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Anywhere here ever switched from a Flowmaster to a Magnaflow?....rwhp diff??

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Old 02-19-2008, 02:41 AM
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Default Anywhere here ever switched from a Flowmaster to a Magnaflow?....rwhp diff??

Hello all,

I am going to be putting a Magnaflow system on my 2000 SS here shortly. The current rwhp #'s are in my sig.

Right now I have the stock 3 inch OD pipe with a Blowmaster (not sure of the series but loudest one I think) and 2 1/4 inch tailpipes. The Headers are SLP w/ SLP Y, cats are deleted.

Has anyone here done this switch and made comparisons on the dyno? If not a Magnaflow, something similiar will suffice.

I just think that my setup should be making at least 370rwhp N/A even with the timing retarded for the nitrous. I am planning to install the Magnaflow and a bottle heater for the Spray, then go to the dyno and document the changes. I am hoping to see about 515rwhp or so with both. I'd hope that I could get 17rwhp out of those mods.

So, anyone here have any good results on the dyno changing from a flowmaster setup to a Magnaflow?
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I would be willing to bet that you'd make at least ten more hp making that switch
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I'll throw my bet in there too:

5 rwhp
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at least 200rwhp... but honestly you might make a solid gain... but you will most definitely make a gain in good sound... but I am biased towards magnaflow over slowmaster
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Well, nice to see that everyone is 'making thier bets', I was more hoping that someone here has already done it so we don't have to internet dyno race...
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try posting in the dyno/comparison section.
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Gain not much, but sound way better. Maybe that is because i had heads and cam, but flomaster sounded bad with cam. Good luck with your decision
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Why not just use a cutout and remove all possible doubt in any catback system?
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From the dyno results I have seen, I would guess around 15rwhp at your power level.
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I don't have dyno #'s, but I made that switch and next time at the track I pulled better times than with my cutout open before. Maybe it gave me a good amount of backpressure, i'm not sure, but it sure felt much better and sounded better too.
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Originally Posted by BigKap94z
From the dyno results I have seen, I would guess around 15rwhp at your power level.

What have you seen? Dyno results...
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gain even more if u swap out the slp headers
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How much will you gain??? Not enough to cover the cost of the muffler/catback and the labor to put it in. People talk about how flowmaster sounds... I get compliments all the time about how good my car sounds. I do have a bullet in the I-pipe which killed all the rasp in the system and now it sounds incredible




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