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new mufflers = better idle???

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after i got my new engine done it seems to have the dreaded surging idle. i cleaned all the connections even got the frrp idle air adjuster. seemed it would just do it whenever it wanted. even worse with the acessories on. it almost wanted to stall. my mufflers seemed to be about 8-10 yrs old according to the receipts from previous owners. they were the standard flowmaster catback setup. sounded tons louder after the new engine. but it didn't sound like a reg mustang. so anyway my question is after i put on the new dynomax mufflers it almost idled perfect. every so often u get a slight hickup so i guess it was missing the back pressure? oh yeah forgot the flowmaster were so bad off all the baffles and such had rotted out and it sounded like a marraca. anyone else have this prob? or knwo why it make such a drastic difference?
 

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If the baffles inside the muffler break loose, they can obstruct exhaust flow. That would cause idle problems.
 

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yeah that was sorta what i thought. when i finally got them off there was shards of rust falling all out. guess the new 331 blew the old mufflers to pieces.
 

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Nevermind, I saw AFR 185 in your sig....I'll bet it absolutely screams!
 

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the majority of my mods should be listed in my signature. but i have afr 185's
 

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68keyblr said:
Nevermind, I saw AFR 185 in your sig....I'll bet it absolutely screams!
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IT DEF IS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE STOCK SETUP.
 
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