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Old Jul 19, 2014 | 07:26 PM
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Has anyone done some dyno testing with different mufflers? I'm trying to find the "happy medium" between flow and being quiet. But of course, #1 concern is flow. A local speed shop is a big fan of the dyno max oval strait through muffler. A big Whipple lightning picked up over 30whp going from 3 inch single chamber race flowmasters to the 3 inch dyno max ovals. But that was also years ago so I'm sure there are better out there.
Let me know what you guys have found
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Old Jul 19, 2014 | 11:08 PM
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Magnaflows, or Dyno Max
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 12:25 AM
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I'm go say kooks....
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 12:31 AM
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Hooker max flow's were quietest and highest flowing last I looked at turbo mufflers.
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 01:01 AM
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I like the way the hookers sound.
Anyone have experience with the American racing header- race lite mufflers?
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 07:29 AM
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Another vote here for hooker maxflows. Quiet and I dont notice any difference in performance at 15 psi
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-mufflers.html
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Old Jul 21, 2014 | 07:40 AM
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Thanks for the link! I did some searching before posting, but didn't find this thread. Good info!
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Hooker Maxflows are straight through, I have a set on my 5th gen.



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I am curious which magnafkow they tested, a chambered one or one of their straight through designs.
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Ive always ran, read, and heard that a long perforated core muffler is the best choice for flow and sound.
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Had hooker on my H/C/I ws6, sounds good and actually quiet enough, and best flowing IMO
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My LTD had 2 maxflows, two borla xr1's, and two bullets, all are straight thru. Yes thats right 6 mufflers, its deadly quiet and loses no mph at the track with the 3.5 cutout open before all of them.
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single spinteck oval works good to run 9's on my car.. its not to loud at all.. just a cammed small block until its on boost lol
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Old Jul 22, 2014 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Sarg
I am curious which magnafkow they tested, a chambered one or one of their straight through designs.
I assume it's their straight through, race muffler. But I could be wrong
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I don't know, I have always heard their straight through perforated tube design was one if the best performing.
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