Magnaflow Catback question.
10-15-2010, 12:47 PM
#21
Fitment on my Magnaflow catback is appalling. The hanger on the driver side tailpipe comes no where NEAR the rubber grommet it's supposed to hang on. The tips are impossible to get perfectly straight and even, will not happen, period. The over-axle pipe is difficult to get to clear the upper panhard bar, I struggled with it for quite some time.
To top it all off, it doesn't sound that great. It's as quiet as stock and with stock manifolds and cats I much prefer the sound of the factory exhaust, although those nasty black flat tips were hideous... not that the truck tips on the Magnaflow are much better.
The reason why the Magnaflow catback is popular is it's the cheapest stainless steel catback that's quiet for daily driving and flows decent.
To top it all off, it doesn't sound that great. It's as quiet as stock and with stock manifolds and cats I much prefer the sound of the factory exhaust, although those nasty black flat tips were hideous... not that the truck tips on the Magnaflow are much better.
The reason why the Magnaflow catback is popular is it's the cheapest stainless steel catback that's quiet for daily driving and flows decent.
10-15-2010, 08:20 PM
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pictures please you would no crap be the first I have seen without custom welding to get a magnaflow to fit fine with "adjustment out of the box" I know when I installed mine the passenger side pipe was contacting the over the axle pipe just to get it into the hanger and it was still angled up and the muffler sat low. Exhaust shop had to cut alittle out of the I pipe to get the mufller higher and then do some more work on the tips to get mine dead on. then it started to hit the panhard bar so i sold it for 50 bucks just to never see it again.
10-16-2010, 01:04 AM
#25
I purchased a used Magnaflow catback on here. It came with a foot long or so resonator installed in the I pipe. It sounds real good in my opinion. Its about 99% rasp free...And this is on a h/c car without cats.
And I am not one of those guys that's defending a product just because he has it..One thing that I really hate is rasp..I think mine would of been raspy if it wasn't for the resonator that the previous owner installed.
And I am not one of those guys that's defending a product just because he has it..One thing that I really hate is rasp..I think mine would of been raspy if it wasn't for the resonator that the previous owner installed.
10-16-2010, 07:22 AM
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I purchased a used Magnaflow catback on here. It came with a foot long or so resonator installed in the I pipe. It sounds real good in my opinion. Its about 99% rasp free...And this is on a h/c car without cats.
And I am not one of those guys that's defending a product just because he has it..One thing that I really hate is rasp..I think mine would of been raspy if it wasn't for the resonator that the previous owner installed.
And I am not one of those guys that's defending a product just because he has it..One thing that I really hate is rasp..I think mine would of been raspy if it wasn't for the resonator that the previous owner installed.
10-16-2010, 06:30 PM
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pictures please you would no crap be the first I have seen without custom welding to get a magnaflow to fit fine with "adjustment out of the box" I know when I installed mine the passenger side pipe was contacting the over the axle pipe just to get it into the hanger and it was still angled up and the muffler sat low. Exhaust shop had to cut alittle out of the I pipe to get the mufller higher and then do some more work on the tips to get mine dead on. then it started to hit the panhard bar so i sold it for 50 bucks just to never see it again.
10-16-2010, 08:42 PM
#29
I have a 230/227 112 cam, all bolt ons, longtubes, and ory and magnaflow catback and i am not really impressed at all. It is not really loud. It sounds okay. I purchased magnaflow on my car after running longtubes, ory, and LM1 on my old Z28. and i actually kinda missed how loud the LM1 was. Dont really care for the rasp tho...LOL.
I do plan on selling my catback if i could sell it, but i want to run TSP duals with dynomax bullets. If not, i might actually end up buying hooker catback. I know the hooker might not be as loud as magnaflow, but i think it has a deeper more muscular sound to it than magnaflow.
My wife says, i cant even hear your car pulling in the driveway..LMAO..DAMN..
I do plan on selling my catback if i could sell it, but i want to run TSP duals with dynomax bullets. If not, i might actually end up buying hooker catback. I know the hooker might not be as loud as magnaflow, but i think it has a deeper more muscular sound to it than magnaflow.
My wife says, i cant even hear your car pulling in the driveway..LMAO..DAMN..
10-17-2010, 10:49 AM
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I LOVE my Magnaflow catback. I'm running logtubes and a TSP catted y pipe. There were ZERO fitment issues (except for the y-pipe banging), the catback went in with no problem. As for the sound, everyone has their opinion, but I got tired of my dumped catless duals and love this sound soooo much more. Its a much cleaner and refined sound, but still very aggressive when you get on it. And when I want to make more noise, I just open the cutout! 
10-18-2010, 12:13 AM
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mine has been sqeeking for the last 2 weeks and now it just sounds like its literally about to fall off.. crawled under it and pushed on it hardly moves? idk i need to get it on a lift and mess with it. i plan on getting longtubes soon but i am so damn torn about catted or ORY with the magnaflow
10-18-2010, 09:15 AM
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I don't bag on other people's stuff for no reason, but I just want to give my opinion. Magnaflow cat-backs for the f-body sound like complete **** IMHO. They flow great and make awesome power like they should, but those Z71 truck tips, poor fitment, and shitty sound on every one of them I've ever heard turn me off to it. About the fitment issue mentioned earlier, every one of them that I've seen in person under the car fits like complete butt. I'm not trying to start a CB pissing match or offend anyone in here, just giving my opinion. 
10-18-2010, 05:30 PM
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i like the tone its just too quiet , everyone has their own personal opinion about sounds but the tips def belong on a truck lol i just cant take the falling apart sounds anymore
10-18-2010, 06:02 PM
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the thing is people love magnaflow because its not too loud, stainless steel, and its priced tough to beat. But if i would do it over again i would do hooker catback, and GMMG, or duals! Magnaflow is not loud at all. im not sure why people think it is loud. it sounds okay. its got a mellow, smooth, crisp sound.
Plus alot of people think its raspy. magnaflow is not raspy at all. Loudmouth is raspy.
Plus alot of people think its raspy. magnaflow is not raspy at all. Loudmouth is raspy.