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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Finkledbody
On top of what everyone says, blowmasters are made out of galvanized aluminum and will corrode and rust rather quickly. They tend not to last very long in comparison to those made out of stainless steel (such as Borla, Magnaflow, Corsa, and a few others.)
I agree that they will rust out eventually..... But not "that quick". I had a Flow Master 40 series on a Jeep wrangler that I used to off-road with all the time and I had rocks and everything thrown up on it. There where even scrape marks from rocks and stuff that I crawled over. It lasted about 8 years before it rusted a hole all the way threw. If you dont drive in salt and stuff it will hold up for a while. But if you wanna do it the right way and never do it again, buy stainless!
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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^ Flowmaster uses a pretty thick case. If you don't drive the car in snow/salt, like said above it'll last a long time. And if it's just a nice weather only car (meaning no rain exposure also), that muffler will probably last as long as the car.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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mine came with a FM as well, sounds pretty mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNzjjsgrsTY
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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i dont disagree with anyone that says that its sounds mean. i think it sounds good, but not as loud i would like it. My goal for the car is to break 12's then mid to low 12's, but at the moment i have no money for any performance parts. So i guess ill leave it for now, BTW im going to the strip friday and my street tires are not in good shape anyone no any solid ways to get a little more traction i know im gonna have to baby it off the line.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Empatho
If you like the sound leave it there and just get a cut out.
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