Flowmasters

[Oldboy]

Hello,
I have a pair of flowmaster 40s on the old 392, which sound great,
But sadly i now live in a place where i actually am disturbing the peace.
(Had a issue with a neighors barking dogs but thats another story)
So now i have to be careful when i start and run the car which is a drag.
I am looking for a decent muffler that sounds good, doesnt reduce performance and is not too expensive.
Any ideas? Thanks

 

[bgbrktracer]

Way back when we would use corvair turbo mufflers. Pretty quiet till you put your foot in it.

 

[Old Iron]

Way back when we would use corvair turbo mufflers. Pretty quiet till you put your foot in it.

That and I put a set of 2 1/2" x 18" round glass packs on my 37 that have a nice mellow sound until you rap it then it sounds great.

 

[26Troadster]

they better be glad i'm not their neighbor. i like the thrush red bullets, they seem to rattle the windows. i'm with the other two, the turbo's may be your best bet.

 

[Tripper]

Hello,
I have a pair of flowmaster 40s on the old 392, which sound great,
But sadly i now live in a place where i actually am disturbing the peace.
(Had a issue with a neighors barking dogs but thats another story)
So now i have to be careful when i start and run the car which is a drag.
I am looking for a decent muffler that sounds good, doesnt reduce performance and is not too expensive.
Any ideas? Thanks

40's are my fav muffler but Mrs Tripper says I won't be sneakin' up on anybody! Maybe Flowmaster 50/60/70's? For price... I think Speedway/Jegs make Flowmaster ripoffs.

https://www.autoanything.com/exhausts-mufflers/flowmaster-muffler-comparison-guide

BoB

 

[Skip]

Get new neighbors. I don't think it was the noise that bothered them, it more likely the burnouts on their lawn. Some people just don't appreciate the finer things in life. [ddd
Run it with open headers for a week. Then they will love your 40s.

 

[dutch]

I have / had my share of crap with neighbours.... Two things I learned during the process :

- Neighbours are overrated
- When your mufflers are done, there will be a next thing.

So, if you want my advise... as long as it`s within reason and legal what you do, give em the bird and do what you like.

 

[sgtpontiac]

Turbo mufflers would be a wee bit quieter...

But I'm not sure that it will pacify someone who doesn't appreciate the sweet sound of those 40 flowmasters....

 

[redidbull]

Some of the exhaust websites have sound bites on them. Youtube is also a good place to hear exhaust tones. Jim

 

[patina]

I got super 44’s on my 56 but I haven’t fired it up yet

 

[Tripper]

I haven't driven my car with 40's (400hp 350) since this thread started until today & I have to say... they're not that loud! They're not quiet by any means but nothing obnoxious & definitely legal. Me thinks your neighbor may be a crybaby... well... you know!!!

BoB

 

[05snopro440]

I haven't driven my car with 40's (400hp 350) since this thread started until today & I have to say... they're not that loud! They're not quiet by any means but nothing obnoxious & definitely legal. Me thinks your neighbor may be a crybaby... well... you know!!!

BoB

Yep, my truck has 40 Delta Flows and they're definitely not obnoxious.

 

[lowbudget50]

I'll send you a free set of 3" blackwidow mufflers. Put those on and they will want the flowmasters back

 

[Toad]

My neighbors knew better than say anything about my mufflers because they knew I’d pull out my car with zoomies! [ddd

Toad

 

[Old Iron]

I put Lobak 3 1/2"spiral core mufflers on my 65 Goat.
Friday and Saturday nights, on my way home at 1 to 3 in the morning, the car alarms would start going off, as I past by, about half a block away before I got there [ddd[ddd[ddd

 

[Flipper_1938]

I know it is an old thread, but adding a couple of feet of exhaust tubing after the muffler, will quiet things down a lot more than just having the muffler be on the end of the pipe or having turn downs.

 

[Old Iron]

X2^^