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American Thuhnder Mufflers?

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  • Start date Start date Apr 26, 2004

MyCARneedsHelp

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i was thinkin about gettin the American Thunder Kit, but rather not use the taip pipes, just a perfromance H-Pipe and mufflers. Does anyone know what chamber these are and where i could get them at? Thanx !
 
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The American Thunder kit is 2 chamber flows. I got my catback from summit
 

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they are awesome...
 
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RacinChris

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MyCARneedsHelp said:
i was thinkin about gettin the American Thunder Kit, but rather not use the taip pipes, just a perfromance H-Pipe and mufflers. Does anyone know what chamber these are and where i could get them at? Thanx !
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The new American Thunder kits use the Delta Flow 40 series, which are a little quieter and are supposed to have less drone. The old American Thunder kits used the Original 40 series. There's also a Super 40 series, which uses the Delta Flow technology.. not sure what the difference is. Good deals on eBay: Original 40 Series and Super 40 Series
 

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what one do u guys think about them? Original or delta flow?
 
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Matts89LX5.0

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original is louder.
 
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RacinChris

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MyCARneedsHelp said:
what one do u guys think about them? Original or delta flow?
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I haven't been able to compare the two from the inside of the car, but from the outside, I like the sound and loudness of the Original series better.
 

65ShelbyClone

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I'd offer to sell you mine if I had another cat-back sitting around, which I dont. My American Thunder droned to begin with, but the O/R X and my other mods made it 10 times worse. I've had mine for about 2 years and I got it at Performance Automotive Warehouse.
 
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65ShelbyClone said:
I'd offer to sell you mine if I had another cat-back sitting around, which I dont. My American Thunder droned to begin with, but the O/R X and my other mods made it 10 times worse. I've had mine for about 2 years and I got it at Performance Automotive Warehouse.
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Did the O/R X change the RPM range at which your drone occurs at all?

I hear long tube headers eliminate the drone
 

65ShelbyClone

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RacinChris said:
Did the O/R X change the RPM range at which your drone occurs at all?

I hear long tube headers eliminate the drone
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Nope, the X just made it drone a heck of alot louder in the same 1800-2200rpm range. Longtubes would be nice, but I have the visual part of CA smog checks to worry about.
 
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65ShelbyClone said:
Nope, the X just made it drone a heck of alot louder in the same 1800-2200rpm range. Longtubes would be nice, but I have the visual part of CA smog checks to worry about.
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Move to Florida
 

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I wouldn't waste my money on an American Thunder catback if you don't need the tail pipes. Get you a set of MAC pro dumps and save $100. They sound almost the same but the MAC are suppose to be a little louder and without the drone. I switched from the American Thunder kit to the MAC pro dumps and love them. Took me about 10 minutes to put them on in the driveway. The 3 inch Pro dumps come with reducers to work on stock or 2.5 inch h-pipe also.
 
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mustangdaren said:
I wouldn't waste my money on an American Thunder catback if you don't need the tail pipes. Get you a set of MAC pro dumps and save $100. They sound almost the same but the MAC are suppose to be a little louder and without the drone. I switched from the American Thunder kit to the MAC pro dumps and love them. Took me about 10 minutes to put them on in the driveway. The 3 inch Pro dumps come with reducers to work on stock or 2.5 inch h-pipe also.
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I think that's what he was asking... where he could get just the mufflers (2-chamber Flowmasters).
 

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i gto a off road h-pipe with 2-chamber flows and 4in tips, much much louder then almost any car in town, somtime i think its to loud, but then i rememebr i like the attention just cruising.
 

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I had the 40 series delta flows and i wasn't very happy with the noise level... wasn't as loud as i hoped. I think i'm going to go with MAC next time.
 
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