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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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I've had 3 Magnaflows, and they always get louder after a few weeks. Magnaflow might say this won't happen, but it does.
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cdub81
bump...... So which one should i leave on the 18" oval or the 14" round one im thinkin the oval will hopefully kill most of the rasp but i dunno its gotta be better than the flo
dude, dont blow money on removing one of them now...they will get louder with time and shortly with the longtubes. Put on the long tubes first and see how you like them...if still too quiet then i guess pay to remove one of them. Good luck, rob.
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
Did you just say that open stock y pipe sounds great? lmfao. Mine sounded like a dump truck.
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lmao yea i was thinkin that too when i cut my cats and drove it to the muff shop it sounded like so i dont see how that sounds good but everybody has there own likes i quess
Don't tell me this, I just ordered a 3" cutout dump pipe that I am going to install after the y-pipe and gutted cats, before the muffler...I've always liked the open exhaust sound, but it's usually been open headers, not an open 3" pipe...
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 11:06 PM
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Stick with your maggie! Stick it out man, put on those long tubes and wait a month! If you still dont like it install a cutout dude
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 11:44 PM
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Spintech FTW!
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 02:02 AM
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They get louder, just put some miles on them so the packing "breaks in." When I first installed the 14" muffler I thought it was way too quiet, now it's almost too loud. Just give them several hundred miles, install the LT's, then decide.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 03:20 AM
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might want to actually put the headers on before you try to kill the rasp they cause.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
Don't tell me this, I just ordered a 3" cutout dump pipe that I am going to install after the y-pipe and gutted cats, before the muffler...I've always liked the open exhaust sound, but it's usually been open headers, not an open 3" pipe...
Well open y thru the stock manifolds and stock cats and stock y dont sound bad at all, actually has the same tone just a bit louder than my old 50 series flowmaster.. Now when you cut the cats and install headers it gets raspy and the sound is more raw. Never was a big fan of that. Just my opinion tho
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 00Silv4.8
Spintech FTW!
no, hooker aerochamber FTW
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 2007chevy5.3l
Well open y thru the stock manifolds and stock cats and stock y dont sound bad at all, actually has the same tone just a bit louder than my old 50 series flowmaster.. Now when you cut the cats and install headers it gets raspy and the sound is more raw. Never was a big fan of that. Just my opinion tho
I have LT's too...I've always liked the sound of open headers myself, I guess time will tell
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