Just got my 40 Series Flows welded in.....

[HoustonGT]

Ya, i got kinda used to the 2 Chamber Flows........so i got a Bassani O/R X-Pipe . Now its just amazingly loud, but im gettin mad cuz it seems to quiet again. I think my next mod will be some dynomax Race Bullet Mufflers.

 

[brednova]

Flows do take a week or so to break it. I thought mine were really quiet at first but they really started to come alive. the midpipe has a HUGE effect on sound. when i put on the X pipe with cats it was LOUD. if you are still not convinced have a trusted friend drive your car around with you following...you will be AMAZED to hear what your own car sounds like to others

Maybe I am missing something. Flowmasters dont have anything on the inside except for welded bafles. So what is breaking in on the inside???

 

[00BlackBeautyGT]

Maybe I am missing something. Flowmasters dont have anything on the inside except for welded bafles. So what is breaking in on the inside???

You got me. That's what I want to know.

 

[01'TRUE BLUE GT]

Flows break-in and get louder??? Ahhh ... yeah, right! Sorry guys, but that's a big myth and nothing more than that.

I've used Flows my entire life and never noticed them getting any louder or "breaking-in". That's physically impossible with chambered mufflers ... there's nothing in there to break-in or change over time! Some people claim that the metal itself gets "seasoned" over time from all the hot and cold cycles, but I still say that's bs too. I'm on my 2nd set of Flows on my car and they never changed in sound from having them on longer.

What you get when you first put them on is what you're stuck with unless you change your midpipe to make them louder ... they don't break-in. I was also dissapointed when I welded the original 40s into my stock exhaust ... too quiet. Since then I bought the 'packs and ran those with the stock H and they sounded great, but I missed the chambered sound of my Flows. Then I bought my catted X and the 'packs were then too loud (for me) so I went with the American Thunder C/B (Delta 40s) and it sounds perfect now.

You have to upgrade your midpipe for those Flows to come alive ... otherwise you'll be dissapointed until you do. Changing to 1 chambers would make it louder, but it won't sound as good as it would with the 40s.

 

[oprude]

I have the two chamber flows with the Mac Pro Chamber and it sounds AWESOME. I get complaments all the time. Would highly recommend the pro chamber with the flows.

 

[trublustallion]

VROOOOOOOOM, "vrooMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM".... something like that, youll notice after a while when your ears start hurting what the drone is

 

[brednova]

Flows break-in and get louder??? Ahhh ... yeah, right! Sorry guys, but that's a big myth and nothing more than that.

I've used Flows my entire life and never noticed them getting any louder or "breaking-in". That's physically impossible with chambered mufflers ... there's nothing in there to break-in or change over time! Some people claim that the metal itself gets "seasoned" over time from all the hot and cold cycles, but I still say that's bs too. I'm on my 2nd set of Flows on my car and they never changed in sound from having them on longer.

What you get when you first put them on is what you're stuck with unless you change your midpipe to make them louder ... they don't break-in. I was also dissapointed when I welded the original 40s into my stock exhaust ... too quiet. Since then I bought the 'packs and ran those with the stock H and they sounded great, but I missed the chambered sound of my Flows. Then I bought my catted X and the 'packs were then too loud (for me) so I went with the American Thunder C/B (Delta 40s) and it sounds perfect now.

You have to upgrade your midpipe for those Flows to come alive ... otherwise you'll be dissapointed until you do. Changing to 1 chambers would make it louder, but it won't sound as good as it would with the 40s.

Exactly. Flows do not break in. I think I would know considering I am on my eighth set of flows... here is the list 1 through 8.


1973 mercury comet GT-40 series flows
1973 oldsmobile hurst olds-big block flows
1972 buick skylark-40 series
1991 mustang gt -tuned flows
1993 gmc suburban-one flow split dual outlets
1997 ford expedition 5.4-one flow dual outlets
1969 chevy nova ss-40 series flows

AAaand noooow...
2003 ford mustang gt, oxford white, med-parch-leather-40 series delta flows.

can anyone top my flow list!!??

 

[00BlackBeautyGT]

What is the best mid-pipe to go with flows?

 

[trublustallion]

O/R X Pipe dont let anyone here scare you off because of the "RASP" blah blah blah jibberish of the x mid. Get an X , its loud and sounds bad ass

 

[brednova]

O/R X Pipe dont let anyone here scare you off because of the "RASP" blah blah blah jibberish of the x mid. Get an X , its loud and sounds bad ass

As you can see from my flow list, I am not a rookie when it comes to exhaust. I was a rookie at the hole mid-pipe though. After owning several cars with flows, catted and non(older), I think my off-road x sounds the best. But it is a neck and neck run between the 200r gt and the 1973 comet gt(302).

 

[Wills Black 98]

i plan on getting an upr off road x shortly! :ncie:

 

[01'TRUE BLUE GT]

What is the best mid-pipe to go with flows?

Dr.Gas without any doubt in my mind, but you'll have to put it together and get it welded. Some guys (like me) don't want to go through that trouble so I bought Magnaflow's catted X and it sounds almost as good and all I had to do was bolt it on. You can't go wrong with an H pipe either ... they're starting to become a thing of the past though.

 

[00BlackBeautyGT]

Let's see your votes for either the X or H. Which sounds best with Flows?

 

[KJ Hoppus]

:worship: Flows

 

[PDubs]

Best mid pipe for flows = o/r h. Nice and throaty.

 

[HoustonGT]

As you can see from my flow list, I am not a rookie when it comes to exhaust. I was a rookie at the hole mid-pipe though. After owning several cars with flows, catted and non(older), I think my off-road x sounds the best. But it is a neck and neck run between the 200r gt and the 1973 comet gt(302).

Ya, i gotta agree too. My Bassani O/R X-Pipe sounds sooooo amazing combined with my 40's. Very loud and angry sounding. I'd recommend it to anyone.

 

[brednova]

Let's see your votes for either the X or H. Which sounds best with Flows?

o/r x and flows.

 

[00BlackBeautyGT]

How about the Mac Prochamber? It's like a combination of the X & H.