around with all that high-dollar stuff, run down to the muffler shop and have them drop the longest glasspack you can find. all the high tones will be gone, and a nice rumble with good flow. In two years when you can't stand the sound anymore, you're out $15.....no biggie. I'll try and post sound files once my duals are installed. Cherry Bomb FTW!!! hahahah

sound_xtreme · 10-01-2006, 05:47 PM

ya, i loved my flowmaster 80. brents dual 40s sounds real nice too.

clutch1 · 10-01-2006, 06:59 PM

Good thing everyone loves the 80, I got one from Ebay that came Thursday and it's sitting in my trunk until I get a chance to put it on.
Can't wait!

10-01-2006, 07:39 PM

somoene should post an audio file of the flowmaster 80 with duals... on a 2.4 IF possible that'd be sweet haha. Cause thats what i think im goin to be goin with my Magnaflow perforamance muffler is SHOT.

Also my CAT has a rattle to it thats possibly just the heat shield and nothing inside (not positive yet) whats a good fix for that problem?

Redog · 10-01-2006, 07:54 PM

If it's the only the heat shield, just rip it off, you don't need it and the heat shiel bolts rot away.

BJ, I'm hearin' ya on the glasspacks, but I don't really care for them too much. My mech got them on his '73 'cuda and I'm not feeling them too much. Yeah they sound good after a .030 bored over 340, but I'm not liking them behind a 207.

14alero · 10-01-2006, 08:47 PM

I like my Slp

10-01-2006, 10:14 PM

fart cannon all the way guys, im tellin ya, it pisses alot of the rice boys off

Redog · 10-01-2006, 10:20 PM

^^ Umm yeah, no thanks guys

10-01-2006, 10:22 PM

jabartram · 10-01-2006, 11:50 PM

my 80 is excellent at idle and low rpm, but WOT it gets raspy, usually between 4000 and 6000 rpm.

Redog · 10-02-2006, 12:26 AM

^^ Raspy how? Ricey raspy?

I remember it sounding pretty good, but I didn't have a full exhasut on the car back then, just the muffler

Naich · 10-02-2006, 12:59 AM

My SLP is 4 years old, and it still sounds and almost looks brand new. It is actually a little more mellow than it used to be, probably because of the carbon buildup. You might wanna check and make sure it is still holding on tight.

SweetNLow · 10-02-2006, 02:24 AM

the 80 series drones like a mother effer at highway speeds........ i dont know how you guys with it can stand it

jturkey69 · 10-02-2006, 04:37 AM

one aluminum turbo tube(chambered glasspack) right after the cat, and then duals after the axle...with at least 3" from the axle out...will give a nice rumble i believe...ill let ya know in a month or so

SweetNLow · 10-02-2006, 09:53 AM

jon if your gonna put duals in put dual 40's in

Redog · 10-02-2006, 11:10 AM

Do you have any pics of the way it's set up?

jturkey69 · 10-02-2006, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SweetNLow

jon if your gonna put duals in put dual 40's in

you think that will offer a low n loud sound? with hardly any tailpipe?

ken, i dont have pics, but i am using a Y after the axle to split the system, and using big pipe after the axle(should) give it a deeper sound since pressure, and velocity will slow down at that point?...just a hope i guess, but im tired of the slp sound since almost everyone has it...im looking for that differnt sound