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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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My truck is going in for a tune-up (bleeding lines, break pads, etc..) and probably a new factory muffler, as the previous owner deleted the stock one and welded a straight pipe in the muffler's place. Now, I liked the way my truck sounded without the muffler...and the new factory one will tone it down.

What are some of the cheapest performance mufflers or glasspacks that I can add to my truck?
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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I got some force mufflers on my 78 they look like flowmasters and they sound pretty good! $30 a peice
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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If you liked the way it sounded without the muffler weld in a cut-out before the stock or aftermarket muffler. When you want it loud pull the cap off the cut-out and when you want it quiet put it back on!
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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If you liked the way it sounded without the muffler weld in a cut-out before the stock or aftermarket muffler. When you want it loud pull the cap off the cut-out and when you want it quiet put it back on!
I want something that my mother won't yell at me for. My mom will let me do all of the things I want to it as long as it stays legal.

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I got some force mufflers on my 78 they look like flowmasters and they sound pretty good! $30 a peice
I'll keep that in mind.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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you can get them at summit or jegs
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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then get a cutout and you get the best of both worlds, quiet when you need it, obnoxiously loud when you want it
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Sunset'01Z
then get a cutout and you get the best of both worlds, quiet when you need it, obnoxiously loud when you want it
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Sunset'01Z
then get a cutout and you get the best of both worlds, quiet when you need it, obnoxiously loud when you want it
Hm, I assumed the cut-out from GMCHammer was meaning to cut a peice of the pipe before the muffler...but I am seeing something different.

Can you please elaborate on the cut-out? Is it a little peice of metal that you open and close in the piping for the sound differences?
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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yes it is. you can close it and open it whenever. They make manual and electric ones.
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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That sounds like a good idea, but are those legal?
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