exhaust question about Magnaflow

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wgungho

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I've got a chance to pick up a cheap 2 1/2" stainless steel Mangaflow cat back for my 89 Saleen. I've had Flowmaster 2 1/2" 2 chambers before, and they resonated so badly that I couldn't hear the radio. I was almost ready to put on the Flowmaster 3 chamber system, but the Magnaflow is all stainless. How loud is the Magnaflow, compared to the Flowmaster 2 and 3 chamber systems?
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Thom

 

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Magnaflow is more of a quiet exhaust at idle or normal driving, it really shines at WOT tho. I have the 3 inch and i am happy with it, if you want something thats a lil louder try going magnapacks, my friends have them on their 02 and 03 GTs and it sounds raw.

 

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the one thing about the magnapacks is that you need to have some flow tubes made for them because they do not have offset inlet/outlet like a standard bolt in muffler

 

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dont they make a kit that has all the piping?

 

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Magnapacks arn't like mufflers, they don't need offset inlet/outlet's... they look like cherry bombs.. round tubes.

 

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they dont have the flowmaster drone, but theres no perfomance gain, so if you want them just for the no drone sound get them, but they sound more like quite open headers/cherry boms, witch i personly dont like i rather have the flowmaster sound just a thought why not jut buy some dynomatt/sound dseadenr insted.....or sellk your 2 chambers and get 3 chambrs, as you caN see i dont really like magnaflows, i LOVE FLOWMASTERS but its all what you like, but i say stay with the flows

 

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Xtreme Limits said:

they dont have the flowmaster drone, but theres no perfomance gain, so if you want them just for the no drone sound get them, but they sound more like quite open headers/cherry boms, witch i personly dont like i rather have the flowmaster sound just a thought why not jut buy some dynomatt/sound dseadenr insted.....or sellk your 2 chambers and get 3 chambrs, as you caN see i dont really like magnaflows, i LOVE FLOWMASTERS but its all what you like, but i say stay with the flows

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Magnaflow mufflers flow better than flowmasters. This is taken from the 94-95 FAQ sheet.

1.Flowtech Warlock (open) 374.2 hp/ 333.1 tq
2.Bassani Real Street 373.7 hp/ 333.8 tq
3.Hooker Maxflow 373.5 hp/ 333 tq
4.Borla XS 373.3 hp/ 332.6 tq
5.Magnaflow 372.8 / 332.5 tq
6.MAC 372.3 hp / 331.5 tq
7.Flowtech Afterburner 372.3 hp/ 330.1 tq
8.Hooker Aerochamber 372.1 hp/ 330.4 tq
9.Bassani 372 hp/ 333.5 tq
10.Spintech 371.6 hp/ 332.2 tq
11.Edelbrock Performer RPM 370.9 hp / 331.3 tq
12.Borla XR1 370 hp/ 334 tq
13.Flowtech Terminator 369.5 hp / 331.3 tq
14.Dynomax Ultra Flo 369.4 / 333.2 tq
15.Flowmaster 369.4 hp / 331.8 tq
16.Flowtech Warlock 366.3 hp / 325.3 tq
17.No muffs 365.2 hp / 330.1 tq

 

Xtreme Limits

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Magnaflow 372.8 / 332.5 tq
Flowmaster 369.4 hp / 331.8 tq

ok i stand corrected, but thats not that much gain to justify 130-300 bucks