dumped flowmasters

[94gts]

yesterday i took my tail pipes off(dont ask why). any way the exhast ends right after the mufflers. the sound is bad ass. Am i loosing any power from doing this???

mac shorties, mac catless h, flowmaster american thunder cat back

 

[donjohn]

don't think so, but you might want to put some turndowns on there so you don't heat up anything ur not supposed to and vent the fumes in the right direction

 

[94gts]

i had heard that flowmasters need an 8 inch pipe after them in order to be effective. this make any sense?


yes i see some turndowns in my future......

 

[302fordracer]

my buddy and I did this to his old car awhile back and he never put turndowns on it and everything was great...course he lost some braincells from the fumes...lol just kidding buddy

 

[ljinx23]

Yes, I did that as well.....It sounds like a helicopter. lol. But I do love that sound.

 

[DFG 5OH]

i want to dump my macs so bad, but dad wont let me cause of the fumes...

 

[davins130]

i have turndowns on my flowmasters, its fine.....Although i have heard that about chambered mufflers needing tubing behind them to be more effective...But who cares?

 

[1105]

I did the same thing... Got sick of the drone the exhaust made a few days after I took them off.

 

[luke_ftw]

my friend did it to his 347 stroker.
on the highway it's annoying when you're just trying to cruise and listen to music

 

[ljinx23]

but in town it's soo much fun. lol

 

[Scott_95GT]

I never had a fume prob. when I had dumps on my last 5-oh.


BBK headers, h-pipe, dumped borlas. Sounded like

 

[94gts]

i am making a 2 hour trip to english town today so ill let you know how the sound is. i put my interior back in last nite so it made it quieter inside. and yes it is loud as hell. but i dont have that many brain cell to lose anyway

 

[red95aodevert]

I did OR h-pipe flowmasters and dumps all at the same time and saw less than a .1 change in my ET. The 60' got slower (I bleieve .2) but I made it up at the top end of the track. I am convinced that if I go back to tail pipes I will get a better ET but I kept the dumps because I liked the sound. 3 years later I think I will add the tail pipes because I am getting a little older and it is starting to drive me crazy. No problems with fumes though.

 

[zenboy99]

I am convinced that if I go back to tail pipes I will get a better ET but I kept the dumps because I liked the sound.

If thats true, then all the NMRA guys would be running tailpipes, but they're not. Pure Street and Factory stock run tailpipes, but thats because its a rule.

 

[Venom351R]

After driving my car today for the first time w/ the Magnaflows I dont know how I ever thought Flowmaster sounded any good

 

[stprorolla49]

After driving my car today for the first time w/ the Magnaflows I dont know how I ever thought Flowmaster sounded any good

dont go puttin down my flows......they are what mustangs SHOULD HAVE come with from the factory

 

[Venom351R]

dont go puttin down my flows......they are what mustangs SHOULD HAVE come with from the factory

Yeah thats true. Im not putting YOURS down, I was also putting mine down. But currently mine are sitting in the box my Magnaflows came in while the Magnaflows are in there new home under my stang.

 

[davins130]

i actually had turn-ups for a while....I cut the stock pipes where they bend up so it looked like a turndown that was upside down..if you know what i mean, that was loud and stinky...You get used to the drone and the rattling interior pieces after a week but its much better than my ****ty tailpipes

 

[5.0snake]

did you get packs or regular magnaflows? Got any clips of your exhaust?

 

[94YellowStang]

I ran mac mufflers without the tailpipes for a month,yes I had drone but it was only @idle to 1700 rpms then it sounded great and had a nice rumble that got louder through the rpm range.I just put turndowns on it last week that are angled at a 45 degree angle,it sounds quieter than having no pipes and has a lot less drone @idle to 1700rpms like before. This is from MAC Flowpaths others my be slightly differnt.