Kevinx
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Just put a FM 40 on my extended 98. Around town its a bit noisy, but at 65 it settlers into the background. I'd have bought a Borla if I had the patience, but it's hard to beat the sound of the Flow
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Was the drone bad on the 40 series? I've almost entirely ruled out the 40 series because I heard so many drone complaints with it
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.
I don't know exact case length of my buddy's magnaflows, but they're really similar in length to my FM 40's.
Also, as far as exhausts on V8s go, for sound, I don't think ANYTHING compares to true dual mufflers.
Same guy with the magnaflows says my truck is about an 8/10 on the loudness scale at full throttle. I'd say pretty much the same for his.
If I were you, I'd be putting either Spintechs on it, or maybe even Borla's. Those are the two I'm looking at to replace the FM's with, as I'm not a huge fan of the their sound.
As for ruling out the 40 series because of drone... My buddy's Magnaflows drone more than my 40's do and they're mounted in almost the exact same place.
As far as I've been told by the local exhaust shop, removing the cats on these trucks is what gives them the gross poppy glasspack sound (gross to me, its subjective, I know).
Hi Guys, I'm a just catching up on this thread.I may have missed it,but didn't see it in any of replies?Need a little more info on your truck before making an opinion. Is it a reg cab or extended cab?Short or Long bed?I think I did see that truck will be using a cat convertor? It's been my experience that the FM short case muffler on xtra cab will almost always have bad drone.Have replaced w/long case and it improves quite a bit. On my current truck(88 reg cab,short bed) I have changed muffler 3 times with not much change in overall sound level. I have Y pipe into single hi-flow cat(Perfection brand?)thru 3in pipe to single muffler 3" in and 2 21/2"out & 2 tail pipes(2 1/4)out right side(like oe) First had a 40series,then a Gorelich,& now 50series. All were short case.Really no change.I have no drone with any of them. I think it's the cat flows so well,the mufflers can't quieten down any more without going to something that's going to choke it down? May consider a convertor change if you want it louder? Here in my state,Y pipe into single convertor is mandatory. I have considered using two mufflers side by side like pictured in one of the replies. It's not obnoxious loud at all,but would like little mellower tone... Also I read some of guys saying installing mufflers on side or vertically helps with drone,I'm not sure on that?My concern is placing box style muffler on there side would hold the condensation bad,& shortening their life dramatically? Anyway good thread.I have enjoyed reading and watching videos.KD
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I don't remember the drone being that bad with the 40 series but it was a long time ago. 10s definitely have more drone. Both set ups I had true duels, two cats and mufflers.
I like running a single exhaust if I can because it saves weight and will provide better low end power. The dual in/out muffler will be perfect for that set up and will probably sound better than two mufflers.
Any thoughts on if it would sound better than a Y pipe into a single in dual out muffler? My thoughts are it's the same amount of exhaust entering in, just possibly less efficiently. It would cost me more than keeping the y pipe but is still cheaper than two mufflers
As long as you have a cross over in the exhaust you should be fine. Mine is a y pipe with a single cat 3" piping to a dynomax race bullet then more 3" piping out the back. pretty much the cheapest set up.