40 series flows

[Pewter99Camaro]

On a 3.8, what do you think running dual exhaust all the way back would sound like: headers...3" pipe...40 series flows...dumps or chrome tips out back? Just curious, do you think it would be "beefy louder" or "ricey louder?"

[Dominic]

It would sound good, but I personally prefer the sound of the 80 series over the 40 anyday.

[SixBanger]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Dominic:
personally prefer the sound of the 80 series over the 40 anyday.<hr></blockquote>

Yeah man, I've heard some 40 series mufflers on our cars and some sound like trucks! Go with the 80 series! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[Birdie2000]

Ay caramba! Dual 3" on a 3.8?! Single 3" is even arguable. I had dual 3" on my blown LT1, and even that may have been a little too much. If you're gonna do duals, get like 2.25" at most. With 3" pipe you're gonna have a heck of a time getting it out the back too, you'll spend an arm and a leg if the shop can even pull it off. With 2.25", you'll probably be able to get both pipes over the passenger side, and do it like that. IMO, flowmasters hanging an inch away from the ground dumping doesn't look so hot. And they won't fit very well in the space under the bumper in the rear for a muffler with a tip on it. If you for some reason are stuck on doing duals, use 2.25" pipe, and get Magnaflow 5x8" mufflers, or use bullets. Those are the only mufflers that you'll be able to even think of getting out the rear. Either that or do dumps with bullets. Using flows just isn't worth it IMO.

[Pewter99Camaro]

But, would it sound beefy or ricey?

[SixBanger]

Everything will sound ricey on our six poopers.

[toast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SixBanger:
Everything will sound ricey on our six poopers.<hr></blockquote>

Not really. My exhaust never gets ricy, not even a hint of rice. If your car sounds ricey then there is somethig serously wrong with it.

[SixBanger]

Well what did you do to your car? I have a Flowmaster muffler and it only gets ricey up top.

[toast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SixBanger:
Well what did you do to your car? I have a Flowmaster muffler and it only gets ricey up top.<hr></blockquote>

Flowmaster 80 series with 3inch pipes all the way through with a catco high-flow cat. If ya want to hear it

click here, then click on "flowmaster2"

[fbird]

link doesn't work

[camaroseal]

i heard 40 and 80, 40 is sooo much better

[Dominic]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Birdie2000:
Ay caramba! Dual 3" on a 3.8?! Single 3" is even arguable. I had dual 3" on my blown LT1, and even that may have been a little too much. If you're gonna do duals, get like 2.25" at most. With 3" pipe you're gonna have a heck of a time getting it out the back too, you'll spend an arm and a leg if the shop can even pull it off. With 2.25", you'll probably be able to get both pipes over the passenger side, and do it like that. IMO, flowmasters hanging an inch away from the ground dumping doesn't look so hot. And they won't fit very well in the space under the bumper in the rear for a muffler with a tip on it. If you for some reason are stuck on doing duals, use 2.25" pipe, and get Magnaflow 5x8" mufflers, or use bullets. Those are the only mufflers that you'll be able to even think of getting out the rear. Either that or do dumps with bullets. Using flows just isn't worth it IMO.<hr></blockquote>

I dont think he meant true dual exhaust, ;)

[Pewter99Camaro]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Not really. My exhaust never gets ricy, not even a hint of rice. If your car sounds ricey then there is somethig serously wrong with it.<hr></blockquote>

I clicked on your link, your car sounds just as ricey as mine does.

[toast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Pewter99Camaro:


I clicked on your link, your car sounds just as ricey as mine does.<hr></blockquote>

Well if you mean how the car gets raspy then yes it does get a tad bit up top. Does not sound like rice tho. If i wanted rice i would have bought a 4cly and put a fart can on it. The raspness is one thing but rice is quiet another.

[Birdie2000]

I figured as much, but he also mentioned dumps and Flows. Oh well, my bad if I was assuming too much. [img]tongue.gif[/img]