mac or flows

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ok so i was debating on whether to go with a mac cat-back or flowmaster. which has the better quality and the best sound?

 

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I've had both on my 5.0. I preferred the sound of the Flows even though on my car they droned more.

As far as quality, the Flows were vastly superior to the Macs I had on the car. As in the Flows lasted 7 years and the Macs lasted a year and a half.

 

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I like my Flows, but they can drone at around 2,000 revs. You'll get all different replies on this one, some people really hate Flows. It's almost like the old C&L vs. Pro-M debate.

 

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I'm not into flows at all. I hate mine, even though they're pretty quiet. 2 of my friends have Mac, one with an o/r X, and one with an o/r H, and I think they both sound great. I am partial to the X though.

 

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I have 2 chambers on the '88 and a Flowpath on the 94. I like the tone of the 94 much better, but to my ear, it drones a ton.

 

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I have always liked the sound of Flows. I'm not a real big fan of MAC's quality but they sound good.

 

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I would have to agree with everyone else. Flows all the way.

 

90_Red_LX

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I'm going with mac on this one. I had weld in flows on the car when I got it, and I switched to a mac catback about a year later. I liked the sound, as it was similar to flows, but it had a slightly meaner tone to it. Added the xpipe and the difference was real clear to me. Then again I didn't give the flows a chance, but I like my current setup. The drone is there, but I love to make noise, so it's great with me. I have a soundclip loaded up if you would like ot hear it and see what you think.

 

LXstang5.0

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yea that be cool. i didnt think there was that big of difference between the 2 but peoples opinions really help.

 

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my mac setup is pretty quiet (cats ftw) but it sounds good, and the quiet keeps me out of trouble. my old lx had i think flow 50's or delta flows (dont know which) and it was even queiter, and didnt sound as muscular. this mac setup sounds like something a motorboat would throw out, kinda just a classic sound. fit was awesome too.

 

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Shopping thread

--moved to talk--

 

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Neither. You need Pypes Violators. They've got the hollow/raspy sound like a chambered muff (a-la Flows or MAC), the flow properties of a straight-through muff, and they only drone at about 1700 RPM (which is way below what my car tends to cruise at on the highway), and not even then it's not very noticeable, at that.

 

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Mac, I have bbk shorties, MAC O/R X and a MAC Flowpath catback and it sounds great. But then again its about the sound that YOU like, not what someone says on here. As far as MAC vs Flows quality wise....I have a flow on my truck, its almost rotting out and its about 2 years old. Mac, I put about 3k miles on the car a year and dont drive it in the winter so its kinda hard to say but they have been on for about a year and still look like new.

 

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dunno... Both are similar. I have macs on my 4.6 which sound good. Soundclip in sig

 

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Darkwriter77 said:

Neither. You need Pypes Violators. They've got the hollow/raspy sound like a chambered muff (a-la Flows or MAC), the flow properties of a straight-through muff, and they only drone at about 1700 RPM (which is way below what my car tends to cruise at on the highway), and not even then it's not very noticeable, at that.

Click to expand...

Got any soundclips?

 

DucatiRdr

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How about that Edelbrock system in stainless?

 

Darkwriter77

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Check my MySpace page for videos - in-car, outside, and before/after the swap I briefly did to side-exits (before switching back to the Violators and adding an off-road X-pipe)...

http://www.myspace.com/darkwriter77

I would update the video clips with what it sounds like with the off-road X, versus the cat'ed UPR X that I used in the videos, but it sounds exactly the same ... just a little bit louder and more raspy above 3k RPM, that's all.

Oh, and Pypes Violators are stainless steel, so they'll easily outlast your average Flowmaster and MAC muffs. (Mine aren't stainless because I got the early design muffs from 'em at WFC9, but oh well ... not that rust is ever an issue in the desert. )