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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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i just got paceseters and a off road y-pipe.and it has a flowmaster on the end with tips cut off.the flowmaster does not not sound right and it does not have that low deep rumble.i was thinking of cutting the flowmaster off and putting straight pipes back and putting custom tips on.is this a good idea or what do you think?
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by onefastredbird
i just got paceseters and a off road y-pipe.and it has a flowmaster on the end with tips cut off.the flowmaster does not not sound right and it does not have that low deep rumble.i was thinking of cutting the flowmaster off and putting straight pipes back and putting custom tips on.is this a good idea or what do you think?
It would be way too loud IMO.
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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What does it sound like now?
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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Get rid of the flowmaster muffler and put a bullet in its' place. This will have a nice loud and deep rumble.
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Haven't heard much good about Flowmasters; and it's the only exhaust I've ever heard reffered to with a negative nickname, i.e. 'Slowmaster'. Borlamouth it imo.
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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Depends on how loud you want it. Straight pipes IMO would be way to loud...The best catback I've heard to date (In person) was a custom Hooker 3" in 3" out with a turn down. This was mated to a 3" intermediate pipe, ORY with flowmaster merge and LT's.. NO rasp and was definately deep!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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What does it sound like now?
right now it sonds good at idle but at higher rpms it loses its sound and feels like the exhaust is having trouble getting out.and when you say it will be to loud do you mean like straight headers loud?
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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Buy a Hooker or Magnaflow Catback, cheap and sound good.
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Originally Posted by onefastredbird
right now it sonds good at idle but at higher rpms it loses its sound and feels like the exhaust is having trouble getting out.and when you say it will be to loud do you mean like straight headers loud?
yeha like crazy loud...i have loudmouth and its practically like open headers....chaging soon....
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Originally Posted by FLA02TA
Haven't heard much good about Flowmasters; and it's the only exhaust I've ever heard reffered to with a negative nickname, i.e. 'Slowmaster'. Borlamouth it imo.
hahah or BLOWmaster
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