Magnaflows or Magnapacks for Bullitt Mustang?

Frazier · Mar 16, 2004

Ordering tonight! Which would you choose and why?

DBMSTNG · Mar 16, 2004

MagnaFlows are a more traditional sounding muffler while Magnapacks are loud and glasspack like. all depends on what your taste is.

DBMSTNG · Mar 16, 2004

oh, btw, if you decide on the MagnaFlows, go to www.completeexhaust.com

call them up, they will sell it to you for $300 plus shipping.

jeff1414 · Mar 16, 2004

magnapacks all the way. They are not to loud. Friend just put the regular magnaflows on the other day and he wishes he got the packs now. But it is all up to you and both of them sound great!!!!!

R3VO3VOM · Mar 16, 2004

Magnapacks!! You will not regret it but you will if you go with the regular magnaflows.......Just my opinion and I got mine at Ninosport.com for 364 shipped....

edwardohaskillo · Mar 16, 2004

*Sorry, this is a duplicate. how the heck do you erase and double post anyway?

mrvax · Mar 16, 2004

If you are not a kid, forget glasspacks and Flowmasters. Get the MagnaFlows and don't look back. Saturday at dyno day, my car got quite a few complements on the sound.

edwardohaskillo · Mar 16, 2004

If I were you I would be VERY careful and remove and SAVE the factory muffs, preferably keeping the entire factory catback uncut. Those pipes are bitchin' and will soon be legendary. I say again TRY TO SAVE THEM UNMOLESTED AND COMPLETELY INTACT, Even if it means pulling the rearend to do it. In 10 years you will thank me.

Exhaust noise is sorta like power...you get used to both entirely too easily. I got the Magnaflows and love 'em (but the hooligan in me wants more "f-you, anarchy, loud-pipes-define-lives" good ol' fashioned rackit!). I've listened to the clips on mustang exhaust and think there is a good chance Magnaflows won't be too much louder that factory bullitts. If you're itchin' to be rowdy, I would suggest the 'packs even though they are not my style.

MuStAnGTiFF21 · Mar 16, 2004

Everyone is giving great advice, I bought the packs myself, and my x-pipe will be here tommorrow. Before ordering though visit www.mustangexhaust.com and listen to the sound clips just to hear them for yourself.

Tiffany

Xanax · Mar 16, 2004

Exhaust

I would go with a Magnaflow Catback with 31/2" tips
because I think they sound great for a straight through
design muffler and they add HP witch is awesome!

CottonBurnerz · Mar 16, 2004

Comparing my set-up to 03trublugt (Matt)'s set-up. The only difference was that I have catted X and pack while he has o/r X and regular flow. As I stood there to compare, on the dyno both car sounded very similar but mine is somewhat noticably louder, but they both share the same tone. Hopes that help.

245/45ZR-17 · Mar 16, 2004

'Packs Baby!

I say MagnaPack's With a MRT o/r H-pipe... That set-up sounds killer. BTW-does anyone have a sound clip, or video of a stock Bullitt's exhaust? I have heard they sound almost exactly like the car from the movie, and I'd like to compare...

JonJon · Mar 16, 2004

packs

Kcsburk · Mar 16, 2004

I am not a fan of the Magnapacks. They sound like a bad glasspack. Of the two I would choose the Magnaflows for certain. They are more of a quality sound and can get nice and loud with an X pipe with out the loss of the good quality sound. My personal preference is LongTubes, catted H pipe, O/R H pipe or Dr. Gas X pipe with Flowmasters.

COBRA90GT · Mar 16, 2004

What other exhaust mods do you have? If you want to keep things on the mellow side because you have other mods, you may want to consider the magnaflows.
However, from a performance standpoint, either choice is great! You'll just have to decide on which type of muffler (regular magnaflow or louder magnapack) suits your ears. You can't go wrong!

LI98GTStang · Mar 16, 2004

My vote is to keep the stock catback and go with the MRT high flow H pipe.

Muffinboy · Mar 17, 2004

I have the packs and I love them. I'm not a kid.. 42. A friend had a set of flows and went to the packs shortly after we installed mine.

Frazier · Mar 17, 2004

I went with the magnapacks! I have had magnaflows on a 95 with a magnaflow catted-h and it was very quiet. I have also had the magnaflow catted-x with magnapacks on a 2k auto GT and liked them just didn't like the way they sounded with the auto... Didn't care for the drone much either but they don't drone as bad in a friends 99gt 5-speed?? Not sure why but I am going to try them again. If there is too much drone I will just do some sound proofing. Thanks for the replys!

01GT eibach · Mar 17, 2004

edwardohaskillo said:
If I were you I would be VERY careful and remove and SAVE the factory muffs, preferably keeping the entire factory catback uncut. Those pipes are bitchin' and will soon be legendary.

I mildly agree with this. With a limited edition car like a Bullitt, you should really try to keep nearly every stock part that comes off of the car -- this is ESPECIALLY true if you change the seats. The collectability is for its stock configuration, and not for the mods you will add. So keep all of those parts to sell with the car later on ... it will definitley increase the car's value. I believe the Bullitt's stock catback is exactly the same of a GT except the tips. So keeping the entire catback may be quite a bit of overkill considering how mundanely available the catback will be in junk yards. This is even more true considering that a catback is a pretty bulky item to leave hanging around your garage. But DEFINITELY keep those tips!

Magnaflows or Magnapacks for Bullitt Mustang?