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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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I was wondering what the best sounding mufflers were for true duals? I see that most of the true dual setups are built with resonater type mufflers, however, how does that compare to a single set up as the SLP Loudmouth? Ive heard that set up with off-road pipes and longtubes, and its just not my taste. So would it be just as loud and obnoxious with duals and straight through resonaters? Im looking for a good sounding muffler with excellent flow yet wont be too loud. I dont want to rob too much power, but I also dont want it to sound like a straight through set up. Also, I want something thats going to give me nice clearance and will fit with tubular sub-frame connectors, FLP headers, Spohn torque arm with front loop, etc. What are my choices or from what youve experienced or have heard before, what would you suggest? Thank you so much!
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:08 AM
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"best" sound is subjective. i have and love the sound of bullets, im using 12" bullets on my duals.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:19 AM
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i like borla muffs on duals
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jrp
"best" sound is subjective. i have and love the sound of bullets, im using 12" bullets on my duals.
im using the same thing, the bullits have a real deep mean sound, the or y pipe headersd and loudmouth sounds like crap, it pops and bubbles so much on deceleration it can realy get on your nerves. The bullits are loud if you have no cats, I even have mine ran all the way out the back, and If your doing 75 on the HWY, it is LOUD in side the car.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 06:33 AM
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What about bullets up front before the X and resonators as tips out the back? I would think it would sound good and keep the noise down a tad.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 07:24 AM
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Sticky up on top of the externals. My setup is the Flowtech Afterburners.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 07:26 AM
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I like my spintechs. They sound really good.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 07:41 AM
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You cant beat the Flowmaster one chamber race mufflers!
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I really like my bullets. I also like the Moroso Spiral Flows, and the one chamber Flowmasters.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 10:20 AM
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i got flowmasters on mine and it sounds great i think..not too loud either..
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1 chamber flowmasters.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jrp
"best" sound is subjective. i have and love the sound of bullets, im using 12" bullets on my duals.
What brand, style, series, etc. are they?


Originally Posted by Jamie33
i like borla muffs on duals
Are you referring to the Borla XR-1 mufflers? If so, can 2 of them fit under there without any clearance issues because I know that they are pretty big.


Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
Sticky up on top of the externals. My setup is the Flowtech Afterburners.
Are those a bullet style muffler or traditional?


Originally Posted by Mike K.
I like my spintechs. They sound really good.
Are those bullet style mufflers or traditional? Is Spintech the brand and if so, which series is it?

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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:25 PM
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All that commented on the Flowmaster 1 chambers, are these bullet style mufflers or traditional? Any clearance problems with them? Thanks
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ThaBeaSSt
Are those a bullet style muffler or traditional?




Dude, for the love of patience, look up stuff for yourself.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 02:01 PM
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Sweet set up, thanks for the pics. Sorry to get out of hand with the questions, but I wouldnt know where the first place to look for any of these mufflers. Didnt mean to anger you. Any sound clips?
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ThaBeaSSt
Sweet set up, thanks for the pics. Sorry to get out of hand with the questions, but I wouldnt know where the first place to look for any of these mufflers. Didnt mean to anger you. Any sound clips?

Sound clip hosted on the sticky on top of the external engine forum under "True Duals"
Oh, hell.....

http://www.ls1sounds.com/true_duals/...rner-dumps.wma


Also,

www.spintechmufflers.com
www.flowmastermufflers.com
www.JEGS.com (under a section called "exhaust")

Use Yahoo!

The bullets everyone's referring to are Dynomax Bullets.
Moroso Spiral Flow Bullets are also an option.

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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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For the best sound for a 4th gen Fbody,, I would say Borla XR-1s....If you want the OLD SKOOL Chevy sound, you want Flowmasters...I prefer a nice deep tone on a newer FBody(Borla XR-1s), IMO the old skool sound dosent fit the looks of a 4th gen FBody...But to each his own...I wouldnt look at you bad if you got Flowmasters, so......

Good Luck!
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Originally Posted by ThaBeaSSt
What brand, style, series, etc. are they?
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...26&prmenbr=361
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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How do the Dynomax bullets differ from the SLP Loudmouth resonaters? I personally hate the sound of the Loudmouth and I want it to sound as far away from it as possible. I know a "dual" Loudmouth wouldnt cut back on the popping and whatnot. To me, the Loudmouth has no sound to it, it just sounds like a straight pipe set up which it is when you combine it with off-road pipes and longtubes. From the description on the Dynomax bullets, it says theyre straight through. Does 2 of the bullets really make that big of a difference?

Secondly, will 2 Borla XR-1 mufflers fit under there?
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My thoughts:

Borla XR1 - great sound
Spiral Flows - Magnus has 'em sound great
ATR pitbull - i have them now sound great
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